Vaca Falls

Vaca Falls: 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 Vaca Falls

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 Vaca Falls — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 17.01962, -89.05683. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Vaca Falls

• Belize Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Cayo · ~11 km · Must-see
• Big Rock Falls · waterfall · Cayo · ~11 km · Must-see
• Xunantunich Archaeological Reserve · fort · Cayo · ~15 km · Must-see
• Cahal Pech Archaeological Reserve · fort · Cayo · ~18 km · Must-see
• St. Andrew's Church · church · Cayo · ~20 km · Must-see
• Barton Creek Cave · cave · Cayo · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve · sanctuary · Cayo · ~24 km · Must-see
• Thousand Foot Falls · waterfall · Cayo · ~28 km · Must-see
• Actun Tunichil Muknal Natural Monument · cave · Cayo · ~30 km · Must-see
• Caracol · fort · Cayo · ~37 km · Must-see
• Aguacate Lagoon · lake · Cayo · ~42 km · Must-see
• Ucanal · fort · Petén · ~44 km · Must-see
• Parque Nacional Yaxhá - Nakúm - Naranjo · sanctuary · Petén · ~46 km · Must-see
• Laguna de Yaxhá · lake · Petén · ~48 km · Must-see
• Topoxté · fort · Petén · ~50 km · Must-see
• Our Lady of Guadalupe Cathedral · church · Cayo · ~50 km · Must-see
• Cival · fort · Petén · ~54 km · Must-see
• Nohoch Che'en Archaeological Reserve · cave · Cayo · ~60 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Vaca Falls

Other waterfalls near Vaca Falls

• Big Rock Falls · waterfall · Cayo · ~11 km · Must-see
• Thousand Foot Falls · waterfall · Cayo · ~28 km · Must-see
• Sakt'aj Waterfall · waterfall · Cayo · ~6 km
• Granite Falls 1 · waterfall · Cayo · ~7 km
• Granite Falls 2 · waterfall · Cayo · ~7 km
• Granite Falls 3 · waterfall · Cayo · ~7 km
• Granite Falls 4 · waterfall · Cayo · ~7 km
• Mollejon Waterfall · waterfall · Cayo · ~8 km
• Turpentine Falls · waterfall · Cayo · ~9 km
• Five Sisters Falls · waterfall · Cayo · ~10 km

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