Book our Colors Mountain Tour from Cusco and visit Vinicunca, the majestic Colored Mountain, listed by National Geographic magazine as one of the 100 places in the world that you must visit before you die, and one of the most visited tourist destinations in Cusco.
Venture into this incredible 1 day adventure through the Peruvian Andes, where you can:
To start with the tour we will pass by your accommodation between 4:20 am to 4:30 am, then we will go to the district of cusipata, where we will have our first stop to enjoy a delicious breakfast and use the toilets.
We will continue with our trip by the branch of cusipata, where we will ascend to the mountains for 1 hour to the starting point of our hike, on the route we can see some communities in the district of cusipata that still practice agriculture and livestock, the area has a variety of flora, fauna and spectacular geographical formations.
Arriving at the station of our transport we will begin our hike to the mountain vinincunca that will last 1 hour and 40 minutes (slow pace), the other way to get to the mountain is on horseback that lasts 50 minutes, taking a horse is optional and is offered by local people.
In the course of the walk we will observe the typical flora and fauna of the Peruvian Andes, among which highlights the presence of llamas, alpacas and some birds of the Andes, to reach the viewpoint of the mountain of vinicunca or mountain of colors (5038 meters above sea level. ) our guide will give us an explanation about the orography, ecosystem and color of the mountain, we can also take advantage of the moment to observe the mountain range of vinincunca, then take pictures of the memory and admire the beautiful scenery, then return by the same path to the point where we started the hike where our transport will be waiting to take us back to cusipata, where we will enjoy a buffet lunch. After lunch we will start our return trip to Cusco, arriving between 4 and 5 in the afternoon, the final point will be the Plaza de Armas or agreed place.
We hope we have helped you plan your trip to Rainbow Mountain, but here are some additional tips to help you enjoy it even more:
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Address: Calle del Medio N° 135 Plaza de Armas Cusco – Perú
Phone: +51 984 295 630
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Chaski Trek is a professional licensed adventure and cultural tour operator and is owned by a Peruvian family. With the assistance of our well-trained team of professional tour guides and office staff we do our best to offer our clients a high quality service.
Our office is located right on the beautiful Plaza de Armas in the historic capital of the ancient Inca Empire, Cusco.
Our office is located right in the beautiful Plaza de Armas of the historic capital of the ancient Inca Empire, Cusco.