Rainbow mountain trek at 4:00 am, 1 day itinerary:
Price in cash: 60 soles or US$20
Price via PayPal: US$22
How to pay it?
You can pay it in the morning when we will pick you up or in advance via PayPal.
This one day trek is very recommended for mountain lovers who also want a challenge because you will start hiking from a very high point - 4800 masl, it is necessary to be acclimatize to the altitude for 2 days, and keen to get over 5100 masl in only 1 hour and a half.
Itinerary:
You will be pick from 4:00 through 4:30 am.
Our bus leaves at 4:30 am from Cusco city driving for 2 hours to the breakfast place at Cusipata, after breakfast it takes an hour more driving to the beginning of hiking.
Nowadays the road ends very near of the rainbow mountain so you only need 1 hour and a half hiking uphill to the highest point from 4800 masl to 5100 masl.
You will meet andean people wearing their traditional clothes made on their own from alpacas, and sheep wool they raised.
By the summit located at 5100 masl (17000 ft) you will have a breathtaking view of the "Rainbow mountain" also surrounded by colorful mountains, glaciers like the Ausangate (6372 masl) located a few km away.
You will have a proper time to enjoy the unique view of the colorful mountain.
Afterwards you have to hike downhill for an hour and a half along the "Red Valley" to the beginning point to drive an hour to the restaurant for lunch, you still need 2 hours drive back to Cusco arriving at 6:30 pm.
You also can ride a horse round trip for 60 soles (US$20), so a horseman will be pulling each horse for your security.
Price via PayPal: US$22
How to pay it?
You can pay it in the morning when we will pick you up or in advance via PayPal.
This one day trek is very recommended for mountain lovers who also want a challenge because you will start hiking from a very high point - 4800 masl, it is necessary to be acclimatize to the altitude for 2 days, and keen to get over 5100 masl in only 1 hour and a half.
Itinerary:
You will be pick from 4:00 through 4:30 am.
Our bus leaves at 4:30 am from Cusco city driving for 2 hours to the breakfast place at Cusipata, after breakfast it takes an hour more driving to the beginning of hiking.
Nowadays the road ends very near of the rainbow mountain so you only need 1 hour and a half hiking uphill to the highest point from 4800 masl to 5100 masl.
You will meet andean people wearing their traditional clothes made on their own from alpacas, and sheep wool they raised.
By the summit located at 5100 masl (17000 ft) you will have a breathtaking view of the "Rainbow mountain" also surrounded by colorful mountains, glaciers like the Ausangate (6372 masl) located a few km away.
You will have a proper time to enjoy the unique view of the colorful mountain.
Afterwards you have to hike downhill for an hour and a half along the "Red Valley" to the beginning point to drive an hour to the restaurant for lunch, you still need 2 hours drive back to Cusco arriving at 6:30 pm.
You also can ride a horse round trip for 60 soles (US$20), so a horseman will be pulling each horse for your security.
What is included?
- Bus round trip from Cusco to the beginning point.
- 1 breakfast.
- Bilingual tour guide (English, and Spanish).
- First Aid kit (bottled oxygen).
- 1 lunch.
- Bus round trip from Cusco to the beginning point.
- 1 breakfast.
- Bilingual tour guide (English, and Spanish).
- First Aid kit (bottled oxygen).
- 1 lunch.
What do you need to take?
- 10 soles for the "Rainbow mountain" entrance fee.
- 10 soles for the "Red valley" entrance fee.
- Extra 100 soles (US$30) to rent an "optional horse plus horserman", and other expenses like bottled water, snacks, etc.
- Clothes, three layers at least due to temperatures varies from -5 °C to 25 °C.
- Sunscreen.
- Rain jacket and rain poncho (rainy season from October through April).
- Mittens, beanie, hat.
- Light daypack.
- Bottled water, 2 liters
- 10 soles for the "Rainbow mountain" entrance fee.
- 10 soles for the "Red valley" entrance fee.
- Extra 100 soles (US$30) to rent an "optional horse plus horserman", and other expenses like bottled water, snacks, etc.
- Clothes, three layers at least due to temperatures varies from -5 °C to 25 °C.
- Sunscreen.
- Rain jacket and rain poncho (rainy season from October through April).
- Mittens, beanie, hat.
- Light daypack.
- Bottled water, 2 liters