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3 Day Trek Ausangate and Rainbow Mountain

3D/2N from $ USD 299.00

3 Day Trek Ausangate and Rainbow Mountain

"Explore the scenic beauty of Cusco's highest mountain"

Start at:
Cusco
Ends at:
Cusco
Duration:
3D/2N
Group Size
Min 2 / Max 15 ppl
Physical Level
Challenging
Style
Camping

3 Day Trek Ausangate and Rainbow Mountain. It is a spectacular trek that will allow you to hike through the beautiful scenery of the highest mountain in the Cusco region, Ausangate, 6,385m /20,948ft and visit the famous rainbow mountain.

About 3 Day Trek Ausangate and Rainbow Mountain

3 Day Ausangate and Rainbow Mountain Trek Tour. It is an incredible hike through the Ausangate snow-capped Mountain, Upis hot springs, wonderful small lagoons, the rainbow mountain and the Red Valley.

This trek is recommended for expert hikers and for people in excellent physical condition. Because you will hike more than necessary each day, the highest points exceed 5,000m/16,404ft, the climate varies from -8°C /17°F to 14°C/57°F and you will cross 3 highest points, hiking through diverse and beautiful landscapes that will change daily from snow-capped mountains, colorful hills and wetlands full of Andean biodiversity. Also, among hundreds of South American camelids (vicuñas, llamas and alpacas).

3 Day Ausangate and Rainbow Mountain Trek Tour, begins and ends in the city Cusco. Departure from Cusco at 7 am and return at 6 pm.

Enjoy a unique and unforgettable travel experience with the experienced trek team of Machupicchu Andes Tours. Our guides, cooks and local muleteers are excellently prepared to exceed all your expectations.

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Highlights

  • Visit natural wonders:  Ausangate snow-capped mountains, beautiful colorful lagoons and rainbow mountains.
  • Hike more than 5,000m/16,404ft.
  • Meet the high Andean people, descendants of the Incas.
  • Walk among Andean animals in their natural habitat.
  • Spend the nights between huge mountains and under a starry sky.

 3 Day Ausangate and Rainbow Mountain Trek Tour Summary

Day 1: Cusco – Tinki – Upis

  • 07:00 am. Pick you up from your hotel in Cusco
  • 11:00 am. Arrival to Upis
  • 12:00 pm. Lunch
  • 1:30 pm. visit the Ausangate lagoon
  • 5:30 pm. Coffee time
  • 6:30 pm. Dinner

Day 2: Upis – Puca Cocha – Chillca Pass – Ananta.

  • 5:30 am. Breakfast
  • 6:00 am. Hiking start
  • 12:00 pm. Lunch in Puca Cocha
  • 4:00 pm. Arrival at the Ananta campsite
  • 5:30 pm. Hot drink time
  • 6:30 pm. Dinner and camping in Ananta

Day 3: Ananta – Rainbow Mountain – Red valley – Chilliwani – Cusco.

  • 05:30 a.m. breakfast
  • 6:00 am. Trekking Start
  • 08:30 a.m. Arrival at Rainbow Mountain
  • 09:30 a.m. Through the red valley
  • 12:00 p.m. Last lunch in Chilliwany community
  • 6:00 p.m. Arrival in Cusco – Hotel

3 Day Trek Ausangate and Rainbow Mountain full Itinerary

DAY 1

Cusco – Tinki – Upis.

3 Day Trek Ausangate and Rainbow Mountain

Ausangate lagoon

To start the 3 Day Trek Ausangate, depart from Cusco at 7:00 a.m., and then travel by private tourist van to the south of the Cusco city. On this 3.5-hour trip, pass through the beautiful small villages, Urcos, Ocongate, Tinki and finally arrive at the Upis community, located in the foothills of the Ausangate mountain.

After the first lunch at Upis camp, you will have free time to take a stroll around Ausangate Qocha (Ausangate Lagoon), a beautiful freshwater lagoon produced by the melting snowmelt. You will also enjoy the impressive panoramic view of the fifth highest mountain in Peru, the Ausangate snow-capped mountain (6,385m/ 20,948ft). If you are lucky, you will be able to see the ice slide.

