Gocta Waterfall ToursGocta Waterfall Full-Day Hike from Chachapoyas
This Gocta waterfall day hike is the shortest of the three trips sold online: seven hours door to door from Chachapoyas, $47 per person, run by LIMA INCA TRIPS. It includes hotel pickup, road transport, the entrance ticket and a guide, and it is the only one of the three that leaves lunch off the price and puts it in your hands instead. The listing is new and carries no reviews yet, so what follows is the operator's own itinerary and inclusions, read in August 2026, set against what the trail actually demands — compare it with the other two Gocta waterfall tours before you book.
About This Gocta Day Hike
7 hours from hotel pickup to drop-off, the shortest of the three listings
$47 per person, entrance ticket and transport included, lunch excluded
None yet — this is a new listing with no reviews
Listed as Spanish and English; the inclusions themselves say guide in Spanish
Free time at the base of the 540-metre lower tier
9:30 am from your hotel in Chachapoyas, back between 5:30 and 6:00 pm
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 Full-Day Hike from Chachapoyas
- Operator LIMA INCA TRIPS
- Booking platform GetYourGuide
- Product ID 1385184
- Starting price $47 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 7 hours
- Time at the waterfall Free time at the base of the lower fall, inside a 3-hour guided section
- Pickup window From your hotel in Chachapoyas, departure 9:30 am
- Expected arrival at the fall Roughly midday after the 1-hour drive and 2-hour hike
- Expected return Back in Chachapoyas between 5:30 and 6:00 pm
- Transport Bus or coach from Chachapoyas to Cocachimba, then on foot
- Group size Shared group; the listing does not state a cap
- Guide language Listed as Spanish and English; the inclusions say guide in Spanish
- Entrance ticket Yes, the Gocta entrance ticket is stated as included
- Lunch No — you order an a-la-carte lunch in Cocachimba and pay for it yourself
- Drinks None stated
- Hotel pickup Yes, hotel 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; not suitable for travellers over 95
- Difficulty Moderate — about 2 hours uphill each way on a clay trail
- Accessibility Not suitable for wheelchair users or visually impaired travellers
- Swimming The listing invites you into the water at the base; no fixed swim slot
- Horse hire About S/ 40, arranged and paid in cash in the village; not included
- Local note Horses are rented from villagers in Cocachimba and paid in cash on the spot; the fee is not part of the tour price
- Weather note The trail is clay and turns slippery in the December–March rains; a waterproof jacket is on the operator's own packing list
Check Dates and Availability
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Quick answer
A seven-hour day for $47: pickup at 9:30 am, an hour by road to Cocachimba, a two-hour guided hike to the base of Gocta's lower tier, time at the plunge pool, then the walk back and lunch in the village before returning to Chachapoyas by 6:00 pm. Transport, the entrance ticket and the guide are inside the price. Lunch is not — you order it in Cocachimba on the way in and pay for it yourself.
Key takeaways
- The shortest of the three listings, and the one that gets you back to Chachapoyas earliest. Compare all three
- Budget roughly S/ 25–35 in cash for the village lunch this tour excludes
- The only listing that names the Andean cock-of-the-rock and offers horses as an option
- Guide language is ambiguous here — if English matters, the bilingual listing states it outright
- Free cancellation up to 24 hours before, and reserve now pay later
What the $47 Covers
Read the inclusions line by line, because this listing is the most explicit of the three about what it leaves out.
Inside the price
Hotel pickup in Chachapoyas, round-trip road transport by bus or coach to Cocachimba, a guide for the walk, the Gocta entrance ticket and a first-aid kit. The vehicle leaves at 9:30 am and the drive takes about an hour.
The guided section is roughly three hours: the walk in, time at the base, and the commentary along the way. The operator's own highlights lead with the cock-of-the-rock, the viewpoints and the legends attached to the fall, which tells you what kind of walk it intends to be.
Outside the price
Lunch is the big one. The group stops in Cocachimba on the way in so everyone can order from a village restaurant; the kitchen has it ready for the walk back, and you pay for it directly. A village menú runs roughly S/ 25 to S/ 35.
Also excluded: horse rental, drinks, travel insurance and what the listing calls photo modules. The horse is the one worth planning for — about S/ 40, cash, arranged in the village, covering the Cocachimba side of the trail. There is no cash machine at the trailhead.
The language question
The listing header says Spanish and English. The inclusions block says "tour guide in Spanish". Those two statements do not agree, and on a walk where the guide is most of the value that is worth resolving before you book.
If you have working Spanish, this is a well-shaped short day at a fair price. If you need English, the $50 listing states a professional bilingual guide in its own inclusions and is the safer buy for six dollars more.
The Day, Hour by Hour
From the operator's own itinerary block, with the walking times that trail reports actually record.
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09:30
Pickup in Chachapoyas
Collection from your hotel. The vehicle heads north out of town towards the Utcubamba valley.
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~10:30
Arrive in Cocachimba
One hour by road, 42 km. The group stops to buy tickets and place the lunch order at a village restaurant.
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10:45 – 12:45
The hike in
About 5.5 km on a clay trail through cane fields and cloud forest, with viewpoints most of the way. Horses can be hired here.
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Midday
At the base of the lower fall
Free time in the rock amphitheatre at the plunge pool. Spray soaks everything within range.
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~13:30 – 15:30
The walk back
The same trail in reverse, and the harder direction of the two.
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Mid-afternoon
Lunch in Cocachimba
The meal you ordered in the morning, paid for by you. Cold drinks from the village shops.
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17:30 – 18:00
Back in Chachapoyas
Drop-off in town, with the evening free.
Where This Tour Goes
Cocachimba sits 42 km from Chachapoyas on the far side of the Utcubamba valley. Everything beyond the village square is on foot or horseback.
Who This Tour Suits
Book it if
You want Gocta done in a single short day and back in Chachapoyas with the evening intact — this is the only listing that returns you before six with a 9:30 start. You speak some Spanish, or you are content to walk and look rather than be talked to. You would rather choose and pay for your own lunch than be handed a set menu.
It also suits anyone considering horses, because this is the listing that mentions the option in its own description rather than leaving you to discover it in the village.
Skip it if
You need an English-speaking guide and want that in writing — the inclusions here undercut the header. You would rather everything be prepaid, in which case the $44 listing or the $50 listing both fold lunch into the price.
And skip it if you want the longest possible time at the fall: at seven hours total this is the tightest schedule of the three, and the nine-hour listing states an hour and a half at the waterfall itself.
Questions About This Gocta Tour
Is lunch included on this tour?
Will the guide speak English?
The listing header says Spanish and English, but its own inclusions line says "tour guide in Spanish". If English is essential, the bilingual listing states a professional bilingual guide in its inclusions.
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 does this tour have no reviews?
It is a new listing on the platform and has not accumulated traveller feedback yet. None of the three Gocta listings compared on this site has a rating. That is why the comparison is built on stated inclusions and schedules instead. How to choose.
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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