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Ausangate Trek to Rainbow Mountain 3 Days

5.0 (6 reviews) 3 days Free cancellation Private tour
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Ausangate Trek to Rainbow Mountain 3 Days

About this activity

This will be the hike of your life, the most beautiful views of the Vilcanota range of mountains, where you will pass very close by the highest snow mountain of Cusco “Ausangate” and its 6350 mts. Undiscriptable lakes and the stunning Rainbow Mountain (VINICUNCA), where you will be one of the first one right there (tourist free), get ready.

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At a glance

Duration
3 days
Confirmation
Instant confirmation
Ticket
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group
Your group only
People per booking
1–12
Guide
English, Spanish
Operated by
Andean Path Travel

Ages: Infants (2–8 years) · Children (9–14 years) · Youth (18–24 years) · Adults (25–35 years) · Seniors (36–65 years)

What is included

Included

  • Included: Tents
  • Included: Lunch
  • Included: Dinner
  • Included: Breakfast
  • Included: Entrance fee
  • Included: Private transport

Not included

  • Not included: Sleeping bag
  • Not included: Walking poles
  • Not included: Traveling insurance

Itinerary

Day 1 · Cusco - Ausangate - Upis - Hot springs

  1. Nevado Ausangate

    5 min Admission included

    We pick you up from your hotel at 5:00 am. and we’ll travel around 2 and ½ hours to Tinki, this is a small village where you will have a short free time to buy something you forget, then we keep going other 30 more minutes to Upis, where we start the hike, the view of the great Ausangate mountain welcome, first will be 2 hours uphill to arrive to the first pass ARAPA (4640 m.s.n.m.) where you will be very close to the sacred mountain of Ausangate, then we will start to going down, where we can see nice lagoons and sometimes wild Vicuñas in the trail, after 3 more hour of hiking you will arrive in Hatun Pucacocha where we will rest the fist night.

Cena

Camping

Day 2 · Upis - Ausangate pampa - Ausangate Pass - Uqui

  1. Nevado Ausangate

    8 hours Admission included

    After a healthy breakfast we will keep walking, the challenge will be to arrive to the second pass 4990 mts. (Chillca Apacheta), the views from this trail will offer an unpredictable scenary with the huge ausangate and the lakes on the bottom, every minutes more high and less oxigen, after two hours of hike uphill we will arrive to the pass, where we will make a ceremony to the great spirits of the mountains, then we will start to going down to arrive in the second camping site Ananta Pata

Almuerzo

Camping

Day 3 · Auqui - Rainbow Mountain - Cusco

  1. Vinicunca Mountain

    5 hours Admission included

    Very early in the morning we will continue our trek, first 1 and ½ hours to arrive to the third pass (Warmisaya) where you will already see our last destination “RAINBOW MOUNTAIN”, we will walk other 1 and ½ hours to arrive that place, we will arrive early before that all the groups arrive, so you will have the best option to take your pictures, then we will start to go down to Kayrawiri where our transportation will be waiting for us to bring us back to cusco again (5pm.).

Meeting point and pickup

The operator picks every participant up from their accommodation or the points below.

Pickup points

  • Hotel Museo Cusco
  • Hotel Cusco La Paccha, Affiliated by Melia
  • Chaski Hotel
  • Hotel Inkas Inn Cusco
  • Luxury Home San Jeronimo Cusco
  • La Casona de San Jeronimo - Hotel Boutique
  • Royal Inn Cusco Hotel
  • Hotel Mirador
  • InCasita Florida
  • Posada Inti Wasi
  • Hospedaje Qausay
  • Wayra Dreams Hotel

and 16 more pickup points

Cusco Hotel

Cancellation

Free cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

If you cancel You get back
At least one day before 100%
Less than a day before 0%
  • The operator may cancel if the weather does not allow it; you then get another date or your money back.
  • The operator may cancel if too few people book; you then get another date or your money back.

Good to know

  • Service animals allowed

  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries

  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers

  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

  • Travelers should have a high level of physical fitness

Traveller ratings

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