Holidays with Downtown

Day 1 Buenos Aires /Montevideo (Candombe-Tango-Folklore Dinner Show)

Fast Ferry from Buenos Aires to Montevideo, during the morning (included). After arrival, transfer to the hotel. In the afternoon, enjoy a three hours tour which shows us the most important and characteristic places in the city, in order to get the feeling of understanding the Uruguayan lifestyle and culture. During the excursion, we visit Independencia Square (the main square), the Legislative Palace, the traditional Prado neighborhood, Carrasco residential zone, the Old City and its pedestrian streets, the Town Hall, the Cathedral and the typical Port Market. This evening will be dedicated to Uruguayan tradition, including a musical demonstration. . The show starts with Candombe, the Afro-Montevideo culture’s most significant demonstration and the rhythm of the tambours that always tell a story while you enjoy dinner. Then, it will be Tango and Milonga’s time: a live orchestra will captivate the spectators with its fascinating sounds, while the dancers delight with their abilities. Finally, the Candombe returns and makes the place a private carnival. [D]

Note: Ferry Buenos Aires- Montevideo takes 3 hours

Day 2: Montevideo (Punta del Este)

We depart from Montevideo and on the way, we visit Piriápolis to go to San Antonio Hills top, from where we will have a wonderful view of the city. Then, we continue visiting Punta Ballena and the picturesque “Casapueblo” which was built by the famous Uruguayan artist Carlos Páez Vilaró. When we arrive at Punta del Este, we visit the residential neighborhoods, the strange bridge in “La Barra de Maldonado” and the beaches called Brava and Mansa, in order to visit after that the Peninsula with enough time for walking around the main avenue, Gorlero, and have lunch at a local restaurant. Return to Montevideo for overnight. [B/L]

Day 3: Montevideo, Colonia

Full day tour of Colonia Del Sacramento, an old city declared a Cultural Heritage Site by UNESCO. Walk through the cobblestone streets, old edifications, forts, Spanish and Portuguese Museums, the port, downtown, Ferrando Beach, the Coastal Rambla (separating Colonia from the Old City) and Real de San Carlos area, where we visit the bullring and the old port. [B]

Day 4: Colonia, Buenos Aires

Time at leisure and transfer to the port to take the Fast Ferry to Buenos Aires. [B]

Note: Ferry Colonia – Buenos Aires takes 1 hour with the express service.

[B] = Breakfast | [D] = Dinner | [B/L] = Breakfast and Lunch | [B/L/D] = Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner