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.

This tour starts and ends in Cusco City, that is why we recommend to be 2 days before to acclimatized very well.

HOW TO ARRIVE IN CUSCO?

BY PLANE:

There are more than 30 flights per day and 6 companies who offer different rates, please check the restrinction of some o them, some companies have differents rates for Peruvians and extraniers:

• Via Colombia – Cusco / La Paz – Cusco / Lima – Cusco / Arequipa – Cusco / Puerto Maldonado – Cusco.
• Companies: Latam, Avianca, Star peru, lc peru, peruvian Airlines, viva Airlines, Amaszonas.

VIA TERRESTRE:

There are really good bus companies with diferent kind of seat from basic to cama 180° reclined seats and many buses companies, all the route in Peru is 100% paved.

• Via Lima (Paracas, Ica o Nazca) – Cusco / Arequipa – Cusco / Tacna – Cusco / Puerto Maldonado Cusco / La paz (Bolivia) – Cusco / Puno – Cusco.
• Compañias: Cruz del Sur, Excluciva, Oltursa, Movil tour, Ormeño, Transalvador, Tranzela.

DIFFICULTY: MODERATE TO HIGH (WITH LOT OF HIKE OVER 4300 MTS.
AVAILABILITY: EVERY DAY (AT LEAST 2 PEOPLE).
LOCATION: CUSCO, AUSANGATE.

HIGHLIGHTS:

Day 1: Cusco – Tinki – Upis – Hatun Pucacocha lagoon.
Day 2: Hatun Pucacocha lagoon – Chillca Apacheta pass – Ananta Pata.
Day 3: Ananta Pata – Warmisaya pass – Rainbow Mountain – Kayrawiri – Cusco.

ITINERARY:

Day 1:

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.

Day 2:

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.

Day 3:

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.).

INCLUDED:

• Briefing a day before the tour.
• Transportation Cusco – Upis.
• Tent to sleep (capacity for 4 people but get only 2 in each one)
• Dinning Tents (with table and chairs).
• Insulated Mattress (inflable with pillow).
• Proffesional tour guide with big experience in adventure tours.
• Cooker.
• Horses and horseman (they carry camping equipment, food supplies and 6 kilos per person).
  03 breakfast, 02 lunchs y 02 dinners (prepared food – hot food with vegetarian and vegan options with no extra cost).
• Entrance fee to Ausangate park and Rainbow mountain.
• Transportation Kayrawiri – Cusco-

NOT INCLUDED:

• Sleeping bag (renting US$ 8 per day -10°C down)
• Tips (Optional – our staff is very wel remunerated, there is not an expected amount, every thing is very well received).
• Snacks.

WHAT OU NEED TO TAKE:

• Warm clothes (good jackets, fleece, gloves, warm hats)
• Trekking shoes.
• Hat or cap.
• Sunscreen.
• Rain poncho (extra waterproof clothes this help you a lot).
• Sun glasses.

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Inka Time Tours

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Tour Ausangate and Rainbow Mountain