Traveling Tips to Survive San Salvador

For so many years, El Salvador was known as one of the countries NOT to visit because of the gang violence that spread wide, specifically in the capital city, San Salvador.

President Bukele claims that it is not one of the safest countries to be in the Western Hemisphere. But is that true? Well, let me teeeeeeell you, President Bukele was NOT lying! BUT you're going to need these tips if you plan on surviving these San Salvador streets 😜.

From the airport to driving, to food, and the time of travel, I've got you covered!

Feel free to leave your questions in the comments here or on the blog!

✨Til' next time, stop existin' and start livin' ✨
---
--
some of my travel favorites 🌟:

---
Hola👋🏽! I’m Ezzy, a millennial living in the Denver area of Colorado. Whether it’s jumping out of planes, munching on the wildest street foods, or uncovering hidden local gems, I’m here to show you that every moment—big or small—is a reason to celebrate!

Join me as I share my journey—from diving deep into my faith (I love You, Jesus!), grappling with life’s curveballs, to celebrating small wins. My mission? To light up your world and encourage you with stories that stir your soul, make you laugh, and maybe even cry, but most importantly, inspire you and challenge you to live your life and not just exist in it.

---
tags:
el salvador, san salvador, el salvador travel, san salvador travel, is el salvador safe, is san salvador safe, president bukele, travel vlog, bucket list, bucket list item, bucket list travel, travel tips, el salvador trips, traveling to el salvador, adventures, travel adventures, international adventures, el salvador 2024, san salvador 2024

00:00 is san salvador safe?
00:45 the airport, money, rental cars
04:16 traffic and driving in the city
07:04 the rainy season
07:42 lodging
07:54 washers, dryers, and la pila
09:11 hot water
10:08 staying hydrated
11:00 typical food
11:39 pupusas
12:39 pedidos ya app
13:10 mamones chinos
13:21 driving san salvador streets
14:19 places to go in san salvador
16:01 walking the streets of san salvador
16:38 check out more tips on the blog

[Amor-]

Soy salvadoreño (…por tanto también muy PATRIOTA)…y me encanta escuchar cosas bonitas de ustedes :
❤apreciados visitantes❤

[CesarAlas-nk]

Thank, you, my, friend, we, love, you, all.

[hugor]

I like your video. Very cool. Easy for turists to understand, El Salvador has changed a lot, we went 3 times already and even ppl saying El Salvador 🇸🇻 is an small country, still there’s many places we miss to visit. Te dejo mi like 👍🏻. Saludos desde Pennsylvania 🇺🇸.

[Stalinvladimircabreramatute]

Hello !! I enjoyed it all, I just subscribed to your channel, thank you for promoting and showing the positive my beautiful country of El Salvador 🇸🇻, the smallest in territory and biggest in heart, do you have Salvadoran heritage? So, my question was answered, you are salvadoran🇸🇻like me ….. what region in the country are your parents from ? Greetings from Texas .

[naomirichards]

Just came back from vacation and i had a great time. I ubered everwhere, uber is super affordable snd uber eats as well. The people were very helpful, i used google translate to communicate. It was great

[SMoranJR]

Hola sipota! I really liked the video . Just one thing about the tinted windows. I talked to my cousin and he said that the main reason was because it was dangerous before they didn’t want the gang members to see who was in the car. I also can’t wait to go para el CARNAVAL de San Miguel my Home Town ! One last thing WOW eres muy Linda y me encantas preciosa. Please don’t take my compliment the wrong way. Can’t wait for your next video.

[OscaryKaren]

El Salvador is safe. Come to visit 😊 we are the most safe country in america and we use us american dollars🇸🇻

[ChidoBanditoRCito]

Your channel should be booming. Nicely put together 😀 come back lol

[Carlosmayen-tdfb]

What a beautiful video gracias por sharing saludes from sacramento california gracias.

[brandycortez]

Thank you for sharing.

My husband is Salvadoran as is my kids and I’m definitely a mixture of things Puerto Rican, Portuguese and a mixture of other European things from my mom’s side of the family which we don’t know anyone from that side so I can’t relate and will not relate myself to anything to do with that part of the family 😁 so if you were to ask me my ethnicity I would say Puerto Rican or white Rican 😂 and a loud Portuguese that was born in Hawaii as that’s where my family on my dads side migrated to from Puerto Rico and the island of Madeira Portugal back when hurricanes wiped everything out before Hawaii even became a USA state. Enough of me and on to your topic of El Salvador 😊

Do you feel it’s safe in the areas outside of San Salvador and is the air very polluted!? My husband mentioned he recalled the air being very polluted with a foul smell and I’m like well I want my kids to go meet the family but not too sure about the safety and the air quality. Any info helps and thanks again for sharing.

[madnalab]

just came back from el salvador. awesome experience. planing in relocating there soon. adios USA

[TeamoPeru]

Did you travel in the month of August?

[FlyingNazgul-wmdv]

You said "our" but you don't look Salvadorian are you half something else ?

[radames]

Are tourist with a lot of tattoos welcome ?

[sandsriggs]

What!!!! Loroco for the win all day Only way to eat pupusas 🫓