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Bendigamos
Tesoro Beach Hotel
Costa del Sol, El Salvador
The operator is advertising Pesach 2027 on its own website.
Bendigamos is a low-cost, mission-style Pesach on El Salvador's Costa del Sol, built around meeting and supporting the country's small Orthodox community. It offers glatt kosher all-inclusive meals at a beach hotel with a private beach, Chol Hamoed excursions and a joint Shabbaton with local families. It is aimed at adventurous travelers rather than those seeking a luxury resort program.
- Dates
- 10-day program April 21-30, optional weekend extension after Pesach
- Price
- From 2,149 USD
- Operator’s track record
- Described as a passion project built on visits to Jewish communities in El Salvador, Guatemala and the Dominican Republic.
- Setting
- Beach
- Languages
- English
- Contact
- bendigamostours@gmail.com
Kashrut and standards
Taken from the operator’s own website. A dashed outline means the operator hasn’t said, not that the answer is no.
- Supervision
- Not named on the operator’s website. Ask who gives the hechsher.
- Who it suits
- Adventurous singles, couples and groups; Orthodox-led (Rabbi Daniel and Anat Coleman)
Who is the supervisor?
The operator’s website does not name a rabbi or agency I could look up.
Worth asking the operator
- Who signs the kashrut certificate for this program, and can I see this year’s certificate?
- How many years has he supervised this operator’s Pesach programs, and this hotel in particular?
- Does an agency or beth din stand behind the certificate, or is it his personal hechsher?
- Is he in the hotel for the whole of Yom Tov, and how many mashgichim work under him?
Ask before you book
The operator’s website doesn’t state these. If any matter to you, get the answer in writing:
- Gebrokts or non-gebrokts
- Cholov Yisroel
- Pas Yisroel
- Shmura matzah
- Separate swimming
- Kitniyot policy
Standards can change from year to year. Confirm with the operator and your own rav.
The hotel
About the building itself, all year round. The Pesach program is run by the operator, not the hotel.
- Address
- Boulevard Costa del Sol, San Luis La Herradura, La Paz, El Salvador
- Hotel’s own website
- hoteltesorobeach.com
- Hotel phone
- +503 2237 6310
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Ratings and reviews of the hotel
These are year-round guests rating the hotel, not Pesach guests rating the program. For the program, see the guest reviews further down.
Food
All-inclusive glatt kosher food sourced and overseen by members of El Salvador's Orthodox community.
Entertainment and activities
In the operator’s words: All-inclusive, private beach, Chol Hamoed excursions with the local Jewish community, Joint Shabbaton with El Salvador's Orthodox community, Program fees support local community, Low-cost flights from LAX and EWR.
Kids and teens
Price
From 2,149 USD
Basis not stated (super early bird)
From 2,149 USD super early bird
Check what’s added on top: many programs add taxes, service charges and tips of 20 to 25 percent. Work out your real total.
Getting there
There is a nonstop flight from New York (JFK), about 4.5 hours in the air.
El Salvador's airport has year-round flights from New York JFK, Newark, Miami, Los Angeles and Toronto. A seasonal Chicago O'Hare flight is listed but is not counted here.
Most US travelers fly nonstop to San Salvador from New York, Florida, Houston or Los Angeles.
Routes come from each airport’s published route list, checked October 2026. Flight times are estimates from the distance. Airlines change schedules, so confirm before you book (route list we used).
From the airport
- El Salvador International Airport (SAL): about 30 minutes by carThe country's main airport, unusually close to this beach.
Late April weather
It's hot, with daytime highs around 91°F (33°C) and nights around 75°F (24°C); the Pacific is very warm, but the surf can be strong.
Good to know
- El Salvador is 2 hours behind New York in late April.
- The currency is the US dollar.
- Use a hotel-arranged driver or tour for day trips.
- Check entry rules for your passport; visitors are usually asked to pay for a tourist card on arrival.
The hotel on Google Maps
Google’s star rating and reviews are for Tesoro Beach Hotel all year round, not for the Pesach program.
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Safety and travel advisories
What governments say about travel to this country. Nothing here is this site’s own judgment.
US State Department travel advisory for El Salvador
Level 1 of 4: Exercise normal precautions
- The level is for the whole country, not for the hotel or its neighborhood. Level 1 is the lowest of the four and Level 4 the highest.
- Advisory dated June 24, 2026; I read it on October 4, 2026. Levels change, so open the advisory before you book and again before you fly.
This is the governments’ own wording, not a rating by this site. Israel’s National Security Council also publishes travel warnings for Israelis abroad. Ask the operator what security the program itself arranges, such as guards and entry checks.
Things to do near Costa del Sol
Ideas for chol hamoed. Check opening times before you go; some places close or get very busy during the holiday.
Costa del Sol beach
Beach, about 0 min awayA very long, wide strip of sand in front of the hotels, good for walks and sunsets.
Good for kids, teens, couples, grandparents
Jaltepeque Estuary
Nature, about 10 min awayBoat tours through calm mangrove channels behind the beach, with birdlife and small islands.
Good for kids, teens, couples, grandparents
San Salvador historic center
City, about 60 min awayThe renovated downtown, with the National Palace, the cathedral and the striking El Rosario church.
Good for teens, couples, grandparents
El Boquerón National Park
Nature, about 80 min awayAn easy walk to the rim of the huge crater on top of San Salvador volcano.
Good for kids, teens, couples, grandparents
Joya de Cerén
History, about 80 min awayA UNESCO-listed Maya farming village buried by volcanic ash around 1,400 years ago.
Good for teens, couples, grandparents
Lake Ilopango
Nature, about 50 min awayA big crater lake east of the capital with boat rides and viewpoints.
Good for couples, grandparents
El Tunco
Beach, about 60 min awayA small surf town on a rocky beach, known for its sunsets and relaxed cafes.
Good for teens, couples
Guest reviews
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Where this information comes from
Checked on October 4, 2026. These are the pages we read:
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