Day 1
Airport transfer to hotel.
Overview
Discover San Salvador with a tour that combines history, culture, and nature. This tour includes a city tour of the Historic Center, the Cathedral, and other key areas of the city, as well as a visit to El Boquerón National Park on the slopes of the San Salvador volcano. Enjoy free time to explore shopping centers like Multiplaza or La Gran Vía.
Choose between the Flower Route, featuring towns like Ataco and Nahuizalco, a pupusa workshop, and a coffee experience, or the Archaeological Route, visiting Joya de Cerén, San Andrés, and Tazumal. The tour concludes with airport transfer. Ideal for a comprehensive experience in just a few days.
Itinerary
Day 2
Start of the tour. Meet your local guide, who will introduce you to the history, culture and evolution of El Salvador.
Historic Center of San Salvador. Metropolitan Cathedral of San Salvador, Mausoleum of Monsignor Romero, National Library of El Salvador (BINAES)
Guided tour of emblematic squares and buildings, and historical, religious and cultural context.
Modern panoramic tour. Santa Elena
Zona Rosa, Monument to the Divine Savior of the World. View of residential and commercial areas, contrast between the historical and the contemporary.
Free time for lunch. Guide's recommendations.
(Meals not included)
San Salvador Volcano. El Boquerón National Park offers an easy hike to crater viewpoints, panoramic views of the San Salvador Valley, and a cool climate and natural environment.
Return to the hotel. End of the tour.
Day 3
Archaeological Route Option
Joya de Cerén (UNESCO), preserved Mayan daily life, ruins of San Andrés and political and ceremonial center. Tallest pyramid in the country. Ending at Lake Coatepeque.
Flower Route Option
Visit to Izalco (living culture) Experience: Pupusa workshop. Preparation of typical national food. Participatory experience, towns, cafes, murals and shops, handicrafts.
Day 4
Cerro Verde & Coatepeque
Tour of Salcoatitán, Nahuizalco, and Izalco. Visit to Cerro Verde National Park with views of the Izalco and Santa Ana volcanoes and Lake Coatepeque. Transfer to the airport.
What's Included
Entrance Fees
Hotel & Breakfast
Round Trip Transfer
What You Will See & Do
Colonial towns, Mayan ruins and volcanoes.
What to Bring
Camera
Bottle of water
Sunglasses
Sun Protection (sunscreen, hat, etc.)
Walking Shoes
Cash for additional purchases and/or food
Information
Mild weather, comfortable shoes and sunscreen.
Starting Point
San Salvador
