MACA & Casapueblo tour from Punta del Este: Private transport

Two museums, one private driver, four hours in Punta del Este's art scene

A private half-day tour of Punta del Este combining MACA (Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Atchugarry) and Casapueblo, the clifftop home and museum of artist Carlos Páez Vilaró. Hotel pickup is included. Your driver speaks English, Spanish or Portuguese and waits while you explore each site. The tour runs approximately four hours total.

Step-by-step itinerary

Visit MACA and Casapueblo museums

• Pickup from hotel
• Explore MACA contemporary art museum
• Visit sculpture park at MACA
• Travel to Casapueblo
• Tour Casapueblo museum and gallery
• Enjoy ocean views at Casapueblo

The experience

Your driver picks you up from your hotel and takes you first to MACA, set within a natural landscape where contemporary architecture, sculpture gardens and rotating exhibitions of Uruguayan and international art sit together. You have time to walk the grounds and move through the galleries at your own pace. The museum is designed around the idea that art and nature belong in the same space, so the park itself is part of what you're seeing.

From there you continue to Casapueblo, perched on the cliffs above the Atlantic. It's the work of a single artist, Carlos Páez Vilaró, and the building itself (whitewashed, organic, unlike anything else) is as much the draw as the art inside. You wander through rooms that mix his life, his work and the views out toward the ocean. The panoramic sight lines from the clifftop are what made this place one of Punta del Este's landmarks.

Entry to both museums and the air-conditioned transport between them are included. Your driver remains available throughout, so there's no waiting for a group or timing your visit around a scheduled departure.

What’s included

• Entry to MACA and Casapueblo.
• air-conditioned private vehicle.
• hotel pickup and drop-off.
• driver who speaks English, Spanish or Portuguese and waits at each site while you explore.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery day except Tuesday12 departure times: the first at 09:30, the last at 15:00

AgesAdult (18 and older) · Under 18: can't be booked

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish, Spanish and Portuguese

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Prices and times updated 3 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortNot recommended during pregnancyNot recommended with heart problemsNot recommended with back problems

Operated by Mr Winery

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to move through both museums without following a group schedule or waiting for other visitors to finish. A private driver means you control how long you linger at each stop and when you leave.

Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English, Spanish and Portuguese.

What is MACA and what will I see there?

MACA (Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Atchugarry) combines contemporary architecture with sculpture gardens and rotating exhibitions of modern and international art, all set within a natural landscape designed so the park and the galleries work together.

Who was Carlos Páez Vilaró and why is Casapueblo famous?

Carlos Páez Vilaró was a renowned Uruguayan artist, and Casapueblo is his architectural masterpiece: a whitewashed clifftop building perched above the Atlantic that functions as both his former home and a museum of his work, and it's become one of Uruguay's most recognizable landmarks.

How much time do I spend at each museum?

The tour runs four hours total, and your driver waits while you explore both MACA and Casapueblo at your own pace, so the time you spend at each is up to you.

What's the difference between this and a group tour of the same sites?

This is a private tour with your own driver, so you set the pace at each museum and don't wait for other visitors or adhere to a group schedule.