Uruguay Beach Vacation Adventure

Day 2: Orientation. This entails about a 2-hour discussion. Topics covered at orientation will include Uruguayan culture, history, customs, politics, geography, and necessary travel precautions, do’s and don’t’s. Afternoon is free for exploring the city of Treinta Y Tres.

Day 3 –6:: Punta del Este Beach Vacation
At Punta del Este, you will have four days relaxing at the beach, touring the city and generally spending your time the way you like best enjoying what Latin American country has to offer.

Day 3: Leave Treinta Y Tres by road arriving at Punta in the afternoon for a guided tour of the city taking note of important spot you could visit during the next two days. Marvel at the unpredictable yet exquisite architecture, mixing many styles from traditional to modern.  Walk on un-spoilt coastline, or tour one of the city’s forests.

Day 4 - 5: Punta del Este Resort City Tours
Its time to travel to have fun in Punta del Este. Some places you may also want to visit include the ocean and river beaches. Some of the most famous beaches include Portezuelo, the strip of beaches from ’Pinares’ to ’Las Delicias’, and the so-called ’tame beaches’ among which are ’El Grillo’ and ’La Pastora’ ’El Emir’ and the famous ’Brava’ and ’San Rafael’ beach.

The city port is another one of the favorite places to visit; complete with vantage points, Italian light fittings, English benches and an outstanding wooden footbridge on the sand dunes that allows the access to the beach.

That aside, the city is rich in cultural activity and you can enjoy a wide variety of cinemas, theatres, casinos, discotheques, musical shows and parties that go on all year round.   Punta attracts many young people with its’ excellent nightlife. In this city that never sleeps, there’s always something for everyone.

Don’t forget to sample the cities world-class restaurants for quality international and national cuisine and visit shopping mall.
Day 6:  Depart Punta for Treinta Y Tres by 11 AM, arriving home in the afternoon.

Day 7: Uruguay Volunteers and Interns leave for project early in the morning after breakfast. Introductions held with project staff.
Day 8-12: International volunteers and interns continue with their work abroad. Weekends are free to explore Treinta Y Tres.
Day 13: Uruguay Adventure Holidays Program evaluation in the morning, farewell to project staff; afternoon is free.
Day 14: Program Ends at 10 AM. Farewell to country staff.   Uruguay volunteers and interns abroad who have signed up for more than two weeks now transfer to project placement.