Ausangate to Rainbow Mountain

We will begin the ascent to the Apacheta Pass (4,989 m.). For this breakfast is recommended very well, we will begin the ascent at 7.30 am, the ascent will last 1 hour and 20 minutes, arriving at this step we will see the most beautiful panoramic of the Ausangate. We will walk about 30 minutes on the Summit, take photos, breathe the purest air of the Andes and begin to descend towards the Anantapata camp.

Arriving we will have lunch, and watch the sunset. We will see how the animals (Alpacas, llamas and sheep) arrive at their canchones to spend the night. After a magnificent and adventurous hike we will have dinner at 6.30 p.m. and we will get ready for the rest and then in the morning leave early to Vinicunca and arrive very early before the people arrive.

After our breakfast we walk passing beautiful landscapes, where South American camelids (alpacas, llamas, Andean birds, etc.) walk 1.30 hours. Until place called Vinicunca (5,034 m.), From where we will observe the impressionable view of Mountain of Colors with the sunrise shows its best imposing valley and colored hills of magical colors that only exists in this place of Peru. Around we will observe the mountains that accompany Ausangate, the highest mountain of cusco with a height of 6,384 m.

In the Inca mythology of this mountain and the nearby lakes, among which Sebinacocha stands out, from where the masculine energy that fertilizes the sacred earth mother Pachamama is born; After a long run, the waters are lost in the unknown lands of the Amazon to return with the rains, to fill the lakes and glaciers every night converted into the river of stars or Willkamayu known in the West as the Milky Way that resembles our vision cosmos. The Community of Chillca constituted by shepherds of llamas and alpacas is known as the guardian of these Andean places.

After taking photos, we will return back to our campsite where our delicious lunch awaits us, to then head towards Cusco, we will arrive at 7:00 pm Approximately. End of our services.

• Pre-Briefing (Our guide will be visiting your hotel 2 or 1 day before the trek for your brieging);
• Early morning transfer by private bus to Cusco - Tinqui;
• Accommodation: Campsites (2 nights);
• Meals: 2x breakfast, 2x lunch, 2x dinner and 1x afternoon hot beverages (please advise us in advance if you are a vegetarian; this option is for NO extra additional cost);
• Professional bilingual Tour Guide (a group of up to 8 participants receives 1 Guide, a group over 8 persons receives 2 Guides);
• Professional Cook;
• Horseman;
• Horses to carry food, camping and cooking equipment and 7 kg of each passenger's stuff;
• An emergency horse which can be ridden if you are feeling ill or if are a little slower;
• Water every day (excluding the first 4 hours of the trek when you need to bring your own);
• Camping equipment Personal double tents (4 person tent which allows for greater comfort, and also storage of backpacks);
• Inflatable mattress (Term-a-Rest Mattress);
• A sleeping bag (for up to -5°C);
• A pair Hiking poles
• A Polar blanket per person
• A pillow
• Day Pack Rain Covers;
• Tables and chairs, a cooking tent with cooking equipment, dining and toilet tents and bottled gas;
• Rain Ponchos;
• Duffel bag (for your personal belongings);
• Medical first-aid kit.
• Tourist Transportation from Rainbow Mountain to Cusco

• The last Dinner, beverages are not included in the pax.
• Travel insurance.
• Tips
• Others not mentioned

• The clients that live in places of less than 1000 meters of altitude, we recommend that at least they are in Cusco 2 to 3 days to acclimatize before making this tour.
• For the best acclimatization, drink the infusion of coca leaves, you must make short walks through the city of Cusco on your own, or you can also hire a short tour like the City Tour, the Sacred Valley, the mines of salt of Maras - Moray or Machu Picchu full day (reservation separately)
• If you have difficulty in making the trek to the rhythm of your team, then you can hire a horse to ride the entire route. This service has a cost of US $ 12.00 per day.