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EL SALVADOR

Tour packages to El Salvador

 

Come to Discover the new jewel of Central America with great archaeological sites, National Parks, superb beaches, new hotels and highways....El Salvador is becoming a very popular and affordable paradise....

 

Join us to Discover the smallest great country of El Salvador !!

 

 

 

Capital City and Beach... Visiting San Salvador and the beautiful beaches of Salinitas with an all inclusive resort

El Salvador City, Culture and Archeological Sites ..7 days visiting San Salvador city, The Flower route, Suchitoto, Lake Suchitlan, Joyas del Ceren and San Andres

El Salvador & Guatemala...10 days program full of History, Native Markets, culture and great beaches....the perfect vacation

El Salvador & Honduras....10 days Visiting San Salvador, Joyas del Ceren, Tazumal, Salinitas and Copan -"The Athens of the Maya Civilization".....

 

 

 

 

City & Beach

 
El Salvador vacation and tours

 

Visiting the Capital City "San Salvador" and the beaches of Salinitas

 

 

The Royal Decameron Salinitas offers you a great variety of facilities and services,

together with a beautiful sandy beach, fun sports and a great entertainment and activities program.

 

7 days-6 nights

Daily Departures-Rates per person

 

2024 Season Double Triple Single Children
Jan 3 - Apr.30 1,510 1,411 1,951 691
May 1 - Dec.21 1,358 1,295 1,870 592
Dec.22-Jan 02 1,780 1,555 2,122 871

 

 

AIRFARE IS NOT INCLUDED. (See sample airfares below).

CHILDREN: 3 to 11 years old sharing room with 2 adults

Rates not valid during Holy Week. Please call us or email us at tara@taratours.com

INCLUDING: 

- 2 nights in San Salvador at the five star property Crown Plaza with taxes and breakfast.

- Transfers on arrival and departure in San Salvador

- City tour of San Salvador with English speaking tour guide

- 4 nights at Hotel Beach Resort Royal Decameron Salinitas

-Transfers on arrival & departure (the hotel is 1 1/2 from the airport or the city of San Salvador).

-All meals at any of the 5 restaurants (breakfast & lunch are buffet style and a la carte dinners).

-Unlimited domestic and international alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.

-Daily activities  program.

-Non motorized water sports (wind glider, kayaks, snorkeling and sailboats).

-Beach towels, chairs; tennis courts, volleys; nightly entertainment.

-Unlimited drinks at the discotheque; taxes & tips included.

 

NOT INCLUDED: Insurance, airport  departure taxes (usually included in your international air ticket)  and any other service not specifically mentioned here,

 

SAMPLE AIRFARE: FROM MIAMI:  US$600-700

 

SAMPLE ADD-ONS: $300 more from Newark, New York, Washington, Dallas or Houston; $350 more from Atlanta, Los Angeles & San Francisco; $375 more from Chicago, $450 more from San Juan. Call us or email us for other destinations.

 

Extra nights available upon request. Call your Travel Agent or 1-800-327-0080

 

For more information about Royal Decameron Salinitas - go to: ../about salinitas.htm

 

 

 

 

EL SALVADOR -City, Culture & Archeology

 

El salvador vacations and tour packages

 

 

Visiting San Salvador, Joyas de Ceren, Suchitoto, Lake Suchitlan, Flower's route & San Andres

 

7 days/6 nights

DAY 01 ARRIVE IN SAN SALVADOR
Arrive in San Salvador and Capital of EL Salvador. and transfer to hotel Crown Plaza

DAY 02 EL SALVADOR-City tour
This morning your tour local guide will be pleased to show you San Salvador, the most populous city of EL SALVADOR. It is the country's political, cultural, educational and financial center.The Metropolitan Area of San Salvador which comprises the capital itself and 13 of its municipalities has a population of 2,404,097. San Salvador is also an important financial hub of Central America. Your tour guide will explain all about the complex history of the country, the culture and the people. You’ll be discovering the historical center of San Salvador with its cathedral, the Rosario church and the Bishop Romero’s Mausoleum. We’ll be having a quick panoramic tour of the old and new neighborhoods of San Salvador. (Duration 4 hours) Overnight at hotel Crown Plaza (B)

