Gocta Waterfall ToursGocta Waterfall Day Trip with Lunch in Cocachimba
At $44 this Gocta waterfall day trip with lunch and entrance ticket included is the cheapest bookable option, and on the operator's own numbers the most generous with time: nine hours in total, two and a half hours of walking in each direction and an hour and a half at the waterfall itself. Turismo iPeru runs it out of Chachapoyas. The trade is language — the operator describes the guide as Spanish with "a little bit English". The listing is new and has no reviews yet; compare all three Gocta waterfall tours before choosing.
About This Gocta Day Trip
9 hours, 9:00 am departure and a 4:30 pm return from the village
$44 per person — transport, entrance ticket and lunch included
None yet — this is a new listing with no reviews
Spanish, described by the operator as a little bit English
1.5 hours stated at the waterfall, the longest of the three listings
2.5 hours each way, the longest walking block of the three
Listing at a Glance
The same 31 fields on every tour page here, read from the operator's own listing in August 2026. Prices, inclusions and availability are set by the operator and confirmed at checkout on the booking platform.
- Tour name Gocta Waterfall Day Trip with Lunch in Cocachimba
- Operator Turismo iPeru
- Booking platform GetYourGuide
- Product ID 538792
- Starting price $44 USD per person
- Price last checked August 2026
- Rating None — the listing has no rating yet
- Review count 0
- Review source No reviews yet — new listing on GetYourGuide
- Duration 9 hours
- Time at the waterfall 1.5 hours stated at the waterfall
- Pickup window Departure from Chachapoyas at 9:00 am
- Expected arrival at the fall Early afternoon, after a 2-hour transfer and a 2.5-hour hike
- Expected return Leaves Cocachimba at 4:30 pm, back in Chachapoyas in the evening
- Transport Car from Chachapoyas to Cocachimba, then on foot
- Group size Shared group; the listing does not state a cap
- Guide language Spanish, described by the operator as 'a little bit English'
- Entrance ticket Yes, the entrance ticket is stated as included
- Lunch Yes, lunch in Cocachimba after the hike
- Drinks None stated
- Hotel pickup Yes, pickup in Chachapoyas is included
- Cancellation deadline 24 hours before the start time
- Cancellation summary Free cancellation 24h
- Reserve now, pay later Yes — book now, pay nothing today
- Minimum age None stated
- Difficulty Moderate — 2.5 hours of walking each way, the longest hiking block of the three
- Accessibility Not suitable for wheelchair users
- Swimming None stated
- Horse hire About S/ 40, arranged and paid in cash in the village; not included
- Local note Personal expenses are excluded; the entrance ticket money stays with the Cocachimba community office that maintains the trail
- Weather note The longest day of the three, so an afternoon downpour in the wet season is more likely to catch you on the trail
Check Dates and Availability
Live prices and departures from the booking platform, with free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start.
Quick answer
Nine hours for $44, the cheapest of the three and the one that states the longest time at the waterfall. Departure from Chachapoyas at 9:00 am, about two hours by road to Cocachimba, two and a half hours of hiking to the base of the 540-metre lower tier, an hour and a half there, then the walk out, lunch in the village and a 4:30 pm departure home. Transport, the ticket and lunch are all inside the price.
Key takeaways
- The lowest price of the three, with nothing left to pay in the village except a horse if you want one. Compare all three
- 1.5 hours stated at the fall — more than either of the other listings offers
- The guide works in Spanish; if you need English, take the bilingual listing
- Five hours of walking makes this the most physical of the three days. How hard the hike is
- Free cancellation up to 24 hours before, and reserve now pay later
What the $44 Covers
Everything the day needs, at the price of the language it is delivered in.
Inside the price
Transport from Chachapoyas by car, pickup included, the Gocta entrance ticket, a guide for the trail and lunch in Cocachimba after the walk. Personal expenses are the only thing the listing explicitly excludes.
On paper this is the most complete of the three packages: you can do the entire day with no cash beyond whatever you want to spend on drinks — and, if you decide you want one, the S/ 40 for a horse.
