{"id":1306255,"date":"2026-10-07T20:46:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T20:46:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/?page_id=1306255"},"modified":"2026-10-12T14:00:38","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T14:00:38","slug":"uruguay","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/south-america\/uruguay\/","title":{"rendered":"Uruguay"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":200,"featured_media":0,"parent":1302047,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"hw-hub-country","meta":{"footnotes":"","hw_hub_hero_eyebrow":"","hw_hub_hero_h1":"","hw_hub_hero_intro":"","hw_hub_hero_image":"","hw_hub_hero_overlay":"","hw_hub_hero_cta":"","hw_hub_why_title":"","hw_hub_why_body":"","hw_hub_why_link_label":"","hw_hub_why_link_url":"","hw_hub_why_cards":"","hw_hub_stats":"","hw_hub_countries_title":"","hw_hub_countries_intro":"","hw_hub_featured":"","hw_hub_regions":"","hw_hub_hostels_title":"","hw_hub_hostels_intro":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_label":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_url":"","hw_hub_hostels_source":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_type":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_id":"","hw_hub_hostels_currency":"","hw_hub_hostels_count":"","hw_hub_hostels_cache":"","hw_hub_hostels":"","hw_hub_when_title":"","hw_hub_when_intro":"","hw_hub_seasons":"","hw_hub_costs_title":"","hw_hub_costs_body":"","hw_hub_cost_rows":"","hw_hub_cost_note":"","hw_hub_money_reads":"","hw_hub_rail_title":"","hw_hub_rail_body":"","hw_hub_rail_link_label":"","hw_hub_rail_link_url":"","hw_hub_rail_image":"","hw_hub_routes":"","hw_hub_events_title":"","hw_hub_events_intro":"","hw_hub_events_source":"","hw_hub_events_continent":"","hw_hub_events_count":"","hw_hub_events_cache":"","hw_hub_events_cta_label":"","hw_hub_events_cta_url":"","hw_hub_events":"","hw_hub_events_pills":"","hw_hub_reads_intro":"","hw_hub_article_rows":"","hw_hub_show_read_time":"","hw_hub_all_title":"","hw_hub_all_body":"","hw_hub_all_cta":"","hw_hub_trips_title":"","hw_hub_trips_note":"","hw_hub_trips":"","hw_hub_faq_title":"","hw_hub_faq_note":"","hw_hub_faqs":"","hw_hub_cta_title":"","hw_hub_cta_body":"","hw_hub_cta_buttons":"","hw_hub_newsletter_title":"","hw_hub_newsletter_body":"","hw_hub_newsletter_shortcode":"","hw_hub_hub_term":"","hw_hub_scope_rows":"","hw_hub_country_hero_eyebrow":"Uruguay country guide","hw_hub_country_hero_h1":"Things to do in Uruguay","hw_hub_country_hero_intro":"The quietest country in South America: 660km of Atlantic coast, a capital with no rush in it, and the most progressive laws on the continent. Small, safe and easy.","hw_hub_country_hero_image":"1307744","hw_hub_country_hero_overlay":"medium","hw_hub_country_hero_cta":"Pick a place | #cities\r\nWhat it costs | #money","hw_hub_country_stats":"\u20ac16 | Dorm bed, from\r\n660km | Of coastline\r\n3.4m | People, and 12m cattle\r\n\u20ac8 | A parrilla lunch","hw_hub_country_intro_title":"Small, calm and quietly different","hw_hub_country_intro_body":"Uruguay is the second smallest country in South America and behaves nothing like its neighbours. It is stable, safe, secular and socially liberal \u2014 the first country in the world to legalise cannabis nationally \u2014 and it has a pace that people either find restful or dull within three days.\r\n\r\nMontevideo is a low-key capital with a long riverfront promenade, a covered market of parrilla grills, and a tango tradition it shares with Buenos Aires. Colonia del Sacramento, an hour by ferry from Argentina, is a cobbled Portuguese smuggling port and a UNESCO site.\r\n\r\nThe coast is the reason to stay. Punta del Este is the glossy end, Cabo Polonio has no roads or mains electricity and is reached by dune truck, and Punta del Diablo is a fishing village turned surf town. Everything east of Montevideo is best in January and asleep the rest of the year.