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A certificate for Luis Alfredo Avalos Mejia, signed by three officials, for completing a course on family tourism specialization in El Salvador. 2
The text 'EL SALZADOR Family Friendly' in large, bold letters. 3
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Santa Ana volcano hike with privileged early access. Go safe and skip the crowds

By Alfredo Avalos - Licensed Tour Guide in El Salvador
10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is ฿3,672 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 8h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Privileged Early Access: beat the crowds, the warmest time, and the long queues.
    By arriving early, we often secure the best weather windows for that perfect crater photo.

  • Fully Accredited & All-Inclusive: Forget about hidden costs. Unlike other tours, we are officially licensed by the National Park authorities. This means no extra local guide fees and no waiting for groups to form and depart. All admissions and tolls are covered for your convenience.

  • Family Friendly & Tailored Pace: Proudly holding the “El Salvador Family Friendly” seal, this tour is perfect for all ages. We specialise in small groups, ensuring the hike matches your rhythm—never rushed, never held back by slow-moving crowds.

  • Deep Interpretive Hiking: From the lush cloud forest to the volcanic wasteland at the summit, you’ll learn the fascinating geology and eruptive history of the Santa Ana volcanoe.

  • Seize more of your day. Avoid the joint hike and enjoy a seamless, professional and private hike.

Activity location

  • Santa Ana Volcano
    • Lomas de San Marcelino, Santa Ana Department, El Salvador

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Hotel Bosques del Tíbet
    • Carretera a Cerro Verde
    • Santa Ana, Santa Ana, El Salvador

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Private hike in small groups

  • Activity duration is 8 hours8h
    8h
  • English

Stop for lunch after the hike
Duration: 8 hours: At a glance
Distance walked: ~8 Km total
Actual walking time: 3h30m - 4h
Elevation gain: ~450 m
Top elevation: 2278 MASL
San Blas Sector: This is the most used and easiest trail to the rim of the crater.
With our early privileged access you skip the crowds.
Pickup included

Starting time: 6:00
Price details
฿4,005.36 x 3 Adults฿12,016.08
Total
Price is ฿12,016.08
Until Sat, 11 Jul

Hike a Trilogy of Volcanoes

  • Activity duration is 8 hours8h
    8h
  • English

Santa Ana, Izalco, Cerro Verde: This is one of the most challenging hikes: 3 major volcanoes in one day!
Do you dare? Not for the faints of heart.

Pickup included

Starting time: 2:30
Price details
฿3,671.58 x 3 Adults฿11,014.74
Total
Price is ฿11,014.74
Until Sat, 11 Jul

Reach the summit. 21 Km hike

  • Activity duration is 8 hours8h
    8h
  • English

Duration: 10 hours: 5 - 6 hours of actual walking time by coffee farms, rural roads and a lush cloud forest and moorland on the summit.

By Los Andes Sector: This is a 21 Km, less beaten track. A more challenging hike that takes you to the very summit of the mighty Santa Ana volcano
Pickup included

Starting time: 6:00
Price details
฿3,834.13 x 3 Adults฿11,502.39
Total
Price is ฿11,502.39
Until Sat, 11 Jul
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What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Admissions to Natural Protected Area
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Guided hike
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Privileged early access for small groups.
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Use of park's facilities
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    All Fees and Taxes
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    Air-conditioned vehicle
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    Hiking sticks available upon request
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Personal expenses
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Meals and drinks

Know before you book

  • Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
  • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Activity itinerary

National Park Cerro Verde (Pass by)

Parque Nacional Los Volcanes (AKA Cerro Verde) is a compound of 3 major volcanoes, including the tallest (Santa Ana) and the youngest in El Salvador (Izalco). The lands in and beyond the Protected Area are habitat for one third of the known wildlife species in El Salvador and a mix of environments: from the coffee farms and solidified lava flows and from the lush cloud forest to the moorlands. This Protected Area is one of the natural jewels of El Salvador.

Santa Ana Volcano

  • 4h
With this privileged early access you skip the crowds, the warmest hours and waiting in line. You walk your own pace and spend more time enjoying by the crater. Also called Santa Ana, this the tallest volcano in El Salvador and a terrific hike with stunning views to the valleys and Coatepeque caldera lake below. This is also the Easternmost peak of the majestic Apaneca mountain range, a belt formed by 14 volcanoes and the largest coffee country of El Salvador. Along the hike we walk through diverse environments, from the cloud forest to wasteland on the top. A couple of miradores offer great views and a good place for a rest. Once on the top you can see the massive and deep crater with a steaming turquoise sulfuric-acid lake at the bottom and the fumaroles spewing sulfuric gas. On a clear day from here you can see up to 9 volcanoes, the fertile Zapotitán valley and the Pacific Ocean coastline on the distance.

Lake Coatepeque

  • 1h
Enjoy a Salvadoran lunch in a restaurant sitting on the rim of the ancient caldera, overlooking Coatepeque, the most beautiful natural lake of El Salvador lying placid on the outskirts of the Santa Ana volcano. From here you can point to that volcano and proudly say: "Veni, Vidi, Vici". (Lunch and drinks not included)

Location

Activity location

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    Santa Ana Volcano
    • Lomas de San Marcelino, Santa Ana Department, El Salvador

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Hotel Bosques del Tíbet
    • Carretera a Cerro Verde
    • Santa Ana, Santa Ana, El Salvador

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