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Full-Day Rainbow Mountain Tour With Meals

  • Tour Category

    Group Tour

  • Tour Types

    Nature, Trekking, Wildlife

  • Duration

    1 Day

  • Activity Level

    Medium

  • Language

    English, Spanish

Description

Hike Rainbow Mountain and see the colourful landscapes surrounding Ausangate Mountain on this guided day tour. Experience the mountain's incredible hues and take photos to last a lifetime

Highlights
  • Enjoy the panoramic views from different lookouts
  • Experience the local flavours of Cusco during your breakfast and buffet lunch
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    • Experience the incredible beauty of Rainbow Mountain on a guided hiking tour. You get to see alpacas, llamas, and vicuñas while soaking in the stunning mountain views during the journey. Savour a local lunch before heading back to your accommodation in Cusco. 
    • Your professional tour guide will pick you up from your accommodation in Cusco between 4:00 AM and 4:30 AM. After a 2-hour drive, you will arrive in Cusipata, where you will stop for breakfast and buy water and snacks for the trek.
    • Following breakfast, you'll travel one more hour to the hike starting point, at 4,850 meters. From there you will start your 3.5-kilometre trek to Rainbow Mountain over both flat and uphill terrain.
    • During your hike, you will enjoy amazing views and encounters with wild alpacas, llamas, and vicuñas. Once you reach the top at 5,010 metres, you can take some free time to take a break, and if the weather is good, you will enjoy views over Rainbow Mountain. You'll go downhill to the starting spot for another hour. Then, take transportation back to Cusipata where a local lunch will be waiting for you. Once you finish your buffet lunch you will travel back to Cusco, where you will arrive between 4:00 PM and 5:00 PM at Plaza de Armas.
What's Included
  • Hotel pickup
  • Downtown drop-off
  • Transportation
  • Professional tour guide
  • Breakfast and buffet lunch (vegetarian options available)
  • Oxygen bottle (for emergencies)
  • 1 Wood stick (optional)
  • First-aid kit
What's Excluded
  • Horse (available to rent for 80 Peruvian Sol per person, in cash)
  • Entrance fees to Rainbow Mountain
  • Gratuities
Know before you go
  • A pickup service is included. It can take 30 to 45 minutes to pick up the group. If you are one of the first to be picked up, collecting the entire group might take some time.
  • Climb 1.9 miles (3.5 km) to reach the top of Rainbow Mountain
  • Bring an extra warm sweater, jacket, hat, and gloves
  • If for any reason, you need to rent a horse, the local partner doesn't manage these rentals and won't be involved in the process
  • Sunglasses are mandatory to use throughout the hike.
  • The local partner is not responsible for the change of weather conditions; choose the best day of departure based on research
  • The dirt road is not in the best conditions; the drive can produce altitude sickness. It's recommended to bring personal medicine or altitude pills.
  • Everyone walks at different speeds. The guide will be in different parts, assisting the group.
  • During your trip, extra expenses like entrance fees, water, souvenir and others are only available to pay with cash and Peruvian soles.
  • Choose from a shared or private experience.
  • Be one of the first groups to Rainbow Mountain.
Meeting Point

Cusco, Perú

Cancellation Policy

For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -

Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price Details
Adult
1 To 20 USD 45 Per Person

This is a group tour

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USD 45 / person