\r\n\r\nA week covers it comfortably.","hw_hub_country_facts":"Language | Spanish, with the same accent as Buenos Aires\r\nCurrency | Uruguayan peso (UYU)\r\nEmergency | 911\r\nTap water | Safe to drink\r\nTipping | 10% in restaurants\r\nMate | Carried everywhere, in the crook of the arm with a flask. A national habit\r\nHow long to stay | A week, or two in January for the coast\r\nBest months | December to March for the coast, spring and autumn for cities","hw_hub_country_cities_title":"Where to go","hw_hub_country_cities_intro":"The country is small and buses cover it well. Nothing is more than five hours from Montevideo.","hw_hub_country_cities_live":"1","hw_hub_country_cities":"Montevideo | The capital: a riverfront promenade, the Mercado del Puerto grills, and no hurry anywhere. |  | 1306257 | From the rambla to the old city, I enjoyed Uruguay and Montevideo. Lots of museums and historic sites and statues. The food is somewhat basic, but good. I enjoyed the Tannat wine and the plethora of breweries around the city. | \nPunta del Este | The glossy beach resort, packed in January and near-empty the rest of the year. |  | 1306258 |  | \nColonia del Sacramento | A cobbled Portuguese port on the river, UNESCO-listed, an hour from Buenos Aires by ferry. |  | 1306259 |  | \nCabo Polonio | No roads, no mains electricity, reached by dune truck. Sea lions and stars. |  | 1306260 |  | \nPunta del Diablo | A fishing village turned surf and backpacker town near the Brazilian border. |  | 1306261 |  | ","hw_hub_country_trips_title":"What kind of trip is this?","hw_hub_country_trips_intro":"Uruguay is a beach and small-city country, and it does calm better than it does spectacle.","hw_hub_country_trip_types":"Beach | sunset | sunglasses | Six hundred kilometres of Atlantic, busy for six weeks a year. | Cabo Polonio by dune truck; Surf at Punta del Diablo; A January day in Punta del Este | Cabo Polonio; Punta del Diablo; Jos\u00e9 Ignacio | Punta del Este; Punta del Diablo | beach\nFood | sunset | local-markets | Beef, and then more beef, plus the best dulce de leche argument. | A parrilla at the Mercado del Puerto; Chivito, the national sandwich; Wine tasting in Carmelo | Mercado del Puerto; Carmelo vineyards; Coastal parrillas | Montevideo | food\nCity break | blue | city | Montevideo and Colonia over four days. | Walk the Rambla at sunset; Colonia's cobbled streets; A candombe drumming rehearsal | Ciudad Vieja; Pocitos; Colonia old town | Montevideo; Colonia del Sacramento | city-break\nCulture | purple | culture | Candombe drumming, tango and a country that legalised everything first. | Candombe in the street on a Sunday; The Carnival museum; Colonia's colonial layers | Ciudad Vieja; Colonia; Carnival parades | Montevideo; Colonia del Sacramento | culture\nAdventure | green | backpack | Gentle: dunes, horses and coastal walking rather than mountains. | Ride horses on an estancia; Walk the dunes at Cabo Polonio; Whale watching in spring | Cabo Polonio; Santa Teresa park; Estancias | Cabo Polonio; Punta del Diablo | adventure\nBudget | teal | coin | The most expensive of its neighbours, and still manageable. | Parrilla lunches; Hostel kitchens on the coast; Avoid January in Punta del Este | Montevideo; Punta del Diablo | Montevideo | budget-travel","hw_hub_country_do_title":"Things to do in Uruguay","hw_hub_country_do_body":"Montevideo is a walking city. The Rambla runs more than twenty kilometres along the water and is where the whole city goes at sunset with a flask of mate. The Mercado del Puerto is a covered market of parrilla grills where lunch is a slab of beef and a glass of medio y medio.\r\n\r\nCandombe, the Afro-Uruguayan drumming tradition, spills into the streets of Barrio Sur and Palermo on Sunday evenings as rehearsal for Carnival \u2014 which at forty days is the longest in the world.\r\n\r\nOn the coast, Cabo Polonio is the standout: a village in the dunes with no road access, reached by a truck across the sand, with no mains electricity, a sea lion colony and some of the darkest skies in the country. Colonia del Sacramento is an easy day from Montevideo or a stop on the ferry from Buenos Aires.","hw_hub_country_do_points":"The Rambla | 20km of waterfront. The whole city walks it at sunset\r\nMercado del Puerto | A market of parrilla grills. Lunch, not dinner\r\nCandombe | Street drumming on Sunday evenings in Barrio Sur\r\nCabo Polonio | Dune truck access only. No roads, no mains power","hw_hub_country_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_country_do_more":"All things to do in Uruguay","hw_hub_country_food_title":"Eating in Uruguay","hw_hub_country_food_body":"Uruguay eats more beef per person than almost anywhere and the parrilla is the format. An asado is the social version, a parrillada the restaurant one, and lunch at the Mercado del Puerto is the classic.