Trek from Ausangate to the Rainbow Mountain Trek from Ausangate to the Rainbow Mountain
AUSANGATE TREK | RAINBOW MOUNTAIN | RED VALLEY

Ausangate: The Challenge

US$ 350.00 per person
3 Days & 2 Nights Duration
5,100 m / 16,732 ft Max. Altitude
3,050 m / 10,006 ft Min. Altitude
33.5 km / 20.81 mi Walking Distance
  • Arapa Pass
  • Yanacocha
  • Puca Pass
  • Rainbow Mountain
  • Red Valley Viewpoint
  • Andahuaylillas Cathedral

Fresh air and the sharp colors of the mountains

Are you looking for an adventure that will bring you challenging goals to fulfill? If that's the case, then this is the perfect route for you to discover your ideal trek. You’ll visit the Rainbow Mountain, as well as the most highly respected glacier in the region of Cusco, Ausangate.

Along the trail, you’ll see impressive mountains, lakes, glaciers and the Vilcanota Mountain Range with unique landscapes of the regions of Quechua and Jalca. You’ll dive deep into pristine areas of nature with very little human presence. When you get to the destination, you’ll take advantage of the moment to connect with the mountains and yourself. This trek is a personal challenge and, once you’ve fulfilled it, you’ll feel satisfied and proud of yourself.

Are you looking for an adventure that will bring you challenging goals to fulfill? If that's the case, then this is the perfect route for you to discover your ideal trek. You’ll visit the Rainbow Mountain, as well as the most highly respected glacier in the region of Cusco, Ausangate.

Along the trail, you’ll see impressive mountains, lakes, glaciers and the Vilcanota Mountain Range with unique landscapes of the regions of Quechua and Jalca. You’ll dive deep into pristine areas of nature with very little human presence. When you get to the destination, you’ll take advantage of the moment to connect with the mountains and yourself. This trek is a personal challenge and, once you’ve fulfilled it, you’ll feel satisfied and proud of yourself.

Overview

If you want to visit one of the most incredible places in Cusco, you’ll have to challenge yourself and conquer the mountains. It won’t be impossible since, as you start your journey, our guides and personnel will support you, always by your side to provide the best service so you can enjoy your trip to the fullest. You won’t be sorry! It will be an unforgettable excursion. This tour will take you to the most surprising tourist attractions in all of Peru.

You’ll travel from Cusco to the starting point of the trek in Upis. We’ll arrive at the Arapa Pass and, then, we’ll be close to the impressive spring of water, Hatun Puchacocha which, translated to English, means “immense lagoon.” Next, surrounded by snowy peaks, we’ll traverse beautiful passes, wetlands and grazing grounds of alpacas. From all of these places, you’ll see the peak of the Rainbow Mountain in the distance and the glacier of the great Apu Ausangate.

You’ll then discover, up close, the beauty of Vinicunca, also known as the Rainbow Mountain, which attracts thousands of tourists with its peculiarity and incredible, natural charm. Finally, we’ll go to the viewpoint of the Red Valley, Andahuaylillas and Huacarpay, known as a great place for bird watching. We assure you, it’ll be an epic excursion that you don’t want to miss!

Trip Highlights

  • In these three days of traveling, you’ll be able to enjoy the Ausangate route, which normally takes 6 days.
  • As you walk in these mountains, you’ll learn so much about the cosmovision of the Andean people.
  • Your guide will accompany you all day and help you understand the culture.
  • You’ll see the Vilcanota Mountain Range, one of the most important mountain ranges in the south of the country.
  • Inhabitants of the region speak Quechua, wear traditional outfits and take their herds of llamas and alpacas out to graze in the fields.
  • Our chefs will prepare delicious meals, and you’ll be able to enjoy a personalized service; you’ll have even better meals than in the big restaurants of the city.
  • Along the trail, you’ll be able to take in impressive and diverse, scenic views.
Included meals Breakfast: 3
Lunch: 3
Dinner: 1
Trip staff Explore Tour Leader
Cook
Driver
horsemen
Transport Bus
Accommodation 2 nights camping
Walking grade: Moderate To Challenging
Group Size: Up to 10 People
Day 1 Cusco - Upis - Arapa Pass - Hatun Pucacocha
The best part of the day: Climb the mountain, and contemplate its mysticism.
Our horseman and horse in the surprising nature of Upis
Our guide and tourist on the road in Upis in front of the sacred mountain of Ausangate.
Panoramic photo of a tourist raising his hand on the upis road with Ausangate mountain in the background.
Tourist walking with his hiking poles in front of the Ausangate mountain.
Tourist walking in the mountains near Arapa pass
Tourist in Arapa pass
Tourist in the arapa pass next to an apacheta
Panoramic photo of a tourist wearing an Andean poncho in the vast pampas grazing llamas and alpacas.
Panoramic photo of a tourist raising his hands overlooking the Yanacocha lake on the Ausangate route.
Tourist sitting on a rock overlooking the immense landscape of Upis

We’ll leave the city of Cusco at 4:00 AM, in private transportation, to go to the community of Upis. We’ll have a nutritious breakfast prepared by the talented hands of our professional chef. From there, we’ll start the trek, looking out upon the surprising landscape.

Once we’re ready, we’ll gradually ascend three hours to have lunch in Upis. Along the trail, you’ll see llamas, alpacas and vicuñas throughout this part of the mountains. After that, we’ll continue up two and a half more hours to the Arapa Pass, from which we’ll be able to see a multitude of colors scattered among the mountains, and a valley stretching out before our eyes.

