Top Mexico City Outdoor Activities

Iztaccihuatl Volcano Hiking Tour from Mexico City

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• This Iztaccihuatl Volcano hike is a must-do for outdoor enthusiasts visiting Mexico City. An experienced guide gets you ready from start to finish on this adventure-filled day. Huff up for 3 hours on an intermediate trail that ends a few thousand feet below the snowcapped summit 17,000 feet high. The air may be thin up there, but the views are not — soak up stunning views of Popocatepetl and the Valley of Mexico before descending the dormant volcano and fueling up with lunch (own expense).  Please be aware that this tour involves a considerate amount of walking on irregular ground and is subject to the capability of the overall group. 
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Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary Day Trip from Mexico City

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• Each year, monarch butterflies migrate up to 3,000 miles from Canada to Mexico. See the phenomenon with your own eyes on a day trip to a butterfly sanctuary just outside Mexico City, where a guide ensures you learn more than you would if visiting on your own. Stops along the way include the Bridal Veil waterfall and colonial church of San Francisco.
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Monarch Butterfly Tour in Mexico - 7 day

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• Experience the spectacular monarch butterfly migration on a 6-night tour from Mexico City that also explores Aztec history, wildlife, and the natural world. With a mix of guided and independent time, you’ll be based in the colonial-era town of Valle de Bravo, making butterfly-watching trips to the Piedra Herrada Sanctuary and the Capulin Sanctuary. This 6-night monarch butterfly tour offers accommodations with breakfast, entrance fees, and transport, including pickup and drop-off at the airport in Mexico City.
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Hike at Nevado de Toluca Volcano

• Hike Mexico’s fourth tallest peak, the 13,000-foot (4,000-meter) Nevado de Toluca, with the help of a mountain guide. Explore this extinct volcano, its twin lakes, and spectacular scenery during a full-day adventure. Trekkers must be healthy, in appropriate shape, and equipped with hiking boots for this nearly 5-mile (8-kilometer) hike. For your security, trekking poles and accident insurance are included in the tour cost.
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Merced Adventure

• Discover a lesser-known side of Mexico City with this Merced adventure. Experience the city’s impressive metro system, explore markets filled with pre-Hispanic ingredients, sample beloved street foods, and enjoy drinks and snacks at neighborhood cantinas as you people-watch and listen to Mariachi music. Your bilingual guide will share local secrets as you take in the sights, sounds, and flavors of the Merced.
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Climb Pico de Orizaba (2 days)

• Are you ready to take on the challenge of climbing the highest mountain in Mexico? Pico de Orizaba is situated between Puebla and Veracruz. Its altitude and amazing glacier makes this mountain one of the most guided mountains in the entire world. In this trekking adventure, you're going to challenge yourself by crossing high altitude trails, rock walls, sand fields and a gigantic glacier before reaching the summit. You won't believe how far you can see from the top at more than 18,372 feet high. From the summit, you’re going to be able to see the highest peaks of Mexico, including Iztaccihuatl, and on a clear day, you're going to be able to see the Gulf of Mexico. Difficult? Yes, but this adventure will not be forgotten and you will go home having conquered the rugged terrain of Mexico.
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Firefly Sanctuary Tour

• We will venture into the woods for a magical experience where you can witness thousands of fireflies glowing, while wrapped in the fresh, resinous scent of the forest trees. In this tour to the sanctuary of the fireflies you will encounter these fascinating insects, we all know them and we know of their ability to shine in the dark, but seeing thousands shining is one of the most beautiful experiences of nature.
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