Colonia Small-Group Day Trip from Buenos Aires

Name: Colonia Small-Group Day Trip from Buenos Aires
Brand: Signature Tours
SKU: 11143P4
Price: 87.00 USD
Rating: 4.5 (122 reviews)

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Small Group Day Trip to Colonia from Buenos Aires

From $87.00

Select Date and Travelers

-You will not receive a refund if you cancel.

12 hours
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

Explore our promoted experiences

Buenos Aires, The Pampas

2-Days Buenos Aires Express - Accommodation + Roundtrip transfer + City tour

from $372.00

Price varies by group size

Buenos Aires, The Pampas

Entrance to the Rojo Tango Show in Buenos Aires

from $220.00

Buenos Aires, The Pampas

Historic Buenos Aires: Outdoor Escape Game

from $6.01

Price varies by group size

Viator earns higher commissions on experiences featured here

Overview

Cross the legendary Rio de la Plata and spend a day exploring the UNESCO-listed town of Colonia del Sacramento on this full-day tour from Buenos Aires to Uruguay, including round-trip transport by express ferry. Enjoy a 2-hour walking tour of Colonia, admiring the striking Portuguese colonial buildings, flower-filled plazas and winding cobblestone lanes, then spend your free time exploring the many craft shops and restaurants.

Explore the local streets on a walking tour of Colonia del Sacramento
A guide takes care of the border crossing and ferry tickets
A small group ensures personal service
Enjoy a guided walking tour and free time explore independently

What's Included

Professional Guide
Hotel Pick-Up and Drop-Off (if option selected)
Ferry tickets (if option selected)
Colonia del Sacramento City Tour

Food and drinks
Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

Pick up at centrally located hotels in Buenos Aires (Palermo, Recoleta, Downtown areas)

What To Expect

Barrio Historico

6 hours • Admission Ticket Free

La Calle de los Suspiros

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Puerta de la Ciudadela

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Faro de Colonia del Sacramento

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Basilica del Santisimo Sacramento

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
NOTE: At the time of reservation the following information is needed in order to buy the ferry tickets: full names, date of birth, passport numbers and nationalities
A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
Not wheelchair accessible

Most travelers can participate
This is a kid-friendly tour
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers

Cancellation Policy

This experience is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

Traveler Photos

Reviews

4.5

122 reviews

Total review count and overall rating based on Viator and Tripadvisor reviews

Reviews by Viator travelers.

We perform checks on reviews

Showing 1-10 of 122 reviews

Day Trip to Colonia

Adam_G, Apr 2024

Excellent day from the organized transportation to and from the ferry terminal to the day spent exploring Colonia. Our guide, Alejandra, was knowledgeable on the area and very personable. The old town is definitely worth visiting!

Great day in Colona

Marie_R, Apr 2024

The lady who was our guide was very polite, with many information and helpfull. It was a very nice day

A very nice trip with a good guide

HoiKan_L, Apr 2024

The ship trip is very good. Pick up service is complete. Good guides and nice arrangements. I recommended to other friends

Taking a ferry to Colonia

Wyeman_W, Mar 2024

We were picked up by a driver with one other passenger. Driver helps us pickup our ferry tickets and get through Uruguay customs and immigration. One hour ferry ride was comfortable. Our guide met us at the ferry. It was a wonderful walking tour around Colonia, we had lunch and free time to explore Colonia on our own. We had a great time with a very knowledgeable guide..

What a special town !

mooch13809, Mar 2024

Great tour! Loved that we were a small group of four! Made it to the Sunday Market, where we bought some cheese and grilled meat kabobs

Relaxing day trip to Uruguay

Julie_E, Mar 2024

The pickup and drop off was flawless. I was worried that if I got lost no one notice but the guide made sure we got back on the ferry safely. The guide was excellent and gave lots of information about Uruguay. She was enthusiastic and easy to listen to.

A wonderful day trip.

