• El Salvador

    Background Notes - El Salvador

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  • El Salvador

    Background Notes - El Salvador

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Adventure Week

Guatemala is a geographically diverse country. As well as spanning the centre of central America with a foot in both the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean, a string of 35 majestic volcanos runs through the middle of the country including 3 active volcanos. Next door lies El Salvador and her most important national park, ‘El Imposible’ bursting with coffee plantations, indigenous crops and natural wildlife.

We would like to take you on an adventure to discover these areas; to enjoy the bio diversity and natural wonders of central America including the Mayan legacy.

Our road trip to El Salvador takes place during the 2nd week of each month.

El Salvador

Our primary destination in El Salvador is the implausibly named ‘El Imposible’ National Park including ‘Ruta de las Flores’; the largest national park in El Salvador in the coastal elevations of the Pacific Ocean in Ahuachapán; between the municipalities of San Francisco Menéndez and Tacuba, south-west of the Ruta de las Flores.

This protected area is the country’s most important natural, dry and tropical dry forest, ecosystem. It one of the last refuges for an incredibly diverse flora and fauna, including; 500 plant species, over 100 mammals, 53 amphibians and reptiles, 285 birds and over 5,000 species of butterflies. We will be based in Juayúa (3 nights) and finish up on El Salvador’s best surfing beach El Tunco (2 nights).

Early Monday morning we depart Monterrico on the 05:30 ferry followed by a bus to ‘La Achadura’ for a coffee and a browse before taking another bus via Sonsonate to the pretty town of Juayúa which will be our base for the next four days/three nights while we explore ‘Rutas de las Flores’ starting with a visit to Concepcion de Ataco and Apaneca.

While here we enjoy hiking including through pine forest and dense jungle, learning about edible native plants, and cooling off in magnificent refreshing waterfalls.

We will also hike Santa Ana Volcano – at almost 2,400m in height, this is El Salvador’s highest and most active volcano offering beautiful panoramic views of neighbouring towns and scenic landscapes. But the highlight is undoubtedly the stunning turquoise lake that sits in the centre of the crater.

Thursday & Friday: After breakfast we take the bus approximately 2 hours to Playa El Tunco – one of the most popular beach towns in El Salvador and the best surf spot in the country. 2 nights El Tunco.

Saturday: Early morning bus back to Sonsonate, Frontera and Monterrico late afternoon OR if you wish to continue your exploration of central america, you can take a 40 minute transfer to San Salvador International Airport (SAL).

Program Price

Cost of 2 week program USD 825 / EURO 705

Cost of 4 week program USD 1,560 / EURO 1,350

Weekly price includes accommodation (private at homestay Antigua, shared ‘single sex’ rest of the time), meals (3 meals daily at homestay Antigua, breakfast & lunch rest of the time), Spanish lessons, guided excursions and activities, volunteer activities, inland transfers and other activities described above.

Private airport transfer from Guatemala to Antigua USD 40 / EURO 35

Cost of extra night – accommodation & breakfast USD 30 / EURO 25

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Start Dates

Two Week Program Start Dates 2018: Aug-05, Aug-19, Sep-02, Sep-16, Oct-07, Oct-21, Nov-04, Nov-18, Dec-02, Dec-16 Start Dates 2019: 06-Jan, 20-Jan, 03-Feb, 17-Feb, 03-Mar, 17-Mar, 07-Apr, 21-Apr, 05-May, 19-May, 02-Jun, 16-Jun, 07-Jul, 21-Jul, 04-Aug, 18-Aug, 01-Sep, 15-Sep, 06-Oct, 20-Oct, 03-Nov, 17-Nov, 01-Dec, 15-Dec

Four Week Program Start Dates 2018: Oct-21, Nov-18 Start Dates 2019: 20-Jan, 17-Feb, 21-Apr, 19-May, 21-Jul, 18-Aug, 20-Oct, 17-Nov

NOTE : though program start date is Sunday you are welcome to arrive early and prepay for extra nights. We are open 365 days a year! Arrival and departure day is Sunday but you are welcome to arrive Saturday or earlier and pay for extra nights as required. The program starts in Antigua and finishes in Antigua (2 week program starting 3rd Sunday of the month) OR starts in Monterrico and finishes in El Tunco (2 week program starting 1st Sunday of the month) OR starts in Antigua and finishes in El Tunco (4 week program).

Getting Here

Guatemala City’s ‘Aeropuerto La Aurora’ (GUA) is the country’s major international airport. There are direct flights from the USA and Europe with a variety of airlines, as well many connections to other Central and South American countries.

To get to Antigua, you can either book a prepaid private taxi transfer with us OR you can take a shuttle bus service for Q80 (around $12 – look for the kiosk just before you leave the terminal building). You may have to wait a while for the shuttle bus to fill up before departure but they will generally take you to your nominated address in Antigua. Transfer time about 1+ hour. We can also arrange first transfers to Monterrico.

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To book now or simply let us know that you are interested in learning more about this program, please send us a message today. We will usually get back to you within 24 hours.

We have fixed start dates but you are welcome to arrive a day or so early, or extend after program ends, if this helps to optimise your travel plans. We look forward to hearing from you!

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