Ausangate and Rainbow Mountain Trek 3 Days

Name: Ausangate and Rainbow Mountain Trek 3 Days
Brand: Peru Spirit Adventure
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Upis - Arapa Pass - Hatun Pucacocha - Warmisaya Pass - Surinecocha - Vinicunca Rainbow Mountain

Ausangate and Rainbow Mountain Trek 3 Days

3 Days & 2 Nights

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Activity Type

Hiking, Camping & Cultural

Max Altitude

5,100 m / 16,732 ft

Activity Level

Challenging (Strenuous, lengthy, high altitude)

Group Size

Min 2 ppl, Max 8 ppl

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Short Ausangate to Rainbow Mountain Trek - 3 Days / 2 Nights

The Epic Ausangate Trek 3 Days & Experience to Rainbow Mountain Peru

This short Ausangate to Rainbow Mountain trek 3 days has been crafted for those who have hiking experience and are looking for an unforgettable adventure that is challenging but rewarding. If you’re really up for a challenge, head to the start of the Ausangate trekking trail, and travel through beautiful natural landscapes with breathtaking views of Ausangate peak, glaciers, colorful mountain lakes, off the beaten track into one of Peru‘s most timeless and wilderness regions and reach to Rainbow Mountain of Vinicunca also called the 7-Color Mountain.

This Ausangate trek 3 days take you to explore the best part of the Ausangate Circuit route, crossing three mountain passes, experience diverse landscapes with alpacas and llamas around, enter remote Andean culture and see an unforgettable night sky. We will also experience the Rainbow Mountain Peru in all of its glory with solitude before the site becomes crowded.

Our 3 day Ausangate Rainbow Mountain Trek is not a trek for all, but for those who want to discover the spectacular views of the Andes are all along the trek in Ausangate, a journey filled with pure wilderness.

Travel with us, and get ready to hike through beautifully diverse views that change daily from snow-capped peaks to desert mountains and, make it an easy trip for even a weekend. The landscape is like nothing else you will have ever seen. Ausangate to Rainbow Mountain trek 3 days – is truly breathtaking

Trip Details For Ausangate Trek 3 Days

Name of the trek: Rainbow Mountain Trek / Vinicunca Rainbow Mountain Cusco
Trek Duration: 3 days / 2 nights
Accommodation: 2 nights camping facilities
Type of Trek: Trekking, Hiking & Camping Adventure.
Altitude: Elevation 16,469 feet/ Min. Elevation 14,432 feet.
Group Size: (min 2 – max 8 / average 4).
Level of Difficulty: Moderate & Challenging
Departure Day: Any day with two people.
Acclimatization: At least 2 days acclimatization
Location: In Ausangate area, Southeast of Cusco city.

What's it like

Highlights of Ausangate & Rainbow Mountain Trek 3 Days

Enjoy the most stunning and remote treks in Peru
Trekking & adventure journey “off the beaten path”
Hike along the large & small multi-color lagoons
Visit the amazing painted Hill of Rainbow Mountain of Peru.
Enjoy the wonderful landscape with glaciers, alpine lakes, and rugged mountains around the Ausangate Peak.
Get touch with indigenous people in rustic rural villages of the highlands
See some quite unique fauna such as Chinchillas, Condor “the largest Andean bird”, Vicunas “The only non-domesticated animal of the llama family”.

3 Day Ausangate Rainbow Mountain Trek Itinerary

Pre-Trek Briefing: The night before your Short Ausangate to Rainbow Mountain Trek, your guide will provide a full pre-trek briefing at your hotel or other agreed upon location, and you can take this opportunity to ask questions about the trek itinerary and make any final preparations. You will also be given your duffle bag so that you can pack your gear for the trek. Please take this into consideration when booking your travel plans to Cusco, ensuring you arrive in time for the briefing.

Day 1: Cusco – Upis – Pampa Arapa – Yana Qocha

We will pick you up early from your hotel at 4:30 am, we will then head in our private van for 3 hours through different picturesque villages and beautiful landscapes until the beginning of the trail, called Upis town (4,350mt / 14,272ft), where we will meet up our local muleteers, horses, and get ready for the adventure of Ausangate trek to the Rainbow Mountain.

