Uruguay-General Facts
Uruguay is a small South American country that is located just east of Argentina and South of Brazil. The country is a safe, peaceful country with a highly educated population. The country is made of thousands of acres of farmland, including rice, soybeans, sunflower, cattle, sheep and more. This presents a perfect duck hunting site and Uruguay has become one of the top duck hunting locations for Americans and Europeans.
Spanish is the main language of Uruguay. The currency is the Uruguay peso which ranges in value against the US dollar. Currently the rate is 1 USD = 23 Uruguay Pesos. Many hotels, restaurants and shops will quote prices in USD and gladly accept USD. Exchanging money is easy to do at the Montevideo airport when you arrive. One tip is to wait until you reach Uruguay to exchange dollars for Uruguay pesos, the dollar is worth more and you will see a better return for the exchange transaction if done in Uruguay.
Montevideo is the capital of Uruguay and the city with the greatest population. About 2 million people reside in Montevideo. Montevideo is the location of the international airport and American Airlines currently flies directly to Montevideo from Miami. While Buenos Aires, Argentina gets all the press for touring and shopping and fine dining, Montevideo is unique and a great city to visit. The port of Montevideo is good to stroll as you will see lots of musicians, wonderful restaurants with prime meats and fresh vegetables and of course fresh seafood.
The duck hunting in Uruguay takes place in the northeast part of Uruguay. This area is full of rice fields and farms and many more ducks than people! The duck hunting is amazing with the fields, the water sources and the lack of hunting pressure. Uruguay duck hunting season takes place May to August. which is winter time in Uruguay. The temperatures are mild compared to the Northern part of the U.S. Early mornings will be about 38-42 degrees while the afternoons can sometimes reach 60 degrees. The ducks still fly and many have never seen a decoy or a duck hunter before so get ready for some great Uruguay duck hunting action.
How is this for a morning duck hunt in Uruguay
Los Gauchos Outfitters - ducks fear us....
Uruguay Ducks - Several Species May to August
Uruguay Travel
The Uruguay travel instructions are not lengthy or complex. American Airlines has a flight out of Miami International Airport (MIA) that departs at 11:15 PM at night. This gives travelers a significant amount of time to fly into Miami for the overnight flight to Uruguay.
The flight arrives into Montevideo (MVD) the next morning at 9 AM where the time difference and your body clock will not be off too much. Uruguay is one hour ahead of EST during the winter duck hunting months.
Los Gauchos Outfitters uses the web as a good tool for finding flights; however, since American Airlines is currently the only carrier that flies direct from the U.S. to Montevideo, we find it easier (and many times cheaper) to use the American Airlines website.
Flights will range from $850 USD to $1200 roundtrip in coach class. The American Airlines website has an excellent tool for searching for business class seats using your Advantage miles. Uruguay duck hunting trips have departure days of: Friday, Monday, or Wednesday. Use Monday, Wednesday or Friday as the departure from Miami (MIA) to Montevideo, Uruguay (MVD). With this schedule you will hunt the day of arrival and also the day of departure.
Again, feel free to contact our office for complimentary and thorough assistance with flights and travel plans for Uruguay and your Uruguay duck hunting trip.
Uruguay Duck Hunting - arriving into Uruguay:
Once you arrive into Uruguay and pick up your luggage and clear customs, our staff will meet you right outside customs. He will have a sign with your group's name on it. You will travel by private van to the Uruguay duck hunting club and you will get to experience the fantastic duck hunting in Uruguay on the first afternoon. The transfer to and from the airport is NOT included in the daily rate and you will see the fee for the transfer on your final invoice.
Contact Los Gauchos for your Uruguay duck hunting travel plans.