LODGING

SERVICEPrivate services (vehicle, driver and guide).

Days Nights

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HIGHLIGHTS

LODGING

GENERAL ITINERARY

OPERATESPackage may start any day.

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3 - 2 Stop Over El SalvadorCoffee Mountains and Charming Towns

Walk through coffee plantations.

Pick coffee with locals (if in season).

Lodging at a 100 yr old house: original house of the family that owns coffee plantation.

Optional/additional adventure activities such as zip-line tour, buggy tour, ATV tour or horseback riding.

Private vehicle and driver for all transfers and tour. All PAX traveling together. Extra transfer has an extra cost.2 nights hotel lodging based on double room. All breakfasts (2). Private English speaking guide for tour (day 2).All entrances and activities: Flower Route with coffee tour. All taxes and fees are included.

DOES NOT INCLUDE: • Lunches and dinners.• International flights. • Airport taxes.• Tips and personal expenses.• Services not specifically mentioned.• Travel Insurance.

• 2 Nights in Flower Route

Day 1:

Day 2:

Day 3:

Arrival to El Salvador. Transfer to hotel. Lodging in Flower Route Hotel.

Coffee tour and Charming Towns. Lodging in Flower Route Hotel. (B)

Private transfer to airport for departure flight. END OF SERVICES. (B)

From late November to early March, many “fincas” (farms) are joyful because it is the season of “la cosecha”; when the coffee is picked from the coffee tree. This activity has been and still is one of the most important cultural traditions of many Salvadorian families. El Salvador plantations offer coffee that is recognized as top quality worldwide. Escape to El Salvador and you will be able to participate in coffee picking as well as learn the coffee process at the mill in order to produce gourmet coffee. Also enjoy the charming towns and crafts of the Flower Route in Western El Salvador.

Coffee Picking

SPECIFIC CONDITIONS

HOTELS

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All general conditions apply.We may change itinerary due to weather or situations beyond our control. Holidays and festivity periods may carry additional surcharges, payment requirements and cancellation penalties. Sites such as: museums, archaeological sites, restaurants, and shopping centers may be limited or not available during holidays or special events.Late arriving and early departure flights may need special arrangements.Coffee picking season: December to March.Coffee mill tour may be done all year: From December to May you will be able to see it operating.

Flower Route:

A) Santa Leticia or El Carmen or similar.

B) Alicante or similar.

D 1San Salvador

Flower Route

Ataco Town

GUATEMALA

HONDURAS

DAY 1: Transfer airport – Flower Route HotelArrival to El Salvador International Airport. Transfer to Flower Route hotel.

Lodging at Flower Route hotel.

DAY 2: Flower Route – Coffee Tour – Flower Route Hotel (B)The Flower Route is a coffee plantation area in the Western side of El Salvador. It includes 4 main towns and has a comfortable weather due to the altitude. The towns are Nahuizalco, Juayua, Apaneca, and Ataco. The region offers amazing views of mountains and volcanoes, crafts, coffee tours, charming towns, markets, and adventure options.

We will visit a coffee plantation and if the tour takes place within coffee season (DEC-MAR), travelers will be able to collect coffee themselves along with the locals. After this experience, a guided tour will explain each step of the coffee process. Travelers will be able to buy coffee products and crafts as souvenirs. We will also visit the charming towns of the Flower Route.

Lodging in Flower Route hotel.

DETAILED ITINERARY:

DAY 3: Transfer to airport for departure flight (B)End of services.

Apaneca TownAtaco Town

LODGING

SERVICEPrivate services (vehicle, driver and guide).

Days Nights

INCLUDES

HIGHLIGHTS

LODGING

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3 - 2 Stop Over El SalvadorIndigo Blue and Colonial Town

Walk the cobblestone streets of Suchitoto Colonial town.

Dye your own scarf with Indigo: a Mayan natural colorant.

Charming boutique hotel.

Private vehicle and driver for all transfers and tour. All PAX traveling together. Extra transfer has an extra cost.2 nights hotel lodging based on double room.All breakfasts (2). Private English speaking guide for tour (day 2).All entrances and activities: City tour Suchitoto with indigo workshop.All taxes and fees are included.

