Rainbow Mountain

Rainbow Mountain full-day private guided tour

If you are in Cusco either past or permanent, visiting this place will undoubtedly be one of the great experiences you can enjoy. The Rainbow Mountain, known as the Seven Color Mountain, Colorado Mountain, and Vinicunca Mountain, is a magical place where its roads were part of the ancient Quechua culture, and used to exchange its products (barter products), along with The other Quechuan regions have now become a natural wonder similar to the rainbow mountain of China.

Type

Sightseeing

Duration

1-Day

Destination

Vinicunca

Meals

Breakfast & Lunch

Transportation

Tourist van

If you want to be on the Rainbow Mountain before it gets crowded?

We recommend you leave early Cusco because you can be on Rainbow Mountain early before crowded and you won’t make a line to get the classic picture from the main mirador. Our departure should be 3:00 am. In case you want to choose this option please could you send us your request to our email: info@minkas-peru.com, and we are going to organize it.

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Itinerary Summary

  • Day 1: Pick up from your hotel at 04:10 to 04:20 a.m., bus trip of 2 hours, arriving at the point where we will start the trek (3 hours approx.) We will visit Rainbow Mountain for 30 min. to 45 min. Afterward, we will return and take our bus to Cusco.

Price

The price is based on the number of passengers.

Passengers

Price

2 people

$150 per person

3 – 4 person

$120 per person

5 or more person

$80 per person

Private group: The tour service is only for the people on your reservation.
Our service included Breakfast & Lunch.
For single-passenger bookings, the price is $250.

Itinerary

04:10 to 04:20 am. Pick up from your accommodation to go with the transport to the town of Tintinco – Paucarpata (a trip of 2 hours approx). Get out of the vehicle to stretch your legs and taste our breakfast prepared by our chef. Get some time to organize the rest of the things, we need for the tour which will take about 1 hour and 40 min. (4 km) until the same mountain of 7 colors, walked through the locality of Machuraccay and reached the point of control where the community organized to collect an income.

Already doing the walk, we will see how the color of the landscape changes and the mountains with a very changing temperature in the duration of our journey, reaching a maximum height of 5,033 m.s.n.m. That is the Mountain of the 7 colors, having enough time to capture images and enjoy this wonder of nature, delight us with the magic that encircles the surrounding mountains as well as a veil of clouds and snowy peaks, then we will start our return through the same path being a much quieter and more leisurely walk, and where an enjoyable lunch prepared by our Andean Chef will await us we will share this beautiful experience with the rest of the group. 

We will take the private transport that will take us back to Cusco, the private transport will take you to your hotel between 05:00 to 05:30 pm.

Note: During the ascent, you will have the opportunity to rent a horse that will serve as a backup in case of an emergency since the change of altitude is very acute (The rent is negotiated directly with the villager and could cost between S /. 90.00 to S/.100.00 Peruvian currency).

In the same way, it is recommended that the tourist take at least 2 days to obtain good air conditioning and thoroughly enjoy this walk.

Maximum altitude: 5036 masl.
Altitude Low: Start walking 4700.
Walk time: 4:30 Hrs.
Walking distance: 9.5 Km.
Difficulty: Moderate – Demanding.

Additional Information

It includes
  • Private Tourist transportation back and forth.
  • Entrance to the Rainbow Mountain.
  • One bottle of water (600ml) per person.
  • Meals: 1 Breakfast, 1 Buffet lunch / Vegetarian Option (Please indicate at the time of booking).
  • Professional Tour Guide.
  • One pair of trekking poles per person.
  • First aid kit. 
  • Saddle horse which cost S / 90 ($46) per person round-trip service.
  • Extra ATV’s service cost S/ 170 ($28) per person.
  • Extra Drinks.
  • Tipping.
  • Life insurance.
  • Original passport.
  • Water to drink 2-3 Lt.
  • Rain jacket/poncho (Rainy season only – November to March.)
  • Winter hat and gloves.
  • Sun block, factor 35+ recommended.
  • Sunglasses and sun hat.
  • Camera with spare batteries.
  • Binoculars.
  • Trekking poles.

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Rainbow Mountain full-day tour

Small group

The price is based on the number of passengers.

Price information

Price information

Passengers

Price

2 people

$150 per person

3 – 4 person

$120 per person

5 or more person

$80 per person

Private group: The tour service is only for the people on your reservation.
Our service included Breakfast & Lunch.
For single-passenger bookings, the price is $250.

*Pay with Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Diners Club have +5% card fees. Or Paypal +6% tax fees.


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Price

Price information

Passengers

Price

2 people

$150 per person

3 – 4 person

$120 per person

5 or more person

$80 per person

Private group: The tour service is only for the people on your reservation.
Our service included Breakfast & Lunch.
For single-passenger bookings, the price is $250.

*Pay with Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Diners Club have +5% card fees. Or Paypal +6% tax fees.

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