Ausangate Trek 4 Days to Machu Picchu
4 DAYS / 3 NIGHTS Multi Day Hike
23 reviews
Ausangate Trek 4 Days to Machu Picchu
4 DAYS / 3 NIGHTS Multi Day Hike
23 reviews
Ausangate Trek 4 Days To Rainbow Mountain, we offer you a mystical experience and a true taste of Andean life, as we will pass and find modest communities where the peasant people still speak the Inca language (Quechua),
Where customs and traditions are still present in these villages and you will also see hundreds of alpacas and llamas If you want to make a truly mystical experience with a combination of Peruvian trekking off the beaten path, this will be the right excursion for you.
The latest and improved super adventure to the Rainbow Mountain and Ausangate Mountain, it is an out of the ordinary experience and adventure that you can do in a mystical and unique way off the beaten path of Peru, it is specially designed for you to discover the charm of this part of the world – Peru.
If you are looking for a trek this is the most beautiful, 4-day ausangate trek embark on this unique trek that will change your perspective of life, and you will see this mother earth (Pachamama) with a cleaner heart and you will understand and feel the ausangate mountains and rainbow mountain.
Ausangate Trek 4 Days SULLPAYKY EXPERIENCES will take you to a unique and unforgettable experience without being able to see many trekkers.
Come without hesitation with us and enjoy one of the top ten recommended hikes in the world and get ready to feel, hear, and experience the rainbows.
Come with us, and hike on one of the Ten Most Recommended Treks in the world, and be prepared to hear the most fantastic stories and local legends from our expert tour guides as you explore the snow-capped mountains, colorful hills with alpacas and llamas, and dramatic views of color in this part of Cusco,
We leave Cusco at 05:00 am, in a private bus to the town of Upis Pampa, driving the car we pass through the district of Urrcos until we reach the district of Urcos, where we can visit the local market, once we arrive at Upis Pampa
we will have breakfast and begin the incredible adventure and we will arrive at Upis Huramisaya in this place we will have dramatic views,
Which include the incredible snow-capped peak of Ausangate and visiting the local people with their costumes. Once we arrive at the camp, our lunch will be ready and in the afternoon we will visit the Upis lagoon which consists of 2 hours round trip and enjoy the thermal baths.
We will wake up very early at 5 am approximate with coca tea where we will have a service of 1, basically, we will take you to your tent
After that, we will start packing things, have breakfast and start walking this incredible place until the Abra Arapa that is uphill at 4958 m,
Then we will descend until our lunch, once in the place, we will enjoy an incredible lunch prepared by our chef, after enjoying lunch
We will continue walking uphill until the 2 pucacocha pass (5000 m), And Will have the campsite there and in the afternoon will visit the lagoon, one can see ducks and Andean geese and another bear
Ausangate Trek 4 Days
Ausangate Trek 4 Days
Today we will start very early with a delicious breakfast, and we will start by going to the Pucacocha pass (5051), where you can see colorful mountains that surround this magical place, as well as being able to see the snow-capped peak of Ausangate and colorful lakes, and then we will enter the Red Valley. a beautiful place with very beautiful and vivid colors and its surroundings llamas eating the grass of the Andes near you. Then we will have lunch Then continue to the pass called Warmi Saya pass (15,090 feet-4500 m-14,000 feet) from this place you can see the incredible mountain of colors in the distance where we will continue walking to the camp and if there is time and good weather we can go to mountain of colors for sunset.
Today is the day you have been waiting for.
We will wake you up at 06:00 am with coca tea delivered to your tent then you will hike for about 45 minutes until Rainbow Mountain.
You will have time to explore the area and take pictures. We will spend approximately 30 minutes to 1 hour (depending on your trekking speed and weather conditions). After enjoying the RAINBOW MOUNTAIN for about one hour,
We go to visit the RED VALLEY which takes another 30 minutes. Then we go to the bus station to catch our van. Today after our last supper we say goodbye to our horseman and the chef and get back to Cusco where you will be dropped off at your hotel around 03:00 pm.
| Number of persons | Price per person |
Permits are needed for your chosen start date. Tour prices are based on the number of people in a group. Prices are valid from March 2022 through January 2023 All prices quoted are $USD
Important: Price includes up to 7 kilos of your personal belongings to be carried by the mules (NO need of extra Porter hire!).
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The Rainbow Mountain (also known as Vinicunca or Cerro Colorado) is an attraction of natural origin located on the outskirts of Cusco.