DOES NOT INCLUDE: • Lunches and dinners.• International flights. • Airport taxes.• Tips and personal expenses.• Services not specifically mentioned.• Travel Insurance.

• 2 Nights in Suchitoto.

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Day 2:

Day 3:

Arrival to El Salvador. Transfer to hotel. Lodging in Suchitoto.

City tour Suchitoto with indigo workshop. Return to hotel. Lodging in Suchitoto. (B)

Private transfer to airport for departure flight. END OF SERVICES. (B)

Stop in El Salvador on your way to final destination and visit Suchitoto, a colonial town where time seems to have stopped. An ideal place to relax in a boutique charming hotel, walking on cobblestone streets and learning about Indigo, a blue natural colorant extracted from the Xiquilite plant and sacred to the Maya civilization.

Suchitoto Town

Indigo workshop

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HOTELS

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All general conditions apply.We may change itinerary due to weather or situations beyond our control. Holidays and festivity periods may carry additional surcharges, payment requirements and cancellation penalties. Sites such as: museums, archaeological sites, restaurants, and shopping centers may be limited or not available during holidays or special events.Indigo process is seasonal: June to November, but Indigo workshop (dye) may be done all year.Late arriving or early departure flights may need special arrangements.

Suchitoto:

A) Los Almendros de San Lorenzo Double Room.

B) El Tejado.

D 1

San Salvador

Suchitoto

Suchitoto Town

GUATEMALA

HONDURAS

DAY 1: Transfer airport – SuchitotoArrival to El Salvador International Airport. Transfer to Suchitoto hotel.

Lodging at Suchitoto hotel.

DAY 2: City tour Suchitoto – Indigo workshop - Suchitoto (B)Suchitoto means the place of the Flower Bird. We will walk along the charming cobblestone streets surrounded by lovely old colonial homes. Suchitoto is home to Santa Lucia Church, built in 1853, majestically situated in the town's central square.

We will also enjoy an Indigo Workshop. Indigo is a natural colorant extracted from the Xiquilite plant. It was a very important element for the Mayans since they used it for magic/religious rituals, as a medical plant, for pottery, and for painting. When the Spanish “Conquistadores” arrived to El Salvador in 1524, Indigo became the new source of wealth in the region. Pedro de Alvarado noticed how the Indians used several shades of blue in their clothes. In 1558, the Habsburg King Charles I ordered the territories of Guatemala and Cuscatlán (El Salvador), to produce indigo for Spain. In the XVII century, the ounce of indigo was as valuable as gold. El Salvador’s indigo, has always been recognized as top quality worldwide. We will learn the process of indigo as well as art techniques used on clothing as we experiment in designing our own scarf.

Lodging in Suchitoto hotel.

DETAILED ITINERARY:

DAY 3: Transfer to airport for departure flight (B)End of services.

Indigo production (oxygenation)

Indigo Workshop

LODGING

SERVICEPrivate services (vehicle driver and guide).

Days Nights

INCLUDES

HIGHLIGHTS

LODGING

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3 - 2 Stop Over El SalvadorMonkeys, Cacao and Turtles

Boat tour in Jiquilisco Bay, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.

Visit a community of Spider Monkeys.

Taste the cacao fruit.

Optional Sea Turtle tour

Private vehicle and driver for all transfers and tour. Extra transfer has an extra cost.2 nights lodging in Jiquilisco Bay (Barillas Lodge).All breakfasts (2) and 1 lunch. Private English speaking guide for tour (day 2).All entrances and activities: Monkeys tour, cacao tour and boat tour. All taxes and fees are included.

DOES NOT INCLUDE: • Other lunches.• Dinners• International flights. • Airport taxes.• Tips and personal expenses.• Services not specifically mentioned.• Travel Insurance.

• 2 nights in Jiquilisco Bay.

Day 1:

Day 2:

Day 3:

Arrival to El Salvador. Transfer to hotel. Lodging in Jiquilisco Bay.

