Small-Group Tour: Rainbow Mountains Hiking from Cusco
Overview
The Rainbow Mountain or Seven Colors Mountain (Vinicunca) is one of the trekking that leads to the majestic AUSANGATE It is cataloged by the magazine NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC as one of the 100 places you must visit before dying.
Vinicunca is located in the district of Cusipata and Pirtumarca, province of Canchis, region of Cusco in southern Peru, is currently inhabited by high Andean communities with llamas and alpacas.
Vinicunca is located in the district of Cusipata and Pirtumarca, province of Canchis, region of Cusco in southern Peru, is currently inhabited by high Andean communities with llamas and alpacas.
Inclusions
- Professional, bilingual local guide (English and Spanish)
- Pickup from your hotel from 4:30 am to 5:00 am
- transportation ( van )
- food (breakfast & lunch )
- Entrance fee to rainbow mountain
- walking poles
What to expect
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Pass By: Vinicunca Mountain, Peru
We will pick you up from your hotel between 4:00am and 4:45am and drive south of Cusco until we reach Cusipata (3, 310 meters/10, 000 feet). Once we arrive we will have a delicious continental breakfast then we will continue by van to the starting point (Phula Wasipata) (4, 326 meters/14, 189 feet) after a 1:30 hour walk we will arrive at the Hill of Colours, known as the Rainbow Mountain (5, 020 meters/16, 466 feet). the only one in the world! You will have enough time to explore and then return to where we started, about 1 to 1:30 hours, then board our van to Cusipata. There we will have our delicious lunch, later we will board the bus and return to Cusco, a 3 hour bus ride, arriving in Cusco around 4 - 5 pm.
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Pass By: Vinicunca Mountain, Peru
We will pick you up from your hotel between 4:00am and 4:45am and drive south of Cusco until we reach Cusipata (3, 310 meters/10, 000 feet). Once we arrive we will have a delicious continental breakfast then we will continue by van to the starting point (Phula Wasipata) (4, 326 meters/14, 189 feet) after a 1:30 hour walk we will arrive at the Hill of Colours, known as the Rainbow Mountain (5, 020 meters/16, 466 feet). the only one in the world! You will have enough time to explore and then return to where we started, about 1 to 1:30 hours, then board our van to Cusipata. There we will have our delicious lunch, later we will board the bus and return to Cusco, a 3 hour bus ride, arriving in Cusco around 4 - 5 pm.
Additional information
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Bring a backpack to carry your personal items such as: binoculars, first-aid kit, small towel, toilet paper, one bottle of water, and at least s/.100 in extra money
- Wear comfortable walking shoes with ankle protection
- Bring walking sticks with metal tips
- Wear thermal clothing for cold weather and rain
- Bring gloves or mittens, scarf, wool socks, and wool hat
- Wear shirts and pants for walking, convertible
- Bring a camera and batteries, spare batteries
- Bring a hat for the sun
- Bring a pancho or rain coat
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Minimum age is 8 years
- Passport name, number, expiry and country is required at time of booking for all participants
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Travelers should have a strong physical fitness level
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 19 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Ticket delivery
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
Cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
AntonioC10838
January 2020
Very good, good guides and super organized. meal was good and the driver too. very happy about this tour
Very good, good guides and super organized. meal was good and the driver too. very happy about this tourStephA639
December 2018
Peru Travel was a great honest tour service in Cusco. My sister in law suffered from an injury the day before our tour was booked. I called Peru Travel to push back the dates last minute and they still honoured our booking. I was a little worried that nobody would turn up to pick us up at the alt...
Peru Travel was a great honest tour service in Cusco. My sister in law suffered from an injury the day before our tour was booked. I called Peru Travel to push back the dates last minute and they still honoured our booking. I was a little worried that nobody would turn up to pick us up at the alternative booking however they pulled through. At the time of contacting them to change the booking they went out of their way to ensure that the changes were confirmed and assured me that everything will be fine. The tour guides spoke good English and were very accommodating for anyone with altitude sickness. They went above and beyond for my sister in law by giving her a hiking stick free of charge to aide her in not only her Time in Peru but also beyond that. Would definitely recommend booking with this company. They tour prices are the standard rates you’d normally expect to pay for in Cusco so no need to look any further !!Giovani M
December 2017
Fiz 2 passeios com a agência. Foram pontuais, organizados, cumpriram o prometido, possuem ótimos guias bilíngues, prestam ótimo apoio e os preços estão na média das outras agências. Contratei os passeios com o Rodrigo, que me prestou total assistência. Pra quem está no escuro sobre qual agência c...
Fiz 2 passeios com a agência. Foram pontuais, organizados, cumpriram o prometido, possuem ótimos guias bilíngues, prestam ótimo apoio e os preços estão na média das outras agências. Contratei os passeios com o Rodrigo, que me prestou total assistência. Pra quem está no escuro sobre qual agência contratar recomendo procurar a Peru Travel Company. I did 2 tours with the agency. They were punctual, organized, fulfilled the promised, have excellent bilingual guides, provide great support and prices are on average for other agencies. I hired the tours with Rodrigo, who gave me full assistance. For those who has doubt about which agency to hire I recommend looking for the Peru Travel Company.Debz Q
August 2018
Visited Rainbow Mountain on July 2018 with the family (all adults). We booked the tour via Viator/Trip Advisor and the local company was Peru Travel Company. We were disappointed due to the following reasons: 1. Pick up time was changed several times: from 3.30am to 5am - When I asked why the big...
Visited Rainbow Mountain on July 2018 with the family (all adults). We booked the tour via Viator/Trip Advisor and the local company was Peru Travel Company. We were disappointed due to the following reasons: 1. Pick up time was changed several times: from 3.30am to 5am - When I asked why the big gap in the change of pick up time I was told because our hotel, Hotel Casa Campesina, is on the way to go to the site. Anyways, they came at 5.35am! 2. The process of picking up passengers took very long. We stopped in one hotel and stayed there for more than 30 min. They should implement a better timing process, if passengers don't show up at the agreed time then leave them because it's affecting the other passengers. 3. We stopped at a gasoline station and stayed there for another 30-45 mins. The driver told us that he is looking for another passenger only to find out that there are more passengers to be on-boarded (transferred from another vehicle). I saw other passengers were also complaining because of the delay. 4. I booked a Small-Group Tour with max of 19pax. I was put in a bus where were 30pax. I complained when I saw more people was transferred (as mentioned in #3). Though they transferred us to another vehicle with 21pax. after our breakfast, the time spent is already gone. 5. Breakfast was not good. We picked up the bread along the way and it was just dumped in the bus floor. Lunch is a little better. 6. We were not informed that it was already snowing in the Rainbow Mountain. The guide only told us that "we will stay on the top for 10mins because it's very cold". I saw there were "guards" with radios all over the place I'm pretty sure they have the right contact to inform the tour guides of the situation above. At least we could have been warned that you will only see a white capped mountain. I am not asking for a refund because it's a force majeur but at least you are given the option to proceed or not.