\r\n\r\nThe chivito is the national sandwich and it is enormous: steak, ham, cheese, bacon, egg, olives and salad in a roll, for \u20ac8 to \u20ac14.\r\n\r\nMate is the national habit rather than a drink \u2014 people carry a gourd and a thermos under one arm everywhere, all day. It is not usually served in caf\u00e9s because everyone brings their own. Tannat is the signature red wine, and the country argues with Argentina about who invented dulce de leche.","hw_hub_country_food_points":"Parrilla | Beef over wood. Lunch at the Mercado del Puerto is the classic\r\nChivito | \u20ac8\u201314, and enormous. The national sandwich\r\nMate | Carried everywhere in a thermos. Not sold in caf\u00e9s \u2014 bring your own\r\nTannat | The signature red. Carmelo and Canelones are the wine regions","hw_hub_country_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_country_food_more":"All food guides for Uruguay","hw_hub_country_nightlife_title":"Going out in Uruguay","hw_hub_country_nightlife_body":"Montevideo runs on the same late schedule as Buenos Aires \u2014 dinner at ten, bars after midnight \u2014 with Ciudad Vieja and Parque Rod\u00f3 holding most of it. It is smaller and calmer than the Argentine version, which is either the appeal or the complaint.\r\n\r\nIn January the coast takes over entirely. Punta del Este has clubs that draw international names for six weeks, Punta del Diablo has beach bars and bonfires, and both revert to near-silence in March.\r\n\r\nCannabis is legal for residents through pharmacies and cannabis clubs, but not for tourists \u2014 buying it is still illegal for visitors, which catches people out. Beer is \u20ac2 to \u20ac4, and Uruguayan wine is cheap and good.","hw_hub_country_nightlife_points":"Timing | Dinner at 22:00, bars after midnight, as in Argentina\r\nJanuary | The coast takes over. Punta del Este draws international acts\r\nCannabis | Legal for residents only. Tourists cannot legally buy it\r\nOut of season | Coastal towns are close to silent from March to December","hw_hub_country_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_country_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Uruguay","hw_hub_country_transport_title":"Getting around Uruguay","hw_hub_country_transport_body":"Buses do everything and they are comfortable and frequent. Montevideo to Punta del Este is two hours, to Colonia two and a half, and to Punta del Diablo about four and a half. COT and Copsa are the main operators and tickets are bought at the terminal or online.\r\n\r\nThe Buquebus ferry links Montevideo and Colonia with Buenos Aires \u2014 Colonia to Buenos Aires takes an hour and is the fastest way between the two countries.\r\n\r\nFor Cabo Polonio, you leave your vehicle at the park entrance and take a 4x4 truck across the dunes, which is the only access. A hire car is useful for the coast in summer and unnecessary otherwise.","hw_hub_country_transport_points":"Buses | Comfortable and frequent. Montevideo to Punta del Este in two hours\r\nBuquebus | Colonia to Buenos Aires in an hour. The fast link to Argentina\r\nCabo Polonio | Dune truck from the park entrance. No other access\r\nCar hire | Useful on the coast in summer, unnecessary otherwise","hw_hub_country_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_country_transport_more":"All transport guides for Uruguay","hw_hub_country_money_title":"What Uruguay costs","hw_hub_country_money_body":"Uruguay is the most expensive of its immediate neighbours and cheap by European standards. Dorms start around \u20ac16, a parrilla lunch is \u20ac8 to \u20ac15, and a beer is \u20ac2 to \u20ac4.\r\n\r\nA day comes to \u20ac35 to \u20ac55. Punta del Este in January is the exception across the board \u2014 it is where Argentina and Brazil holiday, and prices reflect that for about six weeks.