How to Visit Grutas del Mamut from San Cristóbal de las Casas

Grutas del Mamut is a cave-and-recreation area about 7 km from San Cristóbal de las Casas, on the road toward Tenejapa in Ejido Agua de Pajarito.

It works best as a short nature outing rather than a full travel day.

Quick answer

Best for: a short nature outing from San Cristóbal
Distance: about 7 km from San Cristóbal
Setting: cave, green recreation area and stream
Without your own vehicle: a taxi is simplest; confirm current colectivo details locally
Current Visit Chiapas hours: daily, 08:00–17:00
Access update: the municipality inaugurated paving improvements to the access in April 2026
Entrance price: confirm locally; current web sources disagree, so no single figure is presented as definitive

What is there

Visit Chiapas describes the site as a tourist park built around the Grutas del Mamut, named for a rock formation that resembles a mammoth.

The same state tourism page currently lists facilities and activities including:

• the cave visit;
• green areas and a stream;
• palapas and grills;
• toilets and parking;
• a viewpoint and suspension bridge;
• rustic raft rides;
• horse rides and other recreational activities.

Individual activities may cost extra and can change independently of the basic entrance.

Getting there from San Cristóbal

The site is on the road toward Tenejapa, in Ejido Agua de Pajarito. For visitors without their own vehicle, a taxi is the simplest transport to arrange directly.

Current visitor sources also mention colectivo access, but no sufficiently reliable current official boarding point or fare was found for a step-by-step route. If you want to use public transport, confirm the current colectivo locally before leaving Centro.

The access road changed in 2026

On April 21, 2026, the San Cristóbal municipality inaugurated paving work on the access to Grutas del Mamut. This is useful current context if you find older reports describing a rougher approach.

Road conditions can still change with weather and maintenance, so the municipal project should not be read as a guarantee about every meter of the route on every day.