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Palcoyo Rainbow Mountains: Scenic Alpaca Trek
4.8
17 Ratings
Uchullujllo
Experience the multicolor mountain ranges of Palcoyo in Peru while walking with alpacas. Avoid the crowds and enjoy a real mountain adventure with local people.
Experience the multicolor mountain ranges of Palcoyo in Peru while walking with alpacas. Avoid the crowds and enjoy a real mountain adventure with local people.
Duration:
11 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Palccoyo Rainbow Mountain - Palcoyo is the newly discovered rainbow mountain that has quickly gained popularity due to its accessibility. The hike is only 35 minutes long and is nearly flat, making it easy for visitors to enjoy without needing to ride a horse. Upon arrival by car, visitors are greeted by stunningly colorful mountains.
This is an…
- Palccoyo Rainbow Mountain - Palcoyo is the newly discovered rainbow mountain that has quickly gained popularity due to its accessibility. The hike is only 35 minutes long and is nearly flat, making it easy for visitors to enjoy without needing to ride a horse. Upon arrival by car, visitors are greeted by stunningly colorful mountains.
This is an ideal alternative rainbow mountain tour for those who are not acclimatized or accustomed to high altitudes.
What's Included
- Snacks
- Oxygen & First Aid Kit: All our guides are trained as mountain tour guides
- Lunch
- Professional guide
- Private Transportation: For our group use only
- Alpacas for the hike
- Snacks
- Oxygen & First Aid Kit: All our guides are trained as mountain tour guides
- Lunch
- Professional guide
- Private Transportation: For our group use only
- Alpacas for the hike
What's Not Included
- Admission fees
- Admission fees
Additional Information
Palcoyo is one of Peru’s Rainbow Mountains and is known as the alternative to the more crowded Rainbow Mountain.
This amazing adventure involves walking with alpacas towards the mountain, offering a genuine mountain experience with the local community.
- Palcoyo offers an easier hike compared to the original Rainbow Mountain.
- Unlike Vinicunca, which…
Palcoyo is one of Peru’s Rainbow Mountains and is known as the alternative to the more crowded Rainbow Mountain.
This amazing adventure involves walking with alpacas towards the mountain, offering a genuine mountain experience with the local community.
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Palcoyo offers an easier hike compared to the original Rainbow Mountain.
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Unlike Vinicunca, which features one colored mountain, Palcoyo boasts up to five.
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The Palcoyo tour is scheduled for late morning, ensuring fewer crowds during the visit.
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There’s no need to wake up at 3 am.
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
4.8
(17 Ratings)
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Safari35569887681
May 18, 2026
Standing on the top if Rainbow Mountain - At 8:30, long after most tourists had departed for Rainbow Mountain, Ellisvan and Juan picked us up at our hotel and drove us through the crazy Cusco traffic, making it look easy. Along the way, we stopped so Elisvan could buy some of the prize winning bread from a vendor. Then he shared it family style.
We passed through villages and farms where the people were dressed in their traditional clothes.
At the emptying parking lot, we piled out and headed up. The timing was excellent because the crowds were gone. It was the hardest 3.2 km walk we'd ever done. Elisvan was solicitous and ended up carrying one of our packs.
At the top, when we hit the spectacular view, he took time to photograph all of us and then the descent began. It was easier than going up, but still hard.
There was Muna tea waiting for us at the van and then the drive down. We stopped at a restaurant where we had preordered our dinner and when we pulled in, we were served a delicious meal immediately.
For the final portion of the journey, Elisvan cranked up the tunes and played us some of his favourites.
I would recommend this trip and guide for anyone who wants to push their limits to see a natural wonder of the world.
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Happiness497152
Apr 22, 2026
Walking on Rainbow mountain - Fabulous experience, made my holiday
Elisvan and Alex simply the best
Views were stunning
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Tyegator
Apr 22, 2026
Extraordinary experience. Best in Peru so far - Elisvan and Alex were incredible guides to this remarkable spot. The photos don't do it justice and there's no better way to go than with Peru private tours! No waking up at 4am and we had the place almost to ourselves. They took pictures for us and even brought props and great snacks and blankets and water. They truly thought of everything and went above and beyond at every turn. I couldn't recommend them more highly.
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Hildy
Jul 18, 2025
The experience was very cultural and fascinating and educational, and also very fun, walking alpacas. - I very much enjoyed the experience, from walking with the alpacas to the pachamama, and the cultural dancing in traditional costumes.
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W6846pfstevec
Jul 6, 2025
Fun and thrilling - Elisvan & Jover where excellent!!!
Trip was excellent!!!
Good music knowledge!!!
Very friendly!!!!
The should get a raise in pay !!!! :)
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Michele_b
Jun 6, 2025
Palcoyo hike - Julio Cesar was a great guide, very knowledgeable, safe and enjoyable personality. We had 4 beautiful alpacas with us who were well cared for by 2 local women who accompanied them. Gorgeous views! Hike was harder than expected in the thin air but there was no rush and only 1 other family on the mountain at the same time. Highly recommend!
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Juliece6108bw
Jun 1, 2025
Beautiful day on Palcoyo - Our day trip to Palcoyo Mountain was a perfect booking. We appreciated not having a 4am start, and actually ended up being the only 2 on our trip. Sure, the drive to and from is incredibly long, but there is so much to see and take in, it does go quickly. John was our guide and he told us all about the highlands region and the agriculture. The hike up to the top had me short of breath, but John was patient, and walking with my llama friend Sebastian helped. John insisted on giving me a few puffs of oxygen when a headache hit at the top, so he definitely was on top of his job. The lunch stop was late, but it was delicious, and we were offered many snacks beforehand.
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Edlondoncolombia
Sep 22, 2024
Nature, views and profesional guidance - Great tour! Nature in it’s maximum expression! Elisvan our guide 5/5 plis! Andrés the driver highly responsible. Highly recommended!!
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Ctrodrigues
Jun 26, 2024
Great tour to Palcoyo - The option for Palcoyo was excellent because it was less exhausting. The schedule offered by the company was perfect, as we arrived at the mountain after the crowd that goes early. The company offers a kit with chocolate, bullets, cereal bar and mineral water. The guide Caesar was fantastic, not only in historical and geological information, but also for his kindness. He offered us flowering water during the climb and coca tea when we were on top. The lunch included in the price was in Meson Andino and was a 3-time menu (entry, main dish and dessert), with all delicious items and good quality. I recommend the company and the guide Caesar.
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Anna
May 4, 2024
Better than the “other” rainbow mountain! - We stumbled on this tour by accident. We were originally supposed to go to the other rainbow mountain yesterday but I had horrible altitude sickness and we had to cancel. We were trying to find something a little less strenuous to do. The trip was breathtaking! It’s about a 4hr drive each way, about half on dirt roads. I’m a little nervous about mountain roads but Marco was a great driver and I wasn’t worried at all! The views were breathtaking! At normal altitude the trek wouldn’t be bad but at nearly 16000 feet, everything is hard! However, it was very doable even if you aren’t in amazing shape. Nayda was a wonderful guide (along with our llama Hilario) and we took our time and took lots of rests breaks to enjoy the view. She also provided great information on the people and culture of the area. There were no crowds there either!!! We saw a handful of people each way and never had to wait on people to pass to get pics. It has been my favorite excursion in Peru yet!
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