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4 Day Rainbow Mountain and Machu Picchu Tour

4 Day Rainbow Mountain and Machu Picchu Tour

4-Day Tour from $ USD 485.00

4 Day Rainbow Mountain and Machu Picchu Tour

Experience Cusco, Rainbow Mountain and Machu Picchu on a Regular or Private 4-Day Tour.

Start at:
Cusco
Ends at:
Cusco
Duration:
4-Day Tour
Group Size
Min 2 / Max 15
Physical Level
Demanding
Style
Hiking / Culture

¡Discovering the Best Cusco’s Attractions! With our 4 Day Rainbow Mountain and Machu Picchu tour package, explore Cusco city, Sacsayhuaman megalithic sanctuary, Rainbow Mountain or the 7-color Mountain and Machu Picchu the ancient Inca city.

About 4 Day Rainbow Mountain and Machu Picchu Tour – The Best Cusco’s Attractions.

4 Day Rainbow mountain and Machu Picchu Tour. It is a tour package carefully designed to meet all your expectations in your visit to the Cusco region.

This tour package will allow you to visit the most emblematic attractions such as the Historical center of the Cusco city, the capital of the Inca Empire and cradle of the largest and most developed civilization in South America. The archaeological site of Sacsayhuaman, an extraordinary Inca megalithic built located 2 kilometers from the center of the Cusco city. Machu Picchu, the largest tourist destination in Peru and South America. Rainbow Mountain Also known as the 7-color mountain / Viñicunca mountain, is the unique natural beauty formed by different mineral oxides in millions of years, located in the Andes of Cusco at 5200 msnm / 17,060ft.

This program starts and ends in the Cusco city, we organize tours 7 days a week and 12 months a year.

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Highlights

  • Discover the Best Cusco’s Attractions
  • Explore Cusco, the Peruvian history cradle.
  • Take an amazing train journey to Machu Picchu.
  • Discover the lost city of the Incas hidden between the Andes and the Amazon jungle.
  • Enjoy your nights in the best carefully selected hotels.
  • Book your tour with the expert local Cusco tour operator.
  • Enjoy an unforgettable experience with our professional local driver and guide.

4 Day Rainbow Mountain and Machu Picchu Tour Summary

Visit the most iconic tourist destinations in the Cusco region.

DAY 1

Arrival in Cusco and City Tour.

In the morning, arrival to Cusco and in the afternoon city tour and the Sacsayhuaman archaeological site (6.30 hours). Overnight: Cusco

DAY 2

Machu Picchu Full-Day Tour (B)*.

Discover Machu Picchu. The enigmatic Inca city, South America’s leading tourist attraction and the wonder of the world. Overnight in Cusco.

DAY 3

Rainbow Mountain Tour – Cusco (B & L)*.

Experience part of the central Andes of Cusco and be amazed by the rainbow mountain and the snow-capped mountains scenic beauty. Overnight in Cusco.

Day 4

Flight Cusco – Lima – Return Home (B)*.

Farewell transfer to Cusco airport.

*B = Breakfast. L = Lunch. D = Dinner.

4 Day Rainbow Mountain and Machu Picchu Tour Itinerary

DAY 1

Arrival in Cusco and City Tour

Upon your arrival at the Cusco airport in the morning, one of our hosts will meet you and escort you on your transfer and check-in at the hotel. After noon, embark on an exciting and unforgettable 6-hour tour and discover the most iconic places inside and outside the Cuzco City.

Explore the Main Square and contemplate the colonial buildings built on the Inca palaces walls. Next, stroll inside the Cathedral, an emblematic work of the colonial era, and admire its rich religious ornamentation. Afterwards, walk through the original streets of the Inca period until you reach the Sun Temple or Qoricancha (golden enclosure), observe the beauty and the perfect combination of Andean and European culture. Later, leave the city to visit to the Sacsayhuaman archaeological complex and take a look at the mysterious polygonal style cyclopean walls with perfect inlays and finally return to your hotel.

  • Overnight: Cusco

“Smile as if you were on a trip today”.

Physical Level

1, Easy

Tour Length

6-hour Tour

Starting Altitude

3350 masl / 10991 ft Cusco

Max Altitude

3700 masl / 12,139 ft, Tambomachay

DAY 2

Machu Picchu Tour

Today, take a full-day tour to Machu Picchu, cultural and natural heritage of humanity and wonder of the world.

Today very early in the morning (3:45 am), our staff will pick you up from your hotel in Cusco, then you will be transferred in a tourist minibus to Ollantaytambo train station. Take the 6:10 am train and make a breathtaking journey through the Urubamba River valley surrounded by huge mountains until you reach Machu Picchu village (Aguas Calientes).

