Forest 10 Años
Selected outdoor electronic party at The Hideout, Comasagua. Organizer lists two stages and a sunrise set. Exact pin, price and lineup need confirmation. Pre-arrange a round-trip driver; Dec 6 morning is for sleep.
Organizer listing ↗Toli & Liza
El Salvador trip
Dec 2–11, 2026 · 10 days / 9 nights
7 hostel nights + 2 optional resort nights
$2,500–$3,400 each · estimated, including flights
Proposed itinerary · nothing booked
Suchitoto → Santa Ana → Ilopango → El Zonte / San Salvador → Los Cóbanos → Apaneca → San Salvador
Open route in Maps ↗LESS CHECKLIST. MORE MEMORIES.
Where we go,
day by day.
A plan picked out for us, from lakes to the ocean.
Proposed: December 2–11, 2026. Nothing booked.
The full daily plan is laid out below.
Our water & sky adventureDec 3 · boat + lake kayak / Dec 4 · volcano / Dec 5 · tentative skydive + Forest / Dec 6 · recovery + pool / Dec 7 · waterfalls / Dec 8 · surf + mangrove kayak / Dec 9 · snorkel + hot springs / Dec 10 · zipline + Beéle / Dec 11 · home
MOSTLY HOSTELS
Seven hostel nights.
Two by the pool.
December 2–11, 2026 · ten calendar days, nine overnight stays. Separate beds preferred. All properties are shortlists; dates, rates and rooms are unconfirmed.
| Nights | Proposed stay | Room & confirmation |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 2 · 1 night | Hostal Casa del Sol · Suchitoto ↗ | Request the two-person bunk room. |
| Dec 3–5 · 2 nights | Hostal Casa Verde · Santa Ana ↗ | Private twin listed; volcano outing from this base. |
| Dec 5 · 1 night | La Zona Hostel · San Salvador ↗ | Forest base. Reserve late checkout/day use or an extra night if staying until sunrise. |
| Dec 6–8 · 2 nights | Puro Surf · El Zonte ↗ | Optional resort Double Room with separate beds; confirm arrival/pool access. |
| Dec 8 · 1 night | Hostel Casa Garrobo · Los Cóbanos ↗ | Request separate beds; arrangement unverified. |
| Dec 9 · 1 night | Hostal Las Flores · Apaneca ↗ | Request separate beds and confirm late arrival. |
| Dec 10 · 1 night | La Zona Hostel · San Salvador ↗ | Beéle concert base; confirm late re-entry. |
La Zona’s listing has checkout before 11 a.m. Staying at Forest until sunrise needs an agreed late checkout/day room or an extra night beyond these nine stays. Puro Surf nights are optional; replace them with the El Zonte hostel to save.
AFTER DECEMBER 1
December 2–11.
Ten days together.
NYC-area → San Salvador (SAL), departing Wed Dec 2 and returning Fri Dec 11, 2026. This fits Forest on Dec 5 and Beéle on Dec 10. Select a return that leaves time to rest after the concert; a late SAL departure may arrive in NYC on Dec 12.
Exact fare not verified. Allow $600–$800 round-trip per person pending a search for two seats, baggage and exact flight times. Earlier advertised fares for different dates do not price this trip.
Typical nonstop schedules found for this route are roughly 5 hours outbound and 4½–5 hours back; connecting itineraries take longer. Exact Dec 2–11 flight times remain unconfirmed.
Compare JFK, EWR and LGA ↗ · Check Volaris ↗Planning allowance updated November 7, 2026, not a supplier quote or guaranteed fare. No flights booked.
THE WHOLE TRIP · USD
Ten days.
A budget for both.
FOR BOTH OF US$5,000–$6,800
About $2,500–$3,400 each
PLANNING TARGET$5,900
Combined, including flights, skydiving and both events
December 2–11: both flying from NYC, sharing separate-bed rooms where available, seven hostel nights and two optional resort nights. All figures are planning estimates.
| Expense | Both | Assumption |
|---|---|---|
| Round-trip flights | $1,200–$1,600 | Allowance only; exact Dec 2–11 fares unverified. |
| Seven hostel + two resort nights | $750–$1,050 | Shared rooms; Puro Surf’s published Double Room starts at $210/night before tax, not a quote for these dates. |
| Tandem skydiving | ~$800 | $400 each budgeted; operator page has conflicting prices. Confirm rate/extras and Dec 5 operation. |
| All other activities | $450–$750 | Indigo, boat, both kayaks, volcano, surf, waterfalls, snorkel, hot springs and zipline; fees/guides, excluding transport. |
| Transfers & local transport | $800–$1,200 | Airport/inter-town/excursion transfers plus Forest and concert rides. Quotes pending. |
| Food & drinks | $400–$600 | Ten days for two; mostly local meals. |
| Forest + Beéle tickets | $150–$200 | Combined allowance, not confirmed prices. Forest ticket price and both events’ inventory/fees need checking. |
| Bags, tips, day room & buffer | $400–$600 | Includes allowance for post-party late checkout/day use. |
| Estimate for both | $4,950–$6,800 | Rounded planning range: $5,000–$6,800. |
Skip skydiving to save about $800 for two. Replace the resort with hostels to save roughly $350–$450 combined, depending on actual room rates.