Shane_M, Mar 2024

We were lucky enough to get Ally as our guide for the morning. She is so passionate about everything she says about Colonia and Uruguay. We learnt so much from her. We started with a guided tour around the town then after that, had plenty of time for lunch and another walk on our own before returning to the ferry. The whole day trip was perfectly timed and organised. Thank you Viator.

The old town was wonderful

Aubrey_H, Feb 2024

Our tour guide for this experience was knowledgeable and wonderful to be around. You could tell she loved her country as it came across in her talks about the city of Colonia. The buildings and old cobble stone streets give off so much character. We joined in with others on the tour and getting us to Uruguay and back was well organized. Plenty of free time to explore the area.

Nice day tour

Amanda_L, Feb 2024

Tour itself was great. All guides and pick up/drop off were fantastic. In general, 4 hours to explore Colonia was just too much time for me. I would have liked the option of returning on an earlier ferry.

Excellent guide

Harding_I, Feb 2024

Excellent guide who gave us a very good overall picture of Uruguay and also the details of Colonia. It was interesting to compare with Argentina.

Quaint Colonia

Terrence_W, Feb 2024

1. History of Uruguay 2. Fort in Old Town 3. Walking through town 4. Ice Cream 5. See old cars driving through town 6. Restaurant where we ate lunch

Lovely Day in Uruguay!

Gerald_B, Jan 2024

Loved it. Our guide was the best. A little sticky walking, but it was a beautiful day. Thanks Viator. .

Amazing little town.

Farzeen_A, Jan 2024

My favorite highlight of the trip. A must do if you have time. It's a gorgeous UNESCO World Heritage site. Very cute town. The tour guide was very informative about Uruguay. Immigration can take a while when in Uruguay so carry a fan with with you.

Historic Colonia, an Option to Escape from Buenos Aires

Dwight_E, Jan 2024

This is a great day trip from Buenos Aires. However keep in mind that it takes about more than two hours each way to travel to and return from the site with the bulk of travel time on a ferry. Signature Tours that operated this tour made the travel back and forth pretty easy. Our guide was very knowledgeable about the history of both Colonia and Uruguay. I’m a big history buff (my wife less so!) so this tour was very memorable for me. We spent about 1/2 of our time in Colonia with the guide and the other half exploring on our own. We did have a great lunch at Buen Suspiro and there are other great places within Colonia to try based on what we heard from others within our tour group. There are plenty of options to explore, shop, eat or have some quiet time with this tour.

Don't go!!!!!

James_P, Dec 2023

Do not take this tour...its agonizing. To sum it up you get a 2 hour tour in Colonia with a guide (who was good) BUT you have to invest a total of 12 hours. The process of going through immigration in Argentina and Uruguay 4 times (2 times to get there and 2 times to get back) was frustrating. Then waiting in line at the ferry terminal to go over and come back was also time consuming. While Colonia is mildly interesting its definitely not worth $250 per person and 12 hours.

Great Experience, Fun Relaxing Day

Edward_M, Nov 2023

Had a great trip! Driver picked me up 5 min early. Walked us through the ferry entrance and customs process. Super easy. We met our tour guide in Uruguay once we left the terminal. She was fantastic, spoke really good English and was a great guide. Super easy going day. Highly recommend checking out Colonia for a fun, relaxing day trip. Same driver met us outside of customs again in Buenos Aires and drove us back to the hotel.

Day trip to Colonia

Sandra_L, Nov 2023

This was a fantastic experience. Our guide, Alejandra, was personable and incredibly knowledgeable. We learned much about the country, the history, and the culture. One of our best experiences yet

Uruguay - South America hidden gem

priscilla_d, Nov 2023

Excellent guide, explaining the history of Uruguay. It’s unique place in Latin America and a beautiful unesco heritage site! Enjoyed excellent meal at charco on the water

Beautiful day out.

Pablo_F, Oct 2023

Lovely day out to visit an amazing quaint town right accross the City of Buenos Aires. Colonia was wonderful and our guide Alejandra made it all possible.

Awsome

Clara_M, Sep 2023

Adorable town , I enjoy walking around enough time to walk, have Lunch and get memorias, beautiful old streets. Thanks

...