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Plan the perfect trip to El Salvador E


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l Salvador is back with a bang. Te tiny Central American country has been named one of


the safest places on the continent by Gallup — a US-based global analytics and advisory firm — and it’s ready to welcome tourists once again. El Salvador is part of the Central


American Volcanic Arc, with a skyline studded with smouldering peaks. Wherever you’re located, you’ll never have to venture too far to reach a spec- tacular scene. Unsure where to start? Here’s how to plan the perfect trip.


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Where to stay Most El Salvador itineraries will begin in its cosmopolitan capital, San Salvador. Tis is where you’ll find the country’s best restaurants and several intriguing museums. Outside the city, you can immerse yourself in Salvadorian culture by touring the small inland towns that hug the coffee-growing hills. Tose craving the coast can head to the south, where you can explore the volcanic archi- pelago scattered across the Gulf of Fonseca, or dodge any semblance of a crowd on the sands of remote Las Flores. Surfers can catch the waves that lap the black-sand beaches of La Libertad. Tis northern city is home to UNESCO-designated vestiges of the pre-Hispanic world, buried under ash for more than a millen- nium. Adventurous travellers can go on to scale the lava-carved craters of the volcanoes that once laid those cities to ruin.


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How to plan your itinerary El Salvador is diverse enough to entice travellers of every type. Trill-seekers should set aside time to abseil down cliffs amid crashing cascades on the Seven Waterfalls hike or to scale the side of Santa Ana volcano. If time allows, pay a visit to Jiquilisco Bay, where you might catch a squirrel monkey or two scampering through the verdant mangroves. Alternatively, you can book a scenic tour of Lake


Suchitlán’s isles via various providers. Culturally inclined travellers should traverse the Ruta de las Flores, a tour that links the villages and coffee fields between Sonsonate and Ahuachapán. Rolling over the western highlands, the wildflower-flushed trail weaves between traditional towns and coffee plantations. Given that you’re never too far from the coast in this small Central American country, you can recover from your hiking endeavours on the beach at El Tunco.


Unmissable experiences in El Salvador Central America is best known for its emblematic landscapes: lush cloud forests, ashen shores and soaring volcanoes. Te ‘land of volcanoes’ has over 100 volcanic summits for adven- turous travellers, particularly hikers, to choose from. Plan a trip to Santa Ana to climb through misted forests to reach panoramic scenes over El Salvador’s undulating interior and turquoise crater lakes. For a real showstopping experience,


ascend Conchagua volcano to catch a golden sunrise that edges over three Central American countries at once. Not all of El Salvador’s classic adven- tures are nature orientated. History buffs will adore an archaeological tour that dives into the country’s rich heritage, exploring the ruins of pyra- mids left in the wake of the mighty Maya empire. To soak in some extra culture, align your trip with one of the country’s lively annual festivals.


When’s the best time to visit? El Salvador’s temperate climate allows you to visit year-round, but the months of November through to March are ideal, with clear skies and cooler weather. May and October are the best times of year for surfers, as this is when swells are at their heav- iest and most consistent.


Hike to the summits of volcanoes, soak up the sun on a black-sand beach or catch some waves on your next Central American adventure


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