Terminal de Cruceros Punta del Este, Muelle La Pastora
Cruise tender pier at Parada 3, Playa Mansa, with landing stairs, access control, toilets, coach parking and a covered area for about 300 passengers.
Punta del Este, Uruguay
Punta del Este is Uruguay's best-known beach resort, on a narrow peninsula where the Rio de la Plata meets the Atlantic. More about Punta del Este →
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Thousands of people in port, guests plus crew. Crowd level compared with a typical Punta del Este day.
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Where is the Punta del Este cruise port?
Cruise ships anchor in the bay off the peninsula and tender passengers ashore. The main landing is the Terminal de Cruceros Punta del Este at Muelle La Pastora, Parada 3 on Playa Mansa, which has landing stairs, access control, toilets, coach parking and a covered area for about 300 passengers.
The Port of Punta del Este, at the north-east end of the peninsula, also has five piers for cruise tenders. Weather can cancel tender operations.
Terminal
Puerto de Punta del Este tender piers has no map position yet.
Getting to the Punta del Este cruise port
Los Dedos (La Mano), Playa Brava → Muelle La Pastora
1.2 km · ~17 min by car
About 1.2 km across the peninsula, roughly 17 minutes on foot or 5 minutes by taxi.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
TransportTypical priceJourneyGood to know
Walk
Freeper person
Varies
About 17 minutes.
Taxi
Variesper vehicle
Varies
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
Driving to the port
The peninsula is compact and walkable; Casapueblo and the outer beaches need a taxi, bus or tour. Weather can cancel tender operations. Distances and times are approximate.
Punta del Este Cruise Terminals
2 terminals
Puerto de Punta del Este tender piers
Tender piers for cruise passengers in the Port of Punta del Este, at the north-east end of the peninsula.
Not on the map yet
Eating in Punta del Este
- Coffee per item
- UYU 160
- per item
- Breakfast per person
- UYU 200–800
- per person
- Casual lunch per person
- UYU 400–2000
- per person
- Restaurant dinner per person
- UYU 800
- per person
- Soft drink per item
- UYU 130
- per item
Prices are approximate, in UYU; restaurant dinners start from about UYU 800.
Destination
About Punta del Este
Punta del Este is Uruguay's best-known beach resort, on a narrow peninsula where the Rio de la Plata meets the Atlantic. Cruise ships anchor in the bay and tender passengers ashore, mostly to the Muelle La Pastora cruise pier on Playa Mansa, with tender piers also in the port. The season runs from October to March.
From the pier you can walk around the peninsula and the harbour, or cross to Playa Brava to see Los Dedos, the giant hand in the sand. Further west, Casapueblo sits on the cliffs of Punta Ballena.
- Time zone
- Uruguay Standard Time
- Currency
- UYU
Things to Do in Punta del Este
Los Dedos (La Mano) on Playa Brava
Chilean artist Mario Irarrazabal's giant fingers rising from the sand (1982), officially "Hombre emergiendo a la vida", the resort's best-known landmark.
The peninsula
Stroll the streets and seafront of the compact peninsula, with shops, cafés and sea views.
Casapueblo
Carlos Paez Vilaro's whitewashed cliffside building at Punta Ballena, now a museum and hotel, famous for its sunsets.
The harbour
Working harbour with fishing boats, seafood restaurants and boat trips across the bay.