City: El Salvador
Top Things to do in El Salvador
10 Things to do in El Salvador That You Shouldn't Miss
Coordinates: 13°50′N 88°55′W / 13.833°N 88.917°W / 13.833; -88.917
Restaurants in El Salvador
1. Joya de Ceren Archaeological Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 585 reviews
Excavation at "Jewel of the Ceren", a pre-Columbian Mayan farming village, that was buried under a volcanic eruption around 600 A.D.
Reviewed By tiagodcr - Mae Nam, Thailand
We did a tour of this site with Eduardo from Salvadorean Tours and he and the location were amazing. With Eduardo’s local knowledge the site came to life. Well worth a stop
2. El Sunzal
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4.5 based on 42 reviews
This area is known as an outstanding spot to surf.
Reviewed By 831cjb - Grande Prairie, Canada
You just need to park and dont need to book any expensive hotel/restaurant, just go there for a day, it is A BEAUTIFUL BEACH!!!!! There’s also a little cave nearby, we had lots of fun and beautiful pictures to cherish!
3. Plaza Futura
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4.5 based on 438 reviews
Reviewed By margaritar380
The plaza is beautifully decorated for Christmas. Lots of restaurant options, shopping, and beautiful view!
4. Iglesia El Rosario
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4.5 based on 616 reviews
Reviewed By ginamarcelaf2015
It is a beautiful modern church located in San Salvador down town. It has spectacular rainbow stained glass windows inside.
5. Jardin Botanico La Laguna
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4.5 based on 138 reviews
Reviewed By Firsdown - West Sussex, United Kingdom
A wonderful oasis of calm in a hot, busy car filled city. Well maintained particularly considering that it is in a developing country. Plenty of facilities and interesting wildlife such as large iguanas, terrapins and plenty of birds. Small but perfectly formed!
6. Santa Ana Volcano
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4.5 based on 322 reviews
Reviewed By TotoS116 - Villahermosa, Mexico
It's only 6 dollars plus 1 dollar tip. 1 hour 30 minutes hiking. I couldn't reach to the top cause I was sick. But it's not hard to make it
7. National Park Cerro Verde
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4.5 based on 123 reviews
Reviewed By PandaHouston - Houston, United States
We came on a Saturday on December 21 with Salvadorean Tours. We got there at 10 am and there were plenty of people arriving already. We stayed for 1 hour and by the time we left, the parking lot was full. Our guide asked a local guide to join us on a loop walk where we went up 2 platforms to see the lagoon. That walk took 50 minutes but at a very leisurely pace. You do have to walk in the forest. We had great views on the platforms and the weather was nice.
8. Parque Nacional El Boqueron
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4.5 based on 783 reviews
Reviewed By mikebrownnz - Cardiff, United Kingdom
El Boqueron is a relatively short drive from San Salvador and you can be taken to within a relatively short distance of the summit. It takes a normal person about ten minutes to walk the track to the top. There is a track that once used to lead a long way around the rim and down to the bottom of the crater but this is no longer maintained and specifically advised against using. Once at the summit, there are four viewing points along about a fifty metre section of the rim. There is also a small information centre next to the car park and a wonderful view back across San Salvador and Lake Ilopango to the volcano of San Vicente. Slightly further down the hillside there are a couple of restaurants which have even clearer views than from the top.
9. Lago de Coatepeque
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4.5 based on 167 reviews
Reviewed By barfiemermaid - Costa Mesa, United States
The lake is on an ancient volcano with lots of things to do. We used a hostel that had day use amenities so we were able to kayak and jet ski around this beautiful lake.
10. Malecon Puerto de la Libertad
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4.0 based on 153 reviews
Reviewed By AlfredoLFort - Alexandria, United States
Walk by this pier where fishermen since early morning come out with a huge diversity of fish and sea animals (manta rays, bass, cod, crabs, etc.), plus people trading, pelicans watching, and surfers doing their stuff in a beautiful unspoiled area!
