San Cristobal de las Casas Trip Overview
You will experience an unforgettable adventure in the hands of our Driver-Guide who will accompany you throughout the entire journey.
Many services located on the shores of the lakes offer tourists rides on rafts made of logs, a unique experience that traces the way in which the first settlers of the region were transported through the lakes. In the place there are facilities and services offered by the ejidatarios of the area. The visit to the lagoons and the contemplation of the landscape is the main attraction.
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Duration: 13 hours
Starts: San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico
Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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What to Expect When Visiting San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico
You will experience an unforgettable adventure in the hands of our Driver-Guide who will accompany you throughout the entire journey.
Many services located on the shores of the lakes offer tourists rides on rafts made of logs, a unique experience that traces the way in which the first settlers of the region were transported through the lakes. In the place there are facilities and services offered by the ejidatarios of the area. The visit to the lagoons and the contemplation of the landscape is the main attraction.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Cascada El Chiflon, Tzimol 30110 Mexico
After the Pick up, we move to the beautiful waterfalls “El Chiflón” where we will hike to see the different waterfalls until we reach “Velo de Novia” with a fall of more than 120 meters high.
In this site you can see a great variety of species of orchids, bromeliads, sabino trees, palomillo trees, sapodilla, cedar and mahogany.
Among the existing wildlife that can be found in the area you can find: iguanas, rabbits, armadillos, snakes and various birds.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Parque Nacional Lagunas de Montebello, Palenque-La Trinitaria Mexico
We continue our way to the Lagunas de Montebello National Park visiting 5 lagoons such as Tziscao, Internacional, Pojoj, 5 Lagos and the main Montebello.
Where the food will be made after visiting the first two lagoons, lunch time 1 hour, the typical restaurants within the Lagunas de Montebello National Park are recommended, and later the last lagoons are crossed.
The Lagunas de Montebello National Park, Located in the municipality of La Trinitaria, Chiapas, Mexico, a place characterized by its natural, historical and archaeological tourist attractions], unique natural beauty of its kind, due to its different colored lakes, caused by the same nature that surrounds it, simply a magical place.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Lago Montebello, Palenque-La Trinitaria Mexico
without a doubt, one of the most beautiful natural sites in the country – it is due to its aquatic environments, both superficial and underground, originated by its karst nature, framed in dense pine forests, holm oaks and mixed forests with the striking presence of bromeliads and orchids.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Lago Pojoj, Autovia Palenque-La Trinitaria 307, La Trinitaria Mexico
Lake Pojoj belongs to the Lagunas de Montebello National Park, a network of bodies of water that are located in the Chiapas municipality of Trinitaria. The lagoons also serve as the border between Mexico and Guatemala.
The first thing you should do in Lake Pojoj is take a perfect raft ride, which is made of logs tied with natural fiber ties.
The exciting thing about these navigations is that all the crew must row, which allows you to enjoy the sound of the water, the noises of the forest and, incidentally, do some exercise that immediately revives.
Duration: 20 minutes
Pass By: Lago Internacional, 30168 La Trinitaria, Chis., Mexico
The International Lake is located between the limits of Mexico and Guatemala (border). It is located just 2 km away, starting from the main entrance of Ejido Tziscao.
Lago Internacional is part of a system of 30 spectacular lagoons where the tourist parador with viewpoints, piers, walkways, trails, restaurants and a handicraft plaza were rehabilitated and expanded to attract more national and Guatemalan visitors, particularly with the old stone path that connects to Mexico and Guatemala.
Pass By: La Trinitaria, La Trinitaria, Southern Mexico
Zapaluta, as it was its official name in colonial times, was a town of Coxoh Indians assigned as a dependency of the Santo Domingo de Comitán convent. It was not until the beginning of the twentieth century, when Flavio Guillen decreed the change of name from Zapaluta (way of dwarfs ”in Nahuatl) to La Trinitaria.
It is the town where Los Lagos de Montebello is housed.
