Volcano Boarding - The Build Up

Just after lunch we headed to Bigfoot Hostel, a hostel world renowned for its volcano boarding tours!

In the hostel reception they displayed some of the news/tourism outlets they have hosted over the years. Hung on the wall was the board used by a Mexican man who holds the volcano boarding speed record of 101kmh from a run in 2019.

Here we became part of a group of backpackers around 50 strong and boarded a bus to the volcano. The bus was pumping loud music throughout and we made it to the volcano after around 1.5 hours.

We then ascended the volcano with our board which took around an hour including 3 stops.Read more