Upon arrival to the Aguas Calientes Tonw, you will be greeted by one of our hosts and professional tour guide who will escort you on your Machu Picchu tour, the lost city of the Incas. Passing the checkpoint, head to the lookout point (watchman’s house), from where you can enjoy the breathtaking panoramic view of Machu Picchu in perfect harmony with nature. Also take excellent photographs that will immortalize your experience and then, walk through the urban area highlights.

After your tour in Machu Picchu, board a bus to the Aguas Calientes town and have lunch on your own. Later (2:55pm, 3:20pm, or 6:20pm), take your train back to Ollantaytambo. Upon arrival, be greeted by our staff, and continue your trip back in a tourist minibus to Cusco city.

  • Overnight: Cusco

“It is better to see something once than to hear about it a thousand times”.

Food

1B

Physical Level

1, Easy

Tour Length

Full-Day tour

Min Altitude

2450 masl / 8,038 ft, Machu Picchu

DAY 3

Rainbow Mountain Short Hike Tour

Today, start your Rainbow Mountain tour at 04:30 AM. Aboard a tourist mobility, leave your hotel and the bustling Cusco city and take a 3-hour trip to the Rainbow Mountain. Before arriving at your main destination, make a brief stop to enjoy your homemade breakfast in the Cusipata town. Then continue your journey to the 7-Color Mountain bus parking lot.

At 8:40 am, begin the 2-hour uphill hike at a leisurely pace escorted by an expert local trekking guide. From the Rainbow Mountain viewpoint (5200 masl / 17,060ft), appreciate and photograph the amazing mountain of different colors in the form of stripes formed by different types of mineral oxides over millions of years. Also admire the scenic beauty of the imposing Ausangate mountain (6385 masl/20,948ft), and walk among the South American camelids in their natural habitat. Finally, get off and board your tourist transport to Cusipata town and taste the local food prepared with Andean ingredients (buffet). After your lunch and short rewarding rest, take your tourist transport to return to Cusco. Arrival at 5:00-30 pm.

  • Overnight: Cusco

“Dare to live the life you have dreamed of”.

Note: if today you don’t want to hike to the rainbow mountain, maybe you prefer to hike to the Humantay lagoon or other destinations, don’t worry, you can change your destination.

Food

B y L

Physical Level

3, Demanding

Distance Hiked

5km / 3.1 miles

Tour Length

3-hour round trip hike

Starting Altitude

3350 masl / 10,991ft, Cusco

Max Altitude

5200 masl / 17,060ft, Rainbow Mountain Viewpoint

DAY 4

Flight Cusco - Lima - Return Home.

Breakfast at the hotel and 2.20 hours before your flight departure, our staff will pick you up and assist you to the Cusco airport. If your flight departs in the afternoon, take advantage of your free time to explore more of the city of Cusco or do some souvenir shopping.

End of our service.

If not today, when?

Physical Level

1, Easy

Starting Altitude

3350 masl / 10,991ft, Cusco

Notes

“Machupicchu Andes Tours” works in developing regions where service standards may not be what is normally expected. However, our team of professionals and experts strives every day to provide the best standards of service to our clients.

To do the 4 Day Rainbow Mountain and Machu Picchu Tour, requires a lot of flexibility, patience, open-mindedness, good humor, and the understanding that changes can be made without prior notice due to force majeure circumstances that “Machupicchu Andes Tours” cannot control. These are incidents such as wars, riots, civil disturbances, terrorist activities, labor conflicts, illness, adverse natural disasters, fires, or similar events. Also, cancellations or rescheduling by airlines and railway companies.

In this case, “Machupicchu Andes Tours” reserves the right to offer the best alternative, modify the original itinerary, postpone or even resort to our last option, the cancellation of the tour. This decision is to safeguard our clients and if any extra expense is generated, it will be covered in its totality by the client.

Machu Picchu tickets, once purchased, do not have the option to change names, dates, and refunds. Please note that if you cancel your trip, you will automatically lose 100% of the cost of your ticket. if you wish to resume or change the date of your visit to Machu Picchu, you will have to purchase a new ticket.

