Rainbow Mountain (Vinicunca) and Red Valley Tour – Group Service

WHAT IS THE ITINERARY OF THE RAINBOW MOUNTAIN TOUR?

04:00 – 06:30: Pick up from lodging – Transportation to Cusipata – Breakfast

The tour begins between 04:00 and 04:30, when a representative will pass by your accommodation for the journey to Cusipata, a town located south of Cusco, where you enjoy breakfast in the community of Tintinco. You can buy last-minute items such as drinks, snacks, and sunscreen, among others that you consider necessary.

06:30 – 7:30: Tintinco – Phulawasipata – Hike

From the town of Tintico, the one-hour ascent begins, towards the Phulawasipata camp (4,600 masl / 15,091 ft). During the trail you see a beautiful landscape, peasant communities and alpacas in their natural habitat.

08:00 – 9:30: Hike to the Rainbow Mountain (Vinicunca)

When you arrive at the base, our professional guide offers directions to continue the ascent that lasts an average of an hour and a half in the Peruvian Andes, observing imposing mountains and rocky hills with llamas and alpacas.

At a moderate pace, very early you arrive at Rainbow Mountain, Vinicunca’s elevation is approximately 17,060 ft. Starting the tour at dawn will give you enough time to take advantage of the day in this place without a large group of tourists and on a clear mountain where you can appreciate the imposing valleys, and the snow covering the mountains crowned by the fifth highest snow-capped mountain in the world., our Ausangate.

10:15 – 13:30: Red Valley – Return to base camp

After enjoying this beautiful experience, you can choose the direct return to the base camp or discover walking at the top of the Vinicunca mountain, you can visit the Red Valley, or “Mars”, a desert in the Andean Cordillera with a reddish landscape where wild vicuñas and other camelids live.

After enjoying the place, start the descent for an hour to take our transport to Cusipata.

13:30 – 16:00: Paucarpata – Lunch – Return to Cusco

In Cusipata, you will enjoy a buffet lunch with Peruvian cuisine (vegan and vegetarian options available). After regaining strength, the return in private transport to Cusco, directly to the center of Cusco in Plaza Regocijo, around 4:00 p.m.

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The price of the Rainbow Mountain Tour includes the following:

• Departure from the lodging in the historic center of Cusco.
• Return to Plaza “Regocijo” (One block away from the Plaza de Armas in Cusco) (the Historic Center of the city).
• Professional guide in English and Spanish (other languages are available on private tours).
• Buffet breakfast and Lunch (vegetarian and vegan options available upon request).
• Trekking or hiking poles (on request).
• First Aid and oxygen.
• Entrance tickets to Rainbow Mountain (Vinicunca) and the Red Valley.

The price of the Rainbow Mountain Tour excludes the following:

• Transfer from hotels outside the city of Cusco (for private tours, ask for extra costs to pick up from the Sacred Valley or other places).
• Tips for the guide.
• Beverages.
• Food not specified in the itinerary.
• Horse or mule rental (approximate cost USD 30 round trip)