Rainbow Mountain (Day Trip)
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12 hours
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Journey through an undiscovered land of wild desert landscapes, snow capped peaks, herds of alpaca, and arrive at the ultimate destination – The “Rainbow Mountain” hidden deep in the Andes.
Throughout your journey you will pass through a vibrant green valley with the impressive Ausangate mountain towering in the distance. You will experience first hand how locals live in the mountains and even have a chance to speak with them. As you get closer to the Rainbow Mountain you will begin to see the first signs of the coloured minerals that formed the painted hills. Your guide will explain what makes up the existence of the “Rainbow Mountain”, and finally with one last push you will hike up to a vantage point that gives you a 360 degree view of the beautiful landscape that makes up this sacred land in Cusco – Perú.
Additional Info
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
We will pick you up at 04:45AM. Then we will drive through the South Valley. The drive takes around 01:40 hours to get Cusipata community where we will stop for breakfast. We will then drive for 01:00 to Chillihuani(4,600 m / 14,189 ft.), where we will start the trek for 01:30 hours approx. to the rainbow mountain. On the way up will be rewarded with breath taking sights of herds of alpacas and llamas, the Ausangate Mountain, many red mountains and traditional local houses. When we finally reach our destination, the Rainbow Mountains (5,036 m / 16,466 ft.), you will have time to explore the area and take pictures. We will spend approximately 30 minutes to 1 hour (depending on your trekking speed and weather conditions).After the spectacular sights from the top we will go down to the starting point. (Quesiuno community) from where we will take the transport to CUsipata community to have lunch. Then we will start our journey back to Cusco 05:00PM approx.
What‘s Included
Oxygen Cans
First Aid Kit
Transport
Lunch
Breakfast
Bi-lingual Guide
Dinner
Accommodation
Trekking Gears
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Rainbow Mountain (Day Trip)
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Reviews
5 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Great Experience Mountain Rainbow
Jacob O,,Jun 20, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Awesome experience! It was a wonderful journey from cusco. Very good trip, the guides Yesenia and Walter were excellent and very well organised. Breathtaking views and an incredible hike up to 5200 m above sea level to make you realise how unfit you are. Mind blowing panorama view of a living colours mountain. Food was awesome breakfast and lunch were great. I would definitely recommend Machu Picchu Amazon Peru company.
Excellent.. very good
Alam-war,,Aug 14, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00the experience was very good, very good excursion, the guide very friendly, very good explanation about the mountain of colors, and the best thing was to see the landscapes. The agency cared about us, they gave us recommendations to finish our way without any setback, the food was nice very good, it was an exciting adventure
Excellent Trip
emilyclarke123,,Aug 9, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Richard is a fabulous guide with a lot of information. We enjoyed a lot on our hike. This was the best trip we had with a lot of photo opportunity and tranquility.
A fun-filled trek.
MarkoTopic,,Aug 5, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I was a bir paranoid as most travellers i met mentioned how they suffered the altitude while hiking up the Rainbow Mountain. I guess i was fortunate enough to have a guide like Richard who was super enthusiastic and made it easier by having frequent stops and preparing me for the trek. The view from the top is absolutely amazing. I would highly recommend hikers to go a bit further and hike down the red valley.
IT WAS THE BEST!!!
xiomaraViajando,,Jul 26, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The agency has everything well organized. Very punctual. our guide was great very friendly had a lot of information to share with us. even encouraged us to sing a little more eh go see the red valley that was not far. Everything went as planned.
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