Its main tourist attraction is its colorful slopes and peaks, which have different colors and shades due to the melting of ice and the erosion of a diversity of minerals formed millions of years ago.
If you want to reach this magical mountain, you must walk 6 kilometers from the community of Pampachiri (approximately 100 kilometers away from the city of Cusco). Due to its altitude (5,200 meters above sea level / 17,060 feet), moderate physical effort is required.
The Rainbow Mountain is located on the route to the Ausangate Mountain. Due to the photographs that tourists took there, this attraction began to gain popularity in the world.
How to buy a ticket to Rainbow Mountain?
Tickets to Rainbow Mountain are not reserved online. Nor can they be obtained at an agency in Lima or Cusco. The only way to buy a ticket is by traveling directly to the control booth located on the way to Rainbow Mountain, at the foot of the Ausangate mountain.
The walking distance is approximately 6 kilometers. In the place, you can also hire horses that will take you to the Rainbow Mountain
Rainbow Mountain you must follow the following steps:
A taxi or bus will take you from the city of Cusco to the town of Cusipata. The buses leave from the Closed Coliseum on Huayrurupata Avenue (cost 5 soles). In 2 hours you will reach Rainbow Mountain.
Once in the town of Cusipata, you can rest before continuing your journey to the community of Pampachiri. There are ‘collective’ taxis that provide this service (cost 10 soles). The trip takes approximately 1 hour.
The walk to Rainbow Mountain lasts 2 hours depending on the physical state of the visitor. The ascent is difficult but worth it.
The entrance to the Mountain of the 7 Colors has a cost for Peruvians and another for foreigners. Payment is with an identity document or passport.
| Price in soles (S/.) | Price in dollars ($) | |
| National tourist (Peru) | S/. 10 | $3 |
| foreign tourist | S/. twenty | $6 |
*Tickets are purchased at the Rainbow Mountain itself
What does a tour to Vinicunca include?
If you review our Rainbow Mountain tour we include the following services
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Rainbow Mountain offers one of the most incredible natural landscapes in the world. These are some of the things to do in this magical place:
You can enjoy the characteristic fauna of the high Andean landscapes such as llamas, vicuñas, alpacas, vizcachas, condors, and more.
Live one of the most memorable extreme adventures. Cerro Colorado is over 5 thousand meters above sea level.
You will be in direct contact with the local communities that inhabit the most extreme places in the Peruvian Andes.
Take the most popular picture on Rainbow Mountain, one of the 100 places to visit before you die according to National Geographic magazine.
When is the best time to visit the Mountain of 7 Colors?
Some tourists return from Vinicunca with the disappointment of seeing it covered in the snow without the colors and nuances that characterize it.
This happens mainly during the rainy season (from November to March). Between these months the fluvial precipitations make the Rainbow Mountain covered with snow
We recommend you visit Rainbow Mountain in the dry season (April to October). During those months the sky is clear, here you can enjoy the best colors of the Rainbow Mountain
The climate on Rainbow Mountain is cold. Temperatures can reach 0 ℃ at night. During the day, the sun can wear down the visitor. Furthermore, in the parts
If you plan to travel on your own, we recommend leaving at 3 or 4 am
If you want to rent a horse for the ascent, it has a cost of 100 S/. per person. The payment is to the residents who offer this service in the place.
Check the weather on Rainbow Mountain in advance
This famous mountain is at the foot of the snowy Ausangate, near the community of the district of Cusipata – Cusco.
The Rainbow Mountain area is full of minerals formed thousands of years ago. This causes the visibility of a floor full of colors such as: yellow, pink, green, purple, red, gold, brown and its shades.
We recommend the dry season that is from April to October , on other dates it is common for the Rainbow Mountain to be covered with snow
The weather is cold. The maximum temperature is 17ºC. and with a minimum temperature of 7ºC. At night and early morning, it can drop to 0ºC. and even less.
The 7-color mountain originated millions of years ago as a result of the abundance of minerals in the place.
This name comes from two Quechua words. ‘Wii’ means black stones (abundant in the place). ‘Kanka’ means pass-through or bottle-shaped neck.
The mountain was formed millions of years ago. However, the discovery of its colors occurred only at the beginning of the 21st century.
To go to Vinicunca you must take transport to the town of Cusipata. Then with another transport to the campsite at the beginning of the trek. Finally, a walk of approximately 6 kilometers is made to Rainbow Mountain.
The mountain became popular in 2015 after the photos taken by tourists who made the hiking route to the snowy Ausangate.
