The rainbow mountains is a place where geology meets psychedelic colors and lines.
The beauty of the snow-peaked Andean mountains serving as a backdrop for the breathtaking views that this jaw-dropping attraction has is simply something that no one should miss out while visiting Cusco.
Trek Details
What's Included
What you need to bring
- Hike Distance: 12.1 km / 7.5 miles
- Difficulty: Moderate/difficult
- Duration: Duration: Full Day- 2:30am- 4pm
- Rainbow mountain elevation: 4450m (14,600ft) – 5035m (16,520ft
- Rainbow mountain Peru Weather: See below
- Seasons: From March 1 until January 31 (February is closed due to heavy rains and snow in the mountains)
- Hike Trail Map: See below
- Cusco Drive Time: 3hr 45min+
- Town Nearest Hike: Pitumarca
- Highlights: High Andean Puna, Urubamba mountain range views, scenic trail, grassland area, local villages, wildlife: prairie horses and dogs, Vizcachas and Andean foxes, Birds; Andean Caracara, Condors, Chiguanco thrush.
- Activities: Hiking trail, geological formations sightseeing, nature and Andean community visits.
You will get:
- Professional, bilingual Tour Guide.
- Assistant Guide (for groups of 9 or more people).
- Return transportation; Bus to the start of the trail at Tambomachay, Lamay – Ollantaytambo. Tourist train from Ollantaytambo – KM104 and Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo.
- Water (Not included for first 4 hours of trek, we will provide you with boiled water for drinking for the remainder of the tour).
- Entrance fees to Inca Trail and Machu Picchu.
- 3 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 1 lunch box to be carried by each tourist, 3 afternoon snacks, 3 dinners (Breakfast on day 1 and lunch in Aguas Calientes on the last day not included).
- Dining tent with tables and chairs.
- Porters to carry food, camping tents, cooking equipment*
- Cook,
- 2 person tent.
- Sleeping pads.
- 1 night accommodation in Ollantaytambo and in Aguas Calientes. (Hot showers, private bath and breakfast included).
- Return bus trip from Aguas Calientes to Machu Picchu.
- Oxygen bottle.
- First Aid kit.
- Vegetarian food / especial meals on request at no extra cost!
*Important!!! Our porters carry cooking and camping equipment only. YOU NEED to hire an EXTRA PORTER if you don’t wish to carry your own belongings on the trail. We recommend this as the best thing to do when booking a tour with us.
There is no such thing as a ‘free porter’. Companies that offer this complimentary service are usually engaging in exploitative practices that force porters to carry extra unpaid weight. Do not fall for of this fishy marketing scheme.
Permits are needed for your chosen start date. Tour prices are based on the number of people in a group. Prices are valid from March 2022 to January 2023.
All prices quoted are $USD
- 2 to 3 trekkers $1200 per person
- 4 to 5 trekkers $850 per person
- 6 or more Trekkers: $790 per person
Price: From $130 per person 120$ for 3 people or more.
Itinerary:
Our itinerary is tailored to guarantee that our customers will get there before the massive crowds swarm the area.
We pick you up from your hotel and take you on a 3.5-hour bus ride to Vinicunca, where we stop briefly to have a super powerful breakfast made of Andean products such as Quinoa and chocolate before we start our climb to the amazing Rainbow mountains of Peru.
After our delicious breakfast, we will start our slow ascend to the rainbow mountains of Cusco. The rail to the Rainbow mountains is quite clear with no chances to get lost.
However, the altitude of this place is a challenge that we must overcome along the way to reach the lookout of these magnificent rainbow mountains.
It takes about 2.5 hours to make it to the top walking at a slow pace.
Our guides will make sure that your experience hiking at this altitude will be a pleasant learning experience.
They will explain to you about the rainbow mountain geology as well as the people and landscape along the way.
After we enjoy the best views of the rainbow mountain and we take the most beautiful pictures -free of other people interfering- of this unbelievable place, we will start our slow descent down to our starting point, where we will have a tasty lunch before we return back to Cusco.