After hiking gradually uphill for three hours following the highland valley inhabited by llamas and alpacas with breathtaking vistas of Ausangate in the backdrop, we will arrive at our first lunch spot located in Pamparapa at 4,600 meters above sea level (15,092 feet), at the base of Ausangate Mountain – the highest peak in the Cusco region.

Following lunch, we’ll hike for 2 hours to get the first pass called Arapa Pass 4,800 m/ 15,748 ft, at this point we’ll be impressed by stunning views of eroded mountains, and highland valleys, we also have the chance to see vicuñas and condors. After taking some pictures, we walk downhill for 1.5 hours to our evening campsite which is Yana Qocha at 4,650 meters above sea level (15,256 feet) – a place with amazing views around of the Ausangate mountain. Later we will have afternoon tea, followed by dinner.

Hiking Time: 6 – 7 hours
Hiking Distance: 12 km / 7.46 miles
Highest Point: 4,800mt. / 15,748ft.
Lowest Point: 4,35mt. / 14,272ft.
Overnight Accommodations: Camping facilities
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, and dinner

Day 2: Yana Qocha – Ananta – Qomer Qocha

We will wake up quite early with coca tea or coffee delivered to your tent, and enjoy a delicious breakfast, with a gorgeous sunrise over the glacier peak and mountains. Following a hearty breakfast, we will begin our hike along a gently sloping trail (up and down), into a valley blue glacial lakes and waterfalls. This section of the Ausangate hike is picturesque, with amazing scenery and beautiful glacial lakes such as Yana Qocha (black lake) and Puca Qocha (red lake).

After hiking for 1.5 hours, we will start hiking up on a switchback trail to the Punca Qocha Pass located at 5,000 meters above sea level (16,404 feet). This pass boasts incredible views and as we reach the top we will be rewarded with 360 views of one of the most incredible landscapes on earth, as well as, dramatic views of Ausangate peak from the back and Vilcanota mountain range going in different direction and colorful hills surrounded by rugged mountain peaks with the great valley below.

After conquering the pass, we continue through a vivid green valley full of alpacas and llamas, if we are lucky we might catch a glimpse of an Andean Condor or the rare vicuña. As we approach our lunch spot located at the place called Ananta 4,650 m/ 15,256 ft. So after lunch, we start with the uphill climb – Ananta Pass. From here you will see the beautiful Rainbow Mountain in the distance and views are still very impressive. The last section is downhill for 30-45 minutes to get the second campsite, called Qomer Qocha located at 4,680 meters above sea level (15,354feet).

Hiking Time: 8 – 9 hours
Hiking Distance: 12km / 7,46 miles
Highest Point: 5,000mt. / 16,404ft.
Lowest Point: 4,600mt. / 15,092ft.
Overnight Accommodations: Camping facilities
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, and dinner
Level of difficulty: Challenging

Day 3: Qomer Qocha – Rainbow Mountain (Vinicunca) – Cusco

Today is a great day as we enjoy a sunrise at the top of Rainbow Mountain while walking one of the most beautiful trails in Cusco region! This morning, we will wake up early to enjoy breakfast. Then we’ll walk uphill for 1.5 hours to reach our last destination – Amazing Rainbow Mountain of Vinicunca.

Once we arrive, we will enjoy this unique and spectacular place before the site becomes crowded, and experience the Rainbow Mountain in all of its glory with solitude, after that, we will walk down the valley to reach our lunch spot. Following lunch, we will say goodbye to our muleteers, cooks, and we will eventually head back to Cusco with a drop off at your hotel. We typically arrive back in Cusco around 6 pm.

Hiking Time: 3 – 4 hours
Hiking Distance: 6km / 3,72 miles
Highest point: 5,050mt. / 16,568ft.
Lowest Point: 4,500mt. / 14,764ft.
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch

What Is Included Ausangate & Rainbow Mountain Trek 3 Days?

A pre-trek briefing 1-2 days before your Rainbow Mountain trek.
One English-speaking guide. 2 guides will be provided if the group is over 9 people.
Private transport from Cusco to the trailhead.
Private transport from Quesiuno to Cusco.
Horses and Horseman guides. Horses are for carrying supplies and 8 kg / 16 pounds of your personal items.
An emerging horse that escorts us along the way.
Camping equipment along the Rainbow Mountain trail.
Entrance fee to Rainbow Mountain trail.
3 breakfasts, 3 snack, 3 lunches, 2-afternoon tea time
4-person capacity tents. 2 people will be assigned per tent.
Foam sleeping mattress.
Water supply (boiled) after every meal.
Dining tent with camp tables and chairs.
A duffle bag, to put in your personal belonging, which will be carried by pack horses.
First Aid Kit & oxygen bottle.
All local taxes.

