Vinicunca Mountain tour – Highlights:
Stunning mountain scenery
High Mountain passes
Llama and Alpaca farm
Indigenous local people
Visiting local villages
Hiking close to Rainbow Mountain Peru
Astonishing views of Ausangate
Vinicunca Mountain tour – Itinerary
Day 1: Cusco – Llaqto – Rainbow Mountain – Llacto – Cusco
We will start the Vinicunca Mountain tour with the pick-up from your hotel in Cusco at 4:30 am and the bus ride to arrive at Llaqto (4,650 m / 14,389 ft.) is approx.3 hours long. After we arrived to the trail-head trail, our expert chef will prepare and serve us a delicious breakfast.
After breakfast, we will get some essential things for the day and start our trip by horse, following a clearly marked footpath, we will observe some alpacas and llamas on the hillsides; this area is home of indigenous Quechua people who are herders of those animals.
After 1 hour of horseback ride we will arrive close to the spectacular Rainbow Mountain Peru (5,100 m / 16,500 ft.), the last 30 minutes you need to walk to reach the lookout for the rainbow mountain, horses are not allowed to take you all the way to the top.
After to enjoy the Majestic of the Rainbow Mountains, we will walk back down to the horse station and then begin our return down to the bus parking place. In the afternoon after lunch we will drive for 3 hours to come back to Cusco, estimated arrival time is around 5pm.
- Meals: Breakfast / lunch
- Total distance to go: 10 km / 6 ¼ miles
- Estimate walking time: 2 hours up; 2hours down
- Difficulty of the hike: Challenging
Included in the Vinicunca Mountain Tour – Full day tour
- Professional English Speaking guide
- Pre-trek Briefing 1 or 2 days before your trek.
- 1 breakfast, 1 lunch, and snacks.
- A horse to ride up and down
- A horseman is included for the Vinicunca Mountain tour
- Transportation to Llaqto the beginning of the Vinicunca Mountain tour
- Return transportation to Cusco hotel
- Emergency oxygen bottle
- First aid kit.
- Entrance fee for the Rainbow Mountain
Not included in the Vinicunca Mountain Tour – Full day tour
- Dinner on day 1
- Tips for the crew (horseman, guide and cook)
- Travel Insurance – you are strongly recommended to take out travel insurance for the duration of your trip in Peru.
What you need to take for the Vinicunca Mountain Tour
- Original Passport
- Walking boots
- Waterproof jacket, pants/ rain poncho
- Warm jacket
- Hat and gloves
- T-shirts
- Comfortable Trousers
- Sun hat
- Sun cream
- Snacks
