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IMG Mexico Itinerary (Orizaba and Ixtaccihuatl)
| Day | Itinerary |
| Arrive in Mexico City and meet the group at the Hotel Maria Christina on Rio Lerma #31. Group meeting in the lobby of the hotel at 7:00 p.m. Dinner at a local restaurant. | |
| Morning departure. Drive out in private vehicles to Ixta. We'll hike near Cortez Pass and spend the evening in the town of Amecameca. | |
| Back up to Cortez Pass, do a carry of water/gear to our high camp and spend the night at the hut on the Pass. | |
| Up to high camp, pack, prep for the summit climb and get to bed early. | |
| Summit and back to camp and head straight for the city of Puebla. It's a long, but rewarding day. | |
| Leave Puebla for Tlachichuca. From here we will be transported by local jeep drivers to the Piedre Grande hut at the base of Orizaba (18,490'). The night is spent in the hut. | |
| Climb the mountain (12 hours) and return to the hut. The jeeps will meet us in the late afternoon and take us down to Tlachichuca. We will have dinner and stay with our friends, the Reyes family, in Tlachichuca that evening. | |
| We will return to Mexico City, arriving about mid-day. The afternoon is free and we will spend a final night in town celebrating our success. | |
| Depart Mexico City for flight home. You can arrange your flights to depart at any time on Sunday. Most of us leave early that morning. |
IMG Mexico Itinerary (Just Orizaba)
| Day | Itinerary |
| Arrive in Mexico City and meet the group at the Hotel Maria Christina on Rio Lerma #31. Group meeting in the lobby of the hotel at 7:00 p.m. Dinner together as a group at a restaurant in the Zona Rosa of Mexico City. | |
| Morning departure. Head in a private van to the village of Tlachichuca at the base of Pico de Orizaba. About 4 hours. Afternoon spent organizing gear, meeting the Reyes family and enjoying town. Dinner and night with the Reyes family in Tlachichua. | |
| Drive to the village of Hidalgo and start walking. Group gear, including tents, will be dropped at our first camp. Walking time is approx. 3 hours. Evening spent by the fire at our camp. | |
| Second day of hiking will take us to the Piedre Grande Refugio (hut). Another 3 hours. Evening spent at the hut. | |
| We need a full day of acclimatization at the hut. We'll hike above the hut for approximately 2 hours and return to the hut for the evening. The afternoon affords us time to prepare our gear for the climb. | |
| Climb Orizaba. An early departure allows us to summit and return to the Piedre Grande hut where our vehicle will be waiting for us. We need at least 12 hours for the return trip. We'll drive back to Tlachichuca for showers, dinner and a final evening at the Reyes compound. | |
| Wake up at our leisure, have breakfast and say good-bye to the Reyes family. It's a 2 hour drive to the colonial city of Puebla. A sunny afternoon will be filled with lunch at a sidewalk café in front of the Zocalo, a bit of sightseeing and some shopping. Dinner at a super pizza restaurant on the Zocalo (town square) and the night at our hotel. | |
| Early morning flight from Puebla to Houston on Continental Airlines. Connect for flights home. |
I had the time of my life, and I look forward to my next trip with IMG...
