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Uruguay

Montevideo, Colonia del Sacramento and Punta del Este. For each city, the days the guide recommends, the best time to go and the estimated daily cost, excluding flights. Use these figures as a reference and check prices for your dates.

South AmericaMontevideoIn Montevideo, the pace is slow: mate passed in a circle, bar talk, and sunset over 22 km of rambla along the Río de la Plata. Capital of Uruguay and a port founded between 1724 and 1730, it gathers about 2 million people in its metro area, close to half the country.

Days: 2–3
When: Mar–Apr · Oct–Dec
Per person/day: Average 90–140 USDMid-range · per person/day
Cost scope
Per person per day: accommodation, meals, urban transport, visits and a small allowance for extras. Flights excluded; larger purchases vary. Editorial estimate, not a quote.

South AmericaColonia del SacramentoThe former Portuguese fortress town on the Uruguayan shore of the Río de la Plata, with 18th-century stone streets, a lighthouse over the ruins of a convent and sunset over the water, 1h15 by boat from Buenos Aires.

Days: 1–3
When: Mar–Apr · Oct–Nov
Per person/day: Average 3,150 UYUMid-range · per person/day
Cost scope
Per person per day: accommodation, meals, urban transport, visits and a small allowance for extras. Flights excluded; larger purchases vary. Editorial estimate, not a quote.

South AmericaPunta del EsteA Uruguayan peninsula between the Río de la Plata and the Atlantic, with one calm beach and one with surf, and a base for Casapueblo, La Barra and José Ignacio. The season runs from December to March.

Days: 3–4
When: Jan–Mar · Dec
Per person/day: Average 4,660 UYUMid-range · per person/day
Cost scope
Per person per day: accommodation, meals, urban transport, visits and a small allowance for extras. Flights excluded; larger purchases vary. Editorial estimate, not a quote.

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