Hi! My name is Mariana. I'm a Uruguayan woman who loves her country, its culture and would love to share it with you! If you are looking for an interesting and different tour, look no further!
I'm a philosophy student, and maybe that explains why I have a big range of interests. I love music and dance, I have studied salsa, folklore, tango and candombe. As almost every Uruguayan, I play football, that's our national sport, if you don't like football, you are not Uruguayan!
I have studied English all my life; I have worked as an English teacher in an institute and also in customer service of a famous American Company. I therefore have an advanced level in the language.
Uruguay is a beautiful country, with a beautiful culture, a very rich history and the people are really warm, I proudly say that I'm Uruguayan. I can't imagine myself living away from Uruguay. If you let me, I can show you why I'm saying this. The amazing view of "la Rambla", the continuous move between past and present in the "Ciudad Vieja", the enormous variety of flavors and smells in our gastronomy, or the dozens of surprising stories that are hidden in every corner of our city, are just a small part of the things to discover on our tour. I would enjoy a lot being your guide, and provide you with all the knowledge and passion I have for this place in order to make this experience unforgettable.

Philosophy Teacher
English Teacher

-I cannot pick you inside the port but I can meet you in a pre-arranged location just outside the Port and walk to the vehicle.

Uruguay is known as a young country between two big potencies with a small population. Montevideo as the capital city is a sample of the country, don't expect to find here the turbulence of a metropolis.
Drinking mate, eating an asado, playing a soccer match or dancing candombe are typical Uruguayan activities that we love and preserve as an the heritage from our ancestors that came from different parts of the world, we can say that the Uruguayan identity is something that was built through the years by the citizens.

In this tour we'll have time enough to get more than just a glimpse of our city, I propose you to put together the pieces of the puzzle of the Uruguayan culture: history, architecture, food, music, politics, sports, and really beautiful and natural places to visit conform our itinerary.
This is a small place but there is plenty to see. As a proudly Uruguayan who loves this place, I would love to share my country and especially my city with you!

This tour has a vehicle at our disposal for 6hs

Montevideo Shore Excursion Tour - Full Day

This is the right tour if you are on a tight schedule and you don't want to miss a thing.

Uruguay, a small country with only three million people, the place of the mate, the asado, the candombe and the great soccer players. Montevideo, as the capital city, has half of the population living in it but represents less than the 1% of Uruguay's territory, despite this, you won't find here a turbulent metropolis.
I propose you for this tour, to put together the pieces of the puzzle of the Uruguayan culture: our history to understand why this place is so different from the neighbors; the architecture as a reflect of the peolple; our food that shows our mixed heritage; a great variety of music styles that converge in a carnival of more than two months; parks, beach, the "Rambla", a city full of beautiful and natural places that help us in our quiet life style.

This is a small place but there is plenty to see. As a proudly Uruguayan who loves this place, I'd love to share my country and especially mi city with you!

Montevideo half day tour

This is a walking tour through the "Old city", the neighborhood that used to be the whole city of Montevideo back in the colonial times, located right infront of the port. Nowadays it represents less than 5% of the Montevideo area, but it's the perfect place the mixture of the old with the new, being also the financial district of the city.

As a philosophy person, "why" is my favourite word. Uruguay has a complex history and the Uruguayan culture is really rich. Squares, monuments, interesting buildings, historic places and a nostalgic atmosphere are elements that we'll find in this area that will help us to understand the uruguayan phenomenon: a tiny country between two potencies with a small population, historically a vanguard in political and social matters, with a big porcentage of atheist and a cultural center of the region. Why?
We'll be able to aswer that in the "old city", while enjoying the views of the sea in this beautiful peninsula. It'd be a pleasure for me to show you my city and its secrets.

Tour guide in Montevideo Mariana F.

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