Grand Tour of El Salvador

Welcome to El Salvador! Upon your arrival, one of our representatives will greet you at the main exit of the airport, holding a distinctive sign with your name on it. Reception and transfer to the city of San Salvador.

Start: 8:00 – 8:30 am | Duration: 7 hours | Guided tour to the main points of interest in the capital and El Boquerón National Park.

San Salvador is the political, cultural, educational, economic, artistic, health, and financial center of El Salvador, absorbing several surrounding municipalities, it has become the second largest metropolitan area in Central America. Today, you will visit the historic center with its main squares and emblematic monuments such as the National Palace and the Metropolitan Cathedral. You can also visit El Rosario Church.

Additionally, you will tour the main areas of the city, including the iconic Salvador del Mundo at Las Américas Square. At El Boquerón National Park, enjoy views of the inactive crater of this volcano and panoramic views of the entire city. On the way, you will visit Picnic Steakhouse where you will have the option (paid directly) to experience the adrenaline of the Rainbow Slide.

Afterwards, transfer to the charming colonial city of

Suchitoto. 2 Nights in Suchitoto.

Start: 9:00 am | Duration: 8 hours | Guided tour in Suchitoto. Boat Tour and Indigo Workshop

Suchitoto, meas “Place of the Flower Bird” in Nahuat, is known as the cradle of Culture and History. Here, the essence of colonial style is remaining, visible in its buildings and houses as you walk through the cobblestone streets amidst the tranquility of daily activities where time seems to have stood still in the past. During this walking tour, you will learn more about the history of the place and its historical monuments, including the Church of Santa Lucia, built in 1853. Later, take a boat tour on the calm waters of Lake Suchitlán and also have the opportunity, with the help of local experts, to participate in an indigo workshop, a natural dye extracted from a plant and known since pre-Hispanic times.

Start: 8:30 am | Duration: 8 hours | Guided tour of the main archaeological sites in El Salvador: Joya de Cerén, San Andrés, and Tazumal. Also a stop in the city of Santa Ana.

Guided tour of the Joya de Cerén archaeological site, better known as the “Pompeii of America,” declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993. At the site, you will admire a pre-Columbian Maya agricultural village that was remarkably preserved due to several layers of volcanic ash from an eruption in 600 AD. Then, you will visit the San Andrés archaeological site, a very important political and ceremonial center with various structures for the use of governors.

Visit to the Historic Center of Santa Ana.Taking a panoramic tour, see its beautiful Cathedral, designed to resemble a Gothic-style Cathedral. Finally, Tazumal, an architectural complex with the largest pyramid in El Salvador. This archaeological site was a sophisticated and important city where vestiges of pre-Columbian artistic development have been found. We continue to Concepción de Ataco for overnight. 2 Nights in Concepción de Ataco.

Start: 9:00 am | Duration: 8 hours | Guided tour through the tourist circuit in the towns of the Flower Route.

This is one of the most visited destinations in El Salvador, where you’ll explore the picturesque towns of the Apaneca mountains to learn about local life in these places away from the big cities.

In Nahuizalco, you’ll see descendants of the last remaining indigenous communities in the country, explore its colorful market and main square. In Juayua, the tour is similar, although this town has a different urban layout and a church dedicated to a Black Christ. Enjoy the mountain climate, surrounded by green hills covered with coffee plantations and the weekend gastronomic festival.

You’ll end in Ataco, one of the most popular towns. Stroll through its cobblestone streets to see the art gallery printed on the murals of the houses, reflecting the good traditions and everyday life of Salvadorans.

Start: 7:30 am | Duration: 9 hours | Unguided transfer to the Volcanoes National Park. Climbing with a local guide for 3-4 hours ascent/descent – Difficulty of this trek: Moderate. At the end, transfer to San Salvador.

This is an incredible adventure tour to the crater of the Santa Ana Volcano, with an altitude of 2,384 meters above sea level. The Santa Ana Volcano, better known as llamatepec, is the tallest and most voluminous volcano in the coastal range in the region. The path to the crater is narrow and of moderate difficulty. Along the way, you’ll find a series of viewpoints, from where you can admire the beauty of the natural landscape surrounding the Lake and Volcanoes Complex. From there, you can see the emerald green lagoon inside the volcano. Additionally, you’ll have the opportunity to see a beautiful landscape of Lake Coatepeque, Izalco Volcano, Cerro Verde, and the Pacific Ocean.

Transfer to San Salvador for overnight.

Full day at your leisure. Overnight.

Transferred to the international airport in accordance with your departure flight time.