
El Tunco
Surf town · El Salvador
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Beds: 76 places
76 places to stay within 2 km.
Budget 2-star · Booking.com£40 a night
Mid-range 3-star · Booking.com£45 a night
Luxury 4-star · Booking.com£60 a night
Prices are our estimate of the country's average double room of each kind that month: not this town's price, and not a quote.
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All 76 places to stay · Booking.comSpots near here: 16 surf spots
Surf · this week
El Tunco · about 5 min by car
84 out of 100El Zonte · about 10 min by car · stays in El Zonte
84 out of 100Playa El Cocal · about 10 min by car
84 out of 100Punta Roca La Libertad · about 15 min by car
84 out of 100Rio Grande - La Bocana · about 5 min by car
84 out of 100San Blas · about 5 min by car
84 out of 100Atamis · about 10 min by car · stays in El Zonte
83 out of 100El Sunzal · about 5 min by car
83 out of 100
All 16 surf spots
El Zonte Rivermouth · about 15 min by car · stays in El Zonte
83 out of 100Palmarcito · about 10 min by car · stays in El Zonte
83 out of 100Cemetery · about 15 min by car
81 out of 100K59 · about 20 min by car · stays in El Zonte
81 out of 100Punta Coco · about 20 min by car · stays in El Zonte
81 out of 100Playa la Paz · about 15 min by car
80 out of 100Restaurants · about 15 min by car
80 out of 100Punta Roca · about 10 min by car · Not for intermediates
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Each score is the next week's out of 100, the mean of its best days, as on its own page. Green clears the bar. Distances are from the middle of El Tunco.
Places to eat
6 near El Tunco
Places to eat near El Tunco
- Tunco Veloz PizzeriaPizza · 0.1 km from the centre
- Café SunzalSeafood · 0.8 km from the centre
- Km 59 El SalvadorMexican · 0.1 km from the centre
- MopeliaPizza · 0.1 km from the centre
- MamaguayaSeafood · 0.2 km from the centre
- Restaurante ErikaSeafood · 0.3 km from the centre
Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits
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About El Tunco
where it is, what is near
El Tunco is a town in La Libertad Department, El Salvador.
From El Tunco you can reach 16 surf spots.
The nearest is El Tunco, a surf spot 0.3 km from the centre.
Overture lists 76 places to stay within 2 km of the centre.
The nearest airport is El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez (SAL), 36 km away.
In La Libertad Department · El Salvador
- 76 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez (SAL), 36 km, La Aurora International Airport (GUA), 173 km, Palmerola International Airport (XPL), 214 km
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