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Palccoyo Mountain: Scenic Cusco Day Trip
4.7
153 Ratings
Cusco
Embark on a scenic Palcoyo Rainbow Mountain excursion from Cusco. Capture stunning photos, explore historic bridges, and enjoy breathtaking views of Nevado Ausangate.
Embark on a scenic Palcoyo Rainbow Mountain excursion from Cusco. Capture stunning photos, explore historic bridges, and enjoy breathtaking views of Nevado Ausangate.
Duration:
13 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Cusco - start piont
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Palccoyo Rainbow Mountain - We will be passing by your accommodation wherever you are staying, preferably within the historic center of the city of Cusco, the pick-up starts at approximately 4:00 am.
Then we will head to the south of Cusco , to the town of Cusipata where we will have our first stop to have breakfast….
- Cusco - start piont
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Palccoyo Rainbow Mountain - We will be passing by your accommodation wherever you are staying, preferably within the historic center of the city of Cusco, the pick-up starts at approximately 4:00 am.
Then we will head to the south of Cusco , to the town of Cusipata where we will have our first stop to have breakfast.
Before reaching the town of Palccoyo we will make a stop to take some photos of the attraction of the colonial bridge and the Inca bridge.
Arriving at the Palccoyo Mountain (4,900 masl), we will have free time to photograph and enjoy the place. We will also be able to observe part of Nevado Ausangate.
We will return to the parking lot to return to Cusipata where we will have lunch and finally we will return to the city of Cusco (arrival approximately at 18:00 hrs), our mobility will leave you one block from the Plaza de Armas (Plaza Regocijo ) - Cusco - tour finish
What's Included
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Professional tour guide (ENG/ESP)
- Pick up from the Hotel city center
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Oxygen assistance
- Walk sticks
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Professional tour guide (ENG/ESP)
- Pick up from the Hotel city center
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Oxygen assistance
- Walk sticks
What's Not Included
- horses rent
- Meals not mentioned
- Entrance
- Gratuities
- horses rent
- Meals not mentioned
- Entrance
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Your pick-up will begin from your chosen lodging, ideally located in Cusco’s historic city center, at around 4:00 am. From there, we’ll journey southwards to the town of Cusipata for our first stop and breakfast. On our way to Palccoyo town, we’ll pause for photographing the scenic views of the colonial and Inca bridges. Once we reach Palccoyo Mountain…
Your pick-up will begin from your chosen lodging, ideally located in Cusco’s historic city center, at around 4:00 am. From there, we’ll journey southwards to the town of Cusipata for our first stop and breakfast. On our way to Palccoyo town, we’ll pause for photographing the scenic views of the colonial and Inca bridges. Once we reach Palccoyo Mountain (4,900 meters above sea level), you’ll enjoy some leisure time for photography and sightseeing, including views of Nevado Ausangate. We’ll then make our way back to the parking area, before returning to Cusipata for lunch. Our trip concludes in Cusco city at approximately 6:00 pm, with drop-offs within a block of the Plaza de Armas (Plaza Regocijo).
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Location
Cusco
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.7
(153 Ratings)
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T3837olfernandov
Dec 30, 2025
Palcoyo ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - Incredible experience, I totally recommend this tour and especially the Wayra guide. He was very patient with everyone considering that the whole group has different physical conditions. Everything was very nice.
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Sightsee107040
Dec 30, 2025
Must do! - The views are incredible, I never expected all the colors around the main mountains!! Is a must thing to do!! Our guide Wayra the wind god was great!
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623thalyas
Dec 30, 2025
Great experience - The guide was punctual and patient. He guided us on what we needed for the tour and was quite friendly. It was a great experience.
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247mariagraciad
Dec 30, 2025
Great tour to Palcoyo Mountain - I am glad I booked this tour! My group of 6 friends had a great time! Our tour guide Wayra picked us up on time and was very nice and helpful! The Palcoyo Mountain is beautiful; there was plenty of time to take lots of photos. The tour includes both breakfast and lunch! It’s a great deal! Highly recommend.
I’m attaching a group photo with Wayra.
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Namiiijzkzozjeveu_45
Dec 30, 2025
Great. - The excursion with Wayra was great! He was very understanding and accompanied us with lots of explanations during the excursion and very good English. I recommend!
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Heleenr38
Nov 5, 2025
Recommended! - It was a great experience! Everything went very smoothly and our guide, Wilfredo has guided us well. Highly recommended!
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948jesseo
Jan 8, 2026
Relaxing Rainbow Mountain - Its an early start, but worth it to get most of Palccoyo for yourself and the alpacas! The trip was well organized and our guide, Wilfredo, was personable, kind, patient when we needed to catch our breath, and he took great photos! The listing says it includes breakfast and lunch, I had to take off a star because the food was mediocre at best, most was completely cold, and you had to pay extra for anything to drink. I was hoping we would go to a different place for lunch, but nope, the same place for breakfast and lunch. Overall this was an awesome trip and I would reccomend it even with the food not being great.
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Giorgio_c
Nov 20, 2025
It is worth it - The tour is very nice and the guide Juanito prepared and nice.
I don't give it five stars because the organization of the tour operator seemed a bit lacking. Over half an hour late on the pick up time, the driver after half an hour left us (and it was up to the guide to also act as a driver), plus the minivan we traveled in would need more maintenance, so much so that we lost almost an hour for a tire to replace (but the others on sight looked old too).
Breakfast and lunch buffet, acceptable.
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Nynne_r
Nov 19, 2025
Good value for money, needs better comms - Nice trip to the lesser known but equally spectacular (if not more) rainbow mountains. Only negative feedback is will give is that the trip promised to pick us up at our hotel and told us the evening in advance that we had to meet them somewhere else. This was poorly managed and at 4.30 in the morning you dont want to be running around trying to find out which bus is yours. Other than that, good value for money.
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Clemence_c
Oct 21, 2025
Great tour- but communication could be improved - Pick started later than expected! Communications about the delay wasn’t great as the person texted did not speak English, I had people from my hotel called few times to get information on what time I ll get picked up as they were late and did not communicate first.
It is a very long ride to the mountain, breakfast was included and standard.
When we arrived the mountain was covered of snow, we still hike it, but rainbow color couldn’t been seen, I wish they would have mentioned it or give option to rebook for another day if cover of snow.
Once we arrived at the mountain, 5 or 6 others tour group were there, everyone hikes together, all group got mixed up and climb at there own pace.
Our guide was really accommodating and kind, because of the snow, we asked if we could make a stop in the way back to a very nice spot we saw to get other kind of picture with lamas, and they did it. We were the only group that stopped and were able to make picture with lamas.
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