The tours to the 7 colors mountain range from 30 to 65 dollars.
Distances and times from Cusco to the Rainbow Mountain?
The distance from Cusco to the Rainbow Mountain is 140 kilometers, but in terms of time, which is what really matters, it takes about 2 hours to Que Sino (at 4,200 ms), the first stop for breakfast, and another hour until the start of the walk to reach the Rainbow Mountain (at 4,400 ms).
In total there are 3 hours there and another three hours back, plus the walk.
Only since 2016 has tourism begun to become known, and today it is a daily pilgrimage that reaches Rainbow Mountain.
The mountain is located at 5,200 meters above sea level (masl) also, the sun’s rays at this height are intense, therefore, we will be exposed to intense weather.
We must consider that the road to Rainbow Mountain is a steep and difficult path that has a distance of 5 kilometers. If you feel tired on some of the routes, you can hire the service of a horse that can be done at the beginning of the walk.
In SULLPAYKY EXPERIENCES we are not only a Travel Agency, we are a 100% Quechua family with more than 15 years of experience in the world of tourism. Our mission is to offer an unforgettable experience that will mark your life, based on Inca values: honesty, love and respect. For this reason, we offer a different kind of tourism, in which our priority is to give you more than a fun trip, a trip of reunion with yourself, to know your essence through the most sacred thing we have, our land, the Pachamama.
We are specialists in creating a personalized experience, so we have more than 28 tours that can be modified according to your needs (from the classic Inca Trail to innovative and alternative tours such as Moonstone) because there are many ways to know Machu Picchu, however, we are convinced that there is only one right for each client. . We also offer tours for clients with special needs.
We offer personalized assistance 24 hours a day, before and during your trip. When you contact us, you will be attended by our Peru travel experts, who will be happy to assist you and help you as soon as possible, answering your questions and providing you with information, as well as recommendations to prepare you physically and mentally for the experience you will live.
All our staff is 100% Quechua and is in constant training to always offer the best possible service. Our guides are Quechua mystics who will provide you with a unique experience. They also have basic training in photography and are equipped with a semi-professional camera to document your entire trip so you don’t have to worry about anything except enjoying every moment. Our cooks have chef training and will be informed of any dietary restrictions (such as allergies).
SULLPAYKY EXPERIENCES is a local travel agency and tour operator authorized by the institutions that govern tourism regulations in Peru. That is why we have the necessary licenses and permits to operate within our country.
We also emphasize that we are against the exploitation of the Pachamama (earth) and our wayki (brothers), so we offer a totally ecological tourism and well paid for all our workers, as we seek to be the difference in everything.
We know you will be happy with our service, as evidenced by the hundreds of testimonials from our traveler clients from all over the world. See the recommendations and memories of travel experiences in various social networks such as TripAdvisor, which will explain why you should choose SULLPAYKY EXPERIENCES for your next vacation in our country.
About our growth process
Continuous improvement is one of our commitments. One of our principles is that the work of each area is important to achieve the best final product. Therefore, throughout our history we have developed several projects with different areas, which have given us the following results:
We have completed the policy of our Integrated Management System as a sign of the guarantee of our organization.
Continuous training to tour guides, cooks, porters, drivers, people in charge of different areas such as Sales, Reservations, Operations, Administration, etc., in customer service, quality of service to tourists, knowledge of the route, and other topics concerning the tourism industry in Peru. Due to our progress in these areas, we have received the CALTUR 2021 Certification from the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism.
About SULLPAYKY EXPERIENCES Licenses and Authorizations
SULLPAYKY EXPERIENCES – Travel Agency and Tour Operator, complies with all the requirements and licenses necessary to operate and offer various services in the field of tourism throughout the Peruvian territory. The institutions mentioned below are in charge of regulating the tourism industry in Peru and we are subscribed to them:
We are authorized by DIRCETUR (Regional Directorate of Foreign Trade and Tourism of Cusco), a government agency that promotes competition, sustainability, and diversification of Peruvian exportable products, tourism, and handicrafts.
We are subscribed to PROMPERU (Commission for the Promotion of Peru for Exports and Tourism), an institution belonging to the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism of our country.
We are also subscribed to SERNANP, in order to operate in the Inca Trail Network. The National Service of Natural Areas Protected by the State, which is a specialized technical public agency of the Peruvian government, under the Ministry of Environment of Peru, is in charge of directing and establishing the technical and administrative criteria for the conservation of the Natural Protected Areas of Peru.
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