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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 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is $93 per adult* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 8h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

Privileged early access in small groups

As Licensed Guide with 400+ successful summits you can be sure I'm one of the most experienced guides for this destination.

The hike goes from the cloud forest on the skirts to the volcanic wasteland at the top. From here you can see the steamy sulfuric-acid lake at the bottom and the multicolored layers of ash on the walls of the crater and Coatepeque caldera lake.
Beyond just a walk, this is an interpretative hike. Learn facts of geology, eruptive history, etc. of the volcanoes.

Skip the crowds, the warmest hours, the lines and the slow walkers and queues.
This is a private departure, not the 10 AM joint hike. This way you go your own pace, making the experience more enjoyable.
The larger the group the slower it goes. Even weather tends to be more favorable on early hours.
Seize more of your day! No hurries, no crowds. Enjoy the views, take pictures.

Looking for an extra challenge? Book for the longer hike to the summit of the volcano.

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 Departure.Small Groups
  • Earn $8.37
  • Activity duration is 8 hours8h
    8h
  • English

Duration: 7 hours: At a glance
Distance walked: ~8 Km
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 early privileged access you skip the crowds.
Pickup included

Starting time: 6:30am
Price details
$93.00 x 3 Adults$279.00
Total
Price is $279.00
Until Fri, Dec 5

What's included, what's not

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    Admissions to Natural Protected Area
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    Guided hike
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    Privileged early access for small groups.
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    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
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    Personal expenses
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    Meals and drinks

Know before you book

  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travelers 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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