Full-Day Tour and Hike to Rainbow Mountain from Cusco, Peru
3.9
9 Ratings
Quispicanchi Province
Embark on a full-day tour and hike to Rainbow Mountain from Cusco, Peru. Explore the stunning landscapes, witness South American camelids, and capture breathtaking views from the mountain's highest point.
Duration:
12 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Vinicunca - You will be picked up from your hotel in Cusco, and be driven to Qollasuyo, the southern part of ancient Quechua (Cusco). The trip will be about 1 to 2 hours in transportation. You will pass by the village of Checacupe, then continue to Pitumarka, where we will have our breakfast. You will then start your hike at the foot of the snowy Ausangate, an ascent of approximately 1:30 hours to the highest point of the mountain Colorado. \n\nDuring this hike, you will have the opportunity to see the different varieties of South American camelids. At the top of the mountain, you will have time to take pictures of this enigmatic place. Afterwards, we will continue the 1:30 hour descent trek to the starting point of the trek. You will then be taken by car to Pitumarka where you will have lunch, and finally return to Cusco
What's Included
- All taxes, fees and handling charges included
- Expert guidance from a professional guide
- Convenient hotel or port pickup service
- Delicious lunch provided
- Memorable final tour near the main square
- Breakfast included
What's Not Included
- Drinks
- Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
Additional Information
Enjoy this 12 hour trip to Rainbow Mountain in Peru. Beginning with an early morning pickup from your hotel at 5:00am by your guide, you will then be driven to the southern part of ancient Quechua, about a 2 hour drive, and stopping for breakfast at 6:30am. Once you arrive, you will start the walk to the foot of the snowy Ausangate, an ascent of approximately 1:20 hours to the highest point of the mountain Colorado, and you will have the opportunity to see the different varieties of South American camelids. After taking pictures and taking in the sights from the top, you will head back down to have lunch, and be driven back to your hotel in Cusco.
- Wheelchair accessible - if assistance is required, passenger must provide their own equipment
- Bring a jacket and sunglasses
Location
Vinicunca
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
3.9
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Magdalena_s
May 15, 2022
Highly recommended! - Full day tour including breakfast and lunch. Our tour guide- Roxi was absolutely amazing! Beautiful views and great experience overall.
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冠維
Mar 13, 2018
Wonderful experience - 旅行社的接待人Harry很棒、很親切！幫我搞定很多旅程上問題，除了彩虹山行程，我後續也報名了這間旅行社。包括Salkantay trekking 和Sacred Valley等行程。
The agency guy Harry is nice and good enough for dealing all the tourist problem in Cusco. Except the rainbow mountain tour, I also book other tours in the agency, including Salkantay trekking and Sacred Valley.
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Swati_j
Jan 10, 2018
Not every ones cup of tea. Road is... - <p>Not every ones cup of tea. Road is very dangerous with possibility of landslides. Had couple people pass out due to lack of oxygen @ 5000 m altitude. Once you are there its heavenly!</p>
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Danielle
Jun 3, 2019
Not what we expected - We were unlucky and our tour didn't have a English speaking guide as we had booked. So unfortunately we didn't get a lot of the interesting explanations etc. Also due to the language barrier we "lost" our guide after taking a horse up the mountain. Thus weren't sure what to do once off the horse. I am an asthmatic and didn't want to walk the rest of the way up the steepest sections without the guide and the potential oxygen support. It wasn't worth the risk to my health. What we did see was amazing and still totally worth it.
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Tatiyana
Apr 17, 2019
Super long drive! - We were picked up at 430 am in a big bus (all the other tours we did we were picked up in a van fitting less than a dozen passengers). Because of the higher number of passengers, we made a lot more stops to pick up in the morning and continued to pick up other travelers for another 2-2.5 hours. We then traveled for about 3 hours and had breakfast consisting of bread and jam ( I wish we could have skipped and kept going) and then drove for another hour.
The hike itself is grueling but obviously the tour company doesn’t have control over this. However, once we got back to the bus after our hike, we had to wait for another 2 hours for everyone to come back and then drive another 5 hours (stopping for lunch at the same place as breakfast).
I would recommend going with another company and ensuring that it’s a small group so you don’t have to go through the same pain of picking people up for 2 hours and then waiting for everyone to get back to the bus for another 2 hours
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Melissa
Jul 7, 2018
Too bad I can’t leave a 0 - Well I can’t tell you how the tour was because the company never picked us up. We went down to the office the night before the tour and spoke with the owner directly to confirm pick up time and location. He confirmed we would be picked up at our hotel, he knew which hotel we were staying at and pick up time of 4am. At 6am we still had not been picked up. We tried calling all phone numbers on the website with no luck. Finally at 615 we got
Ahold of him on WhatsApp. According to the tour guide someone else was picked up who knows where claiming to be us and with no ticket. I’m not sure how a business stays afloat with practices like this but we missed out on a trek of a life time. Very dissatisfied.
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