The red valley in southern Cusco offers some of the most wonderful and unique scenery in the world. This full day tour includes a 4 hour round trip, challenging hike to 17000ft/5100m that’s so worth the effort. We leave early to avoid the crowds!
RAINBOW MOUNTAIN AUSANGATE
We will pick you up from your hotel around 4:30am – 5:30am and head south through the town of Urco to the Checacupe District (2 hours by bus) and then follow the path to Pitumarca where we’ll have breakfast.
Then we continue along the road through small villages until we arrive to the community of Hanchipata – Quesiuno (1 hour and 20 minutes by bus), the ideal starting point to walk the route.
We will see incredible mountains such as Ausangate, beautiful blue lagoons, and many other natural sites.
The walk to Vinicunca (Rainbow Mountain) will last approximately 3 hours. At this peak we will savour the view for about an hour taking photos of the beautiful scenery before descending the path and returning to our bus.
We will go back to Pitumarca to have lunch and then we’ll be on our way to Cusco.
INCLUDED
Professional English/Spanish speaking guide.Entrance to Rainbow Mountain.
Private transport.
1 Breakfast, 1 lunch.
First aid kit.
NOT INCLUDED
HorseWalking poles
Water/snacks
Waterproof bags
What you need to take
Original PassportISIC card (if you are a student and want to qualify for the discount)
Waterproof jacket / rain poncho
Warm jacket
T-shirts
Comfortable Trousers
Sun hat
Sun cream (factor 35 or higher)
Insect repellant
Personal medication
Camera.
Extra money for lunch, snacks, drinks, tips.
“This tour is available every day provided we have a minimum of 2 pax”