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Palccoyo Rainbow: Scenic Mountain Views
4.9
24 Ratings
Uchullujllo
Experience the beauty of Palccoyo Rainbow Mountain on a private trip from Cusco. Avoid the crowds and enjoy an easier hike with stunning views. Buffet lunch and transportation included.
Experience the beauty of Palccoyo Rainbow Mountain on a private trip from Cusco. Avoid the crowds and enjoy an easier hike with stunning views. Buffet lunch and transportation included.
Duration:
10 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Palccoyo Rainbow Mountain - Guests will be picked up from their hotel in Cusco at 5:30 a.m. The journey to Palccoyo is about 3 hours and 30 minutes, with the first stop in Combapata for breakfast. Upon arrival at the Palccoyo Pass, there will be a 50-minute uphill hike. Participants will take part in a coca leaf ritual, designed to connect with…
- Palccoyo Rainbow Mountain - Guests will be picked up from their hotel in Cusco at 5:30 a.m. The journey to Palccoyo is about 3 hours and 30 minutes, with the first stop in Combapata for breakfast. Upon arrival at the Palccoyo Pass, there will be a 50-minute uphill hike. Participants will take part in a coca leaf ritual, designed to connect with Mother Earth and foster dialogue. Spectacular panoramic views of the three peaks of Palccoyo’s Rainbow Mountain and the highest mountain in the Cusco region, Ausangate, will be enjoyed. Approximately one hour will be spent taking in the breathtaking scenery. Following this, the group will return to the transportation to proceed to Checacupe, where they will explore its impressive colonial bridge for 30 minutes. Afterward, there will be time to savor a delicious lunch prepared by locals. The private transportation will then return to Cusco, which is approximately a 3-hour drive. Arrival back in Cusco is expected around 5:00 p.m.
What's Included
- Hotel city center pick-up
- Breakfast and lunch included
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Professional tour guide (English/Spanish)
- Walking sticks & oxygen assistance
- Hotel city center pick-up
- Breakfast and lunch included
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Professional tour guide (English/Spanish)
- Walking sticks & oxygen assistance
What's Not Included
- horses rent
- Meals not mentioned
- ENTRANCE
- Entrances
- horses rent
- Meals not mentioned
- ENTRANCE
- Entrances
Additional Information
Fewer crowds and an easier hike make Palccoyo Rainbow Mountain an obvious alternative to the more popular Vinicuna Rainbow Mountain, without sacrificing any of the views. This private tour takes you directly from your Cusco hotel to the mountain, where you take a 45-minute hike to a stunning viewpoint over the famous multicolor range. Stop to enjoy…
Fewer crowds and an easier hike make Palccoyo Rainbow Mountain an obvious alternative to the more popular Vinicuna Rainbow Mountain, without sacrificing any of the views. This private tour takes you directly from your Cusco hotel to the mountain, where you take a 45-minute hike to a stunning viewpoint over the famous multicolor range. Stop to enjoy lunch and see an Inca ruin on the return trip. Palccoyo Rainbow Mountain tour from Cusco The private tour offers a more personalized experience. Buffet lunch included All transportation included with hotel pickup and drop-off.
Location
Palccoyo Rainbow Mountain
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
4.9
(24 Ratings)
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Belfagor213
Jan 17, 2026
Splendid day - Apart from the (unpredictable) weather, a wonderful day with Alex, our guide. Ready and attentive to all our needs. Definitely 5 stars.
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N2038hnandreab
Jan 17, 2026
Un dia en Palcoyo - Beautiful experience in Palcoyo. The guides Alex and Arnaldo are two super helpful and knowledgeable people. Highly recommended
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Departure59237902031
Sep 17, 2025
Beautiful landscape - Incredible experience beautiful landscapes and Wilfredo very attentive to everything accompanied us very well. I definitely recommend it. We arrived first and could enjoy without people just.
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Piasophied2025
Sep 17, 2025
Super trip to Palcoyo - The whole trip was great! We were a small group of 6 people with the guide Wilfredo. He took a lot of time and took a lot of pictures of us.
The car was modern and the food (breakfast and lunch) was super delicious.
We can really recommend the trip! 😊 Thanks!
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U9975xjsaral
Sep 17, 2025
Wonderful. - It has been an incredible experience, beautiful landscapes and very well accompanied by the guide Wilfredo who got involved long and always pending, without doubt we recommend it.
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Alexandraz641
Sep 14, 2025
Very nice experience!! - Thank you to our guide Wilfredo for this beautiful discovery!
The treck was very nice
Breakfast and Lunch in Self Service were very good and varied
Overall we had a wonderful experience
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Austrianostrich
Jul 20, 2025
- The Palccoyo tour with Alex was a great experience. We didn’t do a cocoa ceremony, but the beautiful scenery was enough to leave us amazed. Alex took a lot of time to show us everything and share his knowledge with us. He also took great photos and videos of us. It was really well done from start to finish and we can only recommend it to everyone. Danke Alex!
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Alexislenab
Jun 18, 2025
Must do tour… - Stunning tour with spectacular views of mountains and the ‘rock forest’, a challenging but doable hike, and totally worth the drive there. Drive and tour guide (Wilfred and Cirilo from Chullos Travel Peru who made us feel welcome, safe, informed and attended to all our needs) were excellent and if you can do the private tour, that’s the way to go. We ate breakfast at our hotel and chose the 9am pickup so we didn’t have to waste time on stopping for breakfast. By the time we arrived, all but one small group had already left so we had the mountains all to ourselves and it was wonderful! After the mountains, we enjoyed a hearty and delicious traditional Peruvian meal that completed our day. Once fully sated, we were ready for the trip back. Best way to go esp if you have a small group or want the mountains uninterrupted. What a great day!
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Iita0
Jan 17, 2026
Positive attitude saves even the rainy Rainbown mountains - Pickup was really good for my side but some of the pickups were bit random and driving around same squere multiple times is perhaps not that efficient. But beside logistical challenges (traffic jams are known in Cusco) the trip was what i was looking for. I was before a bit worried how can i survive the high altitude but manage to do it. As a guide Alex was a pro and could answer the questions asked. To his best side, he did try to keep the spirit up and positive when water /snow and wind was trying to do their best to run us down. Luckily sun shone when we did trip to Inca bridge. He never lost temper thou we had bit of hickup after breakfast with our youngest participant mixed together with hard turns on the road.Over all well done with some challenges.
Things that could improve is timekeeping and how to keep group aware of them.
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Evelynes800
Oct 3, 2025
Great place to go to, but not with this company. - The view was wonderful and the trip was really worth doing. But the tour was not great. First they tried to make us go earlier. We had booked this trip precisely because it had later pick up times than other tours. We chose the latest which was 8 am. We were then told that since we were going at this time, the tour would not include breakfast. This is depsite it being included on their confirmation ticket. I had to argue about this with their office. Eventually they agreed it would be included. On the day, it wasn't. So they broke the terms of their contract. The girl in the office (Yamile) was very rude.
The driver drove very badly as if he was in a hurry to deliver something. We felt like packages. We never had a guide that provided virtually no information on a tour as this one did. We also felt as we were being hurried and would have preferred to spend more time at the top. The lunch provided was very disappointing for such an expensive tour.
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