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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Oscarrafaelz2021
May 20, 2025
Visit to unforgettable palcoyo - Excellent service... The guide showed a lot of knowledge of the subject, was very well prepared, is very friendly Pablo... Totally satisfied with the service, highly recommended.
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Nicolasab1041rx
May 18, 2025
An unmissable tour in Cusco - The tour is amazing, on the hike you see several colorful mountains. The road has very few tourists, so everyone can go at their own pace without problem. In addition Javier, our guide, does a perfect job, is ready to solve any doubts and give all the explanations along the way.
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Pettydoc
Apr 19, 2025
Don’t even think of going to the other rainbow mountain if you can only choose one. - Good communication from the tour company. The breakfast we had on the way to Palcoyo was excellent. When we got there, they gave us walking sticks to use. The guide did a very good job of providing information and checking on everyone to make sure that they were handling the altitude well and encouraging lots of breaks to rest and enjoy the incredible scenery. We enjoyed the beautiful vistas of the farm land with alpacas and llamas on the bumpy road to Palcoyo. The hike is not terribly strenuous. For most, if you take your time, you will be fine. It only takes about 10 minutes of hiking before you get to the first of 3 rainbow mountains to view. The vistas are amazing. Climbing up to the rock garden is well worth the effort for the incredible panoramas. Lunch on the way back was OK and did have some variety. Overall, this was a terrific excursion with beautiful scenery everywhere and with very few people there to get in the way of leisurely photography and hiking. We would highly recommend this trip.
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Eva_k
Apr 18, 2025
Would recommend! - This was a great experience! Our guide took care of us so well. The bus ride is long and bumpy but well worth the views.
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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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Manuel
May 27, 2025
Amazing experience - Excellent experience, very friendly guide, took us at a good pace so the hike to high altitude, incredible scenery, food both breakfast and lunch very good and varied, instructions before and during the experience, it is worth it. Not suitable for people who did not adjust to height.
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From $39
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).