Top Tuxtla Gutiérrez Day Trips

Designed to delight lovers of the outdoors, this 8-hour day-trip showcases the unique natural landscapes of Sumidero Canyon National Park. Departing from Tuxtla Gutiérrez, you’ll look out for crocodiles, caves, and monkeys during a 2-hour boat ride and take a tour of Chiapa de Corzo, a designated Pueblo Mágico. Absorb stunning views from lookout points such as La Ceiba, La Coyota, and Roblar, and enjoy a Mexican buffet lunch. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included.

Explore Sumidero Canyon and Chiapa de Corzo town on this small group tour, lasting approximately six hours. Today you’ll get picked up from your hotel, and then driven to Sumidero Canyon for a two hour boat trip down the Grijalva River looking for monkeys, birds, and crocodiles. Then get to Chiapa de Corzo and learn about how it was founded by Spanish conquerors, and more.

Combine some of the most popular Chiapas highlights—Montebello Lakes National Park and the El Chiflon Waterfalls—on this full-day tour from Tuxtla Gutiérrez. Take in the multicolored lakes while learning about the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve's flora and fauna from your guide and get spectacular photo ops of one of Mexico's highest waterfalls. Round-trip transportation from Tuxtla Gutiérrez included.

Enjoy this full day small group guided tour, where you’ll be collected from Tuxtla, then taken on a tour of the indigenous villages of San Juan Chamula and Zinacantan. You’ll see several churches and learn about the culture of the area and the Mayan heritage of the people. You’ll also get to sample a traditional lunch of beans, tortillas, local drink, and coffee.

Bicycle across the Chiapas Highlands and visit indigenous communiites you go. Depart from either San Cristóbal de las Casas or Tuxtla Gutiérrez on this 20-mile (32-km) cultural adventure. You'll follow a moderate, single-track trail through villages such as San Juan Chamula—home to indigenous Tzotzil people—and Zinacantán, where you'll stop for quesadillas in a local home. Along the way enjoy spectacular views of the surrounding mountains and valleys and stop at area landmarks like the Church of San Juan Bautista, which honors a blend of Catholicism and local Mayan religion.

Visit one of Mexico's most enchanting Maya sites on a full-day tour from Tuxtla Gutierrez to Palenque, then continue to two gorgeous waterfalls in the Chiapas highlands, Misol-Ha and Agua Azul. You'll see mountain scenery, ancient pyramids, and turquoise pools, with 2.5 hours to explore Palenque alongside a local guide. Learn the stories behind the stones as you tour the UNESCO-listed archeological site, whose elegant architecture has a dramatic backdrop of steep jungle.

Live the experience of knowing the living sea and the dead sea in a single tour. At zero meters above sea level, the heat and the waves of Puerto Arista will leave their mark on your skin. We continue the tour to get to know the passive part of the Pacific Ocean: Boca del Cielo, where the tranquility of its waters will make you experience the contrast of two types of seas in a single Ocean. At the end of this day of walking we return to Tuxtla Gutiérrez or San Cristóbal de las Casas.

Visit the Maya towns of the Chiapas highlands on a full-day tour from Tuxtla Gutierrez to San Juan Chamula, Zinacantan, and San Cristobal de las Casas. You'll learn about Maya culture and history as you explore markets, churches, and local handicrafts, pausing for a traditional lunch in Zinacantan. By taking in three very different Maya communities, this tour offers a great perspective on life in Chiapas, with a guide to help you understand the things you see and connect with local people.