Picture a perfect class III white water rafting experience through a limestone canyon of turquoise waters, a visit to a living garden of eden, complete with art sculptures, hidden pools, butterflies and waterfalls, a hike to the largest known cave shaft in the world, which you can rappel into, and a series of waterfalls for cliff jumping.
Top this all off with a plate of homemade tacos and a local beer for $2, and you’ve got yourself a piece of adventure paradise on a budget.
Still very much under the radar to anyone outside of Mexico, San Luis Potosí could be compared to Costa Rica in terms of adventure and Cambodia in terms of affordability.
Since November 2016, the American dollar has been especially strong in Mexico, offering an even better excuse to travel south of the border.
The city of San Luis Potosi is only 110 miles north of San Miguel de Allende, you can be there in 90 minutes, and all tours depart from there:
Huasteca Region
Tamasopo Waterfalls & Puente De Dios
Departing from San Luis Potosi and after crossing the Sierra Madre Oriental, the sugar cane fields show us the way to the blue pond in Puente de Dios, a wonder of nature; we then continue to the refreshing Tamasopo waterfalls to swim and enjoy the rest of the afternoon.
Duration 12 hours.
Cost $1,300 per person, includes transportation, life vests, entrance fees, insurance and guide.
Departure 7:45am.
Tamul Waterfall & Cueva Del Agua
Located in the heart of the Huasteca region and after a drive through the Eastern Sierra Madre, we board the canoe and paddle for one hour until we reach the highest waterfall in San Luis Potosí. On the way back we stop at the Cueva del Agua, to swim in the blue pond.
Cost $1,600 per person, includes transportation from SLP, canoe, life vest, regional lunch, insurance and guide.
Departure 7:00 am.
Rafting At The Tamasopo River And Tour of the Puente De Dios Waterfalls
2 Days / 1 Night tour. Departure from the city of San Luis Potosi, we cross the Sierra Madre Oriental, through the Media Region, where the reedbeds indicate that we have reached the Huasteca Region. We take the rafts on the river and begin our descent, where the views of the canyon that leads us down the river are insurmountable (swallows, parrots, ducks and hopefully hawks); transfer and overnight in Tamasopo. Next day we visit the Blue pond at the Puente de Dios (slight walk), natural wonder of nature, and we swimm in the refreshing waterfalls of Tamasopo.
Cost $ 3,950 per person, includes transportation by van from SLP, one night 3 * hotel, double occupancy, 1 snack, 1 breakfast, raft, helmet, jacket, tickets, guide and insurance. Starting from 4 travelers.
Departure at 7:30 hrs, return to San Luis Potosi at 19:00 next day.
Huaxteca Tours
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