Jiquilisco Bay Biosphere Reserve and Mangrove Tour

Sightseeing  :  El Salvador  :  San Salvador  :  San Salvador  :  Eco Tours

Take advantage and book this fascinating tour around the Salvadoran's largest protected area and intact wetland: Bahia Jiquilisco. At more than 150,000 acres, this is Central America's largest estuary with a wide diversity of birds, sea turtles, fish, and other animals. Discover this unparalleled mangrove ecosystem while supporting a community-basic conservation program with the goal to protect endangered sea turtle species and their critical habitats.During this tour you will visit one of the most important mangroves in El Salvador, get to know its accompanying flora and fauna, learn about local species and support a real, fair and responsible local tourism initiative. You will get inside the most important forest in El Salvador and also one of the most important in Central America; the Biosphere Reserve.

Along the way, there will be 5 stops, where you will learn about the region and about the local community that lives around the area. As you make your way through the mangrove, you will be able to identify 6 different mangrove species and you will also see native and migrating birds.
The tour lasts 8 hours and you will be dropped off at your hotel at the end.