Rainbow Mountain Trek 2 Days

Rainbow Mountain Trek 2 Days, an outstanding trek for photographers by off the beaten path which connects Ausangate to Vinicunca Rainbow Mountain, this new route allows you to have great pictures of the Rainbow Mountain, because you will be the first one to arrive at rainbow mountain. On your trek you will enjoy beautiful mountains, lakes and wild animals. This new trek is still little known by people.

The Rainbow Mountains of Vinicunca it can be trekked in 2 Days by the new route which starts from the valley of Hanchipacha, it is about 18 km hiking in total. This is an ideal trek for those looking for new routes to Rainbow Mountain. What makes the best is that, you will beat the crowds at Rainbow Mountain and Red Valley.

We highly recommend you this trek if you have 2 days off in Cusco, please be well acclimatized before you start with this adventure.

Rainbow Mountain Trek 2 Days availability: 
The availability for Rainbow Mountain Trek 2 Days is unlimited.

Rainbow Mountain Trek 2 Days highlights:

• Forget about the big spots of tourists in the Vinicunca, you will be the first one at Rainbow Mountain!.
• Ausangate mountain itself is considered a holy mountain.
• Camp in a lovely place with a view to Ausangate Mountain.
• Chance to see local flora and flora including the Andean condor.
• You will sabor the peruvian cuisine which will be prepared by our master chef.

Acclimatization:
We recommend you to be in Cusco at least 2 days prior your trek to be acclimatised to Cusco’s altitude, so that during the tour you won’t have a problem.

About us:
We are Huaynas Expeditions, a direct local tour operator in the city of Cusco, we do not share service with any other agency, as most of them they do. We will make the Rainbow Mountain Trek 2 Days even if your are 2 people only. we won’t cancel your trip!, we are a responsible company with vast experience in the tourism industry, we have the best professional team to make your journey unforgettable.

This tour begins with the pick-up from your hotel in Cusco, then we will drive to Hanchipacha for about 3 hours, the place where we start with our hike, but before we will enjoy our delicious breakfast that will be prepared by our chef. After a presentation by your tour guide of the small family such as our cook and horseman, we will start with our adventure towards the biggest mountain in Cusco (Ausangate ), it will take us approximately 3 hours uphill with spectacular views and surrounded by alpacas.

We will achieve an altitude of 4,930 meters above sea level from where, we can enjoy the beautiful lagoons that this Ausangate Mountain offers us. After a good break, we will have to descent for 1.30 min until we reach the lunch place, known as Ananta, on the way we will have picturesque mountains and typical animals of this place. After our lunch we will have a free afternoon. Dinner and rest in our tents in Ananta (4,730m).

Maximum Altitude: 4,930 m / 16,174 ft.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Tea and Dinner.
Hiking time: 5 – 6 hours aprox.
Distance of walking: 08 Km / 4.97 miles.

With a wake up at 3 o’clock in the morning and an early breakfast we will hike during the night towards the mountain of Vinicunca, the first hour will be uphill until we reach the pass of Warmi Saya (4,980m) to enjoy the sunrise. Then we will have a descent of 40 min to reach the Surini lagoon and from there we will have a gradual uphill of 1 hour until we reach the mountain of colors of Vinicunca (5,038m).

There we will spend a good time as we will be the first ones to arrive at this mountain and avoid the crowd of people who come later, we will have good photographs and also our local guide will explain you about the formation and the importance of this mountain. Then, if you wish, you can go with your guide to the place called “Red Valley”, a place of red mountains that undoubtedly are incomparable with the mountain of colors, you will hike an extra 1 hour in total. And then take a descent to reach Alqatari in about 2 hours to enjoy our delicious lunch and celebrate the victory completed of your trip.

After our lunch we will say goodbye to our horseman and Cook and take back our private transport to Cusco that will be waiting for us there. We will arrive in Cusco around 4 pm.

Maximum Altitude: 5,038 m / 16,528 ft.
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch.
Hiking time: 5 – 6 hours aprox.
Distance of walking: 08 Km / 4.97 miles.

We also offer a special service only for you or your group, you have the power to choose the size of your group and the date of departure, we will never add other people since it will be organized only for you.

Our Rainbow Mountain Trek 2 Days private service, includes additional items such as:

We offer 3 kinds of service, each with different price ranges and you can book in any of these services according to your convenience, we just need you to be a minimum of 02 people to organize your trip on the date that suits you, all our services are 100 % guaranteed.

We are a direct TOUR OPERATOR that never passes clients to other agencies as most agencies do it here in Cusco to save operating costs with poor quality.

We will make the trip even if there are only 02 people in your group.

Vinicunca location?
The mountain of Vinicunca is located in Cusco, province of Canchis and district of Pitumarca. It is located at a height of 5,038 meters above sea level.

How long is the walk?
Every single day we walk of approximately 6 hours.

Is it necessary to acclimatize?
It is definitely mandatory to acclimatize before doing this route, remember that you will walk until you pass 5000 m.s.n.m and this demands a lot of physical and emotional effort especially for those who are not accustomed to hiking at high altitude. If you have the opportunity you can do your gradual acclimatization by visiting high places like Puno or stay in Cusco at least 2 days.

Is there horse rental?
If you have trouble walking on this trek, we recommend you rent a horse (there are horses in the camp), remember that the horse cannot take you all the time since there are very steep descents for which you must get off the horse and then continue on foot .

Are we going to be the first ones at Rainbow Mountain?
Yes, because our camp will be near the mountain of Vinicunca.