Tour Itinerary
We depart from San Salvador, El Salvador at 8am in the morning. We drive 1 hour to arrive to Joya de Ceren, the only UNESCO site of El Salvador. Here we take a 1 hour tour inside the museum and then we see the small precolumbian village of Joya de Ceren. Then we drive approximately 6 hours crossing international borders until we reach Copan Ruinas. We will cross through El Salvador - Guatemala border called Anguiatu and we will drive approx 3 hours to reach the next border, El Florido, between Guatemala and Honduras. We arrive in the afternoon. Then we check the town of Copan Ruinas. At night we go out for dinner in town. Next day we visit the Main Site of Copan Ruins in company of a bilingual local guide, we include the tunnels below the old temples to see the older structures preserved in time. Then we visit the Sculpture Museum. We can eat something light at noon. In the afternoon we have included the visit to another Mayan site: Las Sepulturas. Optionally, you can instead do horse back riding(not included in the price of tour), hotsprings(not included in the price of tour), or other activity of your election. Next day we leave early to arrive to arrive to Quirigua around noon. We spend a maximum of 2 hours here and then we drive back to San Salvador, estimated time of arrival is 7pm.
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Accesibilities of The Activity
| Food & Drink | There are food and drinks available |
| Bathrooms | There are bathrooms available along the trip |
| Lockers | No Lockers available. You can leave anything you dont need for the hike in the car. |
| Languages | Spanish, English |
| What is included? | Roundtrip transportation, bilingual tourguide, local tourguides of the Mayan sites, entrance to Joya de Ceren, Quirigua, Copan Ruins Main Site, the tunnels and the Sculpture Museum. Accomodation for one night in Copan Ruins, private room, nice hotel, breakfast included. We also include the border taxes, so you dont worry about that. |
| What is not included | Food, drinks. |
Place Description
Joya de Ceren is the only UNESCO site in El Salvador. Copan Ruins is also a UNESCO protected heritage of the humanity site. You can appreciate the site in company of a local knowledgeable guide. I can also take you to see the other part of Copan Ruins, the part that is closer to the surroundings and the nature. Copan Ruins is a great place for birding and for relaxing in its outdoors locations. Quirigua is home of the tallest Mayan sculptures.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
El Salvador has a big cultural richness, like every country of Central America. Salvadoran territory is considered as the southeast border of the Mayan influence.
We depart from San Salvador and we visit Joya de Ceren and then we stay two nights in Copan Ruins, Honduras. Next day we visit Quirigua and then we return to San Salvador.
Sun Block, Sunglasses, Good shoes
Rainy season is from May through November.
The trips is completely customizable, it really depends how much you want to see.