\r\n\r\nOne useful quirk: foreign visitors paying by card in restaurants receive an automatic VAT rebate, which takes a chunk off the bill. Pay by card rather than cash when eating out.","hw_hub_country_money_points":"Dorm bed | From \u20ac16, and considerably more in Punta del Este in January\r\nA day, all in | \u20ac35\u201355\r\nVAT rebate | Foreign cards get an automatic tax rebate in restaurants. Pay by card\r\nOff season | Coastal towns are far cheaper outside January and February","hw_hub_country_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_country_money_more":"All budget guides for Uruguay","hw_hub_country_safety_title":"Staying safe in Uruguay","hw_hub_country_safety_body":"Uruguay is among the safest countries in South America and travellers report few problems. Montevideo has petty theft in Ciudad Vieja and around the port, particularly after dark, and some outer neighbourhoods are best avoided at night, but the level is closer to southern Europe than to Brazil.\r\n\r\nOrdinary precautions are enough: phones out of sight in the centre at night, and taxis or apps rather than walking home late.\r\n\r\nThe Atlantic is the real hazard. Currents on the ocean beaches are strong, lifeguards operate only in high season, and drownings happen most summers. Swim where others are swimming and where there are flags.","hw_hub_country_safety_points":"Emergency | 911\r\nCiudad Vieja | Petty theft after dark. Ordinary caution\r\nAtlantic currents | Strong, with lifeguards only in high season\r\nCannabis | Legal for residents, not for tourists. Buying it is still an offence","hw_hub_country_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_country_safety_more":"All safety guides for Uruguay","hw_hub_country_entry_title":"Entry and documents","hw_hub_country_entry_body":"Most European, UK, US, Canadian and Australian citizens enter visa-free for 90 days.\r\n\r\nPassports need to be valid for the stay. Arriving by ferry from Buenos Aires, immigration for both countries is handled in one place before boarding, which makes it one of the smoothest border crossings anywhere.\r\n\r\nUruguay requires proof of onward travel occasionally, and the VAT rebate for foreign card payments applies automatically in restaurants and some accommodation.","hw_hub_country_entry_points":"Visa-free | 90 days for most Western nationalities\r\nFerry crossings | Both countries' immigration handled before boarding\r\nPassport validity | Valid for the stay\r\nVAT rebate | Automatic on foreign card payments in restaurants","hw_hub_country_entry_tag":"travel-tips","hw_hub_country_entry_more":"All travel tips for Uruguay","hw_hub_country_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_country_season_intro":"Southern hemisphere seasons, and the coast has a very short season. January and February are when the country is awake; the rest of the year the beach towns close.","hw_hub_country_season_note":"Average highs for Montevideo. The coastal season is genuinely short \u2014 many businesses in Punta del Diablo and Cabo Polonio open only from December to March.","hw_hub_country_season_rows":"January | 28 | 5 | Peak. The coast is full and prices are at their highest\r\nFebruary | 28 | 5 | Still peak, and Carnival runs for forty days from late January\r\nMarch | 26 | 3 | Coast emptying fast. Good weather and much better value\r\nApril | 22 | 3 | Autumn. Montevideo pleasant, coastal towns closing\r\nMay | 18 | 2 | Cool and quiet. Cities only\r\nJune | 15 | 2 | Winter. Grey and damp\r\nJuly | 14 | 2 | Coldest month. Very quiet\r\nAugust | 15 | 2 | Still winter. Whale watching begins on the coast\r\nSeptember | 17 | 3 | Spring. Whales off the coast through November\r\nOctober | 20 | 3 | Pleasant and quiet. Good for cities\r\nNovember | 23 | 4 | Warming, and the coast starting to reopen\r\nDecember | 26 | 4 | Summer arrives and prices climb towards January","hw_hub_country_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_country_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel and how long for. Per night, for one person, outside January on the coast.","hw_hub_country_budget_note":"Punta del Este in January runs well above these figures. The VAT rebate on foreign card payments takes a useful chunk off restaurant bills.","hw_hub_country_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 