Best Private Montevideo Shore Excursion: City Tour. Optional WineTasting Tour.


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From $165.00

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Pricing Info: Per Person

Duration: 6 hours

Departs: Montevideo, Montevideo

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

While in port in Montevideo, enjoy a private, 4-hour shore excursion of Uruguay’s charming capital city. With a private guide, see top attractions like Parliament Palace, Constitution Square and Independence Plaza. You’ll visit several coastal barrios, learning about the distinctive design of the buildings along with Montevideo’s history. View the city’s coastline with its picturesque beaches and stroll the waterfront walkway in Old City. You can also upgrade to include a winemaking tour at a local vineyard and a tasting of Uruguay’s award-winning tannat wine.


What's Included

Port pickup and drop-off

Professional guide

Viator's worry-free policy

Wine tasting + empanadas (if option selected)

What's Not Included

Food and drinks

Gratuities

Wine tasting + empanadas (if option not selected)


Traveler Information

  • ADULT: Age: 2 - 99

Additional Info

  • Duration is 4 hours for just the city tour and 6 hours if winery tour and tasting selected
  • Face masks required for travellers in public areas
  • Guides required to regularly wash hands
  • Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
  • Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • We will be operating only with private groups, only your party, and we follow government mandates.
  • Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
  • Face masks required for guides in public areas
  • Gear/equipment sanitised between use
  • Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
  • Regular temperature checks for staff
  • Social distancing enforced throughout experience
  • Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

What To Expect

Port of Call Montevideo
Cruise terminal

• Admission Ticket Free

Palacio Legislativo
One of Montevideo's most impressive landmarks is this neo-classical, three-story building, constructed in the early 1900s, and housing significant works of art inside.

• Admission Ticket Free

Mercado del Puerto
At one time a train station, this wrought-iron structure is now a market housing an array of restaurants that specialize in meat and seafood dishes.

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Ciudad Vieja
This “Old City” by the harbor retains remnants of the past, like iron gates and colonial street lamps, and, with antique shops, museums and cafes, it’s a great place for browsing.

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Plaza Matriz
Smaller leafy square with a beautiful fountain in the middle & surrounded by the Town Hall, Cathedral & The Beautiful Club Uruguay.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Plaza Independencia
This prominent plaza divides the old from the new Uruguay, and is surrounded by an interesting array of architectural styles. It also contains a statue of General Artigas, considered the father of Uruguay.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Parque Batlle
The park is some 60 acres in area and includes the Estadio Centenario national football stadium. Plenty of vegetation and shady trees.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Estadio Centenario
The stadium was built between 1929 and 1930 to host the 1930 FIFA World Cup, as well as to commemorate the centennial of Uruguay's first constitution. It is listed by FIFA as one of the football world's classic stadiums. In 1983 it was declared by FIFA as the only historical monument of World Football. The stadium was the scene of Uruguay's win in the Final of 1930 and Club Nacional de Football´s win in the final of Libertadores Cup 1980 and 1988.

• Admission Ticket Free

Rambla de Montevideo
Amazing views of the beach and Rio de la Plata.

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Pocitos
This fashionable seaside neighborhood has all the amenities: shopping malls, movies, restaurants and bars.

• Admission Ticket Free

Playa Pocitos
This fashionable seaside neighborhood has all the amenities: shopping malls, movies, restaurants and bars.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Theatre Solis
Opened in 1856, this once-prominent music theater hosted world-renowned conductors, composers and performers until 1930, and now features occasional cultural events.

• Admission Ticket Free

Mercado Agricola Montevideo - MAM
Food Court and restaurants...all dry goods and garden fair you could ask for, safe affordable and sometimes free live performances.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Catedral de Montevideo
Notable for its domed bell towers, this 1804 cathedral is the burial place for some of the country’s most important figures.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Pizzorno Family Estates
ONLY for WINE TOUR OPTION
Our visits are always accompanied by one of the members of our family, a unique opportunity to know our stories and share our passion.

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included






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