Copan Ruins: A Full-Day Tour of Ancient Maya Civilization from San Salvador City

Explore the captivating Copan Ruins, a stunning ancient Maya city in western Honduras. Discover its magnificent stone temples, hieroglyphs, and ball court on a full-day tour from San Salvador City.

Duration: 15 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Copan Ruinas - Copan, considered by many one of the most spectacular cities of the ancient Maya civilization, is a ruins complex known for its beautiful stone temples, altars, hieroglyphs, and stelae. It was built between 400 and 800 A.D. until it suddenly was abandoned.
    Your Local Expert Guide, will provide you a tour around the site with a last 2…
What's Included
  • Small Groups
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Licensed Local Guide
What's Not Included
  • lunch
  • Tips
Additional Information

Undoubtedly, Ruins Copan is one of the most picturesque Classic Maya Cities, perched above a tributary of the Rio Motagua in the western region of Honduras, just a 4-hour drive from San Salvador city.
Many regard the Copan Ruins as one of the most magnificent cities of the ancient Maya civilization. This historic site, featuring exquisite stone temples,…

Location
Copan Ruinas
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Ainan_b
Feb 25, 2025
Amazing day tour from San Salvador to Copan Ruins - The driver and guide Josué Romero is very professional and helpful. He has presented us a lot of interested knowledges. One way trip from my hotel to Copan ruins Honduras took about 5 to 5.5 hours, so total trip is up to 16 hours. Copan ruins is a place you have to visit if you are interested about maya culture. I have enjoyed this tour a lots.
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Shakhrier_k
Feb 14, 2025
Highly recommend this trip! - I would definitely highly recommend this trip to Honduras for everyone! Thanks a bunch Gaby, a wonderful guide!
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Mobile17752420567
Feb 11, 2025
Copan Visit - Great communication about the tour and throughout the day. Nice ruins at Copan and beautiful macaws. It’s a long day but works well as a tour
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Seth_k
Jan 21, 2025
Long but rewarding day trip - Very long but very rewarding day trip to Copan. Get ready for a very long day. But you get the benefit of getting multiple stamps and multiple countries in the classes day and a delicious traditional lunch in Honduras. Gaby was a trooper. She drove the entire way there and back and assured us through customs for the 3 countries. Make sure you bring your passport and have enough space for the stamps (7 total). Copan itself was really cool, you can see the macaws everywhere in the wild.
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Rosiew859
Jan 12, 2025
Worth it. - My husband and I visited in September 2024. It was super hot but worth the visit. We leaned so much about the country and its history.
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Rajeev_t
Jan 3, 2025
Three scenic countries in one day to rare Mayan ruins with heiroglyphs - Josue Romero was the best guide thru 3 countries, 6 immigration checkpoints, keeping us on schedule on a scenic drive of beautiful mountainous landscapes, to the unique Copan Mayan ruins with rare heiroglyphics, colorful macaws, Copan town, delicious lunch stop and drive back for a very full day of experiences: El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras!
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Escape26699041681
Jan 1, 2025
Great experience with the best guide - It was a long drive however the experience of seeing the ruins was really worth it! So much to imagine about the Maya civilization at Copan after the tour. Josue our guide made the experience really enjoyable - he scheduled pickups really early to avoid the new year crowd at immigration, made adequate stops along the way for food and restrooms, helped ensure we had a smooth customs process, drove really safely along the long drive and we had a lot of banter along the way too. I would highly recommend the tour with Josue
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Rachel_z
Dec 31, 2024
A cool experience! - Was a great tour! Josue made sure everything went smoothly from start to finish. Be prepared for an adventure and a new experience as you are driving through mountains and crossing borders. This tour is a great way to see a new country in a day!
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Relax67445467048
Dec 30, 2024
The BEST experience Ever. - Josué Romero was THE BEST tour guide EVER. This was the remarkable experience I needed. Kindly please ask always for Josué for your tours. Thank you so much for making my vacation memorable. Great experience.
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Christopher_s
Feb 24, 2025
Great single day trip to see Copan. - Our local guide at Copan was excellent. He provided interesting explanations and had in depth knowledge of Copan. Gaby our tour guide who drove us from San Salvador to Copan did a great job. She know all the details about traveling to Copan and the border crossing process. I hope to make it back to Copan. I would recommend spending more time on site if you are able to. If I go back I will probably plan on an over night stay. Sorry my Spanish is not advanced enough to comment in Spanish.
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