Monkey tour, Cacao tour and mangroves boat tour in Jiquilisco Bay. Lodging in Jiquilisco Bay. (B, L)

Private transfer to airport for departure flight. END OF SERVICES. (B)

Stop in a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve on your way to your final destination. Jiquilisco Bay in El Salvador is a natural reserve that is home to beautiful forests, cacao plantations, monkey communities, mangroves, pristine beaches, amazing sunsets, and the most important nesting point of the hawksbill sea turtle in the Eastern Pacific.

Jiquilisco Bay

Cacao fruit

SPECIFIC CONDITIONS

HOTELS

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All general conditions apply.We may change itinerary including boat tour due to weather or situations beyond our control. Holidays and festivity periods may carry additional surcharges, payment requirements and cancellation penalties. Sites such as: museums, archaeological sites, restaurants, and shopping centers may be limited or not available during holidays or special events.Late arriving flights may need additional arrangements.Cacao tour is available only from Monday to Friday before noon. Tour may be modified for a sea turtle tour on Day 2. Extra fee may apply.Tours such as monkeys and sea turtles depend on nature and may not be 100% guaranteed.

Jiquilisco Bay:

Puerto Barillas Lodge (Casa de Árbol)

D 1

San Salvador

Jiquilisco Bay

Jiquilisco Bay

GUATEMALA

HONDURAS

DAY 1: Transfer airport – Puerto Barillas.Arrival to El Salvador International Airport. Transfer to Puerto Barillas.

Lodging at Puerto Barilla Lodge.

DAY 2: Monkey tour – Cacao tour – Mangroves boat tour – Puerto Barillas Hotel (B)Today we will enjoy a Monkey and cacao tour. For the monkey tour, we will walk through the forest until we reach their home. After calling their names, the monkeys come down the trees and interact with the visitors. For the cacao tour, we will learn about the history and the process of the cacao while visiting a plantation.

We will be able to see and taste the fruit. In the afternoon a boat tour will take us through the canals of Jiquilisco Bay where we will enjoy the beautiful views of the mangroves with the volcanoes in the background. Depending on the tides, we will stop in a pristine beach for a quick swim.

Lodging at Puerto Barilla lodge.

DETAILED ITINERARY:

DAY 3: Transfer to airport for departure flight (B)End of services.

Jiquilisco Bay

Cacao Fruit

New born sea turtleMonkey Tour

LODGING

SERVICEPrivate services (vehicle driver and guide).

Days Nights

INCLUDES

HIGHLIGHTS

LODGING

GENERAL ITINERARY

OPERATESPackage may start any day.

DIFFICULTYEasy. (If selected, Volcano Hiking is medium to medium high difficulty)

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3 - 2 Stop Over El SalvadorSan Salvador City

Dye your own scarf with Indigo: a Mayan natural colorant.

Hike a volcano at Volcanoes National Park: a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.

Pick coffee with locals (if in season).

Walk to the edge of the crater of San Salvador’s Volcano (Boquerón).

Visit Joya de Cerén archaeological site, a World Heritage Site.

Private vehicle and driver for all transfers and tour. All PAX traveling together. Extra transfer has an extra cost.2 nights in San Salvador based on double room. All breakfasts (2). Private English speaking guide for tour (day 2).All activities and entrances as stated on detailed itinerary based on selected tour.All taxes and fees are included.

DOES NOT INCLUDE: • Lunches and dinners.• International flights. • Airport taxes.• Tips and personal expenses.• Services not specifically mentioned.• Travel insurance

• 2 Nights in San Salvador City.

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Day 2:

Day 3:

Arrival to El Salvador. Transfer to hotel. Night in San Salvador Hotel.

One day tour, choose 1 from the following 4: Suchitoto tour with indigo workshop, Volcanoes National Park, Flower Route with Coffee tour OR San Salvador City tour with Boquerón and Joya de Cerén (B)

Private transfer to airport for departure flight. END OF SERVICES. (B)

Stop in San Salvador on your way to final destination and choose one day tour from four options while staying in San Salvador City. For the tour, you can choose between Suchitoto colonial town, a volcanoes tour, a coffee tour and crafts, OR a San Salvador city tour.

