Day 01: Montevideo, Uruguay
Arrive Montevideo and transfer to your hotel. This afternoon, enjoy a guided city tour. A pleasant way to start your tour is to see the entire city from the 11th-story terrace of the Palacio Municipal, located on the main street, Avenida 18 de Julio. Afterward, go to Ordonez Park to see the rose garden and La Carreta. Other sights include the Palacio Taranco, the Casa Garibaldi and the Solis Theater. Radisson Hotel (B)Day 02: Colonia del Sacramento
Enjoy a full-day visit to Colonia del Sacramento. You tour today includes; the fortress walls, lighthouse, municipal museum, historical museums and the oldest church in Uruguay, the Iglesia Matriz del Santisimo Sacramento Radisson Hotel (B,L)
Day 03: Montevideo - Punta del Este
Transfer to Punta Del Este. Check-in to your hotel and day at leisure. Punta del Este, you can literally leave your hotel room and find yourself in the middle of the shopping mall at the Peninsula, do your shopping at the exclusive shops and galleries or walk two blocks and be at the beach with the cleanest sand in the world. Conrad Hotel (B)Day 04: Punta del Este
City tour of Punte Del Este. Enjoy unique visits to Torre del Vigia, the old Guard Tower of the Golf, El Cuartel de los Dragones, La Cathedral de San Fernando with its neoclassic architecture, the Peninsula, and Museum Rally la barra de Maldonado. Finish your tour at la Manzanera where you will enjoy a typical style barbecue and performances of regional music and dance. Conrad Hotel (B)
Day 05: Punta del Este
Enjoy a full day excursion to the Ombues Forest, unique in the world and the most important ecological reserve of Rio de la Plata. Board a boat at Cabo Polonio to get to the “Ombues” reserve. Experienced guides will take you through this impressive forest. On the way back, board 4-wheel drive vehicles to cross some spectacular dunes and ecological reserves. Conrad Hotel (B,L)Day 06: Punta del Este
Morning transfer to the boat dock. Board the boat Calypso for a half-day excursion to Isla de Lobos, natural reserve with more than 250,000 sea wolfs. Spend the balance of the day at the beach enjoying one of many water sports (yachting, swimming, surfing, deep-sea fishing and waterskiing). Relax in the afternoon with a traditional British high tea (tea and scones) at one of the tea rooms in town. The wonderfully surreal Casa Pueblo is a good place for a break from the sun: The Moorish-style fortress, once the home of painter Carlos Paez Vilaro, is now an art gallery and hotel. Punta also has great golf courses, tennis courts and a vibrant night life. Hotel Conrad (B)Day 07: Punta del Este - Montevideo - Depart
Departure transfer to the Montevideo airport to board your international flight to USA. (B)