Packing List

To do the 4 Day Rainbow Mountain and Machu Picchu Tour, you must bring the following:

  • A small personal backpack for the excursions (max. 25 liters).
  • All tickets that will be given to you in Cusco (tourist tickets of the places to visit. Also train and Consettur bus tickets).
  • Personal document with which you made the tour reservation (passport, ID card, student card or other).
  • Raincoat or poncho for the rainy season (November to April).
  • Hat and cap for the cold and the sun.
  • Sunscreen (April to October)
  • Mosquito repellent (Machupicchu).
  • Bottled water
  • Personal medication and pills for altitude sickness (soroche).
  • Extra money (PEN)
  • Cameras and others

Recommendations

To do the 4 Day Rainbow Mountain and Machu Picchu Tour, we recommend you to take into account the following:

  • Book the 4-day Rainbow Mountain and Machu Picchu tour months in advance, especially if you plan to travel between May and September which is high season, therefore, the Machu Picchu and Train’s tickets tend to sell out.
  • Make sure your flight arrives at the Cusco airport before 11 am.
  • Let us know if you have any mishaps or delays upon arrival in Cusco.
  • Before and upon arrival in Cusco, take pills for altitude sickness (soroche). In your hotel in Cusco also take the coca leaves infusion, it will help you to acclimatize better and not to feel much the annoying headache, dizziness and vomiting. Avoid coffee, alcoholic beverages and cigarettes, as they prevent the good assimilation of oxygen.
  • In Cusco, in the early morning and at night, wear warm clothes. Especially on the second and third day of the itinerary.
  • To travel by train to Machu Picchu, leave your heavy suitcases at the hotel in Cusco. The train company only allows you to travel with personal luggage. If you wish to travel with your heavy luggage, you will have to pay a supplement to the train company and go through a long process to send it by freight train.

About the 4 Day Rainbow Mountain and Machu Picchu Tour Prices

We have 2 types of tours: Shared and private tours. The price is expressed in US dollars (US$), per person and double room in a 3-star hotel.

Price List

Option One: Regular or Goup Tour

4 Day Rainbow Mountain and Machu Picchu Tour – Shared Tour (Regular). Join our already formed groups and together with your new friends rediscover the capital of the Inca empire and the lost city of the Incas. We have daily departures and all 12 months of the year. The price is based on double occupancy.

1 $295.00 Inquiry
Option Two: Private Tour

4 Day Rainbow Mountain and Machu Picchu Tour – Private Tour. This option is exclusive to you who prefer to travel with your partner, family, or friends and do not want to meet strangers. You can start the tour any day of the year. The price is based on double occupancy and varies according to the number of people traveling together.

Pax number Price per person
2 Persons $ USD 699.00 Inquiry
3 Persons $ USD 610.00 Inquiry
4 Persons $ USD 559.00 Inquiry
5 Persons $ USD 525.00 Inquiry
6 Persons or more $ USD 515.00 Inquiry

Optional Services

Enhance your 4 Day Rainbow Mountain and Machu Picchu Tour by adding these optional services.

These services are not included in the package price; you can add them if you wish.

  • $ 65 USD. Ascent to Huayna Picchu Mountain. It is an incredible mountain located north of the Machu Picchu citadel. If you want to explore more places, you can climb this mountain from Machu Picchu citadel, it will take you about 45 minutes, but you must buy another ticket 3 or 4-month before, the availability is limited.
  • $ 65 USD. Ascent to Machu Picchu Mountain. It is another incredible mountain located south of the Machu Picchu citadel. If you want to explore more places, you can climb this mountain from Machu Picchu citadel, it will take you about 1.40 hours, but you must buy another ticket 2 or 3-month before, the availability is limited.
  • $ 75 USD. Travel on the Vistadome panoramic train. It superior-class train that has cars with large windows on the wall and on the roof that allow you to enjoy the scenic view. It also offers typical dances and fashion shows on board.
  • $ 43 USD. Buffet lunch at the Tinkuy restaurant by Belmond Sanctuary Lodge Hotel, located at the main entrance of the Machu Picchu citadel.
  • $ 23 USD. Buffet lunch. El Mapi restaurant in Machu Picchu village.
  • $ 25 USD. Private guide in Machu Picchu. If you have booked the shared tour, you can request a private guide in Machu Picchu (price per person, minimum 2 people).
  • If you want to spend the nights in a superior or luxury hotel (4 or 5-star hotel), ask for our confidential rates.
We offer US$ 20 off.
  • For students from 9 to 17 years old and for university students under 25 years old who have a student ID. The credential must be valid for a maximum of one year.
  • For countries belonging to the Andean Community (Colombia, Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru).
  • There is a $110 discount for children under 8 years of age; children under 3 years of age do not pay, but are not entitled to a seat on the train or buses.