DAY 03 SAN SALVADOR Joyas del Ceren & San Andres
Joya de Ceren is considered to be the most important archeological site ever discovered in El Salvador. Your guide will take the Quezaltepeque highway and on the way you will see one of the petrified lava rivers from the last eruption of this volcano in 1917, now known as San Salvador’s volcano. We will stop to admire this beautiful landscape. After this you will continue Joya de Ceren which was declared world heritage by UNESCO in 1993 for being the only location in the whole Mayan culture where you can appreciate the day to day living styles of the popular pre-Columbian inhabitants. All was well preserved thanks to the ashes of the volcano’s eruption. We will return to the city through the Pan-American Highway going up and through the mountains that belong to El Balsamo´s mountain range. (Duration of tour 4-5 hours)  Overnight hotel Crown Plaza (B)

DAY 04 SAN SALVADOR -Suchitoto & Suchitlan's Lake
Visit this charming town related with the foundation of San Salvador, cobbled streets and nice shops. Suchitoto is located in Cuscatlán is a department of El Salvador, located in the center of the country. With a surface area of 756.19 square kilometres (291.97 sq mi), it is El Salvador's smallest department. Cuzcatlán was the name the original inhabitants of the Western part of the country gave to most of the territory that is now El Salvador. In their language it means "land of precious jewels". It was created on 22 May 1835. Suchitoto was the first capital of the department until 1861.A boat tour on Lake is also included, where observation of migratory birds is frequently, free time for lunch. (Duration 5-6 hours)
Then, return to your hotel in San Salvador. Overnight hotel Crown Plaza (B)

DAY 05 SAN SALVADOR-The flower's route –Full day
The Flowers Route is one of the most popular tourist destinations and named for its abundance of flowers on the picturesque road. Colorful villages, coffee, natural beauty, crafts, cuisine, festivals, mild weather. Visit the colonial style towns with beautiful mountainous vegetation: Juayúa, Nahuizalco where you can enjoy a guided tour by the community, Apaneca and Ataco, two of greatest coffee making towns. Observe the elaboration of handicrafts of the zone and make shopping in the local stores. At Nahuizalco you will take a guided walk through the local community that will know the city and the lifestyle of the locals. Juayúa has a pleasant and temperate climate because of its location of 1,025 meters above sea level. In winter it is common to note that descend from the hill Apaneca mist toward the outskirts of town, while in summer the temperatures are warm and pleasant. (Duration 8 hours) Overnight hotel Crown Plaza (B)

DAY 06 SAN SALVADOR- Cerro Verde & Izalco
Morning half day visit to Cerro Verde National Park and located Between 3 active volcanoes (Izalco and San Ana volcanoes) From here you will enjoy magnificent views of the surroundings areas and also of one of the most beautiful lakes in the world Coatepeque. (Duration of tour 5 hours) (B)

DAY 07 SAN SALVADOR-DEPART
Transfer to the airport (B)

INCLUDING6 nights at hotel Crown Plaza in San Salvador with daily  buffet breakfast, English speaking tour guides, entrance fees when necessary, all transfers and tours are private with air conditioned vehicle, 24/7 assistance of our local representatives

NOT INCLUDED: Insurance, airport  departure taxes, tourist card US$10 pp; tips to tour guides and drivers, any other service not specifically mentioned here.

2024 Land Tour Rates -Per person

 

  Double Triple Single
Rates per person US1,960 1,870 2,680

Child under 11 years old-sharing room with parents US$556

 

AIRFARE IS NOT INCLUDED. (See sample airfares below)

 

RATES NOT VALID DURING CHRISTMAS & NEW YEARS (please add 15% to above rates pp)

 

Sample airfare from Miami US$600-700; Chicago $800-900, N.York $75-900; Los Angeles $950-1100

Call us or emails for more add-ons from more than 100 USA cities.

 

SAMPLE EXTENSION TO THE BEACH:

3 days/2 nights at the Royal Decameron Salinitas (an all inclusive resort)

Including: transfers city hotel-beach-airport, 2 nights at Royal Decameron Salinitas with all meals at any of the 5 restaurants (breakfast & lunch are buffet style and a la carte dinners); unlimited domestic and international alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages; daily activities  program; non motorized water sports (wind glider, kayaks, snorkeling and sailboats); beach towels, chairs; tennis courts, volleys; nightly entertainment; unlimited drinks at the discotheque; taxes & tips included.