Historiantes, festivities

Plowing, Izalco Volcano

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All general conditions apply.We may change itinerary due to weather or situations beyond our control. Holidays and festivity periods may carry additional surcharges, payment requirements and cancellation penalties. Sites such as: museums, archaeological sites, restaurants, and shopping centers may be limited or not available during holidays or special events.For day 2, you can choose 1 of the 4 tour options.Indigo process is seasonal: June to November. But Indigo workshop (dye) can be done all year.Coffee picking season: December to March.Coffee mill tour may be done all year: From December to May you will be able to see it operating.Joya de Ceren is closed on Mondays.

San Salvador:

A) Intercontinental Hotel, Barceló Hotel or similar.

B) Hotel Mirador Plaza or similar.

C) Hotel Villa Terra or similar.

Rosario Church

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San SalvadorFlowerRoute

SuchitotoJoya deCerén

GUATEMALA

HONDURAS

VolcanoesNational

Park

DAY 1: Transfer airport – San Salvador Hotel

Arrival to El Salvador International Airport. Transfer to San Salvador hotel.

Lodging at San Salvador hotel.

DAY 2: TOUR Selection – San Salvador Hotel (B)Choose 1 of the following 4 tours:

Lodging at San Salvador hotel.

A) SUCHITOTO TOUR WITH INDIGO WORKSHOP:In this tour we will visit Suchitoto, one of El Salvador's colonial towns. Its name means the place of the Flower Bird. Walk along the charming cobblestone streets surrounded by lovely old colonial homes. Suchitoto is home to Santa Lucia Church, built in 1853, majestically situated in the town's central square.

We will also enjoy an Indigo Workshop. Indigo is a natural colorant extracted from the Xiquilite plant. It was a very important element for the Mayans since they used it for magic/religious rituals, as a medical plant, for pottery, and for painting. When the Spanish “Conquistadores” arrived to El Salvador in 1524, Indigo became the new source of wealth in the region. Pedro de Alvarado noticed how the Indians used several shades of blue in their clothes. In 1558, the Habsburg King Charles I ordered the territories of Guatemala and Cuscatlán (El Salvador), to produce indigo for Spain. In the XVII century, the ounce of indigo was as valuable as gold. El Salvador’s indigo, has always been recognized as top quality worldwide. We will learn the process of indigo as well as art techniques used on clothing as we experiment in designing our own scarf.

DETAILED ITINERARY:

B) VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK:El Salvador is the country with more volcanoes per square kilometers in the world. This is because there are many volcanoes in a very small country, (20,000 square kilometers). From San Salvador we have easy access to visit some of these beautiful volcanoes. In this trip, we will visit Volcanoes National Park which is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. Here, three amazing volcanoes (Izalco Volcano, Santa Ana Volcano and Cerro Verde) embrace beautiful Coatepeque Lake which fills a crater of another volcano.

Izalco Volcano is one of the youngest volcanoes in America because it was born in the 1700's, whereas Santa Ana Volcano is thousands of years old. Izalco Volcano was known as the “Lighthouse of the Pacific” since its lava guided the ships on the Pacific Ocean Coast. No lava is currently flowing, but both volcanoes are still active since constant fumaroles are present. In Cerro Verde, located in the middle of the other two volcanoes, we will walk around its extinct crater providing breathtaking views of Izalco and Santa Ana and Coatepeque Lake. If desired by pax, they can hike one of the two volcanoes and reach to edge of the crater.

C) FLOWER ROUTE WITH COFFEE TOUR:The Flower Route is a coffee plantation area in the Western side of El Salvador. It includes 4 main towns and has a comfortable weather due to the altitude. The towns are Nahuizalco, Juayua, Apaneca, and Ataco. The region offers amazing views of mountains and volcanoes, crafts, coffee tours, charming towns, markets, and adventure options.

We will visit a coffee plantation and if the tour takes place within coffee season (DEC-MAR), travelers will be able to collect coffee themselves along with the locals. After this experience, a guided tour will explain each step of the coffee process. Travelers will be able to buy coffee products and crafts as souvenirs.

