Monkey Fall

Monkey Fall: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this waterfall: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Monkey Fall

Season: July to January, best August to November right after rains; most dry up from February to June.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Monkey Fall — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 17.23062, -88.86879. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Monkey Fall

• Our Lady of Guadalupe Cathedral · church · Cayo · ~14 km · Must-see
• Actun Tunichil Muknal Natural Monument · cave · Cayo · ~16 km · Must-see
• Barton Creek Cave · cave · Cayo · ~18 km · Must-see
• Thousand Foot Falls · waterfall · Cayo · ~24 km · Must-see
• St. Andrew's Church · church · Cayo · ~29 km · Must-see
• Nohoch Che'en Archaeological Reserve · cave · Cayo · ~29 km · Must-see
• Cahal Pech Archaeological Reserve · fort · Cayo · ~30 km · Must-see
• Aguacate Lagoon · lake · Cayo · ~30 km · Must-see
• Big Rock Falls · waterfall · Cayo · ~31 km · Must-see
• Belize Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Cayo · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve · sanctuary · Cayo · ~40 km · Must-see
• Five Blues Lake National Park · sanctuary · Cayo · ~40 km · Must-see
• Xunantunich Archaeological Reserve · fort · Cayo · ~41 km · Must-see
• Cival · fort · Petén · ~54 km · Must-see
• Bermudian Landing Community Baboon Sanctuary · sanctuary · ~63 km · Must-see
• Victoria Peak · viewpoint · Stann Creek · ~67 km · Must-see
• Parque Nacional Yaxhá - Nakúm - Naranjo · sanctuary · Petén · ~68 km · Must-see
• Caracol · fort · Cayo · ~73 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Monkey Fall

Other waterfalls near Monkey Fall

• Thousand Foot Falls · waterfall · Cayo · ~24 km · Must-see
• Big Rock Falls · waterfall · Cayo · ~31 km · Must-see
• Devils Falls · waterfall · Cayo · ~22 km
• Thousand Foot Falls Natural Monument · waterfall · Cayo · ~23 km
• King Vulture Falls Lookout · waterfall · Cayo · ~23 km
• King Vulture Falls · waterfall · Cayo · ~23 km
• Hidden Valley Falls · waterfall · Cayo · ~23 km
• Butterfly Falls · waterfall · Cayo · ~23 km
• Secret Falls · waterfall · Cayo · ~23 km
• Tiger Creek Falls · waterfall · Cayo · ~23 km

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