Description

CODE: PSALAT1

OPERATES: Package may start any day.

SERVICE: Private services (vehicle, driver and guide).

DIFFICULTY: Easy.
LODGING
•    2 nights in Flower Route.
•    1 night in Suchitoto. OR
•    1 night in Flower Route.
•    1 night in Suchitoto.
HIGHLIGHTS
•    Immerse in the culture of Nahuizalco, Juayua, Apaneca and Ataco Charming towns in the Flower Route.

•    Pick up coffee with locals (if in season) and learn about the coffee process at a mill tour.

•    Enjoy amazing views in the middle of three volcanoes at Volcanoes National Park.

•    Visit Joya de Cerén archaeological site, a World Heritage Site.

•    Walk the cobblestone streets of Suchitoto Colonial Town.

•    Dye your own scarf with indigo: a Mayan natural colorant.

DAY 1: BORDER EL SALVADOR – FLOWER ROUTE.
Transfer from El Salvador border to Flower Route. Free afternoon. Lodging in Flower Route.
DAY 2: COFFEE TOUR – FLOWER ROUTE (B, L)

The Flower Route is a coffee plantation area in Western El Salvador and consists of four main towns: Nahuizalco, Juayua, Apaneca and Ataco. The region offers amazing views of mountains and volcanoes, offering crafts, coffee tours, charming towns, markets, and adventure options. Today we will visit a coffee plantation, where during coffee season (Dec - Mar), you will be able to collect coffee along with the locals. After this experience, a guided tour will explain each step of the coffee process at the “beneficio” (mill). Then, we will visit the towns of Flower Route.

After local lunch, free afternoon or optional tours: travelers will be able to enjoy adventure options such as horseback riding, mountain bike, ATV tour, or a zip line tour.

Transfer to hotel. Lodging in Flower Route.
 

DAY 3: VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK – JOYA DE CERÉN - SUCHITOTO (B, L)
Today we will visit Volcanoes National Park a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve , where three amazing volcanoes (Izalco  Volcano,  Santa  Ana Volcano and  Cerro  Verde)  embrace  beautiful  Coatepeque Lake which fills a crater of another volcano. Izalco Volcano is one of the youngest volcanoes in America given that it was born in the 1700's, whereas Santa Ana Volcano is thousands of years old. Izalco Volcano was known as the “Lighthouse of the Pacific” since its lava guided the ships on the Pacific Ocean Coast. No lava is currently flowing, but both volcanoes are still active since constant fumaroles are present. In Cerro Verde, located in the middle of the other two volcanoes, we will walk around its extinct crater providing breathtaking views of Izalco and Santa Ana Volcanoes and Coatepeque Lake. Local lunch.
Then we will continue to El Salvador´s main archaeological site. Joya de Cerén was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1993, and it is known as the “Pompeii of the Americas”. This agricultural community was buried by the ashes of Volcano Caldera back in 600 AD. Thanks to the excellent preservation, this site allows us to witness the everyday lives of the Mesoamerican agricultures of such time period. There is also a comprehensive museum on site. In the museum, you will witness the oldest cacao seeds known in the world.

Continue to Suchitoto colonial town. Lodging at Suchitoto.