Hiking at Volcanoes National Park

Indigo Workshop

D) CITY TOUR SAN SALVADOR- SAN SALVADOR VOLCANO AND JOYA DE CEREN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE:San Salvador is the second largest city of Central America with a population of about 1.8 million people. We will visit the main landmarks of the city including downtown where we will see the National Palace, a neoclassic building built in 1905. It has a beautiful central patio as well as more than 100 rooms. We will also visit the Metropolitan Cathedral which substitutes the previous edifications destroyed by earthquakes or fires. The Cathedral is surprisingly wide and large (Neo-Romanesque and Byzantine) and celestial drawings are painted on its cupola. Inside stand a wooden figure of the Divine Savior of the World and the tomb of Archbishop Romero, a martyr and an important figure for El Salvador. Rosario church is also an interesting stop. With its bizarre building, it holds the grave of Father José Matías Delgado, a very important figure of the Central America independence. Then we will also drive by the main avenues and streets until we arrive to a local crafts market where you will be able to buy some souvenirs.

Then we will visit San Salvador volcano (Boquerón). El Salvador is the country with more volcanoes per square kilometers in the world. El Boquerón is the name of the crater of San Salvador’s Volcano. Locals say that it has this name given that the crater resembles a big mouth (Boquerón = Big Mouth). At approximately 1,700 meters above sea level, it provides a cool climate in between 15 - 23 ºC. We will be able to walk to the edge of the crater and admire its beauty.

After lunch, we will visit Joya de Cerén archaeological site, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1993, and it is known as the “Pompeii of the Americas”. This agricultural community was buried by the ashes of Caldera Volcano back in 600 AD. Thanks to the excellent preservation, this site allows us to witness the everyday lives of the Mesoamerican agricultures of such time period. There is also a comprehensive museum on site.

DAY 3: Transfer to airport for departure flight (B)End of services.

House at Joya de Ceren

Coffee Fruit

LODGING

SERVICEPrivate services (vehicle and driver).

Days Nights

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HIGHLIGHTS

LODGING

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3 - 2 Stop Over El SalvadorThe Wild East

Beautiful beachfront boutique hotel with full board.

Optional/Additional activities like kayaking, surfing, sea turtles, boat tours, spa and yoga.

Private vehicle and driver for all transfers. All PAX traveling together. Extra transfer has an extra cost.2 nights at Las Flores Resort, Double Room Partial Ocean View.All breakfasts (2) Lunches (2) and Dinners (2). All taxes and fees are included.

DOES NOT INCLUDE: • International flights. • Airport taxes.• Tips and personal expenses.• Services not specifically mentioned.• Travel Insurance.

• 2 nights in Eastern El Salvador.

Day 1:

Day 2:

Day 3:

Arrival to El Salvador. Transfer to hotel. Night in Las Flores Resort. (D)

Free day or OPTIONAL activities. Night in Las Flores Resort. (B, L, D)

Private transfer to airport for departure flight. END OF SERVICES. (B,L)

Stop in the Wild East of El Salvador on your way to your final destination, a place that offers the best beaches of the country, authentic experiences, kayak tours, sea turtle tours, community tourism, boat tours, surfing, and great hotel options. It is also a great location for spa and yoga retreats.

Las Flores Beach

Gulf of Fonseca Islands from Conchagua Volcano

SPECIFIC CONDITIONS

HOTELS

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All general conditions apply. We may change itinerary due to weather or situations beyond our control. Holidays and festivity periods may carry additional surcharges, payment requirements and cancellation penalties. Sites such as: museums, archaeological sites, restaurants, and shopping centers may be limited or not available during holidays or special events.The rate includes 3 meals per day.Late and/or early departure flights may need special arrangements. Cancellation policy: 30 days or less: No refund.

Las Flores Resort:Double Room Ocean view.

D 1

San Salvador

Las FloresResort

El Icacal, Beach

GUATEMALA

HONDURAS

DAY 1: Airport – Las Flores Resort. (D)Arrival at International Airport in El Salvador, transfer to hotel.

Lodging in Las Flores Resort.

DAY 2: Free day. (B, L, D)Lodging at Las Flores Resort.

DETAILED ITINERARY:

DAY 3: Private transfer to airport for departure flight. (B, L)End of services.

Las Flores Resort

Las Flores ResortLas Flores Resort