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San Salvador Layover Tour: City and Volcano Visit
4.9
23 Ratings
San Salvador
Maximize your San Salvador layover with a 4-hour city tour and El Boquerón volcano visit. Explore top attractions and savor local pupusas.
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Parque Nacional El Boquerón - Experience a leisurely walk in this national park situated in the protected area atop the dormant San Salvador volcano, and marvel at its 1.5 km diameter crater.
- Monumento al Divino Salvador del Mundo - This iconic monument represents both the city and the country. Located in Plaza Las Américas, it holds religious significance and serves as a central hub for numerous activities and historical events in El Salvador.
- Plaza Morazán - Plaza Morazán
- Plaza Libertad - Plaza Libertad. El Rosario
- Plaza Barrios - Plaza Barrios
What's Included
- Transport by air-conditioned vehicle
- Airport pickup and drop-off
- Guide (if optional selected)
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Food
Additional Information
Make the most of your long layover in San Salvador by taking 4 hours to tour the city and visit the majestic volcano affectionately known as El Boquerón, or ‘Big Mouth.’ Get picked up from Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport and driven into this intriguing city to enjoy the Metropolitan Cathedral and Salvador del Mundo Square, among other top attractions. From there, travel about 15 miles out of the city to gawk at the imposing volcano. You’ll be transported back to the airport in time to get your connecting flight. On route finish your adventure tasting a locally made pupusas at Olocuilta.
- Please note: museums are closed on Mondays
- The tour will finish approximately 2 hours prior to your flight’s departure time
- Note: The tour has a duration of approximately 4 to 6 hours. Please make sure your layover is at least 6 hours long prior to booking
- Important: Please provide your flight details upon booking to ensure pickup and drop-off arrangements
- Travelers arriving from or nationals from: Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador; to enter the country must have American Visa to avoid any drawbacks on arrival
- Passport name, number, expiry and country is required at time of booking for all participants
Location
Parque Nacional El Boqueron
Calle al Parque Nacional El Boqueron,
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(23 Ratings)
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Ashleyaz5208zw
Sep 6, 2024
Perfect Tour for a Layover - I enjoyed my experience on this tour. It was a great way to spend my layover before heading to my next destination. Alfredo is a wealth of knowledge and a pleasure to tour with. His passion and love for El Salvador shines through. I enjoyed learning more about the history and culture while seeing the city and experiencing El Boqueron. The hike was great and I liked learning about various plants along the way to the volcano. Seeing the crater was awesome. I highly recommend this tour with Alfredo.
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Ronaldeduardod2024
Aug 19, 2024
Short travel experience in San Salvador and surrounding places. - An interesting tour given by Guide Alfredo Díaz to the historic center of San Salvador that included the most emblematic places and their history. The visit to the new National Library and the Cathedral of San Salvador was pleasant, the crypt of it was open. Due to the huge number of vehicles heading towards El Boquerón, we chose to visit Santa Tecla and taste Salvadoran food at Merlioth Market. It was a pleasant experience to tour the Salvadoran capital during an excellent day.
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Dora
Jan 4, 2020
Great way to spend a layover! - I had a long layover in San Salvador and am so glad I decided to do this tour! My guide, Alfredo, drove us to see the city plazas and then to the El Boqueron National Park to see the volcano. He always had great explanations for the things we were seeing and was very knowledgeable about the area. We even had time to stop to eat some pupusas before heading back to the airport, which were delicious! Thanks Alfredo for being such a great guide! I definitely recommend this if you have some time between your flights.
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Sueann_r
Dec 31, 2019
we had a great time - moses was an amazing guide,very knowledgable about the country..we enjoy it so much!!it was an easy breezy in and out of the airport..thanks so much
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Tooto
Dec 29, 2019
Great tour for a long layover! - The layover tour of the city and the Boquerón volcano is a wonderful experience. The company expedited our migrations paperwork (and saved us the $12 fee) and we were quickly out on tour. Our guide/driver Alfredo was excellent. We got to see the sights and I even got a great haircut for $2! The pupusas stopover at Olucuilta was a delicious end to an amazing day. My only suggestion would be to go to el Boquerón first, particularly on a Sunday morning, because later in the day it gets very busy.
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Rico761
Nov 12, 2019
Highly recommend this! - From the moment we landed, we were breezed through customs by the stopover tour folks. Our tour guide, Cesar quickly swooped us up right outside and took us straight to a strip of pupuserias where we were able to enjoy some of the traditional local food (yum) then onto El Boqueron, which was stunning, and down back into downtown San Salvador. A lively city with a lot of history and a lot of action! Id most definitely recommend this tour for anyone with an extended layover.
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Danlm2394nr
Sep 20, 2019
Great layover - The whole process to get us through immigration fast worked well. We met our driver/guide Irving as we exited and we were on our way. Spent the morning learning about the town and taking a short hike up the volcano.
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David_m
Sep 11, 2019
Perfect Layover Tour - Took tour during six hour layover en route to Belize. Breezed through immigration and customs with assistance from the very friendly folks at the desk opposite Gate 6. Eduardo offered great insight on the history and current state of El Salvador, including his personal experiences. Managed to see everything listed in the description and a couple of additional sites without feeling rushed notwithstanding the time constraints. Would sign up again without hesitation.
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Julie_s
May 25, 2019
San Salvador Layover Tour - Fantastic way to spend the when you have a long layover. Irving was my personal tour guide. He was knowledgeable engaging and fun! Their commitment to assisting you through customs/immigration was exactly as described. There was a long line and their team member at the airport took me right to the front of the line- no fees!
San Salvador is rich in history and beauty. Wish I had more time!
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David
Apr 1, 2019
Perfect for our layover! - This was the ideal tour for us during an eight-hour layover in San Salvador. Everyone was kind and helpful, but our guide was the one who made it amazing. I can't recall his name -- if you get him, he's the one with children living in Canada -- but he gave us so many special tips and thoughts about sites and life in El Salvador. The volcano tour was beautiful with such a different climate than the city and the tours of the churches were inspiring. Our guide's description of the sculptures in the Iglesia El Rosario made them that much more inspirational. We booked the tour that included food and drink, and the restaurant they took us to had very good food. We were able to try local dishes, and the horchata was excellent. I don't write reviews often, but I'm very pleased and honored to write this one. We had a wonderful time!
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