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Snow-capped mountain Ausangate trek tour and rainbow mountain
Details of the 4-day Ausangate Hike Tour and Rainbow Mountain.
DAY 01. Cusco – Tinki – Pajchanta – Pachaspata.
To begin the 4-day Ausangate hike tour, our private mobility will pass by your hotel in Cusco at 7:00 a.m., then take a 3-hour trip to Pajchanta, where you can relax in the hot springs and have lunch.
After your first lunch, take an impressive 3-hour hike to the Pachaspata camp, which is 4750 meters / 15483 feet and between high snow-capped mountains, from where you can enjoy the magnificent sunset views.
- Hiking length: 6 km /3.7 miles
- Trekking time: 2 and a half hours
- Pajchanta hot springs: 4,320 meters / 14,137 feet
- Pachaspata Altitude: 4760 meters / 15,617 ft
- Accommodation: Camping
- Meals: lunch, tea time and dinner
DAY 02. Pachaspata – Jampa Pass – Huchuy Phinaya.
Today you will wake up between beautiful glaciers and lagoons and have breakfast outdoors with breathtaking views. Then start walking uphill to Jhampa Pass (5020 meters / 16470 feet), the first highest point of the Ausangate trek tour. From here, you will enjoy incredible landscapes.
At noon, enjoy a nutritious lunch at Jampa Pampa. Then descend along the shore of a small river of freshwater and among hundreds of South American camelids and spend the second night of the expedition at the Huchuy Pjinaya camp.
- Hiking length: 13 km / 8.1 miles
- Trekking time: 8 hours
- Huchuy Phinaya: 4,510 meters / 14796 feet
- Accommodation: Camping
- Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks
DAY 03. Huchuy Phinaya – Palomani Pass – Ananta
This morning will be unforgettable because you can see 100% of the Ausangate mountain, which is the highest in the region of Cusco and the fifth in Peru (6,380 meters / 20,932 feet).
At 6 am. Take your energetic breakfast, then start ascending to Palomani Pass, the highest point of the Ausangate hiking tour. From here, you will have beautiful 360° panoramic views and, if you are in perfect condition, you can climb 150 meters further to be very close to the glacier.
After photographing, go down to Ausangate Qocha (Ausangate Lagoon), where you will enjoy a rewarding lunch. Then continue with your journey to the Ananta camp, where you will spend the last night of the expedition.
- Hiking length: 12 km / 7.5 miles
- Trekking time: 7 hours
- Palomani pass: 5,210 meters / 17,093 feet
- Ananta: 4650 meters / 15,256 ft
- Accommodation: Camping
- Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks
DAY 04. Ananta – Rainbow Mountain – Chilliwani – Cusco
At 5:00 a.m., have the last breakfast of the Ausangate hiking tour, then start walking towards the famous rainbow mountain or 7-color mountain (5030 meters / 16503 feet). Try to arrive before the crowd and take excellent photos with the first rays of the sun. To continue enjoying the charm of nature, head to the red valley viewpoint, where you will be surprised by the geological formation and the beauty of the landscape.
After all, start down to the Chilliwani bus parking lot, where you can enjoy the last lunch of the hike. Then say goodbye to the muleteers and cook and finally catch your private mobility to the city of Cusco. Arrival at approximately 6 p.m.
- Hiking length: 9 km / 5.6 miles
- Trekking time: 5 hours
- Rainbow Mountain: 5,030 meters / 16,503 feet
- Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks
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Inclusions
What is included in the 4-day Ausangate hiking tour?
- Brief information about the hike the day before the trek
- Private mobility Cusco – Pajchanta / Rainbow mountain (Chilliwani) – Cusco
- Professional English or Spanish speaking guide
- Professional chef (1 assistant for a group of more than 8 people)
- Muleteers of the Ausangate community
- Horses to transport camping equipment and backpacks
- Food: 3 breakfasts, 4 lunches, 3 dinners, snacks (optional vegetarian at no additional cost)
- Tent for the dining room and kitchen
- Chairs and dining table
- 1 tent 4 stations for 2 people and mats
- First aid kit and oxygen
- Ticket to Ausangate Natural Park and rainbow mountain.
What’s not included
- Sleeping bags (we can rent you)
- Travel insurance: we recommend that you take out travel insurance during the time of your walk
- Personal stuff
- Additional saddle horse
- Use of hot springs in Pajchanta (US$ 2)
- Walking sticks
- Breakfast the first day, dinner the last day
- Tips (optional)
Recommendations
Recommendations
- You must arrive in the city of Cusco 2 days before the trek.
- At your hotel in Cusco, drink the infusion of coca leaves to acclimatize better.
- Take short walks through the city of Cusco as training. Maybe you plan to visit Machu Picchu, the sacred valley, etc. It is better to do it before this hike.
Packing List.
You have to carry it in your light backpack.
- Sleeping bag, minimum of 12°C below zero
- Long pants
- Sweater and a thick jacket
- Hiking shoes
- Walking sticks
- Hat or cap
- Gloves
- Thermal socks
- camelback / canteen
- Waterproof jacket or rain ponchos
- Sunglasses
- Personal medications
- Toilet paper
- Sunscreen
- Lipstick
- Flashlight
- Camera with extra charger and
- Some cash in small bills (PEN).
Prices
Price of the 4-day Ausangate Trek Tour.
Private service
Our prices vary according to the number of people booking together.
Your group size | Price per person | Apply |
| 2 people | US$ 579 | Booking |
| 3 people | US$ 489 | Booking |
| 4 people | US$ 408 | Booking |
| 5 people | US$ 355 | Booking |
| 6 to + people | US$ 320 | Booking |
Things we can rent you
- Sleeping bag for the entire tour, US$ 18
- 1 individual tent, US$ 30 for the whole of the hike
- If you want to rent an extra horse to ride. US$ 90 for 4 days
- Walking sticks US$ 10 for the whole trek.
