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Visit charming Colonia with a Day Trip from Montevideo!
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Sightseeing Lovers - Montevideo to Colonia Experience!
Sightseeing Lovers - Montevideo to Colonia Experience!
Visit charming Colonia with a Day Trip from Montevideo!

Visit charming Colonia with a Day Trip from Montevideo!

By The Wine Experience
Free cancellation available
Price is $150 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 9h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

Colonia del Sacramento is a cherished UNESCO heritage site, brimming with a rich, historical significance that spans centuries. It offers a glimpse into a bygone era, revealing the intertwined threads of Spanish & Portuguese Colonial influence that have shaped its cultural tapestry.

It boasts a plethora of well-preserved landmarks and structures, each telling a unique story about its past. From the imposing architecture of the San Carlos Bullring to the picturesque cobblestone streets, visitors are treated to an immersive, sensory experience that evokes a sense of nostalgia and wonder.

As one explores this quaint town, they are transported back in time, to an era where grandiloquent mansions and charming plazas reigned supreme. History buffs, culture enthusiasts, and casual sightseers alike will find themselves lost in the enchantment of this timeless gem, forever entwined in the heart and soul of Uruguay.

Activity location

  • Colonia del Sacramento
    • Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay, Uruguay

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Colonia del Sacramento
    • Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay, Uruguay

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4 or more to Colonia
  • Activity duration is 9 hours9h9h
  • English

Montevideo to Colonia
Private Tour
Duration: 10 hours
Bottled water
Montevideo to Colonia
Car up to 4 persons: Minivan 5 or more persons
Pickup included

Starting time: 9:30am
Price details
$149.99 x 4 Adults$599.96

Total
Price is $599.96
Until Sat, Mar 30
4 or more to Punta del Este
  • Activity duration is 9 hours9h9h
  • English

Montevideo to Punta del Este: Special stops in Piriapolis and Casapueblo
Private Tour
Duration: 9 hours
Bottled water
Montevideo to Punta del Este
Car up to 4 persons: Minivan 5 or more persons
Pickup included

Starting time: 9:30am
Price details
$149.99 x 4 Adults$599.96

Total
Price is $599.96
Until Sat, Mar 30

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedPrivate Tour of 4 or more persons
  • What's includedWhat's includedTransport by air-conditioned car or minivan depending on size of group
  • What's includedWhat's includedNumber 1 on Trip Advisor for 12 years running
  • What's includedWhat's includedLocal Driver/Guide
  • What's includedWhat's includedHotel or Port pickup and drop-off
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedFood and drinks
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedLunch, but you will have time for this
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedGratuities

Know before you book

  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Colonia del Sacramento
  • 4h
Colonia del Sacramento is a city in southwestern Uruguay, across the Río de La Plata from Buenos Aires. It's known for its cobblestoned Barrio Histórico, lined with buildings from its time as a Portuguese settlement. Set above the historic district is the 19th-century Colonia del Sacramento Lighthouse, offering sweeping river views. Nearby lies the Portón de Campo, remnants from the old city walls.
Plaza de toros Real de San Carlos
  • 15m
The Real de San Carlos bullring is located in the Real de San Carlos area 5 km from the historic neighborhood of Colonia del Sacramento , capital of the department of Colonia, Uruguay. It is the only plaza that remains in Uruguay and was built in a Mudejar style, very similar to the bullrings in Spain , preserving arches and some details of the circumference . It is a work done by the Argentine architect José Marcovichand the engineer Dupuy. It opened on January 9, 1910 having eight official runs, although there were more than eighty, as they continued to use the space for shows still under the ban bullfights by President Jose Batlle y Ordonez in 1912.
Faro de Colonia del Sacramento
  • 1h
Get to know the Old Fort formerly a portuguese settlement.
Nueva Helvecia
  • 30m
Formerly known as Colonia Suiza. Founded in 1862 mainly by a large number of immigrants, mostly from Switzerland, but with a significant number from Austria, Germany, Italy and France, settled in the area.
Colonia Valdense
  • 30m
Founded in 1856 (officially as "Valdense"), following the arrival of Italian immigrants from Piedmont.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESColonia del Sacramento
    • Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay, Uruguay

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEColonia del Sacramento
    • Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay, Uruguay

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