Salto Travel Guide

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Things to Do  

Acuamania

Acuamania, Salto

 barryg23 Says:  Acuamania is another water-based attraction close to Salto, in Dayman, near the Termes del Dayman. It costs twice as much more to enter Acuamania and recieves only about 1/5th the amount of visitors to the Termes, but it's a fun place to visit nonetheless, and we spent a... 

Tourist Information in Salto

Tourist Information in Salto, Salto

 barryg23 Says:  There's very little information on Salto in any guidebook we could find, and even Lonely Planet's "South America on a Shoestring" has little over a page, with no map. Hence, a visit to the tourist information is essential for most visitors to Salto. There are two "tourismos"... 

Termes del Dayman

Termes del Dayman, Salto

 barryg23 Says:  Dayman is located about 10 km below Salto and contains a pool complex built around the springs (Termes del Dayman), numerous hotels and an acuamania water adventure centre. The hot springs are very popular with local people and Uruguayans in general, but like the rest of... 

Plaza Artigas

Plaza Artigas, Salto

 barryg23 Says:  Practically every Uruguayan town has a square named after Jose Artigas, the national hero, and Salto is no different, naming a large plaza in the centre of town after him. There is an impressive church on one side of the square, a statue of Artigas and other famous... 

Visit the Termas del Dayman

Visit the Termas del Dayman, Salto

 cybergenic Says:  The hot springs in Salto are rated amongst the worlds best.I went to the Dayman Termas and they were very nice. I wallowed in the hot springs every morning and then last thing at night. All your aches and pains seem to dissappear in seconds.They are very clean and well... 

Hotels  

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Hotels  

Hotel el Jardin

Hotel el Jardin, Salto

 barryg23 Says:  Hotel el Jardin was 100 pesos cheaper than our first hotel, Hotel Concordia, so we moved here after the first night. It's located further away from the main square, towards the river but still in easy walking distance of the centre. Though it doesn't have as much character... 

Hotel Concordia

Hotel Concordia, Salto

 barryg23 Says:  Hotel Concordia is one of the oldest hotels in Uruguay and judging from how old some of the furniture it must look pretty much the same today as it did when it opened. The famous tango singer Carlos Gardel stayed here once and the room he stayed in is now something of a... 

Hotel Dayman: The heart of the Termas

Hotel Dayman: The heart of the Termas, Salto

 cybergenic Says:  This Hotel is situated 15 minutes from the Salto Central city. It was very clean and warm.They were asking US$27 per night but after a few seconds of grovelling they went down to US$20Even though this was still expensive for me, I was exhausted and it looked comfy so I took... 

Restaurants  

Best steak in Uruguay

Best steak in Uruguay, Salto

 barryg23 Says:  Argentina is famous for its meat, especially its huge, delicious steaks, and while travelling through that country over 3 months we sampled many delicious examples. But the best steak we tasted in South America was not in Argentina, but in Uruguay, in a small restaurant in... 

La Trattoria

La Trattoria, Salto

 barryg23 Says:  Not too many tourists visit northern Uruguay so there aren't as many restaurants as you might expect in a city the size of Salto. Most of the best ones are in the centre, on Calle Uruguay between the two main squares. For our first two nights in town we ate at La Trattoria,... 

Dayman: Fantastic food near the Termas

Dayman: Fantastic food near the Termas, Salto

 cybergenic Says:  Connected to the Termas del Dayman is a fantastic restaurant which was not too expensive. It seems to be one of the most popular places to eat in town.You can pay in Uruagyian Pesos, Argentinian Pesos, Brazillian Realis or US$ Chcken Kiev 

Transportation  

Montevideo to Salto
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Ruth on the bus to Salto

A long day of travelling which started in Piriapolis saw us arrive in Salto about 10 hours later. We first took a bus from Piriaplis to Montevideo, then changed for the bus to Salto.

From Montevideo the journey time is about 6 hours (if you take the direct bus). We travelled with the bus company Nunez, who travel this route 3 times daily. Our journey was fine, the seats were comfortable and we were even given some food! Though after 6 hours we were both exhausted and very much looking forward to the hot springs in Dayman. It cost 419 pesos for a single ticket between Montevideo and Salto as of September 2007.

Updated Dec 6, 2008

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Warnings and Dangers  

Danger...in Salto??

Danger...in Salto??, Salto

 matt33degsouth Says:  Having lived in Caracas, Venezuela for 9 years, I can confidently say that Salto has a minimal problem with crime and danger. It is sometimes difficult to enjoy travel in some of the larger cities because of the real possibility of becoming the target of a thief, but in... 

Danger...In Salto??

Danger...In Salto??, Salto

 matt33degsouth Says:  After 11 years of living in Venezuela (most of that time in Caracas), it is hard to find anything dangerous about Salto. As a matter of fact, one of the most frequent comments heard by the people here is that Salto is muy tranquilo (very calm), and you can't argue with that... 

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