Old Town Colonia Tour: History and Highlights

Explore Colonia del Sacramento’s Old Town with an expert guide. Discover history, top spots, and local tips in a 1.5-hour walking tour.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Faro de Colonia del Sacramento - Lighthouse from the year 1857
  • La Calle de los Suspiros - Renowned Portuguese street featuring original Portuguese houses.
  • Porton de Campo - Primary gateway to the Old Town through the wall.
  • Basilica del Santisimo Sacramento - The oldest church in Uruguay.
What's Included
  • Personalized recommendations for your trip
What's Not Included
  • Private transportation
Additional Information

Discover the Old Town of Colonia del Sacramento with an official guide who will share the history and interesting facts about each location, while also suggesting the best restaurants and activities in the city and surrounding area. Our tour will take us through the Field Gate, “La Calle de los Suspiros”, the lighthouse, the yacht harbor, and the…

Location
Fuente Portuguesa
Meet us at the "Fuente Portuguesa", in the square next to the church "Basílica del Santísimo Sacramento".
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Tourist30579850432
Mar 23, 2025
Guide does not suspend for rain - The guide told us in a pleasant and historical way during the tour of the historic center We are interested in this tour because it awakens interest. Despite a heavy rain Maximilian was "all terrain"
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Bnkrby25
Mar 23, 2025
Very informative - Colonia is a wonderful gem! But we would not have realized what a gem it is without the information our guide provided. Walking through, it’s a colorful, charming, and quaint old town. But learning the history and geography and culture of what I was looking at made it so much better.
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Juliape1190ge
Mar 20, 2025
Very chilled and informative - Excellent information and plenty of sights to see. Guide was very well informed and friendly! Small area but good to know the history in detail
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Lisa_is_travelling
Mar 12, 2025
Great tour, great tourguide - Really nice sightseeing tour, Idoia showed me all the nice places in the Old city and gave a lot of information about the history of the city and the country. She also had several tipps for food/drinks/shopping, so she improved my stay here a lot :)
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Victoria_r
Mar 11, 2025
Idoia was great! She made... - Idoia was great! She made us feel welcomed and apart of her city. We left with a new appreciation for the history and architecture of Colonia
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Donna_g
Mar 8, 2025
Easy walking tour - Very interesting tour. Old city with history and cultural information. Guide was great. Spoke English well.
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Mercedes
Mar 5, 2025
Colonial charm and romanticism - Firstly Selene, the guide was very good and friendly, secondly, the tour is very nice as well as the city of Cologne with that colonial charm that transports you to that time. The day agreed for the tour rained too much and very gently the agency passed us for the other day, always looking for our comfort Thank you so much!!
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Anna_h
Mar 4, 2025
Highly recommended tour of Colonia - Idoia has been a wonderful guide during this tour of Colonia. She not only explained very interesting facts about Colonia but also about Uruguay and surrounding countries. She also gave recommendations for my further travels in Uruguay.
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Happybug23
Mar 1, 2025
Take this tour! ¡Haz este recorrido! - Adrian was wonderful! Que bárbaro. He provided great historic and social information on the tour. I would suggest him to anyone who speaks English, Spanish, or Portuguese. ¡Adrian fue maravilloso! Qué bárbaro. Proporcionó una gran historia y social Información sobre el tour. Se lo recomendaría a cualquiera que hable inglés, español o portugués.
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Niconesquick
Mar 24, 2025
Seniority standing - Beautiful city! The first from Uruguay! Found for the Portuguese. Still retains its old town, are a couple of blocks that can be done for free. Beautiful constructions by the river. Spectacular facade to the old citadel, not to mention the famous street of sighs and the lighthouse. The surroundings are beautiful too. Wide waterfront. Very quiet city. It retains the only bullring in Latin America that operated for 2 years.
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