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"Test yourself and venture to over 5,000m/16,404ft"
The Ausangate Trek 5 days to Rainbow Mountain. It is a spectacular hike along an ancestral trail that will allow you to stroll around the highest mountain in the Cusco region (Ausangate, 6,385masl/20,940ft) with amazing scenic beauty.
About the Ausangate Trek 5 Days to Rainbow Mountain
The Ausangate trek 5 Days to Rainbow Mountain is the most challenging and fantastic trek in the Cusco region. The trek is physically demanding, it is considered a high-altitude hike, you will hike up to 5,000m/16,404ft and the campsites are located above 4,400m/14,436ft.
The 5 day Ausangate and Rainbow Mountain trek is very rugged with dirt and rocks, but this trek will offer you a spectacular and beautiful landscape of the Puna region, where glaciers, colorful mountains, small and stunning lagoons, hundreds of Andean camelids and other animals of the area will surround your visual field.
The prevailing climate will be cold, passing nights below -0°C / 32°F and during the day the temperature will reach approximately 15°C / 59°F.
Cold wind most of the day, but we know that the weather is unpredictable, having to expect even rains and snowfalls, even so doing this 5 Day Ausangate Hiking tour in the Andes of Cusco will be something different and an unforgettable experience.
If you make this adventure with Machupicchu Andes Tours – Matours. It will provide you with adequate camping equipment and highly trained personnel to surpass all your expectations.
Note: All times indicated are approximate and will vary depending on the group progress along the hike.
To start this beautiful adventure. The professional guide specialized in trekking assigned by the Machupicchu Andes Tours – Matours Agency will pass by your hotel in Cusco at 7:00 a.m., then travel in a private van to Pajchanta hot springs. Before your first lunch and short hiking, relax in the thermal medicinal waters.
After lunch, start an impressive 3-hour hike in gentle ascent to Pachaspata camp, located between the huge snow-capped peaks from where you can enjoy the magnificent scenic beauty and the wonderful sunset. Admire also the amazing and famous 7 lagoons.
L & D
2, Moderate
6Km /3.7miles
3-hour
3,350 masl / 10,990 ft, Cusco
4,320 masl/ 14,173ft, Pajchanta
4,750masl/15584ft, Pachaspata
Today you will wake up to breathtaking views of the Vilcabamba mountain range.
Have breakfast in the open air with breathtaking view of the scenic beauty. Then, start ascending following an ancient path at a slow pace to Jhampa Pass. From the top, you will have beautiful panoramic views of the snow-capped mountain range. Then, start descending to Jhampa Pampa, where you will enjoy a delicious lunch. Afterwards, continue downhill for 2.5 hours through a deep valley full of alpacas and llamas until you reach Huchuy Phinaya, located just behind Ausangate Mountain and close to the base camp for climbing the Ausangate Glacier.
B, L & D
3, Demanding
13Km/ 8 miles
8-hour
4,320 masl/ 14,173ft, Pajchanta
4,510masl/14,797ft, Huchuy Phinaya
5,010 masl /16,437ft, Jhampa Pass
Today, you will wake up in the foothills of the highest mountain in the Cusco region, Ausangate (6,385m/20,940ft) and you will also pass to the highest point of the whole 5 Day Ausangate and Rainbow Mountain Trek, the Palomani Pass.
Have breakfast at 6:00 am, then start walking on a flat trail for 30 minutes until you reach the small and charming red lagoon (Pukaqocha), which is located right at the base camp to climb up to Ausangate glacial. Pukaqocha is one of the most captivating lagoons and very little visited by tourists and unknown to many tour operators. Therefore, you will be one of the first to visit it.
After admiring the extraordinary scenic beauty of the red lagoon, begin to ascend to the Palomani pass. From the Palomani pass top, you will enjoy splendid panoramic views, especially of the imposing Ausangate mountain. After admiring the beauty of nature, start descending to Ausangate Qocha, where you will enjoy a delicious lunch. Then continue the gentle hike to Ananta, where you will spend the third night of the expedition.
At 5:30 p.m. Enjoy hot drinks and dinner.
B, L & D
5, Challenging
12Km/7.4miles
7-hour
4,510masl/14,797ft, Huchuy Phinaya
4,650masl / 15,256 ft, Ananta camp
5,210masl / 17,093ft, Palomani pass
Today is a more expected day because you will visit the most crowded and colorful place of this 5 day Ausangate Trek Adventure.
