The waterfall Tamul is one of the largest and most impressive waterfalls in Mexico. It is located in the state of San Luis Potosí and can be reached from eg Ciudad Valles.
There are two ways to see the waterfall. One is to paddle to a viewpoint near the waterfall. The other option is to approach from above, climb down a metal staircase and then arrive to the right of the waterfall and marvel at the enormous force from there. You need a guide for both. I’m not normally a fan of guided tours, but in this case I actually recommend one as I tried without and almost failed. Here’s what happened:

I set off in a positive mood, as I always do when travelling, and simply took the bus to the spot where the paddle boats leave from and thought to myself “It’ll work out just fine. There will be people there that I can easily join”. That also was the reason why I set off early. My logic: the earlier I get there, the better the chance that a group will arrive or multiple smaller groups will form a big one so that we can paddle to the waterfall together. In the end, however, I was very lucky that I was able to go at all because, believe it or not, only two people turned up. As a result, the boat trip got really exhausting and quite expensive. And retrospective since the place where the boats leave from is basically in the middle of nowhere and San Luis Potosí is not the most visited state in Mexico, I was actually lucky that someone arrived randomly. And purely due to the kind-heartedness of the couple who turned up, I had the opportunity to see the waterfall from the other side after paddling to the viewpoint.

Let’s now move on from the complicated part to the beautiful one: waterfall Tamul is a real beauty, a stunner and absolutely worth booking a tour for and paddling to – on the way back, you can also plop into the water and let yourself be carried along by the water at certain parts if you’re up for it. It’s really fun! 😀
Apart from that, the view from the stone-viewpoint is really beautiful, great for photos – also for with yourself on it – and the whole thing is a great experience. And if you’re lucky enough to be able to see the waterfall from the other side, go for it. The way the water bounces off the wall, forms the stone, rises and flows like a thick spray to all sides is… really impressive.