🏔️ 3-Day Adventure Trek

​

A high-altitude trekking experience with complete logistics, accredited guides, and a technical focus.

📅 Dates: Year-round and listed in the Events section

​

🏔️ Location: Iztaccíhuatl-Popocatépetl National Park & ​​Apatlaco Ecotourism Center

🌄 A journey that tests your endurance, technique, and mountain spirit

​

Experience a high-altitude trek designed for those seeking more than just hiking: learning, physical challenge, and a deep connection with the mountains.

The MACHTIA Route is an authentic 3-day trek through volcanic landscapes, high-altitude camps, and mountain passes, reaching up to 4,300 meters above sea level, with a total distance of approximately 26 km.

​

This route is not recreational or introductory. It is designed for active mountaineers seeking real challenge, progression, and a safe high-altitude experience.

​

⚠️ Difficulty Level

Level 3 to 4 (UIAA Trekking Scale – see appendix)

🧭 How do you know if this experience is for you?

​

This trek is ideal for you if:

In the last 2 years, you have climbed mountains between 4,000 and 5,000 meters above sea level.

You do at least 5 one- or two-day hikes per year in mid- to high-altitude mountains.

You have hiked 10 to 15 km in mountainous terrain.

You currently train at least 3 times a week.

​

🗺️ The MACHTIA Route

Maximum altitude: 4,300 m (mountain pass)

Minimum altitude: 3,540 m

Camping: 1st night at 3,900 m

Total duration: 3 days

​

📩 Request the detailed day-by-day itinerary.

​

💰 Investment per person: $7,900.00 MXN

✔️ Payment plans available

✔️ Reserve your spot with $1,000.00 MXN

​

✅ What's included?

• 🥾 Experience

• 👣 3 hikes: 26 kilometers (ask for technical details)

• 👥 Instruction and guidance before and during the excursion. The difficulty level is: (ask for details).

• 2 accredited mountain guides specializing in Adventure Tourism

• Pre-trip consultation and technical support throughout the route

• 🎫 Entrance fees and official registration with Iztaccíhuatl-Popocatépetl National Park

• 🎫 Entrance to the Apatlaco Ecotourism Center

• 🏕️ Lodging

• 💤 1st night camping in Iztaccíhuatl-Popocatépetl National Park. (3,900 m above sea level)

• 💤 2nd night of lodging in a shared cabin/refuge (8 or 6 people, exclusively for our group) at the La Venta ecotourism center

• Bathroom and hot shower

• Bed and bedding per person

• 🍲 Meals

 

Day 1

Afternoon snack

Hot dinner at the campsite

 

Day 2

Breakfast at the campsite

Lunch for the hike

Dinner at a restaurant in La Venta

 

Day 3

Breakfast at a restaurant in La Venta

Lunch for the hike

☕ Drinking water and hot beverages throughout the 3 days

🏕️ Camp Equipment

Double tents

Insulating sleeping mats

Dining tent

Tables, chairs, and cooking utensils

🚐 Logistics

Round-trip transportation from Mexico City, Puebla, and Cholula

Driver

Assistant Kitchen

🧗 Hiking Equipment Included

Trekking poles

Alpine helmet

❌ Not Included

 

Day 1 meals (breakfast and lunch)

Hiking clothing (3-layer system)

Footwear: Hiking boots are mandatory

Sleeping bag for temperatures from -4°C to -7°C

(If you don't have one, we can help you get one)

Trekking or mountain backpack of at least 30 liters

Waterproof clothing

​

Personal extras: Headlamp, power bank, etc.

📄 Additional Information

Tourist services contract included for prior review.

Limited spaces available to guarantee safety, personalized attention, and a quality experience.

Comfortable footwear is recommended for camping and cabins.

🔚 Closing Date

The MACHTIA Route is not mass tourism or a guided tour.

It's a real mountain experience, designed for those who are already strong hikers looking to push themselves further.

Learn on the trail, cross the heart of Iztaccíhuatl, and experience a trek with safety, technique, and a spirit of adventure.

The mountain won't wait.

 

🔗 Operational Collaboration

This experience is carried out in operational collaboration with Experturismo, with whom we share safety standards, logistics, and accredited adventure tourism guides.

Both teams work together to guarantee a safe, organized experience aligned with best practices in high-altitude mountaineering.

👉 The MACHTIA Route is an experience designed and operated under shared technical and safety criteria.