Copalitilla Waterfalls tour from Huatulco: Swim & hike

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Duration8h

GroupUp to 14

LanguagesEN · ES

PickupAt your hotel

Savor fresh coffee and discover healing plants in Sierra’s hidden jungle retreat

This 8-hour tour from Huatulco takes you by air-conditioned vehicle into the Oaxaca mountains to Copalitilla's Magical Waterfalls, where you walk through jungle terrain to reach crystalline pools ideal for swimming and photography. The tour includes entrance fees, a certified bilingual guide, round-trip hotel pickup, and a coffee tasting with information about medicinal plants used by the local community; food is available separately at the site.

Step-by-step itinerary

Visit Copalitilla Waterfalls and Meal

Travel 1.5 hours to mountains
Walk through jungle to waterfalls
Swim and take photos at waterfalls
Enjoy traditional mole with chicken meal

The Experience

The drive from your Huatulco hotel takes about 1.5 hours into the sierra, climbing toward the mountain community where the waterfalls begin. Once you arrive, you leave the vehicle and walk into the jungle on foot—the path leads you through dense vegetation to the falls themselves, where the water feeds a series of pools. The pools are deep enough and calm enough for swimming, and the setting gives you time to take photos, cool off in the water, and simply sit with the landscape around you.

Partway through the tour, there's a stop for coffee tasting where your guide explains how it's grown locally and talks about the medicinal plants the community uses—some of which are made into products you can see. This is also the moment to ask about the traditional meal (mole with chicken, hand-made tortillas, and beans) that's available for purchase at the site if you want to eat before heading back. The guide is certified and speaks both English and Spanish, so questions and details come through clearly.

The full day is eight hours from pickup to return. You'll need a moderate level of fitness for the jungle walk—it's not a strenuous hike, but it's not a flat path either. Bring swimwear under your clothes, water shoes or sandals that can get wet, and a towel; the vehicle is air-conditioned for the drive both ways, and your hotel pickup means no arranging transport to the trailhead.

What’s included

Entrance fees to the Copalitilla waterfalls.
certified bilingual guide in English and Spanish.
air-conditioned vehicle for the full day.
round-trip hotel pickup within Bahías de Huatulco.
coffee tasting with a talk on local medicinal plants and their uses.

Good to know

Moderate physical levelPublic transport nearbyNot for pregnant travelersNot for heart conditionsNot for back problemsInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Lamby Tours Huatulco

Is this one for you?This tour is shared, not private—you'll be with other travelers on the same vehicle and the same walk. Choose it if you want a guide who knows the terrain and the community, handles all the logistics of getting you there, and can explain what you're seeing as you go; it's the right fit if you'd rather not navigate the mountain roads or the jungle path on your own, and you want the cultural context the local guide brings.