Later, relax in the Upis hot springs and enjoy your dinner (6:30 p.m.)

Food

1L & 1D

Physical Level

3, Demanding

Distance Hiked

9 km / 5.6 miles

Tour Length

4-Hour

Starting Altitude

3,350m/10,991ft, Cusco

Min Altitude

4,210m/13,809ft, Upis Camp

Max Altitude

4,290m/ 14,042ft, Ausangate Q'ocha

DAY 2

Upis – Puka Qocha – Chillca Pass– Ananta

Today will be the challenging day of the 3 Day trek Ausangate because you will hike more than 20Km/12.4miles and you will also pass through 2 higher points: The Arapa pass 4,980m/16,335ft and the Chillca pass 4,995m/16,384ft.

To start today’s activity. You’ll wake up at 5:00 a.m. with coca tea in your store and at 5:30 a.m., have an energetic breakfast. Then, start uphill hike to Arapa Pass and Puka Qocha (red lagoon), where you will enjoy your healthy lunch with an amazing view of the scenic beauty: stone forests, small freshwater streams, picturesque lagoons, and steep snow-capped mountains.

After lunch, continue your adventure to Ananta camp, where you will spend your second night of the 3 Day Ausangate and Rainbow mountain trek tour. Likewise, this part of your trek will be unique, as you will pass to the second highest point, the Chillca or Condor Pass. From here you will have the splendid beauty of nature. You will also see hundreds of South American Camelids (Vicuñas, Alpacas and Llamas) and, finally, you will arrive at the camp.

Later, enjoy your dinner at 18:30 hours.

Food

1B, 1L & 1D

Physical Level

5, Challenging

Distance Hiked

20 km/ 13.7miles

Tour Length

9-hour

Starting Altitude

4,210m/13,809ft, Upis Camp

Min Altitude

4,710m/15,449ft, Ananta Camp

Max Altitude

4,995m/16,384ft, Chillca Pass

DAY 3

Ananta – Rainbow Mountain Tour – Red valley – Chilliwani – Cusco

3 Day Trek Ausangate and Rainbow Mountain.

Photo from the Rainbow Mountain viewpoint.

3 Day Trek Ausangate and Rainbow mountain

Photo from the Red Valley viewpoint, located on the Rainbow Mountain.

Today is the last day of your 3 Day trek Ausangate. However, it is a long-awaited day, as you will visit one of the most famous tourist sites in the Cusco region, “the enchanting Rainbow Mountain and red valley”.

To be the first to reach this amazing 7-color Mountain, have breakfast at 5:30 am, then cross the Warmisaya or Vicuña Pass (4,985m/16,355ft). From here, on the horizon, you can see the Rainbow Mountain.

You try to reach the rainbow mountain before 9:00 a.m. and also before the crowd arrive by bus from Cusco. When you get to the viewpoint, take excellent pictures without tourists. After 9:00 a.m., this place is full, more than a thousand tourists visit every day, by then, you will already be going towards the red valley, which is another fantastic place.

After appreciating the natural beauty, you will begin to descend to the Chilliwani community, where your private minivan will be waiting to take you to the Cusco city.

Before starting 3-and-a-half-hour trip to Cusco, say goodbye to the adventure team (muleteers and cook).

Arrival in the Cusco city – Hotel at approximately 17 or 18 hours.

Food

1B & 1L

Physical Level

3, Demanding

Distance Hiked

9 km/5.6 miles

Tour Length

5-hour roughly

Starting Altitude

4,710m/15,449ft, Ananta Camp

Max Altitude

5,200m/17,060ft. Rainbow Mountain

Packing list

Machupicchu Andes Tour, will provide you with a duffel bag where you can carry all the things mentioned below.

