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Sumidero Canyon Tour: Wildlife and Scenic River Cruise
4.4
24 Ratings
Chiapa de Corzo
Experience the breathtaking Sumidero Canyon on a motorboat cruise, spot local wildlife, and indulge in the delicious gastronomy of Chiapa de Corzo.
Experience the breathtaking Sumidero Canyon on a motorboat cruise, spot local wildlife, and indulge in the delicious gastronomy of Chiapa de Corzo.
Duration:
9 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Parque Nacional Canon del Sumidero - The road descends more than 1500 meters and reaches the Grijalva River where the Sumidero Canyon has cliffs from 100 to 1000 meters high. In this national park, is possible to see local wildlife such as crocodiles, spider monkeys, and white and gray herons.
- Parque Nacional Canon del Sumidero - The road descends more than 1500 meters and reaches the Grijalva River where the Sumidero Canyon has cliffs from 100 to 1000 meters high. In this national park, is possible to see local wildlife such as crocodiles, spider monkeys, and white and gray herons.
What's Included
- English guide (if option selected)
- Spanish local guide
- Hotel pick up and drop-off
- Shared river cruise
- Transport by air-conditioned vehicle
- Airport pick up (if option selected)
- English guide (if option selected)
- Spanish local guide
- Hotel pick up and drop-off
- Shared river cruise
- Transport by air-conditioned vehicle
- Airport pick up (if option selected)
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Explore the majesty of Sumidero Canyon with a thrilling motorboat tour. As the journey takes you 1500 meters below the surface to the Grijalva River, you will marvel at this exquisite canyon’s cliffs reaching heights between 100 and 1000 meters. The national park also boasts an abundant wildlife populace including crocodiles, spider monkeys, white and…
Explore the majesty of Sumidero Canyon with a thrilling motorboat tour. As the journey takes you 1500 meters below the surface to the Grijalva River, you will marvel at this exquisite canyon’s cliffs reaching heights between 100 and 1000 meters. The national park also boasts an abundant wildlife populace including crocodiles, spider monkeys, white and gray herons commonly spotted.
Experience the unique culture of Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas’ earliest Spanish settlement known for its exceptional culinary traditions. Delight in regional delicacies like baked cochito, local sweets, and the traditional ‘Pozol’ drink, each offering a unique flavor of their own. The charming town also showcases its rich craft heritage in the form of lacquer, wood carvings, and colorful embroidery commonly found in Chiapas’ and Parachico’s regional costumes.
- Lookouts are closed on Tuesday
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- The duration of transfers are approximate, the exact duration will depend on the time of day and traffic conditions
- Each traveler is allowed a maximum of 1 suitcase and 1 carry-on bag. Oversized or excessive luggage (e.g. surfboards, golf clubs or bikes) may have certain restrictions, please inquire with the operator prior to travel to confirm if your excess luggage is acceptable
- In order to visit the Sumidero Canyon, flights must arrive at Tuxtla Gutierrez Airport by 1 p.m. at the latest. The national park closes at 4 p.m.
Location
Parque Nacional Canon del Sumidero
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.4
(24 Ratings)
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Jana_m
Dec 15, 2024
Sumidero Canyon - Sumidero Canyon is beautiful. We had two stops to see the canyon from the mountain views, and then took the boat ride. This part for me was the best -to see the nature from the river. The tour ends in Chiapa de Corso, a small vilage that can also be explored or you can have a lunch there. The tour guide Julio Cezar was very kind to help me get a taxi back to Tuxtla as this seemed to be quite difficult to get from small villages, and no uber. Deffinitelly is more convenient to have your accomodation in San Cristobal and trips like this are then much more convenient.
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Jessica_t
Aug 13, 2024
Pleasant teip - It was a pleasant trip. Although I don’t speak any Spanish I still enjoyed it.
It would be great if they have English guide.
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Michael_r
Jul 22, 2024
Worry Free Tour - We had a great experience with this tour of Sumidero Canyon. An English speaking guide was waiting for us and they drove us to Sumidero Canyon where we had an amazing tour of the canyon. Afterwards they drove us directly to our hotel in San Cristobal. The vehicle was air conditioned and clean, the driver drove safe. We couldn't have asked for more.
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Patricia_k
May 2, 2024
Great Adventure ❤️ - The Canyon is breathtaking! It’s a must see ! Guides were great ‘! Very well organized! Boat trip was the highlight of our tour !
