Best One Day Hike to Rainbow Mountain. Discover the mountain of colors, also called 7-color mountain or Rainbow mountain. It is located three hours’ drive from the city of Cusco – Peru.
Take an Exclusive 1-Day Tour from Cusco, walk for 1 hour and a half along a beautiful trail, admire the beauty of the landscape and also flora and fauna of the Andes (llamas, alpacas, vicuñas in their natural habitat and other animals).
Climb up to 5150 meters above sea level / 16,896 feet and see the fifth highest mountain in Peru, Ausangate Mountain (6384 meters / 20, 945 ft).
Useful Information
- Maximum altitude: 5150 meters / 16,896 feet.
- Minimum temperature: 2ºC / 35.6ºF.
- Climate: November to April rain and snowfall season.
- Length: 5 km / 3.1 miles round trip.
- Hiking time: 6 hours round trip.
Itinerary
Best One Day Hike to Rainbow Mountain: Cusco – Cusipata – The 7-Color Mountain – Red Valley – Cusco.
Get ready to explore part of the Andes of Cusco!
At 4 am, the Professional Guide and private mobility will pick you up from your hotel in Cusco. Then, start a 3-hour trip to the Chilliwani Community, take your energetic breakfast, and start the 1-and-a-half-hour hike along a beautiful uphill path.
From the highest point of the Tour, enjoy the natural beauty, see colorful mountains, impressive snow-capped mountains, and take excellent pictures.
Then, descend to the bus station through the viewpoint of The Red Valley, where our professional chef will be waiting for you with a delicious lunch.
In the afternoon, take your private mobility to your hotel in the city of Cusco (arrival at 6 pm).
- Length: 5 km up and down
- Hiking time: 6 hours round trip
What’s included?
What’s Included?
- Private round-trip mobility
- Top-level professional Guide who speaks English
- Professional chef
- Food: Breakfast and Lunch
- Complimentary bottled water
- First Aid Kit and Oxygen
- Rainbow mountain access ticket
- Walking sticks
- Dining tent, table and chairs.
What’s Not Included?
- Feed not mentioned in inclusions
- Horse (can be rented in the same place, optional)
- Travel insurance. Please, we beg you to take out travel insurance
- Tips (optional)
What to bring?
- You have to be in Cusco at least 2 days before to acclimatize
- Be in an excellent physical condition
- Wear suitable clothing for hiking, warm clothes, and raincoats
What you have to take in your small Backpack?
- Warm clothing (scarf, sweaters, raincoat, gloves)
- Sun hat
- Sunglasses
- Toilet paper
- Hand sanitizer
- Lipstick
- Sunscreen
- Extra money (PEN)
Prices
Private Tour
We only do this Tour in Private, Exclusively for Families and Couples, we include a professional chef to prepare a healthy and nutritious breakfast and lunch. The price varies according to the number of people traveling together.
| NUMBER OF PEOPLE YOU BOOK WITH | PRICE IS IN US DOLLARS |
|---|---|
| 1 Trekker | USD 280.00 |
| 2 Trekkers | USD 155.00 per person |
| 3 Trekkers | USD 111.00 per person |
| 4 Trekkers | USD 94.00 per person |
| 5 Trekkers | USD 83.00 per person |
| 6 to + Trekkers | USD 75.00 per person |
