Punta del Este, Wine & Golf Tour

Guests are met at the Carrasco International Airport and driven to the hotel. Welcome barbecue at the Mercado del Puerto and free time to rest or explore the downtown streets. Overnight in a nice centrally located 4 star hotel.

After Breakfast, guests will be driven to Montevideo's most traditional Golf Club 5 minutes from the hotel: Club de Golf del Uruguay. This exclusive 18-holes-golf-course was built in 1930 and designed by Dr. Alister Mackenzie. Lunch at Hole 9. In the afternoon, private transfer back to hotel.

After breakfast, we will enjoy a city tour through Montevideo. We will visit antique shops, go through the city visiting the most important historical and cultural sites. After a typical lunch will be driven to Club de Golf Del Cerro. This 18-hole golf course, Par 73, designed by Mr. Allister McKenzie, constructed in 1935, served as the golf course for the employees of Swift Company Ltd., a meat processing plant owned by American entrepreneurs from Chicago. The club was originally called the Chimont Golf Club (Chicago-Montevideo). The course offers spectacular views of the Montevideo bay! Quick lunch at hole 9. In the afternoon, private transfer back to hotel.

After breakfast, we will depart to Canelones province for a special wine tour. Uruguayan wines have won several primes in the last years. You will have the chance of taste the country flag variety call Tannat. After lunch at the winery we will be driven to Punta Del Este, the beach resort for the more elite South Americans. Argentineans come across the wide "Rio de la Plata" estuary to sun themselves here. We will make a stop at the famous "Casapueblo" in Punta Ballena, where we will have a wonderful lunch and visit the Museum of Carlos Paez Vilaro, Uruguayan painter and creator of Casapueblo. Overnight at "Las Cumbres" Hotel.

After breakfast, guests will be driven to the "Club del Lago". This is a 18-hole golf course, Par 73, 7065 yards, designed by Enrique Serra and opened in 1983. It's considered the "Augusta of South America" because its long fairways lined with pine trees and plenty of bunkers. The pen cross greens are fast and five artificial lakes contribute to the beauty of this course. Laid over a sandy terrain, it's always playable. It has some splendid holes like number 2, 3 and 18 and some feared ones like number 7. Quick lunch at hole number 9! Overnight at your Hotel.

After breakfast, guests will be driven to the "La Barra Golf Club". This is a 18-hole course, Par 72, 6406 yards, designed by Emilio Serra and opened in 1994, it's an all natural terrain with a slightly waved topography, natural gorges and beautiful natural lagoons. Quick lunch at hole number 9. Private transfer to the nearby province of Rocha and overnight at Estancia El Charabon.

We continue our Uruguayan experience at Estancia El Charabon (Charabon means small rhea). El Charabon is a beautiful working estancia specialized in calving and lambing. The landscape is absolutely different from the days before. Guests can ride on the excellent horses bred at the estancia, have nice walks and listen to the birds, see the gauchos working with cattle or just relax in the open swimming pool and have a wonderful sunset tea time. Uruguayan wine, lamb barbecue and the homemade specialties are a special complement for a unique experience at this charming estancia. After the goodbye lunch guest will be driven to Montevideo or Punta del Este to board the flights back home.