Gocta Falls - Cocachimba Entrance | Tourist Attraction

October 24th, 2023 by mkuniakova

Entry 15 soles (we are adults, foreigners). Tickets bought in the ticket office/info center at the football field, ticket control at the entry of the trail. Possibility to hire a horse which takes you a little bit further than halfway. Afterwards everyone has to walk. Easy trail, a lot of ups and downs, some sugarcane plants on the way. Amazing forest and waterfall views!

July 11th, 2023 by alastairjward

amazing waterfalls! we asked around and locals said we could camp in tents on the grass next to the ticket office, just not on the football pitch. friendly people and friendly dogs, good night's sleep.

May 11th, 2023 by moridinbg

Round trip to the bottom of the waterfall is 15km/700m vertical and about 1:45/2:00 go/return with very leisurely walk and photos. It is worth it to go to the end of the trail, there is an awesome view from the last terrace 100m before the water drop without getting wet.
It is not muddy, most of the trail is concrete stairs and walkways, few sandy/rocky spots that are slippery when wet.

Camping in the center of the village is not slowed, no problem on the parking lot at the entrance.

April 13th, 2022 by tony-ontheroad

Entry now 20 soles. No dogs allowed. You can not park here,everybody has to park at the gravel parking when you drive in.

March 3rd, 2020 by dgrolfe

Ticket lady said to park here, but the ‘horse’ guy said no. Took us to the ‘grass field’ to park. (In iOverlander). Probably best just to head to grass field.

February 26th, 2019 by ryrotv

Half an hour dirt road to get to town. the plaza does seem quiet for the night, but no privacy as you are surrounded by houses and there's a fair amount of movement and people walling by for a small town even at night. The toilets are closed during the night (we arrived at 7pm and it had been closed already), not currently open 24/7 as stated bellow. Locals say you need the leave the flat spot in the morning to give space to the horses.

December 8th, 2018 by eudes.mauris

Very good spot, near the central square of the village and the entrance for the hike of the waterfall. Very quiet at night. people are nice. possibility of free "cold" toilets and showers by asking the association for the key.

Très bon spot, près de la place centrale du village et de l'entrée pour la rando de la cascade. Très calme la nuit. Les gens sont gentils. Possibilité de toilettes et douches "froides" gratuit en demandant la clé à l'association.

March 5th, 2018 by Flip Flop Cowboy

We just parked along the street as suggested by a local. Nobody parks in the nice gravel parking lot because "they need it for horses?". We only saw one horse, standing in the grass.. :)

The village was really welcoming and quiet and there are bathrooms available for free 24/7. We just parked right next to them.

We honestly might have stayed a couple days if we had had more time.

March 3rd, 2018 by Calderescapes

Got here mid afternoon, too late to do hike. Latest time is 2pm. You can but tickets for next day though. Horse ride to falls costs S30 or S40 return. Note: horses only take you to just past 3km mark then you walk the other 2 ish to base of falls. There is a great viewpoint right where you hand over your ticket so if clear, you don't need to hike. Cannot park on grass any longer. There is a small parking lot in front of Tourist Office but you can only park there overnight, gotta park on curbside during day. We ended up staying on the curb. It was Saturday so there was music from the hostel (we think) till around ten then it was quiet.

January 24th, 2018 by Wyld Eagle Adventures

Driving on grass not recommended to not turn it into a mud field, but there is a spot across the field next to “Centro Educativo Mixto”.
Sleepy town, amazing views, super cold shower. Loop hike possible, taking moto back up from the highway (S/.10).
No WiFi, only service Bitel & Claro.

October 5th, 2017 by Benkadisam

Perfect sleeping spot on the grasfield in front of the ticket office. Only nice, friendly and helpfull people. Some dogs around at night. Public toilets and free cold showers. Super atmosphere around the central square, very nice for people traveling with children

August 26th, 2017 by dave-and-chris-travel-notes.com

Nothing peaceful about this lot. A large pack of dogs kept up growling and barking all night long. Which woke up the roosters who thought 2am was dawn. Dump trucks were grinding their way up the grade and were dumping gravel and other building materials until 11pm.

The tourist office didn't open at the scheduled time so we decided to climb up to Waterfall anyway but we were turned back because we didn't have a ticket. (I wanted a ticket; office didn't open up until late.) Then when did start climb, locals were burning trash and smoke obscured the views.

Only positive - free parking.

June 12th, 2017 by Overland The Americas

Good place to stay considering the other options close by. Park/camp next to the tourist office near the grassy field. Very nice waterfall especially during the rainy season! 10 Soles per person to visit the waterfalls.

December 3rd, 2016 by BK EXPLORE

Super friendly town with amazing views. According to the locals, 3rd longest waterfall in the world. 1st Angel's falls in Venezuela. The walk going is easier than coming up, there is 1.5km of going up the hill.. But if I could do it without dying so could you! Totally worth it, bring your swimsuits ! - we brought our dog and it was fine, took us 1hr 45 to get down and 2hr 15h to come up

November 29th, 2016 by Tucks' Truck

Nice peaceful night on the grass in front of the ticket office.
imho... the walk is worthwhile up to the corner just beyond the 2km marker. At that point the view is great and worth the walk, but we didn't really think it was worth the effort walking for another hour to the bottom.

September 20th, 2016 by suramericaenfamilia

parqueamos en frente de la oficina de tiquetes para entrar a la cascada, el valor de entrada es de 10 soles. personas muy amigables en el pueblo, tranquilo.
los baños publicos estaban bien y el de la oficina de turismo lo cierran de noche.

June 14th, 2016 by YellowVanDays

Toilets in the tourist building are the best here but they close at night but there are still public toilets.

December 18th, 2015 by Ridetheworld

Amazing waterfalls and trek absolutely worth coming here. I stayed at the Hospedaje next to El Colibri restaurant for 25S. Basic but clean and friendly. Was permitted to put my bike inside at night. There is another Hospedaje just PAST the ticket office that looked a bit more upmarket. Yellow building. Possible camping on their lawn but didn't ask.

October 23rd, 2015 by intrepidfor10minutes

Whilst having a beer at the Hostel in the square last night we met Ellen and her aunt (Mercedes) studying English. We had breakfast in the Hostel this morning and realised that Ellen is a guide. We don't usually take a guide but Ellen was a joy to be with and very informative and would thoroughly recommend her (30 sol). We took 6 hours to do the walk, which ended up as a joint English/Spanish lesson. Starting in bright sunshine and ending in torrential rain.. The public toilets are worse than grim, but the toilets in the ticket office are clean and were open at 07.15 (no shower).

October 22nd, 2015 by intrepidfor10minutes

Arrived in heavy rain so explored all the options, 90sol in the hostel in the square, 40 to 80sol the hospedaje, just past the gate and 249sol! at Gocta Lodge. By the time we'd had a beer at the hostel in the square it had stopped raining so camped in front of the ticket office for free.

August 21st, 2015 by freebirds.com.br

Restaurant El Colibri let us use their shower for free after buying beers there. Cold, but very clean. The public ones were awful.

June 15th, 2015 by jfdioverland.com

Still free. And still really friendly locals.

September 27th, 2014 by Song of the Road

Slightly damp grass parking lot near the trailhead to the falls (views of the fall from this lot). Bathrooms with cold showers nearby. Price to camp was free. Restaurants nearby. Very quiet at night and super friendly town.

September 17th, 2014 by CarpeViam

Parked in front of the ticket office on large grass field, center of nice friendly town. 10S per adult to enter and camping is free. 4 hour round trip hike to the falls. Public restrooms with showers open 24/7.