Most visits can be booked on the spot. A few sell out days ahead. Here they are, stop by stop, with what you can do without booking underneath. Keep the rest of your time free.
6 activities to book · about €156 per person
No booking needed: Calle de los Suspiros, the Street of Sighs · The climb up the lighthouse · The ramparts and the Portón de Campo gate · Sunset over the Río de la Plata
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No booking needed: The rambla at sunset · The Ciudad Vieja and the Palacio Salvo · Tristán Narvaja street market (Sundays) · Pocitos beach
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No booking needed: La Mano on Playa Brava · Sunset from Casapueblo · The harbour and its sea lions · Playa Mansa
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No booking needed: The sea lion colony below the lighthouse · Dunes and empty beaches · A night of stars with no electric light · The climb up the lighthouse (small entry fee)
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€156 per person if you do them all, across 6 bookings. The most expensive is "Boat trip to Isla de Lobos" at €55, the cheapest "Return 4x4 truck from Route 10" at €9. Prices checked when written: confirm them when you book.
16 visits on this itinerary need no ticket or time slot, starting with Calle de los Suspiros, the Street of Sighs, The climb up the lighthouse, The ramparts and the Portón de Campo gate, Sunset over the Río de la Plata. They make up most of your days: booking ahead only concerns a handful of sites with limited places.
Montevideo, with 2 activities to book, against 1 at the quietest stop. That is where slots go first.
From 2h for the shortest to Half day for the longest. Fit them into your days before filling the rest: a guided visit often takes half a day.