Parque Nacional Grutas de Cacahuamilpa — Attraction in Guerrero

We visited this cave when we were staying in Taxco over Christmas. It's less than an hour's drive - but do watch for dogs and cows on the road during the second part. 50 pesos to park the car, and the entrance complex is very typically full of food, souvenir and trinket vendors all trying to sell you their stuff. The caves are quite impressive and easily accessible. We didn't realize that a private tour was also an option and went in with a group of about 40 people,which, according to the guide, is less than half of what they'd do on average in pre-covid times.

Speaking of the guide - that's one star down. We would have loved to hear more about the history of the caves and how they were formed, but 90% of our tour his explanations were limited to pointing out the shapes of rock formations. This ranged from infantile ("There's Simba from Lion King!") to PG-rated ("You can see a witch there, and a wizard behind her... if you know what I mean."), culminating with an enormous (20m-plus) stalagmite shaped like... a bottle of champagne. At that point, after about an hour twenty and a mile into the cave, our guide left us to find our own way back out. (Which isn't hard, but if you were so inclined, you could easily Tom Sawyer your way into some unexplored part, and really mess up your day.)

The other star taken was for the raft ride we took. At the ticket booth, various people will approach you offering different packages. The ziplines seem interesting, but having read about the underground river rides that are possible here, I unwisely signed us up for the raft package. Rather than going underground, this ended up being an uncomfortable ride in a Costco inflatable dinghy down a shallow, lazy river, led by two fairly disinterested youngsters. Duration: less than 15 minutes. Takes about as long to walk back up to the parking lot, unless you want to pay extra to cram into a pickup truck, or take a horse ride up (although there's just one horse available, and from the looks of him, it might be even slower than walking).

To sum: do a private tour, and avoid the...

Food: 4/5 Service: 5/5 Ambiance: 5/5 Parking: 5/5 Family friendly: 5/5 Stroller friendly: 3/5

I gotta say, i wasn't to sure what to expect from this place since it's out in the middle of nowhere-svillle, but I'm glad I was able to experience this amazing ecological park and cave. We did this on our way Taxco, Guerrero; México.

The opens around 10-1030ish and there is a fee to park ($50 MXN, $1 USD). Just be prepared to get swarmed by vendors selling trinkets and what-not. It is the culture here, however I got used to it.

To get into the caves there are guided cave tours ($8 USD, $150 MXN per person). Our guide was excellent, she explained the history of explorers and how the cave came to be, the inhabitants of the cave (bats), and some science of the minerals of stalactites and stalagmites. She spoke enough English to explain some things as well.

There are also other activities like Ziplining where, instead of walking across the bridge to the cave, one can Zipline across which i think was $60 MXN.

This trail is about a 4 KM (2 mile-ish) walk in dimly lit terrain in a humid enclosed cave, so if you or someone in your party is not into that you're able to turn around. Also, there are about 100 steps towards the turn around. BE PREPARED WITH WATER!

Once done with the caves, thee are so many vendors selling coco frío, micheladas, and other excellent foods. We ended up at Fonda Mary that made excellent, fresh quesadillas, tacos dorados, and so many other delectable foods.

I highly recommend this experience if you're on the fence...

This National Park is a breathtaking stop

I was concerned about taking my parents to this Park, I thought it could be a little too much for them, but anyhow I gave it a try. My parents are senior citizens. Once we got in, our eyes could not believe what was in front of us ...I just said...this is impossible to believe, it was like being inside a museum full of strange figures with dimmed lights, not even the best opera houses could match its beauty and the incredible acoustic. The ceiling, or top of each vault was different, it us humongous. Needles to mention that several movies have been filmed inside them. The infrastructure is marvelous, super appropriate for senior citizens, they also have people ready with some wheelchairs ready to assists people with walking issues. The walking tour takes two hours. Right by the end of the first hour, they play some music from the phantom of the opera, and boy oh boy, it is marvelous.

We were also told, people can arrange to get married inside the caves, and some concerts are also held each year with no extra charge than the entry fee which is $100 MXP ($5.40 USD).

There are restrooms right by the middle of the tour, just be prepared with enough cash. The restroom fee is $5 MXP around 27 cents USD. It is almost the same fee every were.

The only down side I was not convinced about was the infrastructure of the restaurant, located on the 2nd floor and the quality of the food. But that is another story

I can say thousand words but people must visit it to believe...