Cusco-Rainbow Mountain Trek & Machu Picchu

Upon your arrival in Cusco, you’ll be met by an Inka Experience representative and transferred to your comfortable hotel.

Take the day to acclimatize to the altitude in Cusco .

Today you will have the chance to see one of Peru’s most special mountains; the Rainbow Mountain – due to the special minerals in the soil this mountain gets its strange color combination. We pick up from your hotel in Cusco between 03:00 am and 03:30 am to go in private transport towards Checacupe to the south valley of Cusco, following to Pitumarka’s town (3800 m.s.n.m) where we will stop to for some last minute necessities. We will continue in bus up to Ananta’s annexes the beginning of our trek at 4250 m.s.n.m. where we will take our breakfast. Along the way we enjoy the fantastic views of the Apu Ausangate (6384 m.s.n.m) crossing some impressive landscapes and small lagoons.

From here we will start hiking to Vinicunca (the Rainbow Mountain) and the final 400 meters to get to the highest point at 5200 m.s.n.m (walking time 3.5 hours). After enjoying the amazing views and taking photos we will come back the same way, where a comforting lunch will wait for us, then in bus we come back to Cusco and your hotel where we will arrive in the evening.

In the afternoon, after lunch, you’ll take a guided tour of the city and surrounding area. You’ll visit the cathedral, main plaza, ruins of Sachsayhuaman, Koricancha, Puca Pucara, Qenko, and Tambomachay.

You’ll also get a taste of the mixture between the Inca architecture and Spanish colonial architecture dominated by the city.

You’ll have the evening to yourselves.

Overnight in your comfortable Cusco hotel.

You’ll have an early morning wake up to begin this exciting day.

Your guide will pick you up from your hotel and transfer you to the train station for your trip to Aguas Calientes.

Upon your arrival to Aguas Calientes, you’ll take a short 30-minute bus ride to the citadel of Machu Picchu.

In the morning, you’ll have a 2-hour guided tour of the citadel in private.

Throughout the day, you’ll have the chance to explore the ruins on your own.

In the late afternoon you’ll take your return train to Cusco where you’ll be met and transferred to your Cusco hotel

After breakfast, you’ll be transferred to the  Cusco airport for your flight to Lima.

In  Lima , take your  flight  back to home.

Safe Journey home!

End of our services

Passport requirements

• A passport valid for 6 months after the date of your arrival to Peru is necessary for all travels

Included

• Excellent quality hotels based on U.S. standards
• 4 nights in Cusco
• All breakfasts
• All tours stated in the itinerary
• Rainbow mountain tour & city tour in group service
• Machu Picchu tour in Private
• Multi-lingual, Professional tour guides
• All transfers and entrance fees
• Machu Picchu Expeditions train service from / to Ollantaytambo.
• Travel Insurance

Not Included

• Domestic flights