2024  COST PER PERSON: DBL $484; TRP $448; SGL $655; CHILD $196 (under 11 years old) (Except Christmas & New Years)

 

 

 

Beach, Forest  & Mayan Sites

 

El salvador beach mayan sites vacation and tours

Visiting San Salvador, Joyas del Ceren, Tazumal, Salinitas,

Copan and San Pedro de Sula

 

Independent departure

10 days/9 nights

Locally Hosted

 

DAY 01 ARRIVE SAN SALVADOR
Depart USA for San Salvador. Arrive and transfer to hotel selected (see choices below)
 
DAY 02 EL SALVADOR-City tour
Half day sightseeing tour of San Salvador City, visiting the residential districts, International Fair Grounds, national Museum, National Palace, National University, the Cathedral, Cuscatlan Park and many other places of interest. Overnight in San Salvador (B)
 
DAY 03 SAN SALVADOR –The Imposible National Park
EL Imposible National Park was created in 1989. This Park is internationally recognize for its biological richness which includes an extension of 5,458 acres and with good luck you will see the Quetzal and the Torogoz –The National Bird of El Salvador. Overnight in San Salvador (B)
 
DAY 04 SAN SALVADOR- Joyas del Ceren/Tazumal Ruins
Morning
Joyas del Ceren “The Pompei of the Americas: The eruption of the LOMA CALDERA VOLCANO   about 600 AD caused 10 meters of pyroclastic debris to settle over the site. The site was remarkably well preserved due to the low temperature of ash and very fast ashfall, a 4 - 8 meter thick layer having blanketed the town in the space of a few hours. The use of plaster casting by archaeologists similar to the one used in Pompeii assisted in their identification of fruiting plants, abundance of beans in storage, and mature maize to predict the eruption happened in August or September. Then, to Tazumal located 50 miles from San Salvador. It is one of the richest Archaeological Zones in the country. The main pyramid is dated 1,500 B.C. It was one of the biggest Mayan centers. (tour last about 5 hours) Overnight in San Salvador. (B)

DAY 05 SAN SALVADOR- Tour Artesanal
Visiting San Sebastian and Tobasco -Located 22 miles from San Salvador, it is a small town known for their typical textile handicrafts like hammocks. Overnight in San Salvador. (B)
 
DAY 06 SAN SALVADOR-SALINITAS
Transfer to the all inclusive Royal Decameron in Salinitas. All meals, daily activities, drinks (alcoholic & soft) and nightly shows are all included. (AB,D)  More information about Royal Decameron Salinitas: ../about salinitas.htm
 
DAY 07 SALINITAS-COPAN (HONDURAS)
Early morning overland departure for Copan, Honduras. Here you will visit the archaeological site which contains the greatest collection of Mayan sculptures anywhere in Central America. Mid-afternoon return to the Royal Decameron Salinitas (AB) 

 

DAY 08 -09 SALINITAS
Days at leisure to enjoy the all inclusive resort Royal Decameron. All meals included. (B,L,D)
 

DAY 10 SALINITAS-SAN SALVADOR - Depart
Transfer to the airport. (B)

 

 

INCLUDING:

9 nights hotel accommodations with daily breakfast, English speaking tour guides, entrance fees when necessary, all meals at Salinitas Beach resort, tours as mentioned in itinerary. Hotel room taxes and service charges.
  
NOT INCLUDED:
AIRFARE, Health and Travel Insurance, airport departure taxes, Tourist Card $10 and any other service not specifically mentioned here, 
 

 

2024 LAND TOUR RATES PER PERSON

HOTELS Double Triple Single
Crown Plaza and Royal Decameron US$2,320 2,158 3,580

 

AIRFARE NOT INCLUDED

RATES NOT VALID DURING CHRISTMAS & NEW YEARS. Add 15% during those dates

 

Sample airfare: from Miami US$400-550; Chicago $800-900, N.York $700-900; Los Angeles $800-1100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guatemala & El Salvador


El Salvador vacation tour programs

 

Native Markets & Beaches

 

10 days/9 nights
Departs Wednesdays or Saturdays*

 

DAY 01 WED or SAT: USA- GUATEMALA
Depart U.S.A for Guatemala. Upon arrival transfer to Hotel Barcelo Guatemala.
 

