Day Tour in Colonia del Sacramento

Buenos Aires, Argentina

10 hours (approx.)

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Overview

What's Included

All Fees and Taxes
Restroom on board

Food and drinks

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Colonia Express
Av. Elvira Rawson de Dellepiane 155, C1156 Cdad. Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Board your ferry at the Colonia Express Terminal. The activity provider will send you the reservation number via email after booking. This tour involves international border crossing and customs. Please arrive at the Ferry Station 1 hour and 30 minutes before the departure time.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Operating hours
.12:50 pm

Itinerary

Faro de Colonia del Sacramento

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Puerta De La Ciudadela

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Galeria de los Suspiros

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Centro Cultural Bastion Del Carmen

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Bastion de San Pedro

25 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Basilica del Santisimo Sacramento

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 1 day of travel. In this case confirmation will be received as soon as possible, subject to availability
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation

Infants must sit on laps
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 30 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

3.1

based on 34 reviews

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Not a tour, just discounted ferry tickets from a slipshod vendor

Matthew_G, May 2024

We bought these tickets from Viatour via Trip Advisor. The description implied that there would be a guided walking tour of Colonia de Sacramento. This is not the case. You are only buying tickets that cannot be changed or refunded. The price for the tickets was decent, however. Trip Advisor said we would be contacted by the ferry company Colonia Express via email. We never received an email, but I figured they could figure it out at the ferry terminal. When we went to check in with the receipt we received from Trip Advisor, the woman at the counter couldn't find our reservation and sent us to the ticket sales window. The very nice women at the ticket sales window had to search for 30 minutes to find our reservation. (They took a photo of my receipt on my phone and spent 10 minutes on the phone with some other person.) We finally got our tickets, but I didn't bother to check the time of our return ferry. They had put us on the 8:30pm boat rather than the 6pm ferry described online. (My bad.) The ferry was very nice and comfortable and the view was excellent out the front windows. It was cold but refreshing outside, but the view was fantastic. Upon debarking at the very modern terminal, we looked for the meeting spot for the tour. There was another American there as well, looking for the tour. When we asked at the Colonia Express counter, they said there was no tour, but to get a map from the tourist info counter. The old part of Colonia is very scenic and an easy walk from the ferry. You can see everything in a couple of hours. It is a laid back, well preserved colonial town. There was a line of stray dogs sleeping in the sun lying against a store front on the main avenue. When we got back to the ferry terminal at 5pm to check in for the 6pm ferry, we were told our tickets were for the 8:30p ferry. Since we had a 9pm reservation at a fancy restaurant back in BA, this wouldn't work. They claimed that the 6pm was full and we had always been cooked on the 8:30p ferry. They were dismissive of my complaints and said they could do nothing for me. We had to buy 2 tickets on the competing ferry company (Barquebus) which had space on their 5pm ferry. This cost us an additional $60 U.S. Bottom line: these are discounted tickets, not a tour. If you don't get an email from Colonia Express, follow-up with them immediately. Their website and timetable are confusing. Their systems don't appear to work very well. But Colonia is a nice town and worth spending an afternoon walking around if the weather is decent.

Response from Host, Jun 2024

Thanks so much for sharing your experience. As we are experiencing comments from fiction persons, could you please share your booking Nbr with us. In order to improve we need to find out more about your case. Hope you can share this info with us. Regards,

They never came

Linda_B, Mar 2024

Never contact this company. They nevercame to meet up. I asked and this kind of thing had happened before. Sorry 1´+

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Dear Linda_B, We would like to hear about your experience. Could you please send us more information?

Fantastic day

172jannel, Nov 2019

The concept of a golf car included in the trip is genius. It allowed us the freedom to easily move around the whole area and to see and experience things we never would have done if we were by foot. Excellent choice

Response from Host, Nov 2019

Thank you so much for your feedback!

騙された、最悪のツアー、支払ったお金を返して直ぐ返して下さい。

MARIKO_Z, Mar 2024

そもそも、ツアーは存在さえしていなかった。コロニアエクスプレスに支払いをし、予約完了のメールも貰い、バウチャーなる物を提示された。このバウチャーをコロニアエクスプレスのチケット引換所でチケットに交換しチェックインするようにという指示だったが、チケット引換所なる所も特に無く、チケット売り場でバウチャーを見せチケットに替えてくれるよう言っても、バウチャー自体が有効でないといわれ、チェックインカウンターへ行けと言われて、そちらへ行くも、全然受け付けてもらえず、コロニアエクスプレスへのメール欄に、どうなっているのか、すぐ、返信をくれるよう送信したが、返事なし。そもそも、前日に指示が余りにも漠然としていたので、質問のメールを送っていたが、返事は無かった。その質問には、英語のガイド付きのはずで、どこでガイドと会うのか、チケットの引換所とはどこにあるのか、など、具体的に教えてくれるよう頼んだものだった。兎に角、バウチャーは全く、通用せず、仕方なく、自腹で別にチケットを買い、個人的にコロニアルデルサクラメントへ行き、帰ってきた。ちなみに、バウチャーをダウンロードするように、との指示もあったので、していたが、形式が違うだけで、内容はバウチャーと同じ、確認番号と予約番号があるのみで、コロニアエクスプレスの現場では、それはなんの事？という反応だった。それに、こちらはパスポートの情報も与えています。見渡しても、ガイドなる者もおらず、まぁ、全くの詐欺だったという事です。Viaterの日本の電話へもかけたが、自動音声で休みとの事だけ。3月9日、土曜日ではありましたが。酷い詐欺に遭いました。即、支払ったお金を返して下さい。直ぐに、返して下さい！また、こちらが送った上記のメールはもう影も形も無く、見ることもできない。何という、詐欺ぶりか？！

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Unfortunately, you booked a different experience than you though. Meaning you have different departure time and what was included. We are very sorry to read about it. Please let us clarify that your review is about a misunderstanding with your booking.