Rainbow Mountain Hike 1 Day
Elevation: 5.020m / 16.466 ft. (Max Altitude)
Trip Length: Full Day (8 km hiking)
Difficulty Level: Moderate, but rewarding hike.
Weather: Dry season (hot & sunny days) – Rainy season (Changeable weather)
Overview
Go on the short 1-day Tour to the 7-Color Mountain and have a day full of adventure enjoying the great view of the famous Rainbow Mountain and Ausangate peak(located at 5020 meters above sea level). Imagine yourself contemplating this wonderful and colorful landscape after a short four-hour trek through the Andean mountains. This is a great complement for the Machu Picchu tour, so you can add it to your itinerary easily since we provide guaranteed daily departures.
Would you like an adventure and unique experience on the Rainbow Mountain? If so, then go for it¡ Just, pack all your needed stuff for this trek and get your camera ready for hundreds of beautiful pictures.
Daily Itinerary
The tour starts from your hotel in Cusco at 4:00 am in the morning, then our great adventure will start in the direction to Altiplano-Puno. We will travel by bus for 3 hours in our private car until arriving at the community Cusipata where we will have a delicious breakfast before to continue the dust road for 30 minutes more, during the trip, we will be able to observe beautiful landscapes, canyons and beautiful glaciers such as The Ausangate range and Rainbow Mountain.
Once we arrive at the trailhead, we will start hiking and after walking for 1.5 hours we will arrive at our destination, Vinicunca Mountain (5.020m / 16.466 ft.), where we will have free time to enjoy the beauty of the mountain, take pictures, enjoy a snack or just relax.
After enjoying the rainbow mountain one of the best day trip, we will start the walk back down to the parking and to the community of Cusipata where we will have a lunch and then return to city of Cusco and getting in your hotel aprox. At 04:30 pm.
End of our services.
Hiking Distance: 6 Km /3.5 miles (roundtrip) (3 to 3.5 hours)
Included:
- Professional guides (Spanish and English).
- Tourist Transportation and Professional Driver.
- Breakfast and Lunch
- Water
- First aid kit and oxygen balloon.
- Entrance Ticket.
- Walking sticks ( Only for private service)
Not Included
- Walking sticks (5.00 USD)
- Services not mentioned.
- Extra porter or horse ( you can hire it at the trailhead)
This Rainbow Mountain Hike is available all year around, as well as Peru usually celebrates annual festivities, special events, special occasions and activities such as: The Feast of the Sun, Easter Sunday procession, Folkloric Parade, Carnival, Christmas Day, Bullfighting, and so on, occasionally, unforeseen events such as: Solar and Lunar eclipses would be a surprising experience for you. For this reasons, Inca Vision will guarantee your departure dates if you book it in weeks or months in advance and right time. Book now! Only your confirmation is needed.
Check your availability for Annual Festivities, Special Events and Rainbow Mountain hike.
Availability Dates: All year around
January 1st.
February or March (Variable Sunday)
March or April 1st to 8th.
June 24th
July 28th and 29th.
October 31st.
November 1ST and 2nd.
December 24th and 25th.
What You Need To Bring
- Passport or identity document
- Small backpack
- Camel Back or water bottle, (snacks and more).
- Hat or cap for the sun and sunglasses.
- Sunscreen, lipstick, toilet paper
- Trekking sneakers
- Light and warm clothes, gloves, scarf, jacket
- Waterproof jacket/rain poncho if your visit is between the months of October to March.
- Walking sticks ( you can hire it from Inca Vision Tours)
- Camera/ cellphone and extra batteries
- Extra cash (Soles)
We require a deposit of 50% of the total price per person for any tours or treks. The deposit can be made via PayPal or Western Union. If you rent camping and hiking gear, upgrade tours or receive a discount of the total price our sales team will email you the updated remaining balance payable at our Cusco office.
Group Tour: $ 35 USD per person
Private Tour ( Private service)
For private service are based on group size: (2 people minimum)
- 2 People: $ 115 USD per person
- 3 People: $ 100 USD per person
- 4 People: $ 90 USD per person
- 5 People: $ 70 USD per person
- 6 People: $ 60 USD per person
Note.
- For private service of 2 or more people add 20 USD per person
- From 7 or more, ask for it with Inca Vision Tours Expert
- If you book this tour for more than 2 people, ask for it and get a discount for this tour.
Note. If you are in Cusco already, then you can book Rainbow Mt with us and pay for it in cash as well.
Pay with PayPal
Please note that PayPal charge a fee of 5.5 % (only for online deposits) which the client is responsible for. The fee is for the use of PayPal’s secure payment gateway. Please send your deposit to incavisiontours@gmail.com and notify us after payment has made through PayPal.