City: Guatemala
Top Things to do in Guatemala
6 Waterfalls in Guatemala That You Shouldn't Miss
Coordinates: 15°30′N 90°15′W / 15.500°N 90.250°W / 15.500; -90.250
Restaurants in Guatemala
1. Semuc Champey
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1,216 reviews
Reviewed By bucketlisttravellers - Sydney, Australia
Semuc Champey is absolutely stunning and well worth the trek to get there! The pools have a stunning greeny turquoise colour and are very clear. You can see fish clearly and they are the ones that harmlessly nibble away at your feet if you sit still enough. There are a large number of pools and it is worth popping into each as most people stay on the top ones. The lower pools even have natural rock waterslides too if you like a bit of adventure! We did a day tour from Lanquin and this tour also covered a candlelight adventure into nearby caves, a couple of hikes and also a few jumps and swing rope into the river. The pools are visited in the tour after lunch and the one hour round trip hike up to the lookout. There are a lot of steps for this hike and a moderate work out, I wouldn't recommend if you don't have good knees. It is a rough 45min trip to get there from Lanquin standing up in a ute, but this is all part of the adventure. We purchased through La Poza River Lodge for Q195, however we later realised that other hostels are cheaper for the same tour. You could also stay at a hostel near the pools as well, however these are typically not as rated in TA as highly as others in Lanquin.
2. EcoPark La Igualdad
3. Parque Natural Las Conchas
4. Seven Altars
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 325 reviews
Hike or take a boat ride to this series of fresh waterfalls where crystal-blue pools entice you to take a dip.
Reviewed By katesD4880GL
I'm so glad I went here. Definitely take a tuk tuk to the bridge. I walked here from town and it was a bit further than I expected, especially when it's pouring rain. The place is magical and really looks like the photos. The water temp was about 74 in January. I happened to go during the Biden inauguration and was able to watch it live on CNN. The Garafinu who own this place are big fans of Obama and they were excited about Harris being in office. I had the shrimp which was served with fried plantains and beats. The food was amazing. A word of warning, if you have a Tigo phone, they will think you are in Belize, so you won't get any cell phone service without paying for roaming.
5. El Salto de Chilasco
6. Atitlan Exploration Birding
Queremos dar a conocer a los visitantes nacionales y extranjeros un poco más de Santiago Atitlán: su cultura viva, naturaleza y exóticas aves que habitan en esta región como el majestuoso Resplendente Quetzal (ave Nacional). Queremos invitarles a que vengan a explorar y disfrutar lo que ofrece Santiago Atitlán lugar místico dentro de tres volcanes (Atitán, Tolimán y San Pedro).
