Birdwatching Tours in El Salvador With a Guide
Includes pick up and drop off at your hotel or Airbnb in San Salvador or Santa Tecla. Will take you to the birding hotspots and will be your birdwatching guide.
Ecoparque El Espino provides habitat for a diverse avian community, hosting approximately 221 bird species. It´s ranked as the sixth hotspot for birdwatching in El Salvador.
Among the easily observable bird species in Ecoparque el Espino are the Pacific Parakeet, Red-billed Pigeon, Berylline Hummingbird, White-throated Magpie-Jay, Squirrel Cuckoo, Gartered Trogon, Masked Tityra, Violet Sabrewing, Blue-throated Goldentail, Black-headed Saltator, Altamira Oriole, Gray Hawk and Collared Aracari.
El Boqueron National Park, situated atop the dormant San Salvador Volcano at an elevation of 5,905 ft (1800 m) above sea level, features a prominent attraction: a crater measuring 3 miles (5 km) in diameter and plunging 1,830 ft (558 m) deep.
Options
El Espino + Boqueron bird tour
San Salvador volcano bird tour: In this birding tour we combine mid-elevation birds at Eco parque El Espino and highland birds at El Boqueron National Park.
Duration: 4 hours
bottled water
Pickup included
What's included in Birdwatching Tours in El Salvador With a Guide
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Ecoparque El Espino
Eco Parque El Espino is characterized as an actively managed shaded coffee plantation interspersed with patches of deciduous forest. Located at an elevation ranging from 2642 ft to 3937 ft above sea level (800 m - 1200 m) and spanning across 35 hectares, it provides habitat for a diverse avian community, hosting approximately 221 bird species. It´s ranked as the sixth hotspot for birdwatching in El Salvador. Notable features within the park include small geysers.
Parque Nacional El Boqueron
El Boqueron National Park, situated atop the dormant San Salvador Volcano at an elevation of 5,905 feet (1800 meters), features a prominent attraction: a crater measuring five kilometers in diameter and plunging 558 meters deep. With a reported count of 170 bird species, the park is particularly renowned for its highland avian inhabitants.
Inclusions
- All Fees and Taxes
- 2 pairs of binoculars and a printed bird guide
- Bottled water
- Meals are not included
- Meals are not included
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
Choose to be picked up from a list of locations
Please arrive at the pick up point 5 minutes before departure time.
Additional Information
Will meet at the lobby of your hotel or at the entrance of your Airbnb. The guide will be dressed in birdwatching gear: camouflaged shirt and cap.