A sample trip·Six days for two

What Lylli sends back.

This is a real itinerary, in the shape we send it. The names are real people Lylli works with. Yours will look different — but it’ll be hand-written like this, by her.

The brief

M. and J., from Brooklyn. Six days in late June, second wedding anniversary. They wanted hot springs and one volcano. They didn’t want to drive themselves. They eat most things. Mid-budget — comfortable but not flashy. Lylli put this together over two days and sent it for their approval.

Day by day

Six days, in their order.

Day 01 · Monday

Arrival, then quiet.

San Salvador → Caluco

13:40
Wheels down at SAL.
Carlos meets you at arrivals — black hat, holding the small white sign. He's driven for Lylli for nine years; speaks English when needed, otherwise stays out of your day.
14:30
Drive west into the volcanic highlands.
An hour and a half through the foothills, past coffee fincas and roadside fruit stands. Carlos stops once for a coconut if you ask.
16:00
Check in at Thermal Paradise.
The villa is yours. Liseth is on-property to walk you through the kitchen, the WiFi, the four hot-spring pools. Then she leaves; you have the place.
19:00
Dinner in the kitchen.
We've left a market basket — pupusas, salbutes, fresh fruit, a bottle of Salvadoran coffee for the morning. Eat outside on the terrace; the river is what you hear.

Day 02 · Tuesday

Hot springs day. Nothing else.

Thermal Paradise

Morning
Coffee in the hammock.
A 5-gallon thermos of fresh coffee was already brewed when you woke up. Pool one is the warmest; pool four is where the spring meets the river — coolest, slowest.
13:00
Lunch — chicken, plantain, salad.
Doña Marta cooked it that morning. She left it on the stove with a note. Eat under the palm thatch.
16:00
Massage in the grotto, optional.
Sandra arrives at four if you said yes. Ninety minutes, river-stones, deep tissue. $80 — included in your trip total, no cash exchange.
Evening
Fire pit. Mezcal.
We left a bottle. The owl in the tree above the grotto is real — that's how he sounds.

Day 03 · Wednesday

Up the volcano at dawn.

Santa Ana volcano

04:30
Carlos picks you up.
He brings warm tortillas from the panadería that's open this early. Forty-five minutes to the trailhead.
05:30
Meet Walter at the trailhead.
He's the only guide Lylli uses for Santa Ana — twenty-two years on this mountain. The hike up is four hours. Slow, with breaks. It's not an athletic event; it's a long walk to the top of a volcano.
10:00
The crater.
Turquoise sulfur lake, on a clear morning. You'll have it to yourselves for an hour. Walter has cold beer in his pack if you want it.
13:00
Lunch on the way down at Lago de Coatepeque.
We've reserved a table at the lakeside restaurant Lylli's family has gone to since the 80s. Whole grilled fish, lake view.
17:00
Back at the villa, hot-spring soak.
Your legs will thank you.

Day 04 · Thursday

Maya morning, then to the coast.

Joya de Cerén → Barra de Santiago

09:00
Joya de Cerén, with Anita.
She's a local archaeologist who guides for us privately. The site is small — an hour and a half is enough — but with Anita you get the daily life, not the brochure.
12:00
Drive south to Barra de Santiago.
Two hours through Sonsonate, then west along the coast. Carlos takes the route past Los Cobanos.
15:00
Check in at Ocean Paradise.
The pool is yours. The beach is fifty steps. The sunset bar opens around 18:00 — Don Tito mixes a passable mojito and a serious daiquiri.
19:30
Dinner on the sand.
Rosa cooks at the comedor at the end of the village road. She'll send the boy over to take your order around six. Whole fried fish or shrimp; cold beer.

Day 05 · Friday

Mangroves at first light.

Barra de Santiago

05:30
The mangrove tour.
Don Sebastián picks you up at the dock with his small wooden boat. Two hours through the channels — pelicans, herons, the occasional crocodile. He doesn't speak English; he doesn't need to. Bring binoculars.
10:00
Late breakfast at the villa.
Fresh fruit, coffee, eggs Doña Marta dropped by. The rest of the day is yours.
Afternoon
Beach. Pool. Hammock. Choose.
If you want a surf lesson, Mario meets you at 16:00 on the sand. Beginner board, gentle wave. $40, included.
Sunset
Sea-turtle release (in season).
We're not in season this trip. Otherwise, this is when the village kids run hatchlings to the surf. Worth planning a future trip around.

Day 06 · Saturday

Slow morning. Plane.

Barra → SAL

10:00
Check-out is loose.
Walk the beach one more time. Coffee, fruit, no rush.
13:00
Carlos collects you.
Two hours back to SAL. He'll have your snacks for the plane already in the back.
16:30
Wheels up.
We'll text you a week from now to ask how you slept the first night home. Most people say better.

The total

One transaction. One Stripe link. Or USDC if you’d rather skip the FX.

Two villas, four nights total: $1,420
Driver & private transfers: $680
Guides (Walter, Anita, Don Sebastián): $520
Meals included: $340
Massage, surf lesson, extras: $160
Lylli's coordination + 24/7 support: Included
Trip total: $3,120

Includes all transfers, all guide fees, all listed meals, all experiences, lodging at both properties, and Lylli’s coordination. Excludes flights to and from El Salvador, alcohol beyond what we leave at the villa, and discretionary tips for the team — which we suggest at the end of the trip if you want to.

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