Montevideo Highlights & Uruguayan Carnival
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Puerto
Montevideo, Uruguay
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Nivel de actividad
Moderate
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Tipo de excursión
All
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Accesible para personas en silla de ruedas
No
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A partir de
$139
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Edad mínima
Information Not Currently Available
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Duración
Approximately 4¾ Hours
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Comidas incluidas
Meals included
Carnival in South America is primarily associated with Rio de Janeiro, but did you know that Uruguay, the second-smallest country in South America, actually celebrates the longest Carnival competition in the world?
A comprehensive city tour (approximately 3½ hours) is followed by a visit to the Carnival Museum, located adjacent to the port. Enjoy an interactive guided tour and learn about the Uruguayan Carnival from local experts. Carnival in Uruguay is a mix of European and African traditions. Drummers and dancers play and perform to a drum-based rhythm called Candombé, originally from Angola and Congo. After Uruguay's Declaration of Independence in 1825, slavery was abolished, but Candombé remained essential to Uruguay's culture, and today, it links many different ethnicities.
Murga is a mixture of song, theatre and comedy and has its origins in Cádiz, Spain. Local Uruguayan Murga ensembles, decked out with colorful painted faces and bright, creative costumes, make political and social statements through opera-inspired songs—goosebumps guaranteed!
Enjoy an interactive guided tour and learn about the Uruguayan Carnival from local experts. At the end of the tour, watch a demonstration of Murga and join in if you wish.
Afterward, walk back to the pier and the ship.
Notes:
Tour does not operate on holidays. Wear comfortable walking shoes.