Around 530am you will be transferred from your hotel in Cusco at dawn towards South Valley, driving for 3 hours until reaching Cusipata and take the road to town Phulawasipata (4,626 MASL /15,177 ft.). Arriving to this community you will take a break to prepair and the start the trek skirting the route of a beautiful stream. In the ascent, you will start to enjoy beautiful landscapes and see flocks of Andean camelids as llamas and alpacas. The highest Mountain in the region, “Apu Ausangate”, will show its majesty and you will be amazed by the mystique of the place making you feel the all the magic and energy, also, you have the opportunity to interact with the community members to learn more about their daily life. After approximately 1 and a half hours, you will arrive to the main attraction of this experience: Vinicunca, the Rainbow Mountain (5,020 MASL / 16466 ft.) you will have enough time to explore the area, take photos and renew your energy that will help you start your way back (The time in the mountaintop will be 30 minutes)
After the visit to the mountain of Colors we prepare to continue the trek, for the return. The walk back will take between 1 hour until reaching the Phulawasipata community from here you will be transferred back to Cusipata for the lunch in a local restaurant, after lunch continue to Cusco. (Sometime this switch for box lunch). Arriving around 5pm
Total walking distance: 6 km
Minimum height: 4652 m.a.s.l. / 15 178 ft
Maximum height: 5,020 m.a.s.l. / 16,469 ft
Walking hours: 3.5 hours
Degree of difficulty: 3.5 of 5
FULL DAY RAINBOW MOUNTAIN WITH BOX LUCH -PRIVATE SERVICE
USD 155.00 Base on 2 Persona ( singleUSD 310.00)