Ciudad Valles: Waterfalls, Rappelling & Xilitla Garden 3-Day

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Three Days of Rappelling, Waterfall Jumps & Jungle in Huasteca Potosina

You get three days of the Huasteca Potosina's main attractions — waterfall jumps, rappelling, the Xilitla garden, jungle trekking, and rafting — without arranging transport, booking each activity separately, or figuring out where to sleep. Hotel pickup each morning and return each evening means you rest in Ciudad Valles between days, and a professional guide handles the safety briefings and the route. Minimum two adults per booking.

Step-by-step itinerary

Day 1 — Waterfalls jumping and rappelling

9:00am Pick-up at hotel or office
9:30am Travel to Micos waterfalls
10:00am Safety briefing and gear fitting
10:30am Jump seven waterfalls
12:30pm Snack by the river
1:30pm Rappelling briefing and safety instructions
Rappel 150 feet down Minas Viejas waterfall
3:30pm Lunch included
5:30pm Return to Ciudad Valles
7:00pm Rest at hotel

Day 2 — Xilitla garden and Huahuas Abyss

Breakfast included at hotel
9:30am Pick-up for Xilitla trip
10:30am Optional cinnamon bread and coffee stop
11:15am Tour Edward James surrealistic garden
1:30pm Lunch included in Xilitla Pueblo Mágico
3:00pm Free time in town
4:00pm Meet guide and travel to Huahuas Abyss
4:30pm Stop for local handcrafted ice cream
5:30pm Walk 1200 meters through jungle
6:15pm Birdwatching
7:30pm Return to vehicle
8:00pm Travel back to Ciudad Valles
9:00pm Hotel drop-off and rest

Day 3 — Rafting and local lunch

Breakfast included at hotel
Travel to rafting location on Tampaón River
Rafting adventure on Tampaón River
Lunch included at local choza with regional food

The Experience

Your guide is already waiting at the hotel entrance at 9am on day one, and within thirty minutes you're heading toward Micos waterfalls where the real work starts. The Huasteca Potosina region around Ciudad Valles has five major activities packed into three days, and this tour threads them together without the logistics headache — hotel pickup and drop-off each day, meals sorted, all the gear provided. You jump seven crystal-clear waterfalls in the morning (a flotation device and helmet come with it), then move to Minas Viejas for a 150-foot rappel descent in the afternoon. Lunch happens between the two, and by evening you're back at Hotel Valles to rest.

Day two splits into two routes depending on the departure: either the surrealist garden at Xilitla with Edward James's sculptures, followed by a 1,200-meter jungle walk to Huahuas Abyss for birdwatching, or the Tampaón River rafting. Both include breakfast at the hotel, a stop for handmade cinnamon bread and regional coffee (optional, not included), and a full lunch. The Xilitla route adds a solo hour in the town itself, then a handcrafted ice-cream stop on the way to the abyss. You're back in Ciudad Valles by 9pm. Day three follows the activity you didn't do on day two, so you cover all the major sites without doubling back.

The guides are accredited by Sectur Federal and walk you through safety briefings before each activity — the rappelling, the waterfall jumps, the river sections. They explain the sculptures as you move through the garden, point out birds during the jungle walk, and keep the pace steady enough that you're not rushing between stops. Two nights at Hotel Valles are included, which means you sleep in a proper bed between days instead of in a van or a lodge near the trailhead. Snacks come throughout, and the meals (lunch on day one, breakfast and lunch on days two and three) are included in the price.

What’s included

Your three days include hotel pickup and drop-off each morning and evening, two nights accommodation at Hotel Valles, a professional guide accredited by Sectur Federal, all activity fees (waterfall jumping, rappelling, garden entry, jungle trekking, and rafting), snacks throughout the days, and meals — lunch on day one, breakfast and lunch on days two and three. Helmets, flotation devices, and rappelling harnesses are provided.

Good to know

Moderate physical levelNot for pregnant travelersNot for heart conditionsNot for back problems

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Is this one for you?Book this if you want the main adventure activities in the Huasteca Potosina region without arranging five separate bookings, hiring a private driver, or figuring out accommodation between days — the fixed itinerary and hotel returns are what make it possible to do all of this in three days without exhaustion.