Cascada de Tamul — Attraction in San Luis Potosí

As a recent photo posted by another person shows, the boat costs 150 pesos per person and they require at least 8 people before departing, or you can pay 1,200 to use the entire boat. My friend and I waited until a family of 6 arrived ... and the mother of the group negotiated to secure a lower rate which was shared with us!

Something I don't believe has been mentioned is that at the entrance they also charged 10 pesos per person to enter ... and all the bathrooms are 5 pesos!

Very beautiful, although the approach by boat does NOT reach the waterfall. Possibly because our visit was later in the day, we were not offered the option to walk/climb the additional distance to reach the waterfall ... and neither were the two groups leaving as we approached. Instead they "docked" at an excellent large rock in the middle of the river which afforded an excellent view of the waterfalls. We were allowed to swim up river but the water flow became too strong to reach the waterfalls.

While not a risk at all, I noticed a number of boats needed water to be removed during the trip...

Our group, as well as all the groups I saw, were required to exit the boat as we were paddling up the river and walk about 300 meters. Our guide pulled his boat up the river thru some small rapids. In this same area for our return, our guide allowed us to jump out of the boat and float thru the rapids. I did not see any other group do this. I thoroughly enjoyed this activity!

I was disappointed in Cueva del agua, included in our boat ride. The cenote is very large and somewhat attractive but it is not easy to enter the water. This is actually a location where drinks and meals are sold from basic food stalls. There is a very attractive small creek to the right side of this area (after you climb the stairs taits to reach the food venders). A number of wood stairs and catwalks were closed in the area of the cenote.

Our guide and the staff we encountered were...

There are two entrances / 2 ways to go there. Both of them are difficult. 1st one is the more difficult one. you’ll have to drive on a extremely rocky small road, pay 20 pesos per person, then keep on driving on the rocky small road again. Our car is 4-wheel-drive Mercedes-Benz, but still I felt like my car was about to be shaken apart. And you might get lost because that’s are some Fork in the road where there’s no sign. And if you are lucky enough to get through all these, you’ll arrive at a so called “hotel”. You can park outside and walk through the “hotel” and pay 50 pesos per person plus per car. Then you’ll walk a long way, better wear a good pair of sneakers. Walk, climb, climb up and down the mountains on the wild path…. Better be care and don’t get lost….If you love climbing wild mountains, this may be good for you….we finally get to a place where you can over look the top part of the waterfall from the side…then we gave up. Maybe keep going will get you to a beautiful place where you can see the whole waterfall from side ( I don’t think you can see from the front because of the narrow gorge), but……As for the 2nd entrance/ way, you’ll have to paddle all the way there and back, only seeing the waterfall from far and side for some time. if you are a small group, get lucky to join with others for one boat, otherwise they will charge you for a whole boat ( 1600 pesos per boat, 200 pesos per person if 8 people). Lots of padding and hot sun….but you may make some friends, paddle as a team, splash one another and water fight with other boat. The last but not the least, stop the boat on the way back, climb up a little hill and swim in a cave, which is a unique experience. Overall if you are looking for swimming below or near a waterfall or a relaxing vacation, it’s...

The Tamul waterfull has to be one of the most breathtaking places to visit in all of Mexico. This past Sunday (10/13/204l drove from San Luis Potosi via the toll road, and it took about 3 hrs 45 minutes to ge there. Below are some pro tips!

Decide if you want to canoe to the waterfall or hike to it before you get to the entrance.

If you canoe, ask about the strength of the current, as it's a 4 km ride and your rowing against the rivers current.

If you're afraid of the water or whitewaters don't canoe. Though not often, there have been instances where the canoe flips over or sinks and people need to swim to the side of the river, empty the canoe, and keep pushing through.

If you hike know 3 things: a. You can hike to the overview but will still have to cross the river via a canoe to start your hike.. b. If you want to hike to the base, there's some perilous stairs/ladders you'll have to climb down/up. If you're afraid of heights, this could prevent you from doing that. c. If you want to dip in the water, you don't need to climb down to the basin.

You can't do this alone. You'll need to hire someone at the entrance, and they'll drive to where the journey begins. We paid $1000 pesos for 2 people. Which included transportation to the base via their car (not recommended to drive your rental) and the additional gate tickets to get to the base.

The guides were super nice and don't make a lot of money. We did go in technically low season, which is why maybe the price was that, but my point is, don't be cheap and remember to tip.

The total trip to hike is about 3 to 4 hrs depending on how much time to spend dipping your body in the water and at the base resting and taking pics!

I hope you...