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Small Group to the Rainbow Mountain (Max. 6 Hikers)

Package Details
Destination: Cusco, Cusco Region, Peru
Duration: 12 hours
Price: $87.50
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Offered by: Viator
DETAILS: This short trek is by Cusipata Town, saving at least 3 hours of hiking. From 4:00 am to 3:30 pm approx. The Tour will start picking you up from your hotel to travel by bus during 3 hours until the last town, in this place we will have the Breakfast, and then we are going to start hiking by 1 hours and a half approx. until arrive to the top of the mountain, located 5200m. Then free time to take incredible pictures of the Mountain colors and to enjoy the explanation of our professional Guide. In the afternoon, we are going to come back to the town by the same way to take and enjoy our Lunch. and then 3 hours by bus to Cusco. INCLUDES: Touristic Transport Professional Guide Breakfast and Lunch Box Lunch Walking Sticks First Aid Kid and Oxigen. All entrances Hotel Pick up and Drop - off

Itinerary
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Stop At: Cerro Colorado Vinicunca, Apv- Tipon-n11, Cusco 08004 Peru

For this Small Group tour (Max 6 hikers) You will need to wake up early to enjoy this natural marvel at its best. Between 3:30am and 4am we will collect you directly from your hotel to start our ride to Qollasuyu, located to the south of Cusco city. First we will drive for around 1 and a half hours where we will then stop for 20 in the district of Cusipata (3310m.a.s.l.) There we will find a restaurant where we get to enjoy an appetizing breakfast. After this, we will continue our journey for another hour to Fulawasipata (4660m.a.s.l.), where we will speak about the details of our route. From there, at the foot of the sacred mountain Ausangate, we will begin our hike. We start with an approximately 2 hour ascent with our destination being Rainbow Mountain, or Vinicunca (5200m.a.s.l.). Along the way we get the opportunity to observe diverse South American camelid species like alpacas, llamas and vicunas. When we reach the red hill or colina roja you will have some time to rest, enjoy the impressive landscape and and take photos of Vinicunca mountain that shows us all it's imposing colors: red, pink, turquoise and yellow. At this point it will be time to start the descent back along our return route. We descend for an hour towards level ground and then upwards again to where we started the days hike in Fulawasipata. There our transport will be waiting to take us to restaurant Tonceca where we enjoy an energizing lunch. Finally we return back to Cusco city arriving at approximately 4:30pm to 5pm.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Rainbow Mountain, Cusco 08225, Peru

The rainbow Mountain Or Vinicunca Mountain is a place located 4 hours by car and 2 hours extra hiking from Cusco city, is a natural wonder that over the 5000 metters over the sea level has a range of colorfull mountains.

All those colors come from millions of years ago, this place was under the snow, but the global warming is showing this wonder now.

Duration: 1 hour