Vinicunca, or Winikunka, also called Montaña de Siete Colores, Montaña de Colores or Rainbow Mountain, is a mountain located in the Peruvian Andes in Cusco just 3 hours away from the historical center, Rainbow Mountain is becoming the main attraction to see after or before Machu Picchu. As you could guess, the mountain is famed for its natural, multi-colored beauty at a staggering 5,200m above sea level. This rainbow-like appearance is created by the sediment of minerals throughout the area giving the mountain the turquoise, lavendar, gold and other colors.
It was only recently discovered due to the snow melting revealing the hidden gem that’s still considered holy by many until this day. Since its discovery, Rainbow Mountain as slowly started gaining popularity and has even been listed in National Geographic’s “Top 100 Places To Visit Before You Die”.
Our adventure begins very early, at 03:00 a.m. to 3:30 a.m., starting to pick you up from your hotel.
Later we leave in our transport units towards the Rainbow Mountain. Along the way we will observe multicolored landscapes and crops that are mixed between the mysterious mountains and snowy, Andean animals like llamas, alpacas, sheep, and vicuñas. After 3 hours we will arrive to the community of PITUMARCA there we will take our exquisite breakfast.
After our breakfast, we head to the community of Qesoyuno place where our adventure begins. The hike to the mountain is approximately 3 hrs up the mountain.
Starting the walk we will pass a path that gradually changes the panorama between mountains of intense colors and small streams of ice water that feed and give life to this beautiful place, as we go walking we will observe how the colors around us will change by the climate, until reaching the skirts of Vinincunca. We will ascend to a height more than 5033 m.s.n.m. Top of the magic Vinicunca or Rainbow Mountain.
This is the point where we will have enough time to take selfies, photographs, videos, etc. At the same time will be the place where we will enjoy our refreshment while we appreciate the magic and energy that keeps this majestic place, behind its veil of clouds, and snowy peaks. A few last photos of this spectacular mountain and we will begin our descent. We do this a little differently than other groups. Instead of hiking the same route as they do, we hike to a lookout point to see the Red Valley and continue with our hike. This valley is the icing on the cake, and many of our hikers say that it is even nicer than Rainbow Mountain! It is about 2½ hours mostly downhill from Rainbow Mountain, to the end of the trail, which is near where we started the hike. Here you will enjoy a fresh meal prepared by your chef, which includes cold drinks, appetizers, soup, and the main course.
Finally we return to Cusco, arriving in the city of Cusco at 18:30 pm where we will transfer to your hotel.
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