Cascada El Salto
Cascada El Salto
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Minneapolis, MN75 contributions
Jan 2018 • Couples
It's actually easy to find the falls if you've been there but I couldn't find any good directions. I hope this helps. From the plaza, head Northwest toward Manual Cardenas Mata street. Turn left. It's a one way going SW. Take it to Vallarta street, where it dead ends. Go right. Take the 2nd sharp left. I can't find the name of this short street. It ends at Jacinto Chavarria street where you go right. Eventually this becomes Av. Eduarado Mantano Sahagon. Follow this until you come to a building that is the entrance to the Los Cazos housing development. The guard will charge you $25 pesos and give you a ticket. The road to the left seems to be for horses. The road to the right goes through the development of Los Cazos, which is a wonderful area of winding cobblestone roads dotted with beautiful and fanciful homes in the pine trees. Because it wasn't crowded when we did the trip, the guard let us drive our truck in. We left another car parked near the gate. Many people walked the route, but if you do, wear sturdy shoes. This part is about 2 kilometers, but we enjoyed it as much as the falls.
At the end, you park and walk down some steep stone steps to the bottom of the falls.
At the end, you park and walk down some steep stone steps to the bottom of the falls.
Written 13 January 2018
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longhorn1983
TX107 contributions
June 2017 • Couples
We hired Juan Pablo to take us from Ajijic to Mazamitla. He arranged 4 wheelers for us to the falls. School wasn't out yet, so it wasn't crowded. Since the rainy season is just getting started, the falls were nice. It not flowing at their full potential. I suggest taking the ATV's, because it looks like a LONG walk. There is a horseback riding option, but an hour and a half on a horse might be a bit much. Take snacks and drinks. There are bathrooms at the falls.
Written 10 July 2017
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INTXdave
Dallas, TX3 contributions
May 2018 • Friends
As described in other reviews, this requires a bit of a hike - through beautiful scenery & past very nice cabins.
Although it is all downhill to get to the falls, and a long uphill climb back!
Worth the trip, but plan for hike back, or confirm tractor tram is running to catch a ride back up. Was running about 30min apart for $30 on my visit - and well worth it!
Although it is all downhill to get to the falls, and a long uphill climb back!
Worth the trip, but plan for hike back, or confirm tractor tram is running to catch a ride back up. Was running about 30min apart for $30 on my visit - and well worth it!
Written 26 May 2018
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j0shd2015
Zacatecas, Mexico17 contributions
Aug 2016
Would have given this a five except the guys renting horses were less than honest. We paid up front and started down the trail. When we got to the entrance they informed us we had to pay a separate entrance fee and also told us we couldn't go on the same trail as the horses were taking with our kids. We had no other choice but to follow the horses. We were not leaving our kids with a complete stranger!! Not a good experience. Then we got to the bottom and they said we had 20-30 minutes at the falls. It took us 10 more minutes to hike to the falls we had time for one picture and we had to hike back up another 15-20 minutes to get back to the horses. Don't trust these guys and there horses!!
Written 5 August 2016
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Discover670869
6 contributions
Feb 2018 • Family
Beautiful waterfall. It is a long walk to waterfall if traveling with small children highly recommend the atv tours since they take you to a point and all you have to do is walk down to the waterfalls. Beautiful place.
Written 3 March 2018
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SRogers39
Bend, OR69 contributions
Mar 2017 • Couples
If you like to hike though pine forests and view beautiful cabañas along the way, this is not to be missed. From Mazamitla, it's 4km mostly downhill to the waterfalls and 4km back. We skipped taking horses offered us, and it only took about 4-1/2 hours. Take some food-drink and you'll be in walkers' paradise!
Written 1 March 2017
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jcolson79
Tomball, TX96 contributions
Oct 2016 • Couples
My wife and I decided to visit the waterfall based on the recommendation from several locals at a nearby town. We are very glad that we did however there are some things that every traveler should know…
Everyone said you can drive very close to the waterfall and then just a short walk to the Falls itself… This is not exactly the case. We drove as far as we could and we're stopped in approached by people on horses. They said you can either walk to the falls or ride a horse to the falls.
We spent 500 pesos (250 each- they originally asked for 300 each but agreed to a lesser amount), thinking that it would be fun to ride to the falls and we're told this was the only way other than walking. (after arriving there we realized that we could've also taken four wheelers to the other side of the falls and walked a much shorter distance - it would've been somewhat easier on the rear and possibly more enjoyable, and quicker)
(Also note, the fee to ride the horses does not include your fee to get into the park... i'm not sure if you have to pay the same fee if you walk or not but we had to buy tickets for entering the area for 25 pesos per person...)
