Uruguay travel and tourism guide with hotel, airport, airline and vacation information. Compare Uruguay vacation packages, hotels and cruise deals. Uruguay enjoys a great variety of beaches and resorts for those who seek a peaceful holiday. The beaches are not very crowded and therefore ideal for families who wish to do sports and above all rest. It could be said, that this menu has a mixture of delicacies to offer, each with the native spice of the region where it is produced. In the Río Uruguay and in the Río Negro, you can fish from the sandy banks or take a rowing boat out into their calm waters.
Uruguay is served by Carrasco International Airport in Montevideo. Airlines serving Uruguay include American, United, Delta, Continental, Mexicana, TAM, COP and others. Visit our Airports & Airlines section for more information.
Summer resorts and towns are dotted all along its coast, starting in the east with the charming colonial town of Colonia del Sacramento, just south of Carmelo, followed by the beaches of Montevideo, Atlántida, Solis, Piriápolis, Portezuelo and Punta del Este, jewel of the Atlantic Ocean and Rio de la Plata. Continuing further east lie the tranquil resort towns of La Paloma, La Pedrera and La Coronilla.
As well as its fashionable summer resorts and tranquil beach towns, Uruguay is renowned for its colonial towns and fortresses, its natural forestry resources, its hot water springs, and its art, cinema and jazz festivals. Visit Uruguay offers more information.
Passport, Visa & Embassy Information
A passport is required. U.S. citizens do not need a visa for a visit of less than three months. Visit our Immigration for more information.
Uruguay maintains an embassy in the United States at 2715 M Street, NW, Washington, DC 20007 (tel. 202-331-1313, fax 202-331-8142). Uruguay maintains consulates in Miami, Los Angeles, and New York.
The U.S. Embassy in Uruguay is located at Lauro Muller 1776, Montevideo (tel: 598-2 418-7777; fax: 598-2-410-0022). The mailing address for the embassy is UNIT 4500, APO AA 34035.
Consular Information Sheets and Travel Warnings also are available on the Consular Affairs Internet home page: http://travel.state.gov. Consular Affairs Tips for Travelers publication series, which contain information on obtaining passports and planning a safe trip abroad, are on the Internet and hard copies can be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, telephone: 202-512-1800; fax 202-512-2250.
Travelers can check the latest health information with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia. A hotline at 877-FYI-TRIP (877-394-8747) and a web site at http://www.cdc.gov/travel/index.htm give the most recent health advisories, immunization recommendations or requirements, and advice on food and drinking water safety for regions and countries.
U.S. citizens who are long-term visitors or traveling in dangerous areas are encouraged to register their travel via the State Department’s travel registration web site at https://travelregistration.state.gov or at the Consular section of the U.S. embassy upon arrival in a country by filling out a short form and sending in a copy of their passports. This may help family members contact you in case of an emergency.
