Excursions and tourist circuits
Punta del Este, much more than sun and beach

The diversity of landscapes and reliefs make Punta del Este a unique place. In a range of 100 km there are green hills and the sea, marvelous rivers and streams for Sports and adventure.

However the area is known mainly for its lovely beaches, its wonderful people and safety.

Those who are adventurous enough to explore the virgin sierras usually fall in love with the place, and end up buying land for maritime farms to build their dream homes. Many jetsetters have set up their homes in this paradise with incredible landscapes and endless views, streams of the purest water and a native vegetation which is as remarkable as it is varied.

Neighbouring cities like Maldonado, Piriápolis, Minas, Rocha, La Paloma, Aiguá, even the capital of Uruguay, Montevideo, are destinations of the tourist circuit, both to visit their monuments, special architecture and to make photographic tours.

Punta del Este serves all kinds of tourism: holiday, residential, adventure, mystical, sports, cultural, recreational, health and business tourism among others.

Most visited tourist destinations:

• Isla de Lobos
• Isla Gorriti
• Vineyards of La Ballena
• Parque Mancebo
• Casapueblo
• The caves of Ballena
• Sighting of the southern right whale
• Torre del Vigía
• Las Cumbres
• Marco de los Reyes
• Cuartel de Dragones
• Cachimba del Rey
• Cathedral of San Fernando
• La Capilla
• Punta del Este and José Ignacio lighthouses
• Lapataia farm
• La Narbona Vineyard
• Piria Castle
• Cerro del Toro
• Los pozos de agua
• Cerro Pan de Azúcar
• Ferry crossing of Laguna Garzon
• Horseback riding in José Ignacio
• Fishing
• Cabo Polonio
• Ombú forest
• Santa Teresa fortress
• Punta del Diablo

For further information please contact the nearest Tourist Information office.

Information centers
Location	Opening Times	Address	Telephone
Tourism Bureau Administrative Office	10:15 hs. - 15:45 hs.	Ground Floor, City Hall	Tel. 23 17 73 /23 32 62
San Fernando Promenade	08:00 - 20:00 hs.	25 de Mayo St. and Sarandí St.	Tel. 25 04 90
Tourist Info Office Parada 24	08:00 - 19:00 hs.	Rbla. Claudio Williman	Tel. 23 00 50
Punta del Este	08:00 - 20:00 hs.	Punta del Este Bus Terminal	Tel. 49 40 42
Promotion Office Maldonado	08:00 - 20:00 hs.	Rbla. Claudio Williman Parada 1	Tel. 44 65 19
Tourism and Promotion Association of Piriápolis	08:00 - 20:00 hs.	Rbla. de los Argentinos 1348	Tel. (043) 2 25 60