Birdwatching Tours in El Salvador with Expert Biologist Guide

5.0 (66 reviews) 4–5 hours Free cancellation Private tour

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Birding tours in El Salvador — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

Birdwatching tours El Salvador — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

About this activity

Includes pick up and drop off at your hotel or Airbnb in San Salvador or Santa Tecla. Will take you to the birding hotspots and will be your birdwatching guide.

Ecoparque El Espino provides habitat for a diverse avian community, hosting approximately 221 bird species. It´s number sixth hotspot for birdwatching in El Salvador.

Among the easily observable bird species are the Turquoise-browed Motmot, Lesson´s Motmot, Red-billed Pigeon, Berylline Hummingbird, White-throated Magpie-Jay, Squirrel Cuckoo, Gartered Trogon, Masked Tityra, Black-headed Saltator, Streak-backed Oriole, White-bellied Chachalaca and Collared Aracari.

El Boqueron National Park, situated atop the dormant San Salvador Volcano at an elevation of 5,905 ft above sea level, features a prominent attraction: a crater measuring 3 miles in diameter and plunging 1,830 ft deep. It´s a good spot for regional endemics such as Bushy-crested Jay, Rufous Sabrewing, Cinnamon-bellied Flowerpiercer and Brown-backed Solitaire.

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At a glance

Duration: 4–5 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–4
Guide: English, Spanish
Operated by: Birdwatching Tours El Salvador

Ages: Adults (6–100 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Binoculars and a printed bird guide
Included: All Fees and Taxes

Not included

Not included: Breakfast: Meals are not included
Not included: Lunch: Meals are not included

Itinerary

Ecoparque El Espino

3 hours Admission included

Eco Parque El Espino is characterized as an actively managed shaded coffee plantation interspersed with patches of deciduous forest. Located at an elevation ranging from 2642 ft to 3937 ft above sea level (800 m - 1200 m) and spanning across 35 hectares, it provides habitat for a diverse avian community, hosting approximately 221 bird species. It´s ranked as the sixth hotspot for birdwatching in El Salvador. Notable features within the park include small geysers.
Parque Nacional El Boqueron

one hour Admission included

El Boqueron National Park, situated atop the dormant San Salvador Volcano at an elevation of 5,905 feet (1800 meters), features a prominent attraction: a crater measuring five kilometers in diameter and plunging 558 meters deep. With a reported count of 170 bird species, the park is particularly renowned for its highland avian inhabitants.

Meeting point and pickup

The operator picks every participant up from their accommodation or the points below.

Pickup points

Hotel Gardenia Inn
Novo Hotel & Suite
Hotel Shagul
Hotel Suenos
Villa Serena San Benito
Hotel Bellerive
Morrison Hotel San Salvador
Hotel Alameda
Hotel Armonia Hostal
Ipan Noya
Plaza Hotel & Suites
Hotel Puerto Bus

and 79 more pickup points

Will meet at the lobby of your hotel, at the entrance of your Airbnb or at any other meeting point. The guide will be dressed in birdwatching gear: camouflaged shirt and cap.