El Tunco is a beach town on El Salvador’s southern Pacific coast. With its wild nightlife, perfect surfing waves and picturesque sunsets, El Tunco attracts thousands of backpackers, holidaymakers and Salvadorian locals. Whilst El Salvador might not ‘jump out’ at you when thinking of a holiday destination, this is slowly changing. El Salvador’s new president…
Backpacking El Salvador in March? This post explains everything you need to know about visiting El Salvador in March including the weather, events, temperature and crowds. El Salvador is a 365-day-a-year destination, and you can often meet people backpacking at any time of year. From epic surfing waves, blue crater lake volcanoes and incredible El Tunco sunsets,…
Playa La Paz in El Salvador is a black, stoney beach known for its waves, warm water and abundance of surrounding restaurants. It’s one of the most popular spots for local Salvadorians to vacation, so there’s always a lot going on and a lot to see! Whilst it may not be on a typical backpacking…
One of the most common questions I get asked on Instagram is ‘is El Salvador safe?’ especially in terms of solo female travel. In this post, I hope to dispel any thoughts that El Salvador isn’t ‘safe’, especially for those wanting to backpack the country solo. Throughout our time backpacking El Salvador, we felt safe….
Looking for the best ways to get from San Salvador to El Tunco in El Salvador? You’re in the right place! San Salvador is the capital of El Salvador and is one of the main hubs of transport in the country. Then there’s El Tunco; a popular, sleepy beach town with epic weekend nightlife. Both locations…