  • Long pants
  • Sweater and a thick jacket
  • Sunglasses
  • Personal medications, especially pills for altitude sickness, stomach ache, headache, muscle relaxant, dizziness and others (Machupicchu Andes Tour won’t provide any medication for safety reasons. You must bring your medications under your doctor’s prescription.).
  • Trekking shoes
  • 2 walking sticks
  • Hat or cap
  • Gloves
  • 2 or 3 pairs of thick socks
  • Canteen or camelback
  • Raincoat
  • Toilet paper>
  • Sunscreen
  • Lipstick
  • Snacks
  • Binoculars (optional)
  • Flashlight with extra battery
  • Camera with extra battery
  • Some cash in small bills (PEN)
  • A personal light backpack for the hiking.
  • Other

Recomendations

  • To do the 3 Day Ausangate and Rainbow Mountain Trek Tour, you must be in Cusco city 2-day in advance to acclimatize.
  • For better acclimatization, take altitude sickness pills before and upon arrival in Cusco. Also take the coca leave infusion and take short stroll around the Cusco city or you can hire a short tour such as the Cusco City Tour, the Sacred Valley, the salt mines of Maras – Moray or Machu Picchu Full Day tour. If you want to do any of the above tours, you must book separately and you will have a special discount.
  • Wear appropriate clothing for the hikes.

About 3 Day Ausangate and Rainbow Mountain Trek Tour price.

The 3 Day Trek Ausangate, we only operate in private groups (Exclusive), because there are not many tourists who want to do it, it is complicated for us to organize group tours.

The price is expressed in U.S. dollars (USD) and per person.

Price List

3 Day Trek Ausangate Private Tour Price

3 Day Trek Ausangate Private Tour Price. If you want to do this trek as a couple, with your family or with your friends, you can start any day of the year, we have no limit of availability.

The private price varies depending on the real number of people traveling together.

Pax number Price per person
1 Persons $ USD 995.00 Inquiry Now
2 Persons $ USD 426.00 Inquiry Now
3 Persons $ USD 410.00 Inquiry Now
4 Persons $ USD 355.00 Inquiry Now
5 Persons $ USD 330.00 Inquiry Now
6 Persons $ USD 299.00 Inquiry Now

Optional Services

All these services aren’t included in this package, if you wish, you can add them to your reservation.

  • Down sleeping bag at -12 degrees below zero/10.4°F, US$ 10 for the whole trip.
  • 1 single tent, USD$ 15 for the whole trip.
  • 2 hiking poles US$ 5.

Packing list

Machupicchu Andes Tour, will provide you with a duffel bag where you can carry all the things mentioned below.

  • Long pants
  • Sweater and a thick jacket
  • Sunglasses
  • Personal medications, especially pills for altitude sickness, stomach ache, headache, muscle relaxant, dizziness and others (Machupicchu Andes Tour won’t provide any medication for safety reasons. You must bring your medications under your doctor’s prescription.).
  • Trekking shoes
  • 2 walking sticks
  • Hat or cap
  • Gloves
  • 2 or 3 pairs of thick socks
  • Canteen or camelback
  • Raincoat
  • Toilet paper>
  • Sunscreen
  • Lipstick
  • Snacks
  • Binoculars (optional)
  • Flashlight with extra battery
  • Camera with extra battery
  • Some cash in small bills (PEN)
  • A personal light backpack for the hiking.
  • Other

Travel Guide

Ausangate Mountain, The Apu Ausangate, Ausangate snow-capped mountain

The Ausangate Mountain. It is the highest mountain in the eastern Andes, in a stretch called Vilcabamba mountain range corresponding to the Cusco region and the fifth highest in Peru. Its maximum altitude is 6385 meters above sea level and is located about 100 kilometers southeast of the Cusco city. The Ausangate glacier mountain is the main supplier of fresh water to the Vilcanota and other rivers. With global warming, its perpetual ice is melting, originating innumerable small and beautiful lagoons, wetlands full of Andean biodiversity and is exposing oxides of different minerals that form amazing colorful mountains.

In Andean mythology. The Apu Ausangate (Apu = God or supreme spirit) is a great sacred spirit that represents the male energy that fertilizes the mother earth, Pachamama, with its waters.

Around the Ausangate snow-capped mountain there are many Quechua-speaking high Andean communities where ancestral customs and traditions are still practiced. For them the Apu Ausangate is a tutelary God, protector and highly respected for his greatness and magnificence.

