Rainbow Mountain tour (Group Service) – Cusco, Perú
Have the best experience on this trip, visiting the Vinicunca Rainbow Mountain in our group service with the best guides, comfortable transportation, and the best food!
Rainbow Mountain: This is one of the most famous attractions in Cusco and the 2nd more visited after Machu Picchu. This tour gives you the exciting experience of climbing a mountain over 16,000ft, where you will be able to see colorful landscapes, majestic glaciers, amazing and vibrant green valleys with herds of alpaca, and the impressive Ausangate mountain range. Also, you will experience first-hand how locals live in the mountains and even see them hard at work.
TOUR OVERVIEW
| GROUP SIZE: | 2-16 People with 1 guide. |
| GUIDING LANGUAGE: | English – Spanish guiding. |
| DEPARTURE/RETURN LOCATION: | Your hotel in Cusco/Plaza Regocijo (downtown) |
| DURATION: | Full Day 4:00 – 16:00 |
| DISTANCE: | 8 km (4.9 Miles) Round trip hiking |
| ELEVATION: | From 3,400 (11,155 feet) to 5,036m (16,522 feet) |
| GOOD FOR: | Those with a sense of adventure and in good hiking shape. |
| HIGHLIGHTS: | Beautiful landscapes, impressive snow-capped mountains, alpacas, colored mountains, local people, local communities! |
| REQUIRED ACCLIMATIZATION: |
At least 2 whole days in Cusco before this tour. |
RECOMMENDATIONS:
- Due to the early pickup time of services, we recommend you book your hotel in Cusco city center. But in case you are staying in an Airbnb accommodation, we can arrange the pick up from a well-known location.
- We organize this tour every day, for this reason, we recommend the passengers stay at least one whole day in Cusco to Acclimatize, this is a prerequisite to go on this tour because you start to walk over 4600mts (15091 ft) and the summit is over 5020mts (16469 ft).
- It is recommended not to take part in the trek if over 60 years of age or in poor physical condition. Due to the high altitude and steep climbing, it can be dangerous for your health. Other tour operators won’t tell you this, so be very careful.
04:00 - 06:30: Pick up - Transportation to Cusipata - Breakfast
The adventure begins very early with our Inca Highlands team picking you up from your hotel between 04:00 and 04:30 a.m. and heading to the small village of Colca, Cusipata (located south of Cusco). In Colca, we will enjoy a delicious breakfast in order to be ready for the hike, and also we will have time to grab some last-minute items like drinks, snacks, sunblock, rain poncho, etc.
06:30 - 7:30: Paucarpata - Phulawasipata - Trekking
After breakfast, we start ascending for one more hour from the valley to the base camp of our hike called Phulawasipata – 4,600m (15,091 feet), this drive allows for some gorgeous, sweeping views, local communities, and many alpacas through the car windows.
08:00 - 9:30: Trekking to the Rainbow Mountain
Once we receive a short briefing and get ready, we will begin the hike. It will be a one-hour-and-a-half, uphill hike to reach the famous Rainbow Mountain. Along the way, you will enjoy the amazing views of the Andes, snow-capped mountains, red mountains, rocky hills, and traditional llamas and alpacas grazing along the valley.
Once we reach to the top of Rainbow Mountain, you will have enough time to absorb the majesty of the colorful mountains that surround this area. You will also see amazing views of the valleys and Ausangate snow-capped mountains in front of you while your guide will be talking more about it.
10:15 - 13:30: Return to the base camp - Return to Colca
After visiting the Rainbow Mountain, we will begin our descent with one one-hour, downhill hike by a different and and one more hour by car to Colca.
13:30 - 16:00: Colca - Lunch - Return to Cusco
We will then arrive in Colca and enjoy a delicious, freshly prepared, hot lunch. After lunch, we will catch our private van back to Cusco. We will drop you off at your hotel or Regocijo Plaza at about 16:00.
| TOUR INCLUDES |
|
|||||||||||||
| TOURS DOES NOT INCLUDE |
|
|||||||||||||
| PACKING LIST |
|
NOTE:
- Regarding the food, we can also arrange vegetarian or vegan options.
- It is also possible to go by horse instead of hiking (highly recommended for people who live at sea level)
GROUP SERVICE PRICES 2023 – DAILY DEPARTURES
| 2-16 people with one guide | $45USD per person |
IMPORTANT:
If you would like to take a horse, you would decide on it in the base camp with your tour guide and also pay for it there in Soles or Dollars.
Optional Extras:
Horse (one way) $ 20 USD
Horse (round trip) $30 USD
PRIVATE SERVICE PRICES 2023
We can also arrange this trip in private service, which means that the trip would be arranged only for you.
| 2 – 3 people | $109 USD per person |
| 4- 6 people | $89 USD per person |
| 7- 9 + people | $79 USD per person (Max. group size 16 people.) |
IMPORTANT:
For our Private Service option the price depends on the number of people in your group.
Daily departures with 2 or more people.
Max. Group Size 16 people
English 
Spanish
Tour Reviews
Gustavo was a awesome host. Absolutely breathtaking views. This was the highlight of our trip to Cusco even after seeing Machu Picchu and the sacred valley. I would highly recommend doing this trip.
La experiencia fue hermosa, a la vez agotadora. Sugiero mejor ir en caballo con los nativos, de regreso la caminata es más amena con una paisajes salidos de la imaginación de un solo Creador. Toda esa cordillera andina llena de nubes, riachuelos, nevados y vicuñas hacen de esta una experiencia hermosa.
Leave a Review