The Rainbow Mountain may not be close to Cusco, but it is still possible to visit it in a single day with this guided tour. This budget-priced day trip option takes you to the spectacular Rainbow Mountain summit on a full-day excursion, a challenging hike complemented by your guide's comments.
Pickup included
Day 1: Cusco – Mountain of Colors (Vinicunca)- Cusco. You will be picked up from the hotel between 4:00 a.m. and 4:30 a.m. and then take a 2-hour trip to Cusipata where you will have a delicious breakfast,
then we will continue our route until we reach Phullawasipata (4626 m.a.s.l.) where we will get ready to start the hike, first it will be about 11⁄2 to 2 hours of climbing, where we can see beautiful landscapes with many mountains covered with snow, local people in typical costumes of the area and breeders of llamas and alpacas, in addition to the beautiful high-Andean landscape of the Vilcanota mountain range,
When we reach the top (5036 m.a.s.l.) we will have some free time to take our pictures, then we will start descending along the same path. It will be again 1 hour and a half until we reach Phullawasipata where our transport will be waiting to take us to enjoy a well-deserved and delicious lunch.
Choose to be picked up from a list of locations
Please arrive at the pick up point 20 minutes before departure time.
This service includes pickup from private residences, for example; Airbnb