Fantastic

Our stop in Montevideo from our cruise ship was made so wonderful thanks to Fanny Margolis. She was waiting for us at the peer and we felt an immediate connection with her. We spent 4 hrs with her touring the city. She most definitely knows her city and is extremely knowledgeable of the Jewish History of Montevideo. She answered each and every question asked by the group. I would highly recommend taking her tour, you will not regret it. It will be money well spent. After the tour she pointed us to the harbor side where we ate a nice meal in the market place.

Cgalow
New York City

Visited February 2017

Excellent way to learn about Montevideo and the Uruguayan Jewish community

We, with five other friends, were on a cruise that stopped in Montevideo Uruguay and we had booked a private tour with Fanny Margolis rather than take one of the ship's tours. We added another couple from the ship, making nine people altogether. Fanny was very accommodating, even changing the time of the tour, from afternoon to morning, because our ship came in earlier than expected. She is extremely knowledgeable about the history of Uruguay and the Jewish community and her English is excellent (she is/was an English teacher).

She is very proud of her country and of her Judaism and is able to discuss almost any topic that we thought to raise. She answered all our questions clearly and with honesty. We saw all the sights that would be of interest on a city tour of Montevideo, but she also was able to show us where the Jewish community first started and where the community now lives. We were lucky enough to be able to enter the Sephardic synagogue in the old town as well as go into Yavne, the communal compound that houses the smaller of the Jewish schools - from kindergarten to high school, a synagogue, a kosher bakery, gift shop and various other communal organisations. Her explanation and subsequent walk through of the Holocaust memorial was excellent. We had an wonderful four hours and even though we went slightly over the time, due to our slowness at times in returning to the comfortable van, there was no thought of asking for extra payment. We would not only recommend Fanny Margolis as a tour guide, we would say that if you are interested in Jewish Uruguay, taking a tour with Fanny is an absolute must.

Rose
Sydney, Australia

Visited January 2017

Fanny is the very best!

In short, Fanny made us fall in love with Montevideo. We strongly recommend using her as a tour guide. We consider ourselves so fortunate to have spent the morning with this smart, warm and knowledgable lady. An outstanding tour guide, Fanny weaves pieces of her own family's story with the history of Montevideo, Uruguay and the country's Jewish community. We will always remember sharing biscochos with the wonderful Fanny Margolis.

Rawendy
Mercer Island, Washington

Visited March 2016

Great city and Jewish tour of Montevideo

Two other couples and husband and myself went with Fanny Margolis (info@jewishtours.com.uy) as a private tour from a cruise. We had a very comfortable mini van and wonderful driver, Victoria. The tour was excellent, as was Fanny; Fanny is an outstanding guide, who wants to show you her city and the Jewish sites as well. She is very knowledgeable about the country and in Jewish matters as well. She was able to answer all questions about the country-political, economic, educational, etc. She also gives you her family history which is a part of the history of Montevideo as well as the jewish immigration into Uruguay. It was a wonderful tour and very reasonable. I would certainly recommend Fanny and this tour.

Helen
Chicago

Visited February 2016

Great tour

We joined others from our cruise for this tour and were pleased that we did. We enjoyed Fanny and found her to be knowledgable and having an excellent ability at conveying useful and interesting information. I highly recommend her for a tour of Jewish Montevideo.

Sheila
Los Angeles, California

Visited February 2016

Fanny was great!

I booked a tour for a group from our cruise line. Fanny was easy to find and her tour was great. She covered the history of the city, the history of the Jewish community and took us to several important sites. We toured the old synagogue which is under renovation It is awesome and very large - a testament to the size and prosperity of the original community. We went to the Bouza winery for a great tasting . Their wines were very good and we bought to take on the ship. The owner of the winery has an amazing antique car collection which added to the visit, We ended the day with a tour of the newer neighborhood of Montevideo, the public Holocaust monument (amazing for the country of Uruguay) and a Jewish school and community center. The tour covered more than we hoped and Fanny was charming and enagaging, Well worth her fee.

Chadds Ford, PA

Visited February 2016

Reviewed February 15, 2016

Punta del Este City & Jewish Tour

Fanny, I wish to thank you for arranging our private tour in Punta del Estes. Our local guide was very accommodating and informative. He also provided the opportunity to visit the beautiful Synagogue. Iwould be happy to to recommend your services.

Thanks Again, Jerry B.

Meeting you and having your Tour

Hi Fanny:  We were on your tour last Saturday, January 30th.  We arrived in Montevideo aboard the Star Princess and were privileged to have you show us around your beautiful city as well as the Jewish tour.  We learned so much from you and enjoyed the tour immensely.  You have a wealth of knowledge and present everything in a most informative and pleasant way.  Thank  you for providing us with a different insight as to the Jewish community in a lovely South American city.  You made that day of our trip very special and we thank  you. Perhaps some day in the future our paths will cross again.  Until then, many thanks. Shalom.

Carolyn and Chuck G.
Sharon, Massachusetts

Excellent half day tour

An excellent half day tour of both the Jewish and other parts of the city of Montevideo. Saw great sites and very informative. Our guide Fanny was very relaxed and easy to talk to.

Sídney, Australia

Visited December 2015

Dear Fanny

We wanted to thank you for the wonderful and informative Jewish and city tour. The CD will be a very useful memory of the information you provided.  We really enjoyed meeting you!  Please be sure to let us know if you are coming to the Washington area.
Have a happy and healthy New Year.

Fondly,
Carl, Ellen, Joel and Carol.

January 2015