Tajumulco is the highest mountain in Central America. The peak is sitting at 4'202 meters. It is important to get used to the altitude before going on a hike there. It is for instance recommended to stay at least 2 days somewhere around 2000 to 2500 meters before. I did a hike with a guide. We started at 3'000m from the small roadside town of Tuichan and walked up to base camp around 4'000m to spend the night. That way we could watch both the sunset and the sunrise from the peak. The views were specular. The total distance was 18.2 km / 11.3 miles and a positive elevation of 1460m / 4800 ft over the 2 days. The hike isn't that difficult (I would qualify it as a moderate one) but the heavy backpack and the altitude can make it challenging if you're not used to this kind of activity... Note that there is an entrance fee of Q30 (included if yiu take a guide) collected by people with some sort of uniform at the beginning of the path about 30-45 min from the road. Overall, this experience was great and I highly recommend it.

Awesome view. I suggest you go up for sunrise! It took me 2 hours to hike up from the highway, as is directed by AllTrailes.com. However you could definitely drive up further if you have a high clearance vehicle and shorten the hike to literally half the distance of what I did. I had to pay $25Q to get through. Please for the love of this volcano don't leave any garbage!

Be careful if you go here - ask the locals if the way is safe. Nobody told us there was a conflict until we were being shot at. The locals then told us to take cover because we were walking slowly, oblivious to the fact that bullets were hitting the mountainside. We thought it was fireworks, which are common in cities year round in Mexico/ Central America. We should have realised it wasn’t safe when we saw men sitting with guns talking, sand bags, and ammunition casings on the ground, but we would never have thought somebody could shoot at us when it’s a normal tourist hiking trail. They told us 6 people have died so far, and some days they shoot every bus and car that drives by on the road. They took around 10 shots at us.

Awesome volcano you hike. Really easy to do on own without a guide as the path is easy to follow. Takes between 3-4 hours to summit at a steady pace. Views are amazing from the top and sunrise from the ridge was great. Gets cold on top so need jumpers, coats, hats, gloves etc…

I hiked alone up from hotel Villa Real 2 weeks ago. There was police and military at the trailhead and a bit up too. When I came down there where even 4 police guys climbing all the way up to the peak. Lots of locals coming down from overnight stays on Sunday. Seems like it's safe now.

This hike is amazing. Wicked hard. Took us 6 hours to get to the top. But we’ll worth it. The views are amazing. You can also see part of Mexico from here. Will do this over and over again.

Incredible views from the summit makes the high altitude hike worth the effort. Hiked up at midday and the views from the summit above the clouds were awesome. Glad we did not do sunrise hike as it would have been incredibly cold (-10-20c) and windy.

Beautiful view in the morning I can highly recommend. It is an easy climb