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Lily_f
Dec 19, 2023
Amazing day! - Our guide was incredible and so kind and funny and informative. He took amazing care of us and the canyon was stunning. Worth every cent
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Taniaitzel_r
Jul 7, 2023
Great tour of Cañon del Sumidero - It was a great tour - We were concerned at the start that this tour would be longer than advertised but we were back on time to San Cristóbal de Las Casas to eat and then head to the airport for our night flight. Felt safe all the time.
Of all the tour operators we interacted with - this one was the one with the friendliest driver and the newest (and best-kept) vehicle.
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It620
Jun 13, 2023
Canyon Boat Ride - As part of our journey we arrived at Tuxtla Gutierrez Airport after leaving Mexico City. We travelled by road to the Sumidero Canyon - on our way to San Cristobal de la Casas. The Sumidero boat ride was recommended as a worthwhile scenic adventure especially after descending from busy, smoggy Mexico City (some 2 kms high in altitude) to the rural-like river Rio Grijalva/El Sumidero (1 km altitude) which passes through the canyon. It was February and it was hot! We boarded one of the many "speed" boats and headed North to the Canon proper - the boats carried about 8-12 persons - everyone had to wear life jackets. The good things were: 1). a "chance" to see crocodiles, monkeys and bird-life in their natural habitat; 2). seeing and travelling through the incredible Canyon walls. The not so good was 1). having a bumpy fast pace boat ride (hold onto your hat) - no good if you are prone to sea sickness (motion sickness). 2). the invariable encounter with souvenir sellers, in boats, that intercepted us at reaching the dam wall (before we turned back to head back to the boat shed). So in all it was well worth it - we saw crocodiles and monkeys and the magnificent scenery.
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Heather_k
Dec 18, 2024
The actual river boat ride is not in English - I booked the English tour from San Cris to Sumidero Canyon. Note that the trip is led by a guide that speaks both Spanish and English to the guests. So you’re paying $27 more than the Spanish speaking guests, but you’re all on the same tour. You drive around for about 3.5 hours in the beginning, only seeing two viewpoints, and part of that is to pick up guests in Tuxtla (not really worth all the time in my opinion?). It is a LOT of driving when the highlight is the boat trip in the canyon. Then there is another 1-1.5 hours of driving at the end. They picked up at hotels in the beginning, they will not drop back off at hotels in the end.
Now the canyon boat trip, the guide speaks only Spanish! So the guide who is in the van does not really teach you much about the canyon or the region. So the part of the tour that you may actually want to learn about, the river boat ride, is in Spanish. It’s still so beautiful and totally worth it. There are tons of birds, crocodiles to be seen. I loved it. But to pay that much extra to have a tour in English did not make sense. (Only the car ride is in English).
Viator was kind enough to refund my money for the difference of Spanish price vs English because truly this tour was just in Spanish.
The tour guide for the van did not seem to like his job very much, that’s ok, I’m sure it’s not an easy industry. But he would ask me a question in English (where am I from, what is my line of work), then say something to all of the Spanish speaking guests and everyone would laugh. Overall I felt uncomfortable with him. He was not kind, was not welcoming. I typically prefer booking AirBnB experiences but unfortunately they did not have Sumidero Canyon available.
This ended up being about 5 hours of driving, and 1.5 hours on the river. The actual drive to get to and from Sumidero from San Cris I believe could be less time than that, so I don’t know that I would book this again. But, like I said, grateful Viator refunded me the difference of Spanish vs English tour prices.
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Faith_c
Mar 23, 2023
Over-sold by Viator - The boat trip was very good. The guides were professional and informative. However, there is no hike nor swimming as indicated in the literature you market. It was way over-sold and for that reason, 3-stars.
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Moein_r
Sep 16, 2024
Awful experience, far from what was promissed - The tour was supposed to be in English, but not a single person on the tour spoke or understood any English. We got lost twice, which was extremely stressful since no one could communicate with us. The ticket explicitly stated that hotel pickup and drop-off were included, but in the middle of nowhere, the driver told us the tour was finished and we had to get back to the hotel on our own. After a long and overwhelming struggle with the driver’s supervisor, he eventually agreed to drop us off, which was really frustrating. This was completely unfair and very stressful. I am requesting a full refund. We had a terrible experience. I was considering disputing this but decided to contact Viator first to see if they would refund us before I take that step. We paid three times more than regular tickets for exactly the same things, and the tour wasn't even in English as promised.
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