Uruguay Travel - the Facts and Info you Need

This is a protected page for you to review and have the contact information of your host once you reach Uruguay.

HERE is a pdf file for the phone numbers of contacts in the USA and Uruguay for your Los Gauchos Uruguay Hunting Trip. Have a Great Trip.

With the small chance of flight delays - illness - lost luggage some numbers to call and the process for a change in the Uruguay Hunting Schedule

1. Trip Protection Insurance - TravelGuard - if you purchased your Sportsman Trip Protection - there is a 800 number that can assist with your flight delays, luggage delays, lost luggage and more

TravelGuard: Call us at 1.800.826.4919

2. If you are unable to find the host - be patient - and if you or someone in the group has a blackberry or iphone - start typing some emails:

Fortin or Elena - safarieg@montevideo.com.uy OR info@UruguaySafari.com

Rio Branco Lodge - susan@losgauchos.com

Suizo Hotel - george@losgauchos.com OR susan@losgauchos.com

3. Any other changes can be made with the host - who will contact our office - please beaware that changes to the schedule may result in additional fees or costs.

Arriving into Uruguay

Welcome or Bienvenido!

The flight will arrive at 9 AM or 12 PM and luggage is found in the circular luggage terminals (grab a cart - and say no, thank you or shake your head - you will see lots of young men trying to assist.)

If traveling via the boat - you will also have a luggage strip to pick up your bags, get your passport stamped and see a group in the lobby awaiting your arrival - look for the host here.

See below for the details and contacts for the Uruguay travel:

DESTINATION
RIO BRANCO
Uruguay Duck Hunting
Fortin Lodge
Uruguay Duck & perdiz Hunting
Estancial Elena
Uruguay Dove & perdiz Hunting
Hotel Suizo
Estancia Mercedes
         
DETAILS
Arrive MVD
Arrive MVD
Arrive MVD

Arrive COL - Colonia, Uruguay

arrive by 1 PM for an afternoon shoot of doves.
Arrive MVD

Arrive COL - Colonia, Uruguay

arrive by 1 PM for an afternoon shoot of doves.
Arrive MVD

Arrive COL - Colonia, Uruguay

arrive by 11 AM for an afternoon shoot of doves.
         
ARRIVAL
meet in the main airport lobby


(you will pass through double sliding glass doors and see the main airport lobby)
meet in the main airport lobby

(you will pass through double sliding glass doors and see the main airport lobby)
meet in the main airport lobby

OR when you debark from the boat in Colonia
meet in the main airport lobby

OR when you debark from the boat in Colonia
meet in the main airport lobby

OR when you debark from the boat in Colonia
         
CONTACTS
Alvaro
Jorge
Jorge
Freddy
Javier - Gonzalo
  +598 9 908 5531 Alvaro cell 09 976 3082 - cell
2 601 5911 -office
 09 976 3082 - cell
2 601 5911 -office		 011 598 9 951 3391 mobile
EMAIL

susan@losgauchos.com

 susan@losgauchos.com OR george@losgauchos.com



General Uruguay Information:

Calling Uruguay Phone Numbers:

  • From the US to Uruguay: 011 - US exit code; must be dialed first for all international calls made from the USA

  • 598 - country code for Uruguay

  • area code - 1-2 digit area codes

  • phone number - 6-7 digit numbers (in most cases area code + local number total 8 digits for Uruguayan landlines)

Area Codes:
  • Montevideo: 2
  • Salto: 7
  • Rocha: 4
  • Colonia, Rio Negro: 5

How to dial to Uruguay cellular:

for calls to a cell phone in Uruguay dial: 011 + 598 + 9? ??? ???

Driving to the lodge and the hunting:

To Rio Branco - about 4.5 hours

To Fortin Lodge - about 3.5 hours

To Estancia Elena - about 2.15 hours

To Hotel Suizo - about 2 hours



To Estancia Mercedes - about 3 hours from MVD

From the Buquebus (only arrive if hunting at Estancia Elena, Fishing in Salto, Estancia Mercedes, or Hotel Suizo)

To Estancia Elena - about 45 mins

To Suizo - about 45 mins

To Mercedes - about 1 hour

To Salto: about 2 hours

*See the map below and remember the doves are on the northwest part of Uruguay and the ducks are on the northeast part.

Fishing is far northwest section of Uruguay in Salto, Uruguay.



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