Family Travel – Semuc Champey

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I have been promising a post about my family adventures in Semuc Champey, Guatemala and finally, here it is:

As you guys know we were staying in the nearby Coban town and visited the Lanquin Caves the next day after we arrived. Then for our last part of adventures in the area we went for a visit to Semuc Champey.

Yeah that’s great but what’s Semuc Champey? Well it is a natural monument in the department of Alta Verapaz, Guatemala. It consists of a natural 300 m limestone bridge, under which the Cahabon River makes its way. There is some water that also runs over the natural bridge which forms turquoise pools where you can go for a swim.

For visiting this region we thought of staying closer to it so we checked in a little rustic lodge of the region. As soon as we got there the first thing my husband and I wanted to do was to visit the mirador from here you get a bird’s eye view of the whole place and it looks beautiful.

Then it was time for the thing my son had been dying to do: swimming in those beautiful pools. The water was a bit chilly but he didn’t seem to mind it. Splashing in the water was all he could think of. While my son and husband had the time of their lives in the water I took some time to enjoy the beauty of the place.

Then it was time to start the drive back home. And I must say I was very sad to leave, I wished this adventure lasted a bit longer. Plus it is a quite long drive to where I live but thankfully y had brought some travel books for my son so we had a smooth road trip.