Part of the
Hurtigruten Group

Following the Maya

Excursion

Price from

$185

Duration
7h15
Season
Available all year
Min. number
0 travellers
Booking code
A-AQJ2

Visit the Largest Maya Pyramid - Tazumal. Town of Santa Ana
  • Drive to Santa Ana Theater via a panoramic mountain route.

  • Visit the Tazumal Maya ruins.

  • Visit the town of Santa Ana.

  • Enjoy a private folkloric presentation.


This tour starts with a panoramic drive along the Apaneca mountain range, where some of the best coffee of El Salvador is harvested. You will arrive to Chachuapa, an area inhabited by Olmecs, Mayas, Pipiles, and Spaniards. Visit the pyramid of Tazumal and the museum. It is the largest pyramid in the country, and holds interesting insight into the Maya’s construction methods. Then visit the city of Santa Ana, where you will enjoy a private folkloric presentation in the famous Santa Ana National Theater, built during the golden era of the coffee in El Salvador. It continues to be a town landmark. Enjoy free time in the handicraft market.

Upon return, enjoy the panoramic drive on the Coatepeque-Cerro Verde road, with beautiful views of Coatepeque Lake, Izalco, and Santa Ana volcano. Your final destination is Acajutla.

Practical information

  • Language: English and Spanish

  • Included: 1 bottle of water at time of boarding Chicken fillets, rice, cooked vegetables, glass of soda, coffee, flan Or Caesar salad, coffee, flan

  • Remarks/requirements: Appropriate clothing, hat, and comfortable walking shoes

  • Walking information: Grass and paved areas. Just a few steps to the theater and a few to the restaurant

  • Wheelchair accessible: Yes.

Penguins perched on the ice of Cuverville Island, Antarctica. Credit: Espen Mills / HX Hurtigruten Expeditions

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