Palccoyo Rainbow Mountain Tour: A Quieter, Less Crowded Alternative to Traditional Hikes
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23 Ratings
Uchullujllo
Experience the beauty of Palccoyo Rainbow Mountain, a quieter and less crowded alternative to traditional hikes. Explore Andean villages, encounter llamas and alpacas, and enjoy a peaceful hike to the summit with stunning views. Indulge in a delicious local lunch in Ttio town. Book your tour now!
Duration:
13 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Palccoyo Rainbow Mountain - The Palccoyo Rainbow Mountain is the new hidden gem and secret of Cusco. With less than 1 hour to hike to the peak and 3 beautiful Rainbow Mountains with tons of wild alpacas around, this is the new alternative Rainbow Mountain to the still popular Vinicunca Rainbow Mountain. But the preferences are changing, as travelers don’t want to suffer under the 3-4 hour hike to the Vinicunca, especially as the altitude makes it a bad experience. So compare and decide what’s the best option for you here.
- Checacupe - This bridge has ancient buildings that are from Inca times, colonial times and republican times.
We will stop at this place and see the 3 bridges that are still working for the andean people.
- Cusipata - Is an small town o the way to thew Rainbow Mountain Palccoyo.
This is a place where we will take the breakfast and Lunch.
What's Included
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Transportation
- Professional tour guide
- Oxygen and First Aid Kit
What's Not Included
- Tips
- Travel insurance
- Entrances (15 soles or 4.5 USD)
Additional Information
Palcoyo Mountain is a stunning destination for reaching heights that are otherwise uncommon. Your journey will weave through quaint Andean hamlets, with numerous Llamas and Alpacas along the way. From the base of Palcoyo Mountain, the view of one of its three peaks is already visible from the car park. The area is pleasantly secluded, offering a peaceful retreat after the busy tourist-filled spots of Cusco and the Sacred Valley.
The path to the top is what the locals refer to as ‘Andean flats’ \
- no recomendable para infantes
Location
Palccoyo Rainbow Mountain
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(23 Ratings)
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Bocelli-2124
Dec 3, 2023
PALCOYO colorful mountain - perfect place to see different colors and nuances of mountains, a special place at 4,780 meters above sea level.
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Henk
Sep 14, 2023
Fantastic and breathtaking hike to 5200m for a colorful view - Amazing experience .
Private tour from Cusco.
With private driver and guide.
Not the standard route that is very busy, but via Palccoy Rainbow tour.
It is the lightest tour to get into the Rainbow Mountains.
A very nice trip from Cusco, about 3 hours. A very large part goes all the way inside.
Admission is 15 Sol p/p.
You reach approximately 4850m, then a reasonable 1-hour hike up (5200m) and down.
Very easy to do and literally and figuratively breathtaking. It's under construction there. Still wonderfully quiet now.
It is cold, so warm clothes, hat and gloves.
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Ciulio76
Aug 24, 2023
Unique place in the world - We didn't know whether to choose Viniculca or Palccoyo, but then (following the suggestion of the local tour operator Intense Peru) we chose Palccoyo ... and it was a fantastic choice!!!
From Cusco it's about 3 hours by car, of which the last 2 hours are on dirt roads (and also poorly maintained). Arriving at the final car park (after passing some very delightful local villages) we immediately realized that the choice was perfect.
In the whole car park there were only 3 other minibuses! The climb takes about 2 hours for only 200 meters of altitude difference, but the view from the summit is simply unique!!!!!!!!!! Beautiful colours, imposing ice and petrified forest are the backdrop to this unique and unforgettable site!!!!! It will remain in my mind forever!! Absolutely worth visiting
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Glenndm5275dn
Aug 22, 2023
Private mountain with amazing views - What a great experience!
Palccoyo mountain is way less crowded than the other rainbow mountain and the views are spectacular.
Due to no other bookings we had a private tour with our guide Annibal and driver Moyses. The 3 hour drive to the mountain is cut in half by a very nice breakfast and dinner.
The last 1.5 hour drive you will get treated to nice views of the mountain region and lots of Alpaca's.
During the trek we were in very safe hands with our guide Annibal. He brougt oxygen, walking sticks and even a blood oxygen meter should someone feel sick. This gives you a very safe feeling should something go wrong.
Luckily all we did was enjoy ourselves and the amazing views!
Would very much recommend to everyone!
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790anjaa
Aug 9, 2023
Indescribable views - This scenic phenomenon really blew me away - incredibly beautiful! The tour in Peru where I took the most photos.
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R5559ircaroliner
Jun 23, 2023
Had place to self - Had no idea there was a less crowded rainbow mountain Even the drive to the site was amazing. Got to see people working their land The mountains were beautiful
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Tara
Apr 9, 2023
Family Day to Palccoyo - We had a fantastic day! Our guide was fun, and supportive. It was only day two in Cusco for us, so he was worried about how we would feel with the altitude. Luckily we did fine. The walk is easy, and the views are incredible everywhere you look! The drive is long, but gorgeous, and when you get off the main road, onto the single lane, dirt road that climbs the mountain, you really appreciate the drivers skill. We saw many Peruvian families outside working their homesteads. It was all amazing.I would highly recommend this tour if you don’t mind a long, but never boring, drive for an incredible view. This is a relatively easy way to get check a super high elevation off your list, and see a rare and stunning rainbow mountain.
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Wsa_s_a_s
Dec 17, 2022
Breathtaking Palccoyo Mountain day trip - We took the one day group tour to Palccoyo mountain. Julien was our tour guide. The tour was very vell organised. Even though it was a group tour we were only 4 people, what made this trip atually feel "private". Palccoyo was a breathtaking experience - in both senses, the view as well as the hight - be prepared for the altitude.
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Valerieny9286ek
Sep 22, 2022
A PERFECT DAY!!! - I can't say enough how great the day was! My tour guide, Brian was kind and very helpful. I didn't feel rushed at all. The breakfast and lunch was delicious and plenty! So far, the highlight of my trip! At the top was overwhelmingly beautiful!
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Chayan_c
Jul 24, 2023
Very good - Everything was perfect except the food, was totally a scam, the tour guy was fun and the walk was fair and worth it.
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