The bucket-list things to do — and who runs each one.
Here’s the bucket list for your day ashore: the most extraordinary thing to do at each stop, who runs it, and how to book it direct — so you can weigh it against your ship’s excursion and pick what suits you.
In port at Montevideo, the bucket-list move is Mercado del Puerto: Private Asado Feast & Grill Master Tour. Below: 2 bucket-list things to do on a Montevideo port day — worth weighing against whatever your ship offers.
Step inside Montevideo's legendary iron-and-glass market for a private guided experience culminating in a tableside asado feast — Uruguay's greatest culinary ritual. This is bucket-list South American dining, done properly.
Book itUruguayan Tradition: Asado at the Port Market$73 per person
Ascend the iconic Palacio Salvo — once the tallest building in South America — for a guided tour through its Art Deco interiors and a breathtaking panorama across Montevideo and the Río de la Plata. An unmissable icon of the city.
Book itMontevideo: Palacio Salvo Official Ticket with Guided Tour$16 per person
Journey to Uruguay's most celebrated winery — Bodega Juanicó, founded in 1830 — for an exclusive private tour through colonial cellars, a barrel-room tasting, and a premium lunch pairing showcasing the world-class Tannat grape. A wine lover's bucket-list afternoon.
We have not yet verified a bookable operator and price for
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Explore Montevideo's stunning Old City with a private expert guide — colonial plazas, Art Deco facades, hidden courtyards — culminating in a behind-the-scenes tour of the magnificent Teatro Solís, South America's oldest active opera house.
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Glide along Montevideo's magnificent 22 km Rambla — one of the world's great urban waterfronts — on a private guided cycling journey from the Old City to Pocitos Beach, taking in the full sweep of the Río de la Plata at its most luminous.
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Dive deep into Montevideo's greatest cultural secret — its UNESCO-recognised Carnival and Afro-Uruguayan Candombe tradition — with a private museum visit and a live drum circle immersion in the historic Barrio Sur. Utterly unique and completely unforgettable.
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Your day in MontevideoNothing picked yet — tick what you fancy
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Now plan the rest of it
You know what to do on the day. Here is the trip it belongs to —
each one opens as a whole plan, not a list: where to fly in, every port, what it runs.