The time it buys
The listing's own itinerary reads: 9:00 am departure, roughly two hours by road, two and a half hours of hiking, an hour and a half at the waterfall, then lunch in Cocachimba and a 4:30 pm departure back to Chachapoyas.
That hour and a half at the base is the longest stated of the three listings, and it is the difference between photographing the fall and actually sitting under it for a while. The cost is five hours of walking in a nine-hour day, which is more than either of the other two asks of you.
The language trade
The operator writes plainly that the guide speaks Spanish, "little bit English". That honesty is worth something — the $47 listing claims English in its header and Spanish in its inclusions — but it does mean the cloud-forest commentary, the legends and the geology will mostly pass you by if you have no Spanish.
If that is acceptable, this is the best-value day of the three by a clear margin. If it is not, the six dollars between this and the bilingual listing is the cheapest upgrade on this page.
The Day, Hour by Hour
From the operator's own itinerary block.
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09:00
Departure from Chachapoyas
Pickup and the drive north towards the Utcubamba valley and Cocachimba.
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~11:00
Arrive in Cocachimba
The listing allows up to two hours for the transfer. Tickets are handled at the village office.
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11:00 – 13:30
The hike in
Two and a half hours on the clay trail through cane fields and cloud forest to the base of the lower tier.
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13:30 – 15:00
An hour and a half at the fall
The longest stated time at the waterfall of the three listings — enough to sit, swim if you want to, and let the group spread out.
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15:00 – 16:00
The walk back
Out to Cocachimba, the harder direction of the two.
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~16:00
Lunch in the village
Included in the price, eaten in Cocachimba before the drive.
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16:30
Departure for Chachapoyas
The vehicle leaves the village at 4:30 pm, arriving in town in the evening.
Where This Tour Goes
The road ends at Cocachimba, 42 km from Chachapoyas. Everything past the village square is trail.
Who This Tour Suits
Book it if
Price is your first filter and you want everything prepaid — this is the only listing where nothing is left to settle in the village. You have some Spanish, or you are travelling with someone who does. You want as long as possible at the base of the fall, which this listing states more generously than either competitor.
It also suits strong walkers: five hours of trail across the day is a proper hike, and the schedule is built around that rather than around getting you home early.
Skip it if
You need English on the trail. You want the shortest possible day, in which case the seven-hour listing returns you to Chachapoyas before six. Or you are unsure about five hours of walking on clay — the horses in Cocachimba are a backup, but they are hired on the morning and not guaranteed.
Questions About This Gocta Tour
Is lunch really included at this price?
Yes — the listing includes transport, the entrance ticket and lunch in Cocachimba, and lists only personal expenses as excluded. That makes it the cheapest complete package of the three compared here.
How much English does the guide speak?
The operator states Spanish, "little bit English". Take that literally. If English commentary matters to you, the $50 bilingual listing states a professional bilingual guide.
Is the Gocta entrance ticket included?
Yes. This listing states the entrance ticket as included, so you do not pay again at the village office. If you went independently it would be about S/ 10 in cash for the lower fall. What you still pay in the village.
How hard is the walk?
Moderate and long rather than technical: about 5.5 km each way from Cocachimba, roughly 830 m of cumulative climbing, two to three hours in each direction on a clay trail that gets slippery. Full detail on the hike.
Can I ride a horse instead?
Yes, for the Cocachimba stretch. Horses are hired from villagers for about S/ 40 in cash on the day and are not part of this tour price. Say at booking if riding is your plan rather than your backup.
What is the best month to go?
April to June is the usual compromise — close to wet-season water on close to dry-season footing. December to March is the fullest and muddiest, June to September the driest underfoot. Month by month.
Why is this tour longer than the others?
Because it allows more time everywhere: up to two hours on the road each way, two and a half hours of hiking each direction and an hour and a half at the fall. The total is nine hours against seven for the shortest listing.
When does it return to Chachapoyas?
The vehicle leaves Cocachimba at 4:30 pm after lunch, and the drive back takes up to two hours, so the day ends in Chachapoyas in the early evening. It is the longest of the three listings at nine hours door to door.
Page last reviewed August 2026. Price, rating and review count read from the listing on August 2026. Prices, availability and terms are set by the operator and confirmed at checkout.
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