Our Uruguay Bike Tour begins with a short ferry crossing from Buenos Aires to the Uruguayan town of Colonia del Sacramento. We ride from Colonia’s UNESCO-designated historic quarter out into the surrounding countryside, where farmers still travel by horse-drawn cart, cattle graze in pastures beside red-earth roads, and the Río de la Plata shimmers through the trees.
In the vine-covered hills of Carmelo, easy rides finish with a tasting at boutique bodegas in the heart of Uruguay’s wine country. Montevideo moves at a faster pace, buzzing with culture, cuisine, and La Rambla—a seafront promenade well-suited to cycling. Beyond the capital, the coast takes over: tawny dunes, wild lagoons, and spectacular roads that trace the shoreline for miles.
“One day, we’re riding quiet country roads where horses outnumber people. The next, we’re following coastal routes between the ocean and Laguna Garzón,” says DuVine Founder and CEO Andy Levine. “The diversity between Colonia and Punta del Este—South America’s Riviera—is remarkable.”