DAY 02 THU or SUN: GUATEMALA-CHICHICASTENANGO
Early morning depart Chichicastenango. On arrival visit the colorful open-air market and Church of Santo Tomas. The afternoon is at leisure for further shopping or to see the town on your own. Overnight at the Mayan Inn. (AB)
 

DAY 03 FRI or MON: CHICHICASTENANGO-ATITLAN
In the morning, transfer to Lake Atitlan and join the launch excursion to the picturesque lake-side village of Santiago Atitlan. The afternoon is at leisure for further shopping or to see the town on your own. Overnight at hotel Del Lago. (AB)
 

DAY 04 SAT or TUE: ATITLAN-ANTIGUA-GUATEMALA
After breakfast depart for Antigua where you will visit the most interesting sites: churches, convents, monasteries and other colonial buildings. After lunch, continue to Guatemala City. Hotel Barcelo Guatemala (AB)
 

DAY 05 SUN or WED. GUATEMALA
Day at leisure or you may take an optional tour to Tikal (AB)
 

DAY 06 MON or THU: GUATEMALA-SALINITAS
Morning transfer from Guatemala city to Salinitas, EL Salvador -an all inclusive resort with daily shows, entertainment and more.... (AB)

About Hotel Beach Resort Royal Decameron Salinitas
 

DAY 07 TUE or FRI: SALINITAS
Days to enjoy Salinitas an all-inclusive beach resort with nightly shows -all meals, drinks and more. Optional tours available to visit Joyas del Ceren, Tazumal archaeological sites, El Imposible National Park and more. (B,L,D)
 

DAY 08 WED or SAT: SALINITAS
Day at leisure to enjoy the beach and surroundings'. (B,L,D)
 

DAY 09 THU or SUN: SALINITAS
Day at leisure to enjoy the beach and surroundings'. (B,L,D)

 

DAY 10 FRI or MON: SALINITAS-SALVADOR-DEPART:
Transfer to the airport for a flight back home. (B)

INCLUDING:
Hotel accommodations for 9 nights with room taxes and services charges and American breakfast at five start hotel Barcelo Guatemala . English speaking tour guides. Entrance fees when necessary. Motorcoac to Antigua, Chichicastenango and Atitlan with English speaking tour guide (Air conditioned bus). Transfer Guatemala to Salinitas and from Salinitas to San Salvador Airport.

NOT INCLUDED:
International airfare. Insurance, meals (unless specified certain days). Tips to hotel porters-tour guides or bus drivers, • Passports, entry forms or visas. USA airport departure tax (usually included in your international air ticket). Departure tax from Guatemala and El Salvador. El Salvador Tourist Card of US$10.00 (to be paid upon arrival)

 

2024 Land tour Cost : Rates per person (Minimun 2 passengers travelling together)

Double          US$2,194

Triple            US$2,095

Single Supp.  US$1,294

For Christmas & New Years please add 20% to above rates

 

SEASONS:

Rates valid all year except Holy Week  and New Year’s (December 25th thru January 2) seasons-please add 20% to above rates during those dates.

 

SAMPLE AIRFARE VIA AMERICAN OR AVIANCA AIRLINES:  From Miami US$600-700

Add-ons: $250 from: ATL, BOS, DFW, EWR, HOU, LAX, NYC, WAS + Zone 1 (Florida) Zone 2 & Zone 3 ; Add $300 from SFO & Zone 5; Add $290 from CHI, SJU& Zone 4; Add $350 from Zone 6.  ALL RATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME.

 

DEPOSIT: US$250 per person

 

FINAL PAYMENT: 60 days before departure.

 

ALL AIRFARES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For questions or further information about these programs 

Have your Travel Agent call Tara Tours at 

1-800-327-0080 or e-mail us at:

tara@taratours.com