Updated November 7, 2026. No bookings. Taxes, tickets, bags, rooms, activity slots and transfers need confirmation. Sources: Puro Surf room guide · Skydive operator · Forest organizer · Beéle tickets. Allowances are not supplier quotes.
DURING OUR DATES
Two nights out.
Local celebrations, too.
Published listings checked November 7, 2026. No tickets booked; availability and detailed programs need confirmation.
Beéle — Borondo Tour
Afrobeats, Caribbean rhythms and Latin pop at Estadio Cuscatlán. Sleep in San Salvador after the show, then fly home Dec 11. Final ticket prices, fees and seats unverified.
Official ticket listing ↗Suchitoto festivities
The town’s Santa Lucía festivities fall later than our Dec 2 visit. Optional swap: visit Dec 6–9 instead, replacing another outing and revising transfers. Not added to the packed route.
Listed dates ↗La Libertad festivities
A possible local evening near our coast days, if the detailed program and driver timing fit. Keep the Dec 8 surf/kayak transfers in mind; this is an optional swap.
Tourism calendar ↗Villa Navideña
San Salvador’s Christmas village is listed Dec 1–31. Possible easy evening during a city stay, subject to hours and energy; no extra transfer assumed.
Tourism listing ↗Bocelli or Christmas lights
Andrea Bocelli’s Dec 5 concert conflicts with Forest. Luces Campero at Cuscatlán Dec 6 (family show 5 p.m., lights 7 p.m.) requires staying in the city instead of our coast transfer. Alternatives, not included.
Bocelli dates ↗ · Lights announcement ↗Sol y Luna, San Miguel Carnival and Apaneca’s November festivities fall before this trip and are no longer in the itinerary. Indyx remains unidentified; no event is assumed.
WHAT KIND OF DAY DO WE WANT?
The activity menu.
The ten-day plan above includes snorkeling, hot springs, lake and mangrove kayaking, ziplining, surfing, waterfalls, skydiving and the volcano. Sol y Luna is our selected party; its details still need confirmation. More things worth swapping in:
Water & wildlife
Paddleboarding at Los Cóbanos, a guided boat outing, or a slower day exploring the coast. Wildlife sightings depend on conditions.
Water activities ↗Food & coffee
A coffee-farm visit, a long pupusa dinner, or Juayúa’s weekend food festival. Swap for a highland activity rather than add another drive.
Juayúa guide ↗Play in the mountains
Apaneca’s maze, buggy outings or mountain biking. Ziplining is already selected; these are alternatives for a different kind of adventure day.
Apaneca ideas ↗History & everyday life
Joya de Cerén’s preserved village, or time in Suchitoto’s shops and streets. A good swap when we want less adrenaline.
Joya de Cerén ↗BEFORE WE PACK
A few things to figure out.
Make room for the road.
Ten calendar days, nine overnight stays: Suchitoto (1), Santa Ana (2), El Zonte (3), San Salvador (1), Los Cóbanos (1), and Apaneca (1). Seven nights are hostels/hostales and two are optional resort nights. Dec 6 morning is for recovery. A sunrise finish can add a day-room or extra hostel-night charge.
A little planning goes far.
Reserve the indigo workshop, lake boat ride, kayaks, volcano guide, tandem skydive, surf lesson, waterfall guide, mangrove kayak, snorkeling and zipline directly. Request separate beds for both of us. Pool time is at Puro Surf during the optional resort break; hostel pool access is not assumed. For Forest, confirm tickets, exact venue, a round-trip driver and hostel late checkout/day use. For Beéle, confirm tickets and return transport to the city hostel. Confirm current schedules, access, transport and prices; no quotes or availability are guaranteed here.
Let the weather have a say.
Ask the skydiving operator specifically about Saturday Dec 5; that date is not confirmed. Weather can move the jump. Keep the volcano day movable. Check trail conditions and official access before setting off. Check lake water advisories before kayaking. Swim at the waterfalls only when the guide confirms conditions. Ocean time is an instructed surf lesson; our easy swimming is in the hotel pool.
Sources & photo credit +
Itinerary updated November 7, 2026; destination research was gathered November 4–7. This is a suggested route, not a booked tour. Each day links to its destination or operator. Travel time windows are planning estimates, not live routing.
Our top photo was supplied by Toli. Santa Ana volcano photograph: The World Travel Guy — Santa Ana Volcano. Additional background: ISTU / Cerro Verde and UNESCO / Jiquilisco.
- Los Cóbanos reef: Salvadorean Tours. Thermal pools: Miamor Photography via Hot Spring Journeys. Zipline: elsalvador.com / Apaneca.
- Tandem skydiving image: Skydive El Salvador.
- Surf lesson: El Salvador Surfcamps.
- Suchitoto & Juayúa photos: El Salvador Info / Suchitoto and Ruta de las Flores.
- Lake Coatepeque: Visit Centroamérica.
- Ataco: “New Street in Ataco” / Sammiethedeadrat, CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized and displayed with a responsive crop; this image remains under the same license.
- Tamanique: Explore El Salvador.
- El Zonte: viviTravels.