16 | 12 | 4 | 5\r\nMiddle of the road | 26 | 24 | 7 | 14\r\nComfortable | 42 | 42 | 12 | 28","hw_hub_country_budget_currency":"\u20ac","hw_hub_country_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_country_events_intro":"Uruguay has the longest carnival in the world, at forty days.","hw_hub_country_events_source":"api","hw_hub_country_events_country":"uruguay","hw_hub_country_events_count":"8","hw_hub_country_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_country_events_cta_label":"All events in Uruguay","hw_hub_country_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/south-america\/uruguay\/","hw_hub_country_events":"Carnaval | Late January to early March | Montevideo | Forty days, the longest carnival in the world, with candombe drumming and murga theatre. |  | \nLlamadas | February | Montevideo | Two nights of candombe drumming parades through Barrio Sur and Palermo. |  | \nSummer season | January and February | The coast | Six weeks when Punta del Este and the beach towns are at full volume. |  | \nWhale season | July to November | Atlantic coast | Southern right whales calving off Punta del Este and Rocha. |  | \nSemana Criolla | Easter week | Montevideo | Gaucho rodeo, folk music and asado at the Prado. |  | \nWine harvest | February and March | Canelones \u00b7 Carmelo | Tannat harvest in the vineyards outside the capital. |  | ","hw_hub_country_hostels_title":"Where to stay in Uruguay","hw_hub_country_hostels_intro":"The highest-rated hostels in the country, live from Hostelworld. Montevideo and the coastal towns have them, and many coastal places close outside summer.","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Uruguay","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/south-america\/uruguay\/","hw_hub_country_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_type":"country","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_id":"224","hw_hub_country_hostels_currency":"EUR","hw_hub_country_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_country_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_country_hostels":"","hw_hub_country_team_title":"","hw_hub_country_team_intro":"","hw_hub_country_team":"","hw_hub_country_faq_title":"Uruguay travel questions","hw_hub_country_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_country_faqs":"How long do you need in Uruguay? | A week covers Montevideo, Colonia and a stretch of coast. Two weeks in January if you want to work along the beach towns properly, which is the only time most of them are open.\r\nIs Uruguay expensive? | The most expensive of its immediate neighbours, and cheap by European standards. Dorms from \u20ac16, a parrilla lunch at \u20ac8 to \u20ac15, and a day around \u20ac35 to \u20ac55. Punta del Este in January is a different market entirely.\r\nCan tourists buy cannabis in Uruguay? | No. Uruguay legalised it nationally in 2013 but only for residents, through pharmacies and registered clubs. Buying as a visitor is still illegal, which catches a lot of people out.\r\nWhat is Cabo Polonio? | A village in the dunes with no road access, no mains electricity and a sea lion colony, reached by 4x4 truck across the sand from the park entrance. It has some of the darkest skies in the country.\r\nWhen is the best time to visit? | January and February for the coast, when the beach towns are open and the country is awake. March is the sweet spot \u2014 good weather, far fewer people and much lower prices. Winter is for Montevideo only.\r\nIs there really a tax rebate? | Yes. Foreign visitors paying by card in restaurants receive an automatic VAT rebate, which takes a noticeable amount off the bill. Pay by card rather than cash when eating out.\r\nIs Uruguay safe? | Among the safest countries in South America, closer to southern Europe than to its larger neighbours. Ordinary caution in Ciudad Vieja after dark, and respect the Atlantic \u2014 currents are strong and lifeguards only work in high season.","hw_hub_country_cta_title":"Say yes to hostels, meet the world","hw_hub_country_cta_body":"Compare hostels across Uruguay \u2014 live prices, real reviews and free cancellation on most bookings. 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