Packing list

To do the 4 Day Rainbow Mountain and Machu Picchu Tour, you must bring the following:

  • A small personal backpack for the excursions (max. 25 liters).
  • All tickets that will be given to you in Cusco (tourist tickets of the places to visit. Also train and Consettur bus tickets).
  • Personal document with which you made the tour reservation (passport, ID card, student card or other).
  • Raincoat or poncho for the rainy season (November to April).
  • Hat and cap for the cold and the sun.
  • Sunscreen (April to October)
  • Mosquito repellent (Machupicchu).
  • Bottled water
  • Personal medication and pills for altitude sickness (soroche).
  • Extra money (PEN)
  • Cameras and others

FAQS4 Day Rainbow Mountain and Machu Picchu Tour

How do I book the 4 Day Rainbow Mountain and Machu Picchu Tour?

To book the 4 Day Rainbow Mountain and Machu Picchu Tour, you must fill out the booking form on our website. You can also write us directly to Gmail: machupicchuandestours@gmail.com or by WhatsApp / Telegram (+51) 984032083.

How far in advance should I book the 4 Day Rainbow Mountain and Machu Picchu Tour?

You can book 3 days in advance. But we recommend you to do it with more time in advance if it is one or more months before, it is better, you will have better schedules to enter Machu Picchu and take the train. Availability is limited.

What is the Cusco, Machu Picchu and Rainbow Mountain climate?

In general, the Cusco region has two distinct seasons: the rainy season (November-April) and the dry season (May-October).

In Cusco, the climate is relatively temperate. The temperature during the year varies between 0°C and 19°C / 32°f and 66°f. June is the coldest month.

Machu Picchu has a tropical climate, during the year it remains warm. The temperature ranges between 18 and 27°C /46°F and 80°F.

Rainbow Mountain has a cold climate. The temperature varies between 0 and 12°C / 32°F and 54°F. during the year. In the rainy season there is snow.

What is the Cusco, Machu Picchu and Rainbow Mountain altitude?

Cusco is at an altitude of 3350 masl /10,991ft. Machu Picchu is at 2450 masl / 8,038ft. The rainbow mountain or mountain of the 7 colors is at 5200 masl/17,060ft.

How can I avoid altitude sickness (soroche)?

You should sleep one night in Lima, rest well in your hotel, and the next day travel to Cusco. Before and upon arrival in Cusco, drink medicine for altitude sickness (soroche). In your hotel in Cusco also drink an infusion of coca leaves (the coca has alkaloids), which will help you to oxygenate and acclimatize better. Avoid smoking cigarettes, or drinking alcoholic beverages and coffee that obstruct the best oxygenation. It is a good idea to first visit Cusco, Sacred Valley, Machupicchu, and then the Humantay Lagoon and Rainbow Mountain. This way you will not feel altitude sickness symptoms.

How much luggage can I take on the train to Machu Picchu?

The train company only allows you to travel with a personal backpack (5 kilos/ 11 pounds), otherwise, you will have to pay a surcharge on the cargo train and you will have to go through a long process to send your luggage.

How can I join in 4 Day Rainbow Mountain and Machu Picchu Group Tour?

This tour starts and ends in the Cusco city. To join the group, you must make sure your flight arrives at the Cusco airport before 11 am. We will be waiting for you at the airport to transfer you to your hotel.

To do the 4 Day Rainbow Mountain and Machu Picchu Tour, what should I book on my own?

You must book international air tickets from your country to Lima – Peru and local flights from Lima to Cusco. We will book the hotels in Cusco, all the entrance tickets to the places to visit and the train tickets to Machu Picchu.

You will arrive in Cusco to fully enjoy your vacation and you will not have to waste your time looking for outlets and waiting in endless queues.

How to get to Cuzco?

Most travelers arrive in Cuzco by plane. You should fly from your country to Jorge Chavez International Airport in Lima – Peru and then take a local flight from Lima to Cuzco. There are four airlines that operate round-trip flights between Lima and Cuzco: LATAM Airlines, AVIANCA Airlines, Star Peru and Peruvian Airlines. All offer similar flight schedules and services, but we generally recommend LATAM or AVIANCA Airlines, as they tend to be more accommodating when unexpected cancellations or delays occur.

What type of plugs are used in Peru?

In Peru, 220 volts, 60 Hz frequency and A/B /C type plugs are used.

It is recommended to bring an adapter or converter according to the voltage, frequency and plugs used in your country. Although most hotels and even homes in Peru now have the standard plug.

Still have more questions?

Please contact us and our travel consultants will help you to solve all your doubts.

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