What Is Not Inclided

Sleeping bag, (you might rent from us).
Hiking poles (you might rent from us).
Entrance to the hot spring.
Gratuities for the crew (muleteers, cook, guide).
Hotel accommodations in Cusco.
Personal expenses (Internet access along the trail, laundry personal taxis).
Travel insurance, we strongly recommend you to bring copies with you of travel and health insurance to protect:
- An insurance of trip cancellation.
- Travel investment (included with your pre-departure tour).
- To cover trip cancellation (baggage loss and delay, emerging medical evacuation insurance and emergency medical expense insurance)
- Any unexpected situations occurred during the trip and which are beyond our control, including changes in scheduling trains or flights, delays, strikes, cancellations, missed connections, etc. it should be covered by the passenger as an all.
- If you for physical reasons of health cannot continue the trekking or the tour, and will need emergency evacuation then all charges incurred such as transportation, ambulance, doctors, medication, hospitalization, hotel, etc. will be at passenger’s expense.

What to bring for the tour of Rainbow Mountain Vinicunca

Original passport & valid International Student Card (ISIC, if applicable), some copies.
Travel insurance (and some copies).
Sleeping bag (the recommendation is a rating of at least minus 15°c.)
Sleeping bag liner.
Hiking boots (waterproof). Sneakers are acceptable but expect to get wet
Long-sleeved shirts to prevent sunburn.
Trekking poles with rubber covers. Without rubber covers, they will be of limited use.
Comfortable hiking clothes, including warm clothes for the nighttime.
Toilet paper, and face tissue paper.
headlamp.
Water bottle or canteen.
American dollars and Peruvian soles in cash.
Sun hat, cap, and warm hat and gloves for the nighttime.
Hiking trousers.
Hiking socks.
Sunblock and sunglasses.
Day Pack: We provide a duffle bag, to put in some personal belonging that will no use during the day, and it will be carried by pack horses, and you will need a small daypack for carrying your water, snacks, camera, rain gear, and layers, sunscreen and bug spray, meds every day.
Rain gear (you need to have a rain gear. From April- Oct is dry season and from Nov-Mar is the wet season. Just keep in mind that it can rain anytime of the year in the cloud forest and in the Peruvian Andes the weather is very changeable and unpredictable, it’s also good to have rain pants, as well, as a poncho will not suffice)
Personal first-aid kit. We recommend you bring
anti-inflammatory tablets (ibuprofen), aspirin for headaches or muscle pain and blister kit.). Also, some recommendations meds of the doctor for parasites and stomach bacterial infections (tablets like Ciprofloxacin for bacteria and Metronidazole, Tinidazole) and for high altitude (altitude sickness) Diamox and Ciprofloxacin.

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Peru Spirit Adventure is a family owned travel agency and a local tour operator based in Cusco, Peru, in the Ancient Capital of the Inca Empire! Peru Spirit Adventure was founded by a Peruvian with over many years of guiding experience, and is a 100% Cusqueñian Company without any shareholders.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Like most trek in the Cusco region, the best time to do the Ausangate trek, and all Peru hiking tours, is from May and October. This is the dry season in the Andes, making for sunnier weather and clearer days to take in the beautiful scenery. The driest months of the year is between June and August. The dry season is also the high season for the area, so Cusco, Machu Picchu and the Inca Trail tend to be more densely populated. Fortunately, the remote Ausangate Trek is a unique choice, making it clear of crowds year round – even during peak season.

Along the Ausangate trek, temperatures range from 10-20ºC during the day if it’s sunny, to 05-10ºC during the day if not sunny. Given the high altitude of the campsites, temperatures drop significantly in the evening and especially at night, where they may get down to -10ºC or even lower in the dry season. Warm clothes are therefore especially requested for this hike.

The rainy season in the Andes is between November and April, with the rainiest months being January-March. During this time, especially in February, rain can be torrential, which may cause closures on the trail. It is best to stick to the dry season or the shoulder season (mixed weather) of April and October.