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Book: Daymán River Hike

Nature · Price on request · Confirmed when you book

Termas del Daymán sits on the bank of the river that gives it its name, ten kilometres south of Salto, and most visitors never leave the pools. At the termas, an established public trail follows the bank of the Río Daymán through the riverside forest of the Uruguayan litoral: sauce criollo and sarandí with their feet in the water, ceibo and ingá behind them, rock shelves and still water where the trees reflect at the end of the day. This guided hike takes it at an easy pace, with a local guide who names what you are looking at. The trail is public; what you book here is the guide.

The hike reads the riverside forest by its distance from the water: sauce criollo and sarandí at the water's edge; ceibo, whose red flower is Uruguay's national flower, ingá, curupí, chal-chal, pitanga and tala behind them; and the lapacho, which flowers pink on bare branches before its leaves come out. It also covers the Ruta Verde, the native species the park is planting at the termas and around them with the support of CTM and CARU; the rock shelves and pools of the Daymán; and the birds of the same gallery forest that makes Salto a birdwatching stop.

Price on request — I quote the price for your group when I confirm. Start time and meeting point at Termas del Daymán are arranged with you after booking.

Important The hike is easy and stays close to the water: closed shoes, water, a hat in summer and repellent. The Daymán rises after heavy rain; if the river is high when you book I will tell you. Early morning or the last two hours of light are the best times. If the route runs through the municipal park, the park ticket is paid separately on the day. The hike is led in Spanish; tell me if you need English and I will check what is possible. Nothing to pay online — you pay the guide on the day, in Uruguayan pesos. Free cancellation up to 24h before.

Nothing to pay up front. I'll confirm your booking by WhatsApp or email within 12 hours. To arrange it I pass your name, contact details and the details of your request to the operator, and nothing else; I do not use them for anything else. On the day itself you pay the operator directly, in Uruguayan pesos at the equivalent of the price shown in US dollars, either in cash or by bank transfer.

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