Top Tuxtla Gutiérrez Tours, Sightseeing & Cruises

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.

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.

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.

Take an unforgettable adventure through the La Venta River and behind the Aguacero Waterfall. Follow your experienced guide along the soft riverbed. Your endurance will be tested as you descend the seemingly endless steps (really, it’s less than 900) to the base of the falls. Go behind the cool water rushing past then hike through the warmth of the river current and revel in a memorable experience.

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.

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.

Explore one of the most beautiful reserves in the State of Chiapas, la Encrucijada, stands out for the abundance of mangroves in its coastal areas, as well as canals and permanently and seasonally flooded land. It was declared a Protected Area in 1995. Since then, its ecosystem has been subject to conservation and management, due to its great ecological importance and economic potential. Discover the tallest mangrooves in Mexico, and explore a unique scenary in the world.  Also, we will spent time at the Coffe Route in the heart of a lush tropical nature considered a  paradisiacal place beautiful and prestigious coffee farms in Mexico: Argovia.The landscape, its rivers, its sui generis architecture, the mixture of European culture with the mestizo, result in this extraordinary Resort located in the foothills of the Sierra Madre de Chiapas.