To visit the Rainbow Mountain before the crowds arrive by car from Cuzco, have breakfast at 5:30 and at 6:00 start ascending to the Warmisaya pass or Vicuñas pass (4,985masl/16,060ft). The hike will take you 2.5 hours to the rainbow mountain viewpoint. From the top, you will be able to fully enjoy the panoramic view and take excellent photographs and videos.
After appreciating the amazing colorful mountain, return by the same trail to the Ananta camp, where the expedition cook will be waiting for you with a nutritious lunch.
After lunch, approximately 2 p.m. Complete the second part of today’s hike to Yana Qocha (Black Lagoon) camp. As you walk along this stretch, nature will not cease to amaze you, from the Chillca pass or Condor pass (4,990masl/16,371ft) you will have breathtaking views of the colorful lagoons located on the Ausangate snow-capped mountain foothills.
At 17:30, enjoy your hot drink and the last dinner.
B, L & D
4, Intense
15Km/ 9.4miles
9-hour
4,650masl / 15,256 ft, Ananta camp
4,490 masl/14,731ft, Yana Qocha
5,030 masl/ 16,503ft, Rainbow Mountain
Have the last breakfast of your adventure at 6:00 a.m., then start to enjoy the last part of the 5 Day Ausangate Hiking Tour. The hike to the Upis community will take you 4 hours at a slow pace. Before lunch, visit the hot springs, which will be an excellent relaxation after an arduous hike.
After your last lunch, catch your exclusive mobility to the Cusco city. But before starting 3-and-a-half-hour trip, you have to say goodbye to the expedition team (muleteers and the cook)
Arrival at the Cusco city – hotel at approximately 5 to 6 p.m.
B & D
2, Moderate
9Km/5.6miles
4-hour
4,490 masl/14,731ft, Yana Qocha
4,415 m / 14,484 ft, Upis
4,740 masl /15,551ft, Arapa pass
To do the 5 Day Ausangate and Rainbow Mountain Trek, Machupicchu Andes Tours will provide you duffel bag where you can carry all of the following items.
The 5 Day Ausangate and Rainbow Mountain Trek, we only operate in private tours (Exclusive). The price is per person and is expressed in US dollars (USD).
The price varies according to the number of people who book together, the more people in your group the price decreases.
Our service is totally personalized, the whole tour will be exclusive for your group. You set the guidelines, with the tranquility of going at your own pace, pausing to take pictures and fully enjoy your adventure.
The group can be integrated by your family, friends, work or study colleagues. It can also be special trips such as weddings, birthdays, anniversaries or others.
The 5 Day Ausangate trek price varies depending on the actual number of people traveling together.
| Pax number | Price per person | |
| 1 Persons | $ USD 1660.00 | |
| 2-3 Persons | $ USD 860.00 | |
| 4-5 Persons | $ USD 750.00 | |
| 6 or + Persons | $ USD 650.00 |
All these services aren’t included in this package; if you wish, you must add it to your reservation.
To do the 5 Day Ausangate and Rainbow Mountain Trek, Machupicchu Andes Tours will provide you duffel bag where you can carry all of the following items.
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 6,385m/ 20,948ft and is located about 100Km/62miles 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 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 5 Day Ausangate Hiking 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.
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/62Miles southeast of the Cusco city. It is one of the excellent natural wonders for adventure tourism.
The Ausangate mountain maximum altitude is 6,385m/20,948ft.
The 5 Day Ausangate and Rainbow Mountain Trek, 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.
In the 5 Day Ausangate Hiking tour, the minimum altitude will be in the Pajchanta hot Springs, at 4,320m/ 14,173ft and the maximum altitude will be in the Palomani pass, at 5,210m/17,093ft. The city of Cusco is located at 3,350m/10,991ft.
In our 5 Day Ausangate trek itinerary.
In 5 Day Ausangate and Rainbow Mountain Trek, it is impossible forecast the weather, so it is recommended to go well prepared, but there are 2 well defined seasons: dry and rainy.
To do the Ausangate trek 5 days, 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.
5 Day Ausangate and Rainbow Mountain 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 demanding (1,2,3,4,5), the third day will be challenge (1,2,3,4,5), the fourth day will be moderate (1,2,3,4,5) and the Fifth day will be moderate (1,2,3,4,5).
Don’t worry about your luggage. On the 5 Day Ausangate Hiking tour, 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.
The Ausangate trek 5 days 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’ll 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’ll transfer you on horseback to the nearest town where there is mobility to take you to the Cusco city. Please note, the 5 Day Ausangate and Rainbow Mountain Trek tour is done in places where there are no health services and all expenses incurred will be borne by you.
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