Ascent to Malinche and Camping



Located in the limits of Puebla and Tlaxcala States, “La Malinche” or “Malintzin” is the sixth tallest mountain in Mexico with a height of 4,450 meters. It was declared National Park on October 6th 1938, and it has an extension of 45,711 hectares. It is surrounded by woody vegetation and most part of the area is covered with coniferous woods, oaks, zacatonales, 6 species of pine and 120 of flower plants that gently decorate the path. There are over 100 species of mammals, birds, and reptiles, of which 16 are endemic of the neo-volcanic axis; the exotic teporingo is an example. La Cima, La Barranca de San Juan and Antiguo Cráter, that still holds prints from the glacial period, are some of the attractions.



Day 1


• Departure from Mexico City at 5:00 pm

• Arrival to Centro Vacacional IMSS Malintzin Cabaña (2:45 hours drive from Mexico City), last travel preparations
• Dinner


Day 2
• Breakfast and beginning of hike up towards the peak of the volcano
• Views of the biggest volcanoes in the Neo-volcanic Mexican Range: Popocatépetl, Iztaccíhuatl, Citlaltépetl, Barranca de Axalxintle.

• Continue our hike towards the southwest, while enjoying the view of Barranca de Axal.
• Camping, bonfire, and dinner
• Distance: 8.5 km

• Slope: up 1,400 m, down 450 m

Day 3


• Sunrise and breakfast

• Continue hiking down towards the southwest, crossing through pine and oak woods, to get to Canoa

• Return from Canoa to Centro Vacacional IMSS
• Lunch and return to Mexico City at 3:00 pm
• Distance: 12 km

• Slope: up 180 m, down 1,200 m



Includes: one night in cabins, guides, food, snacks, transport from Canoa to Centro Vacacional IMSS, camping and kitchen equipment, round-trip transportation, CTC donation. 

Doesn’t include: personal equipment.