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Signature Uruguay: Land of vintage charm

14 days from £4,115pp

(based on two people sharing & excluding flights)

Argentina / Uruguay

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Overview & Highlights

Uruguay is a friendly little republic wedged between two giants, Brazil and Argentina. Mostly rural with ubiquitous cattle pasture, it's a bit bigger than England with a population of just 3.5 million. Unwind in countryside and coastal settings. Good bird watching, innovative hotels, great food.

Amiable little Uruguay, wedged between its giant neighbours Brazil and Argentina, is a fine place to unwind in both rural and coastal settings, enjoy good food and wine and the freedom to self-drive between some very inviting places to stay. Seasoned visitors to South America particularly appreciate the relaxing and authentic experiences Uruguay can offer.

On this diverse holiday we give you a few days in Argentina’s grand capital, Buenos Aires, one of Latin America’s highlights in itself, before taking you on the short sailing over the River Plate to Uruguay. This is a Latin country which has a history of social strife but is now politically stable and the people particularly cultured and friendly. Never cutting edge contemporary neither is it pretentious: style and pace of life have a vintage appeal; mid-20^th century cars line the streets, fashions are homely and parts of Montevideo are an art-deco time warp; but there’s an increasingly imaginative range of upmarket places to stay. It’s easy to get around and there is a surprisingly wide range of things to do.

Buenos Aires: City tour
Buenos Aires: Night-time guided dining excursion and milonga visit
Colonia: Guided walking tour including cheese and wine tasting
Montevideo: Guided tour of the historic centre
Countryside ranch: Activities on the estancia

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Outline itinerary

Day 1

Arrive in Buenos Aires. Transfer to your hotel in San Telmo district.

Day 2

City tour with a visit to Teatro Colón.

Day 3

At leisure in Buenos Aires; night time guided culinary tour.

Day 4

By hydrofoil to Colonia, Uruguay.

Day 5

At leisure in historic Colonia.

Day 6

By road to Montevideo; guided tour of the capital and market lunch.

Day 7

At leisure in Montevideo with optional winery visit

Day 8

Drive to a rural estancia.

Days 9-10

Activities at the countryside ranch.

Day 11

By road to Punta del Este on the coast.

Days 12-13

At leisure on the beach.

Day 14

Transfer to Montevideo airport for international flight home.

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Things to do

We proudly offer the widest range of activities, excursions and one-of-a-kind experiences across all our destinations, tried and tested personally by our travel experts.

Exploring Buenos Aires

Authentic Buenos Aires by night

Walking tour of Colonia

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Explore Old Montevideo

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Wine Tasting in Uruguay

Accommodation

Browse our unrivalled portfolio of accommodation . Every option has been carefully chosen by our team of travel experts, so you can rest assured that you’ll relax in utter comfort.

Argentina / Buenos Aires

Anselmo Buenos Aires

Uruguay / Colonia and Carmelo

Charco

Uruguay / Montevideo

Alma Historica

Uruguay

Estancia Los Platanos

Uruguay / Punta del Este beaches and coastline

L’Auberge

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What our clients say

Overall an absolutely fantastic holiday. Arranged at last minute, there is no way that we would have been able to organise something like this on our own. Everything ran smoothly, the group leader was extremely helpful and the group got on very well together, in spite of a large age range. Thanks very much!
RB, Kettering
Aug 2017
"I have many great memories, but for me going to sleep and then waking up to the sounds of the rain forest both at Rock View Lodge and Atta Rainforest Lodge was magical. Also, taking a shower under a starlit sky at Atta was wonderful! A continuous joy was the friendliness of all the local people we encountered on our journey. They seemed to be genuinely pleased that we had chosen to visit their countries."
"The trip lived up to my expectations. It's a great opportunity to follow a less travelled path through three completely different, but fascinating countries - Guyana, Suriname and Guyane (French Guiana) - and to experience beautiful scenery, remote locations and vibrant cities (especially Georgetown, which I loved). Well done JLA for organising this tour".
JB, London
Nov 2014
This was a truly great experience with JLA and having a local guide with us all the way made it very easy. It was a very relaxed way to see an amazing part of the world.
LB, London
Dec 2018
An excellent specialist company with great attention to detail, abundance of local knowledge and great customer care. I have travelled twice with this company and will certainly travel with them again.
AL, London
Nov 2017
The colourful people of Guatemala, the beautiful scenery at Lake Atitlan and the wonderful atmosphere of Antigua City.
JR, Prudhoe
Dec 2013
One of the most memorable moments was walking up to Machu Picchu and revealed itself in front of us!!! The places we went to eat at were advised by the tour leader and local guides with really good local dishes and good quality. We were unlikely to have found them otherwise.
MN, Wantage
Jan 2014

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Charlotte's fascination with Latin America began with a family holiday to Belize. She went on to study Spanish in school and at university before spending a year living in Santiago, Chile.
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