Rainbow Mountain Overview
- Tour Start: We will pick you up from your hotel in Cusco at 4:50 AM.
- Duration of Rainbow Mountain Trek: Full Day Hike.
- Hiking distance from Llactoq To Vinicunca: Approximately 3 kilometers.
- Maximum Height (Rainbow Mountain): 5 135 m.s.n.m. / 16 847 feet
- Minimum Height (Cusipata): 3 310 m.s.n.m. / 10 859 feet
- Location: South of Cusco city.
- Distance from Cusco to Rainbow Mountain: The distance is approximately 115 kilometers.
- Visiting Season: All year, preferably from March to November.
- Tour Difficulty Level: Easy to Medium
- End of Tour: We will return to Cusco between 4:00 PM and 4:30 PM.
Rainbow Mountain Itinerary
We will pick up you from your hotel in Cusco between 4:00 am to 4:30 am, then we will take Cusco - Puno road until we reach Cusipata (3 339 masl / 10 954 feet) where we will have our breakfast and a brief explanation of Rainbow Mountain Trek.
We will continue the trip on our tourist transport, the route is affirmed for 1 hour and 20 minutes until we reach Phulawasipata (4 626 masl / 15 177 feet) which is the parking place of all the buses that provide the service to Vinicunca Mountain.
From Phulawasipata we start hike to Vinicunca that is relatively flat in almost entire course of the route, it takes us 2 hours on average to reach the Mountain and 1 hour 30 minutes to return to the starting point, and we will have time for the photos and the visit on your own.
After the visit we will board the tourist transport that will take us back to Cusipata where we will have our lunch, after lunch we will start the return to Cusco, the transport will leave you close to the main square of Cusco.
- Pick up from your hotel.
- Professional guide.
- Tourist transport.
- Food (1 breakfast, 1 lunch).
- First aid kit.
- Entrance to Rainbow Mountain Trek.
- Tips.
- Extras not mentioned.
- Backpack.
- Hiking Boots.
- Poncho for rain.
- Warm clothing.
- Sunblock, sunglasses and hat.
- Canteen.
- Snacks (chocolates, candies, cookies, etc.).
- Personal medical kit.
- Additional national currency (soles).
- Original passport.