Private Walking Tour in Montevideo
- 2h 30m
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 2 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Explore the history of the city of Montevideo. We've taken care to provide a safe and fun experience for everyone. This is an extraordinary city, and the tour reflects its idiosyncracies. Uncover the mysteries and charm of the old city with us.
Inclusions
What's included
- Certified Guide
Itinerary
The guide will meet you, explain how the port market originated and how it transformed into a gastronomic center.
We'll explain how the the first plaza of Montevideo originated.
You'll hear the story of the brothers who built this palace from the funds of their trans-Atlantic trade fortune.
You'll hear some of the many stories about Montevideo's first presidential residence.
We'll show you the relationship between the fantastic fountain in the middle of the plaza and the buildings on either side: the colonial administration building and the main church.
You'll discover what is was like to approach the theater in its heyday.
We'll learn about why Artigas is so revered in this country.
We'll explore what is was like when this gate was used for defensive and commercial purposes.
We'll learn about what makes this building mysterious and emblematic to the city.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Ratings come from 103 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.
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5Alberto was great
Thank you, Alberto. You were very friendly and knowledgeable. We both appreciate you giving your morning to us.
5Excellent Walking Tour Of Old Town
Excellent tour of the old town in Montevideo. Clear instructions received from Alberto on the meeting point and he proceeded to provide an informative and interesting 3 hour walking tour of the old town (where the cruise tour buses cannot reach!). English was very good and would highly recommend the tour.
5A wonderful day in Montevideo
My husband and I did a one day private tour of Montevideo with Gonzalo as our tour guide. He was excellent and I would highly recommend him. Responded immediately when we were pre-planning, and once there , he was prompt and courteous and very knowledgeable about a wide cache of information that would be of interest to anyone travelling to Uruguay for the first time . I would highly recommend this tour with this guide .
5Highly recommended overview of the Old City of Montevideo!
A wonderful introduction to the old town of Montevideo, filled with lots of local history. Alberto was very knowledgeable and answered all of our many questions and gave us many suggestions regarding how to spend our remaining time in the area. Would highly recommend!
5Alberto is a great guy and a wonderful guide
My wife and I took a walking tour of, well, the Ciudad Vieja guided by Alberto. He is a great guy and a wonderful guide. He speaks English and Spanish. He showed us the obvious sites but also the hidden gems, such as the Museo Andes 1972, which "is dedicated to the story of the crash of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 in the Andes, involving a group of Uruguayan rugby players, their friends and relatives that were traveling to Chile when the airplane crashed." We visited it later. He also introduced us to the Cabaña Verónica restaurant in the Mercado del Puerto, where we dined in a superb manner and learned of Medio y Medio wine. Alberto charged us $60 total for the tour but it was worth much more.
510/10 tour
Alberto was super nice and very knowledgeable about the city, with really cool stories and facts that you probably wouldnt get on another tour. He was also super flexible to go where we wanted to go and stop and eat. Great experience!!
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- When you have disembarked, go outside the port terminal and cross the street at the traffic light. Continue up the diagonal street. We´ll meet you at the black lamp post one block ahead, at the corner of Yacaré and Piedras, outside the Mercardo del Puerto.
- Pickup
- Pickup is offered, or you can meet at the starting point.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Ciudad Vieja Walking Tours
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Montevideo
- Its from-price is 12% below the median of the 198 experiences we list in Montevideo.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 15 of 198.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Montevideo
Montevideo is Uruguay's relaxed capital on the Río de la Plata, with an old-town peninsula, a long seafront promenade and a love of grilled meat.
Montevideo spreads along the north shore of the Río de la Plata, where the river is as wide as a sea. The Ciudad Vieja, the old town on a small peninsula, is where the city began in the 1720s, a district of Art Deco and colonial buildings. Plaza Independencia opens onto it, with the Palacio Salvo tower and the statue and mausoleum of José Artigas, the national hero, and the Teatro Solís, opened in 1856, stands nearby.
Top-ranked sights in Montevideo: Rambla of Montevideo (Rambla de Montevideo), Montevideo Independence Plaza (Plaza Independencia), Montevideo Port Market (Mercado del Puerto).
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