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Discover the Cologne Gem – Private Tour City UNESCO

By Blanco Tour Uruguay
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Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$856 per traveller* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 10h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

Live Colonia del Sacramento – Full Day Tour with Local Guide

We are a family business passionate about sharing the best of Uruguay with travellers from all over the world. Our goal is to create a relaxed and friendly environment so that you not only enjoy the day, but also get a friend in Uruguay.

Visit the charming town of Colonia del Sacramento on a full-day excursion from Montevideo. Explore its cobblestone streets, explore historic sites and immerse yourself in centuries of rich heritage with your local guide.
We will visit the Cologne Rambla with its sign and the Real area of San Carlos where we will visit the old Bullring of Cologne

You will have time to enjoy lunch in a local restaurant if you wish and why not, in the heart of the historic quarter.

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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Cologne up to 8 passengers in Multilingual
  • Activity duration is 10 hours10h
    10h
  • Opening hours: Mon 9:00 am-10:00 am
  • English

Free Cargo Farm Arenas Visit
UNESCO
Mini Van up to 8 passengers: Hiunday Staria or similar
Pickup included

Price details
AU$1,283.31 x 1 TravellerAU$1,283.31
Total
Price is AU$1,283.31
Cologne up to 12 passengers in Multilingual
  • Activity duration is 10 hours10h
    10h
  • Opening hours: Mon 8:30 am-7:00 pm
  • English

Van: Mercedes Benz
Pickup included

Price details
AU$1,568.49 x 1 TravellerAU$1,568.49
Total
Price is AU$1,568.49
Cologne up to 16 passengers in Multilingual
  • Activity duration is 10 hours10h
    10h
  • Opening hours: Mon 9:00 am-7:00 pm
  • English

Duration: 10 hours
Mini Bus up to 16 passengers: Mercedes Benz or similar
Pickup included

Price details
AU$1,711.08 x 1 TravellerAU$1,711.08
Total
Price is AU$1,711.08
Cologne up to 3 passengers in Multilingual
  • Activity duration is 10 hours10h
    10h
  • Opening hours: Mon 9:00 am-10:00 am
  • English

PRIVATE TRIP DAY
Saloon Car: Nissan Sentra / Toyota Corolla
Pickup included

Price details
AU$855.54 x 1 TravellerAU$855.54
Total
Price is AU$855.54

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Private transport
  • What's includedWhat's included
    WiFi on board
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Experienced local guide
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Air-conditioned vehicle
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Lunch

Know before you book

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Colonia del Sacramento
  • 3h
The historic city of Colonia del Sacramento, founded in 1680, evokes images of ancient Lisbon for its Portuguese-style architecture and winding streets. Colonia is located in the southwestern part of Uruguay, on the River Plate, and in 1995 UNESCO declared it to World Heritage Site. You can visit Colonia easily by ferry from Buenos Aires in just a day trip, and this is one of the reasons that make its beaches a popular destination of great tourist attraction for Argentines. Among its main monuments are the Church Matrix, which is the oldest in the country, the Municipal Museum and a port dating from the seventeenth century that merges harmoniously with the river.
Puerta de la Ciudadela
  • 15m
It was built in the year 1745 by order of the Portuguese governor Vasconcellos who at that time was leading these lands. In its origins the Door was the portico of entrance to Colony, protected at that time by a strong military of thick walls that were frequent target of pirate attacks, Spanish and English.
La Calle de los Suspiros
  • 15m
It is born in the Plaza Mayor and continues on a slope to the Río de la Plata. It is a narrow street with Portuguese characteristics, cobbled with a wedge and without pavements. The sides are tilted towards the centre to form a drainage channel. The houses, built in the first half of the 18th century, have stone walls, tile roofs and ceramic floors. The doors and windows are small and made of wood, although only houses with a gabled roof are preserved.
Faro de Colonia del Sacramento
  • 15m
It was built in January 1857. It has two red flashes every nine seconds. It is a circular tower of white masonry with a dome with white and red radial stripes. It has a unique structure with a square base and a cylindrical tower that reaches the lantern. It was built on one of the old towers of the Convent of San Francisco, whose ruins are at the foot of the lighthouse. Its height is 26 metres and has a luminous range of 7.8 nautical miles
Basilica De Santisimo Sacramento
  • 15m
The Basilica has a most unusual altar feature for its time and even now; an back lit semi-circular alcove that features a very large monstrance (receptacle for displaying the Sacred Host or Blessed Sacrament). The outside brickwork shows the Portuguese influence of its builders.
Plaza de toros Real de San Carlos
  • 10m
The Plaza de Toros Real de San Carlos is located in the Real de San Carlos area, 5 km from the historic area of Colonia del Sacramento, capital of the department of Colonia, Uruguay. It is the only place that remains in Uruguay and was erected with a Mudejar style, very similar to the bullring of Spain, preserving arches and some circumference details. It is a work done by the Argentine architect José Marcovich and the engineer Dupuy. It was inaugurated on January 9, 1910 with eight official runs, although there were more than eighty, because the space for shows was still used even under the prohibition of running by President José Batlle and Ordonez in 1912.
Rambla de Colonia
  • 15m
Stop at the Colonia Cartel to take some beautiful photos of our tourists with the memory of their visit to the city and also to enjoy the landscape of the Río de la Plata
Granja Colonia
  • 30m
Visit to the Pencil Museum and Granja Arenas (Wines and Cheeses)

Location

Activity location
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    Colonia del Sacramento
    • Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay, Uruguay
Meeting/Redemption Point
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    Colonia del Sacramento
    • Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay, Uruguay

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