Santa Ana Volcano Hike Tour from El Tunco Beach: Explore El Salvador's Highest Volcano
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Embark on an exhilarating hike up Santa Ana Volcano, El Salvador's highest volcano. Enjoy stunning views of Coatepeque lake, Izalco volcano, and the ocean. Book your tour now!
Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Tunco Life tour agency - Most of the time we start our tours in our office located in El Tunco beach, however, if you are not in the area, free pick up is available in La Libertad area or in San Salvador city.
  • Izalco Volcano - Amazing view of Izalco Volcano
  • Lake Coatepeque - Nice view of Coatepeque from the road on the way up to Santa Ana Volcano
  • National Park Cerro Verde - We start the hike at the National Park Cerro Verde where we can enjoy beautiful gardens, views of Izalco Volcano, Sonsonate town and the ocean.
What's Included
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Hotel/hostel pickup and drop-off
  • All fees and taxes included
  • Bilingual tour guide
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

If you are visiting El Salvador, one of the things you can’t miss is to hike up the highest volcano in the country.

Ilamatepec volcano or more popularly known as Santa Ana Volcano is an active volcano located on the western side of El Salvador.

Enjoy an intermediate hike level surrounded by nature, amazing views of Coatepeque lake, Izalco volcano, and the ocean.

On top of the volcano, you will find a beautiful green bubbling lagune waiting for you.

A nice van with a/c and a professional driver is included in the tour.

Location
Point Break Café
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Ikrepchuk
Sep 15, 2023
Best guide to explore El Salvador with! - During our stay in El Salvador, we wanted to explore other parts of the country and Tunco Life was recommended. In the end, our experience was more than we could have hoped for. We were picked up from where we were staying, driven to the volcano in comfort, and provided with all the interesting facts about the hike. Salva - our guide - took us to the top of the volcano, told us about its history, and simply made our experience more authentic and fun. After a 3 hour hike we went to the local restaurant for pupusas. I can't wait to come back and explore the rest of the country with Salva and the rest of the team. Thank you so much! <3
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Jesseh1992
May 14, 2023
the best views & people! - The hike to the volcano is so beautiful & the views on top are spectacular! On our way back we went to an incredible restaurant (best coffee) and were overlooking a lake! You can ask Salva all the questions you have & will meet the most incredible people on the trip! An unforgettable experience & I would 100% recommend! 🫶🏻
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558kirstyf
May 8, 2023
Great trek with great views - A really enjoyable trek. Salva was a really good guide, shared his knowledge of the volcano and Salvadoran history. The views from the top of the volcano were amazing the blue of the water didn’t seem real! Would really recommend.
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Sophieck5627wt
Mar 29, 2023
Amazing team and trek! - Could not recommend this company more highly! I did the Santa Ana trek back in February with Chamba and it was one of the highlights of my three month trip! The team are hot on communication and are so informative and friendly. Thank you Chamba and team - I look forward to hopefully planning another trip to El Salvador in the future!
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Anthony_d
Mar 7, 2023
Volcano Hike! - Climbing to the top of Santa Ana Volcano is a must do when visiting and we were lucky to start early and be at the top with very few people. Salva was our guide and super friendly and informative. The hike itself was moderate and if you need to rest you can definitely take your time. The view from the top does not disappoint. Worth the effort and extremely memorable.
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Suzannaakins
Dec 31, 2022
Great experience - Salva our guide was so great, very fluent in English, gave us tons of great info on the volcano and El Salvador history, especially the Mayan pyramids. Went out of his way to help us and share his country. He was punctual and communicative. The volcano was beautiful and unlike anything I’ve ever seen and such a cool hike with a great lookout point. Highly recommend, one of my favorite things I did during my time there :)
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Elinefe
Dec 20, 2022
Amazing trip to the Santa Ana volcano - We got recommended Tunco life for going to the volcano in Santa Ana from El Tunco. It was super easy to book the tour with Salva, who was really friendly. We went to the volcano with the guide Chamba, who gave us interesting information along the way. Salva recommended us to leave early in the morning to avoid traffic and the big crowds at the volcano. We are really glad we did, as we got the sight from the top of the volcano all by ourselves. It was a good hike with beautiful views. As a bonus, Chamba let us play the music we wanted in the car and agreed to stop at Mr Donut on our way back to El Tunco. We would definitely recommend this trip!
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Lieke_h
Jul 31, 2022
Great experience, Salva... - Great experience, Salva is a fantastic guide. Very knowledgeable and great service. Speaks perfect English. Had a great time
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Flomace
Jun 23, 2022
Perfect trek with Tunco Life - Great visit with Salva ! Very friendly, smiling and he knows lot go things about the story and the nature of this country. It's a pleasure to understand El Salvador. He has the sense of professionalism. Thank you very much. If you want to visit El Salvador from Tunco, it's the perfect way with them !
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Popdesigner
Apr 18, 2022
Time of our lives!!! - What an amazing tour and adventure Tunco Life took us on! Tunco Life customized our tour so we could not only hike Santa Ana but also visit the Tazumal Mayan ruins. Salva, our tour guide, was awesome! Not only was he bilingual but also very knowledgeable and accommodating. Our tour started super early but was totally worth it because we saw the sunrise and had the trail almost entirely to ourselves. Our driver was super skilled too, navigating the crazy traffic. From the ocean to the volcanos and the lake, from the city to the country we saw so much of El Salvador and learned so much in just one day. Will definitely book a tour again in the future!
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