There is a user who posted how to climb this for free. And I decided to follow his advice, and his review, exactly as best I can. "JONO5K1" made the review if you want to search his name, and read th…Full review by ZaruW
Feb 19, 2025
This is a 5k up a mountain with lots of loose rocks. The terrain is rocky overall and in some places very steep. Be very careful going down; I am very short so I took a lot of the steep steps sideway…Full review by Nicole A
Feb 12, 2025
We did the hike completely independently taking the public bus from Santa Ana. It is easily doable and we were back in Santa Ana for around 3pm. There is one bus a day that services the park, number …Full review by T-SGlobetrotters
If coming from San Salvador, is it best to just book with a tour comp for this hike? I assume in addition to transport they would also be your guided tour on the way up and would include all the park fees?
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Finding transportation will your biggest problem. I had a car so wasn’t a problem. I drove to the trailhead. Parking and guides available there. $5 to park. $4 each for a guide. After 10 …
Finding transportation will your biggest problem. I had a car so wasn’t a problem. I drove to the trailhead. Parking and guides available there. $5 to park. $4 each for a guide. After 10 minute hike you get to the park headquarters. There you will $3 park entrance. Water, souvenirs, and snacks are available there also. Oh and the groups start leaving early. We caught the 9:00 am.
Can anyone comment on mosquitos in this area/trail? We are going in March, which should be dry season, but was curious about everyone’s experience both in wet and dry season
So anyone can drive themselves to the park entrance and then wait to join the main group to hike up Santa Ana which leaves around 11am? I'm planning to rent a car while I'm in El Salvador but I hadn't seen many posts from people driving themselves to make this hike, only taking buses from the town of Santa Ana.
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Yes you can! We met people that did this! The thing is its so much cheaper to take the bus- the only benefit is not having to leave so early in the morning if you drive.
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