The 3 Day Ausangate and rainbow mountain trek tour is one of the best trekking alternatives in Cusco region, because you will fully enjoy the scenic beauty, see high Andean animals in their natural habitat and have the opportunity to meet the Inca descendants.

FAQS3 Day Trek Ausangate and Rainbow Mountain

What is Ausangate?

Ausangate is a stunning snow-capped mountain, the highest mountain in the Cusco region and the fifth highest in Peru. It is located in the Vilcabamba mountain range, 100km/62.1Miles southeast of the Cusco city. It is one of the excellent natural wonders for adventure tourism.

What is the Ausangate Mountain altitude?

The Ausangate mountain maximum altitude is 6385m/20,948ft.

What can be seen in the 3 Day Trek Ausangate?

The 3 Day Trek Ausangate, is one of the most amazing routes that offers wonderful scenic beauty, abundance of high Andean biodiversity, customs and traditions of the native communities and much more.

What is the 3 Day trek Ausangate minimum and maximum altitude?

In the Ausangate Trek 3 days, the minimum altitude will be in the Upis camp, at 4,210m/13,812ft and the maximum altitude will be in the Rainbow Mountain viewpoint, at 5,200m/17,060ft. The city of Cusco is located at 3,350m/10,991ft.

How many kilometers / miles do you hike per day in the 3 Day Trek Ausangate?

In our 3 Day Ausangate and Rainbow Mountain Trek tour Itinerary. The first day will be 9km/5.6miles and 4 hours, the second day will be a challenge of 20km/12.4 miles and 9 hours and the third day will be 9km/5.6miles and 4 hour and a half.

What is the weather and the minimum and maximum temperature in 3 Day trek Ausangate?

In 3 Day Ausangate and Rainbow Mountain Trek tour, it is impossible forecast the weather, so it is recommended to go well prepared, but there are 2 well defined seasons: dry and rainy.

  • The dry season runs from April to October. Most days are sunny, but it can rain and snow at any time. In this season the temperature ranges from -8°C/18°F to 12°C/54°F.
  • The rainy season runs from November to March. There are torrential rains and snow. The mountains are always covered with snow and fog. In this season the temperature ranges from 0°C/32°F to 14°C/57°F.
What are the most recommended months to do the 3 Day Trek Ausangate?

To do the 3 Day trek Ausangate and Rainbow Mountain, it is advisable to do it in the dry season runs from April to October, the days are completely sunny and you can fully enjoy the scenic beauty, but don’t be too confident it can rain and snow at any time.

How difficult is the 3 Day Ausangate Trek tour?

The 3 Day Ausangate Trek tour. It isn’t recommended for those who don’t practice any sport or for beginners due to its high altitude and lack of oxygen.

The first day will be moderate (1,2,3,4,5), the second day will be challenging (1,2,3,4,5) and the third day will be demanding (1,2,3,4,5).

How do I carry my luggage on the 3 day Ausangate trek?

Don’t worry about your luggage. On the 3 day Ausangate trek, Machupicchu Andes Tours will provide horses to carry your duffel bags and all the camping equipment, you will only hike with your personal backpack.

The horses will be rented and driven by the Ausangate Mountain locals. In this way we contribute and give work to the locals.

Is it necessary to have travel insurance to do the 3 Day Ausangate and Rainbow Mountain trek tour?

The 3 Day Ausangate and Rainbow Mountain trek tour is an outdoor activity, so no one is free from any accident. It is recommended to get a travel insurance with your country’s trusted insurance company that covers up to 5,000m/ 16,404ft. Machupicchu Andes Tours will provide you with a basic first aid kit that includes oxygen, medicinal alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, gauze, cotton, bandages, band-aids and others. We will not provide any kind of pills, you must bring prescribed medications (especially for altitude sickness, inflammation, muscle aches, stomach pain, dizziness and others).

And if you need emergency transportation, we will transfer you on horseback to the nearest town where there is mobility to take you to the Cusco city. Please note, the Ausangate Trek 3 days is done in places where there are no health services and all expenses incurred will be borne by you.

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Mario Ordoñes Quispe Salvida

In Cusco, I am your travel specialist, with more than 10 years of experience organizing adventure trips.

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