Private 10-Day El Salvador and Honduras Tour on Exclusive Car

Day 1 · San Salvador Arrival, Airport Pick-up

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   San Salvador

   one hour

   After landing at El Salvador’s international airport, meet your driver guide outside the customs and be escorted to the hotel at San Benito, San Salvador’s most bustling and upscale business center.

Barcelo San Salvador (4 stars) or similar

Day 2 · San Salvador - Suchitoto - San Salvador

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   Plaza Libertad

   2 h 30 min

   We’ll devote a whole morning to exploring the San Salvador. The most iconic is Plaza Libertad, where the Monumento de los Heroes stands still. Other buildings to see include the National Palace, National Theater, and Iglesia El Rosario, the church and brutalist artwork of the last century.

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   Parroquia de Santa Lucia

   one hour

   Next, we’ll drive around 1 hour and a half to Suchitoto. Here, you can see the well-preserved colonial buildings, cobbled streets, and quaint colorful houses. We’ll walk the tropical plants-embellished central plaza, and visit the white church Iglesia Santa Lucia.

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   Stop 3

   one hour Admission included

   Afterwards, we’ll visit the house of Alejandro Coto, the first old Latin film director in El Salvador and the most famous person in Suchitoto. Finally, we will drive back to your hotel in San Salvador.

Barcelo San Salvador (4 stars) or similar

Day 3 · Leave San Salvador for Ataco, Visit Mayan Sites & Santa Ana City En Route

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   Joya de Ceren Archaeological Park

   1 h 30 min Admission included

   Today we’ll mainly dive into the must-go Maya ruins of El Salvador. You’ll first get insights into Mayan daily life at UNESCO-marked Joya de Ceren Archaeological Park, which houses the ruins of a pre-Columbian Mayan farming village.

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   Stop 2

   one hour Admission included

   Then we’ll pay a visit to the San Andres Archaeological Park, once a Mayan acropolis for politics and important ceremonial center with various structures and well-preserved indigo mills.

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   Santa Ana

   one hour

   Continue to the Santa Ana City and enjoy the laid-back vibes of this biggest city of west El Salvador.

4. 4

   Stop 4

   one hour Admission included

   After lunch, dive into the Mayan world again at Tazumal archaeological site, where you can see the largest pyramid of El Salvador.

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   Stop 5

   one hour

   At last, drive and settle into the hotel in Ataco.

Casa 1800 Ataco Hotel Boutique or similar

Day 4 · Visit the Flowers Route & Cerro Verde National Park

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   Ruta de Las Flores

   2 h 30 min Admission included

   For the whole morning, we’ll take in the most famous scenic route of El Salvador, the Flower Route (Ruta de las Flores) with enthralling towns, lagoons and waterfalls along it.

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   Stop 2

   3 hours

   In the afternoon, experience the side of El Salvador as ‘the land of volcanoes’ in Cerro Verde National Park. In the remaining time of today, you’ll enjoy a short hike around the crater of the oldest Cerro Verde Volcano. Marvel at orchids in a garden and the incredible views of Lake Coatepeque and Izalco Volcano along the way. You’ll stay in a hotel right in the park.

Casa 1800 Cerro Verde (5 stars) or similar

Day 5 · Hike Santa Ana Volcano, Transfer to Copan Ruins, Honduras

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   Santa Ana Volcano

   3 hours Admission included

   After breakfast, hike 3 hours away on Santa Ana Volcano We’ll first go through a jungle and then reach the barren, rocky volcanic area. On the top of the volcano, enjoy ambling on the crater and behold the contrast between the dark rocky area and the green sulfurous lake in the middle.

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   Honduras

   4 h 30 min

   In the afternoon, let’s leave El Salvador for Honduras via Guatemala. The whole driving time is around 4.5 hours and the entry procedures including fees involved will be handled by us. Upon arrival, enjoy free time to relax. The hotel you’ll stay is located by the lively central plaza.

Hotel Marina Copan (4 stars) or similar

Day 6 · Mayan Sites of Copan

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   Stop 1

   3 hours Admission included

   Let’s get immersed in the Maya civilization for a whole day today. Copan, the center of Mayan society 400 years ago, boasts one of the most spectacular Mayan legacies. The main sites we’ll visit include the representative Hieroglyphic Stairway, the Mayan Ball Court, and the Sepulturas.

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   Sculpture Museum

   1 h 30 min Admission included

   In the afternoon, explore the Sculpture Museum for the steles and stone carvings unearthed from the Mayan ruins. Rosalila, the base of a pyramid that had been expanded for several times, is regarded as the most complete surviving temple left by the Mayas.

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   Stop 3

   1 h 30 min Admission included

   Back in downtown, continue to Museo de Arqueologi Maya, a small yet captivating museum.

Hotel Marina Copan (4 stars) or similar

Day 7 · Visit Macaw Mountain Bird Park of Copan, Drive to San Pedro Sula

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   Stop 1

   1 h 30 min Admission included

   This morning, keep discovering more about Maya civilization in Las Sepulturas, ‘tombs’ in English. There are over a hundred compounds and dozens of private plazas, and explaining their typical features and history would take considerable time.

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   Stop 2

   one hour

   Then, we’ll have a leisurely walk inside a nearby Mountain.

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   San Pedro Sula

   3 h 30 min

   In the afternoon, we’ll drive around 3.5 hours to San Pedro Sula. As we arrive, go on to do a small tour around the commercial and residential areas before we finish at the hotel site.

Hyatt Place San Pedro Sula (3 stars) or similar

Day 8 · Fly from San Pedro Sula to Roatan Island

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   Roatan

   3 hours

   This morning, you’ll be escorted to the airport for a flight to Roatan Island, the world-class dive mecca that can save your money. Upon landing, the driver guide will pick you up and transfer to the hotel located on the West Bay beach, the most famous region on the island, for your following 2 nights’ stay. En route, you’ll pass through Coxen Hole, the biggest city of Roatan, and enjoy costal views. The rest of the day is on your own to explore Roatan.

Paradise Beach Hotel (4 stars) or similar, Roatan

Day 9 · Free Day on Roatan Island

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   Stop 1

   6 hours

   Today is free for your own arrangement. Take advantage of morning’s cool air and visit the northern Gumbalimba Park, where hiking trails and a suspension bridge over a pond will lead you to the home of native creatures.

Paradise Beach Hotel (4 stars) or similar, Roatan

Day 10 · Roatan Departure, Airport See-off

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   Roatan

   one hour

   It’s suggested you depart at a later time today and give yourself more time to enjoy what Roatan and the hotel offer. When it’s time for your departure, we’ll transfer you on a 30-minute ride to the Juan Manuel Galvez International Airport for your flight back home. Wish you a nice trip!