Palcoyo Rainbow Mountain Excursion: A Scenic Route from Cusco

Embark on a scenic Palcoyo Rainbow Mountain excursion from Cusco. Capture stunning photos, explore historic bridges, and enjoy breathtaking views of Nevado Ausangate.

Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Cusco - start piont
  • 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….
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
What's Not Included
  • horses rent
  • Meals not mentioned
  • Entrance
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…

Location
Cusco
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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K2331mglukeb
Mar 24, 2025
Great experience - This was an amazing trip. The elevation is tough but take your time and don’t hesitate to take a horse if you need to. Pablo was amazing and extremely helpful and encouraging!
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Kevinpatricks2025
Feb 12, 2025
It was the maximooooo - Today we visited Palcoyo, Cusco, and it was amazing. Our guide was very friendly and attentive. Great experience! Paul treated us in an excellent way
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Sandrad460
Jan 22, 2025
A dream place! - A dream place! It looks like a hand-painted landscape, highlighting the colors the hills wear and the shape the rocks are in the stone forest. Amazing!
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Jacob
Jan 21, 2025
Had a really great time... - Had a really great time on the trip to rainbow mountain. The guide was very knowledgeable and ensured the tour ran smoothly.
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Pamela_m
Dec 16, 2024
What an adventure!... - What an adventure! Although Palcoyo is indeed a "shorter" hike than Rainbow Mountain, you still need to be of really GOOD physical fitness as it is still a high elevation. The views were spectacular, you don't need to be high up to appreciate the different colors of the mountain, but of course nothing beats being up close to it. Be sure to drink coca tea and acclimatize for at least a couple of days because it is HIGH up. Our guide was professional, helpful and I appreciate his kindness as he assisted me down. It started raining (thus hailing/snowing) as we trekked down and he was so patient! I highly recommend this tour, book it, you won't regret it!
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Sydneygypsy_nz
Oct 12, 2024
Amazing Palccoyo Rainbow Mountain Tour - We decided to take the tour to the less popular The Palccoyo Rainbow Mountain, and we are so glad we did! The ride there was scenic, and the vast scenery of the location was one of our favourite after travelling South America for 4 months! Our tour guide Edwin was lovely, with great knowledge and a fun sense of humour. You also stop for a buffery breakfast and lunch which made the whole day even better value. Highly recommend!
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Sherpa36097771401
Oct 6, 2024
Wonderful! - What a wonderful tour , wonderful guide and beautiful landscape! Not touristic (i saw around 20 persons). A must do (instead of Vinicunca)
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788nevillec
Oct 1, 2024
A great Experience - The views were amazing and different every few hundred metres. The walk was not as difficult as we imagined. Our guide was very helpful and knowledgeable.
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G4119cualessandrac
Sep 13, 2024
Guide Willy was really attentive, of course, and taught us to do a pachamama ceremony. All service was Exce - Guide Willy was really attentive, of course, and taught us to do a pachamama ceremony. All the service was excellent
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Shancel
Oct 15, 2024
Messy pick up, alright food, but everything else was incredible! - Like other reviews say, the pick up was a little bit messy. We were told to be ready at 5:45am but we got a call at 5:00am sharp telling us to be ready in 10 minutes. We asked for 20 minutes because we were not yet ready. They ended up picking us up at 6:05am so we felt rushed for no reason just to end up waiting... Aside from that though, the tour was amazing, our tour guide was very accommodating and friendly. Checked in with us often on how we were feeling. The food stop was alright, not horrible but nothing amazing. The hike up the mountain was very difficult and some of us in the group weren't able to keep up so we went at our own pace. The views were beautiful and the tour guide made sure we were all safe. Highly recommend!
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