Even though both my wife and I can ride horses, a guide held the reins for most of the way walking alongside the horses. The terrain is very steep and would not be very easy for anyone with a handicap or walking difficulty.
There are several places along the trail with mud, deeper than the horses knees, which were kicked up as he tried to jump through it, splashing mud onto our clothes and shoes... not a big deal but something to be aware of if you have good clothes on.
Once you get close to the falls you have to get off of the horses climb down a steep hill walk to the top of the falls and then take a series of steep rock steps down to the base of the falls.
I would not recommend this for older persons or for those who have difficulty walking or for young children.
Everyone said you can drive very close to the waterfall and then just a short walk to the Falls itself… This is not exactly the case. We drove as far as we could and we're stopped in approached by people on horses. They said you can either walk to the falls or ride a horse to the falls.
We spent 500 pesos (250 each- they originally asked for 300 each but agreed to a lesser amount), thinking that it would be fun to ride to the falls and we're told this was the only way other than walking. (after arriving there we realized that we could've also taken four wheelers to the other side of the falls and walked a much shorter distance - it would've been somewhat easier on the rear and possibly more enjoyable, and quicker)
(Also note, the fee to ride the horses does not include your fee to get into the park... i'm not sure if you have to pay the same fee if you walk or not but we had to buy tickets for entering the area for 25 pesos per person...)
Even though both my wife and I can ride horses, a guide held the reins for most of the way walking alongside the horses. The terrain is very steep and would not be very easy for anyone with a handicap or walking difficulty.
There are several places along the trail with mud, deeper than the horses knees, which were kicked up as he tried to jump through it, splashing mud onto our clothes and shoes... not a big deal but something to be aware of if you have good clothes on.
Once you get close to the falls you have to get off of the horses climb down a steep hill walk to the top of the falls and then take a series of steep rock steps down to the base of the falls.
I would not recommend this for older persons or for those who have difficulty walking or for young children.
Written 30 October 2016
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Trottermex
Guadalajara, Mexico27 contributions
Aug 2015 • Family
I had been to El Salto years ago with a church youth group and rappelled down next to the falls. This time we planned to do the same but got rained out. The rain turned our rappel descent into a second waterfall. I don't know if the water is always muddy, but it was that day. The hike is delightful in a beautiful setting. We rented horses to get back, because a couple of our members had some physical limitations. The horses seemed a bit expensive, but we talked him down. They also didn't seem to be in very good shape, but they made it back, perhaps in about the same amount of time it would take to walk, since they take a longer route than the walkers.
Written 18 August 2015
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Aldo Z
Sahuayo, Mexico10 contributions
July 2019 • Family
Had a great time visiting Mazamitla. The waterfall was really fresh. So glad it didn’t rain. Wife and kids took a horse to the waterfall, I walked it. The trail is all hills so if you aren’t ready to walk for 2 kilometers on pebbled roads, take a horse or wait for the tractor pulled wagon.
Written 27 July 2019
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SLR_Reviews
22 contributions
Apr 2018 • Family
You may not access to the waterfall by car so there are 3 options for accessing to it, the first 2 options is by a neighborhood that’s why you may not access by car. Entering by the neighborhood offers 2 options the 1st one is walking to the waterfall, the distance is 2.2 kilometers (1.36 miles) the 2nd option is accessing by a horse ride which is about $150-$200 mxn ($7-$10 dlls). The 3rd one is not by the neighborhood but by an alternative route surrounding the neighborhood using ATVs (rent: 400 mxn (21 dlls)).
Once in the place where the waterfall is, you have to go downstairs and then arrive to it, once there you can take lots of pictures and admire the landscapes.
Awesome place!!
Once in the place where the waterfall is, you have to go downstairs and then arrive to it, once there you can take lots of pictures and admire the landscapes.
Awesome place!!
Written 4 April 2018
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Can we bring our dogs whole going to cascada? 4 dogs .
Written 19 July 2021
cuántocobran la entrada y cuál es el costo por la renta de caballos o de cuatrimotos?
Written 16 June 2019
La entrada caminando creo era $20 pesos. La renta de los caballos era un Tour guiado y estaba al rededor de $300 (mas o menos)
Written 16 June 2019
Hi there, can you give more approximate directions on which neighborhood you access this from? We're having a hard time finding info, without a tour.
Written 22 May 2019
The town is called Mazamitla. This is where the park is at.
Written 28 July 2019
Nop, te puedes meter, pero es un arroyo muy pequeño a donde cae la cascada.
Written 3 April 2018
loewenmadge
Chapala, Mexico
How do I drive to the Cascada El Salto. Is it in the gorge. Can you rent horses to get there.
Written 8 June 2016
You can’t really drive there. I did see cars but not sure how they got there. I believe it was because they rented a cabin. Horse are available
Written 28 July 2019
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