A LUXURY VACATION TO URUGUAY
Laidback, progressive, quietly chic, stable and prosperous, there’s a lot to love about Uruguay.
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Many visitors to Uruguay are so enamoured by the rhythms and charms that they end up buying property here.
Vintage cars cruise bucolic country lanes; young beachgoers thumb lifts; rockstar chefs set up restaurants in tumbleweed villages; and gauchos tend cattle under wide open skies. For three heady months of the year, the beach resorts of Jose Ignacio and Punta del Este play host to some of the world’s most glamorous characters.
We recommend hiring a car and exploring at your own pace. There are ranches, a magnificent coastline, vineyards, olive groves and sleepy colonial villages. Colonia del Sacramento is one of our favourites stop-off points, just a short ferry ride over the River Plate from Buenos Aires. The old town and bustling port of Montevideo is also worth a visit, and we’ll steer you to the best of its boutiques and restaurants. For beach-hopping along the Atlantic there is find plenty of variety, from stylish Jose Ignacio to the bohemian hot spots of La Pedrera, Punta del Diablo and Cabo Polonio.
Those drawn to places where time stands still can head inland to the rarely-visited interior for a taste of local estancia life and jineteada (gaucho rodeos).
URUGUAY ADVENTURE INSPIRATION
All of our journeys are fully bespoke, designed in conversation with you. Here are a few examples of the sorts of experiences we excel at planning.
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The beef in Uruguay, is outstanding, as is much of the seafood. Don’t miss trying national staple, the chivito, a superior sandwich of sliced beef, mozzarella, ham, tomatoes, mayonnaise and black or green olives, often with bacon and a fried egg.
In Uruguay, it’s all about Candombe, with its rhythmic drumming and vibrant street parades, and the romance and melancholy of Tango.
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Mate gourds and bombillas; leather goods; alpargatas shoes; wine and dulce de leche. All heaven.
PLACES TO VISIT IN URUGUAY
Delve deeper into our favourite locations in Uruguay, from sleepy Colonia del Sacramento across the river from Buenos Aires, the capital of Montevideo, to unspoilt beaches of the north. In the height of the South American summer, Punta del Este and José Ignacio are the places to be.
LUXURY ACCOMMODATION IN URUGUAY
CLIENT TESTIMONIAL – URUGUAY
“A very quick but heartfelt thank you for such an amazing time. You arranged everything so beautifully for us. Uruguay shall be my new passion, what a wonderful place you have chosen to make your own.”
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