After arriving at the highest point, we’ll start the descent and walk about two and a half hours, passing by the Yanacocha lagoon until arriving at our campsite next to the Hatun Pucacocha Lagoon. When we get there, we’ll be at the base of the mystical Ausangate Mountain which will surprise you with its beautiful, snow-covered silhouette.

At the campsite, you’ll enjoy a cup of hot chocolate or coffee, and then dinner will be served. In the evening, it will be time for a well-earned rest.

Today, we’ll leave early from the city of Cusco in private transportation to the community of Upis to have breakfast. From here, we’ll hike for three hours, gradually ascending to where we’ll have lunch.

After that, we’ll continue uphill for two and a half hours to the Arapa Pass. From the peak, you’ll see a multitude of colors between the mountains and the valley. Next, we’ll go downhill for about three and a half hours, passing by the Yanacocha Lagoon and then arriving at our campsite next to the Hatun Pucacocha Lagoon at the base of Ausangate.

  • Breakfast, lunch and dinner Meals
  • Moderate to challenging Level of difficulty
  • 17 km / 10.55 miles Hiking distance
  • 9 hours Hiking time
  • 4,250 m / 13,944 ft Starting altitude
  • 4,250 m / 13,944 ft Minimum altitude
  • 4,800 m / 15,748 ft Maximum altitude
Day 2 Hatun Pucacocha - Puca Pass - Anantapata - Warmisaya Pass - Surinecocha
The best part of the day: The lagoons in communion with the mountains
Tourists walking to Puca pass
Tourist in the puka pass in front of the impressive Ausangate mountain and the pukacochas lake.
Tourist in the pass or abra puka with a beautiful landscape of colorful mountains.
A llama in the andean mountains of the andes
Our horseman and horses rente to the mountain Puka Orqo
Our Horsemen and Horses on the Ausangate and Rainbow Mountain route.
3 tourists posing for a photo at Warmisaya pass 4,985 m or 16,355 ft.
Tourists walking in front of Ausangate mountain

After a restful night of sleep, we’ll get up and enjoy a delicious breakfast that will give us the energy we need to start the day. We’ll start hiking after filling our water bottles, canteens or Camelbaks. We’ll go up for two hours to the Puca Pass (4,870 m / 15,978 f).

Afterwards, we’ll go down for an hour and a half to have lunch in Anantapata where, to walk it off, we’ll go uphill for about two hours more to the Warmisaya Pass (4,985 m / 16,355 f) where we’ll consider the spectacular and distinct scenic views of the surrounding mountains and the Rainbow Mountain, in the distance. After a brief rest, we’ll go down to the Surinecocha Lagoon (4,800 m / 15,748 f), the site of our campsite, and enjoy dinner accompanied by these amazing landscapes.

Today, we’ll wake up to a delicious breakfast that will help us have the strength to start our hike. We’ll begin the journey uphill and, after about two hours, we’ll arrive at the Puca Pass. Don’t forget to fill your water bottles before taking off!

Once we’ve arrived, we’ll go downhill an hour and a half to Anantapata to have lunch. From there, we’ll go back uphill for two hours to the Warmisaya Pass; from that point, you’ll have impressive views of the surroundings and also be able to see the Rainbow Mountain in the distance. Finally, we’ll go down to our campsite in Surinecocha.

  • Breakfast, lunch and dinner Meals
  • Moderate Level of difficulty
  • 10 km / 6.20 miles Hiking distance
  • 5 - 6 hours Hiking time
  • 4,870 m / 15,978 ft Starting altitude
  • 4,750 m / 15,584 ft Minimum altitude
  • 4.985 m / 16,355 ft Maximum altitude
Day 3 Surinecocha - Rainbow Mountain - Llacto - Red Valley Viewpoint - Andahuaylillas Cathedral - Huacarpay Lagoon - Cusco
The best part of the day: Adventure on the Rainbow Mountain
Couple in front of the great rainbow mountain of Vinicunca
Tourist in the red valley next to the 7-color mountain in Ausangate
Tourist hiking in the snow next to the Surine Cocha lake at (4,800m /15,748 ft.)
Tourist at the viewpoint of the majestic rainbow mountain
Tourist on the colorful mountain posing for the panoramic photo.
2 tourists taking a selfie on the mountain 7 colors at 5100 meters above sea level.
Tourist sitting in front of the mountain of colors or rainbow at Vinicunca

This morning, we’ll start our day with a nutritious breakfast to warm up. We’ll start the hike with an uphill, two-hour climb to arrive at the highest point on our trip: Vinicunca, or the Rainbow Mountain (5,100 m / 16,732 f). It should be noted that this place became the most unique tourist destination in the world because of its one-of-a-kind landscapes and the fame it achieved through pictures and videos shared on social networks.

With our guide, the host of the mountains, we’ll be able to enjoy the harmony of nature. After gazing upon this amazing place, we’ll pass by the viewpoint of the Red Valley, a place that seems to be taken straight off of Mars. We’ll then continue downhill to a place called Llacto and, from there, we’ll calmly go, by private transportation, to the Cathedral of Andahuaylillas, an important site on the Baroque Route. After visiting, we’ll understand the importance of colonial culture in the region of Cusco.

Later, we’ll travel 15 minutes to Rumi Punku, an ancient control point from the age of the Incas. From this point, we’ll take a short, 45-minute hike to the Huacarpay Lagoon to have lunch. In this way, we’ll finish our adventure, enjoying the surprising views of the area.

Today, we’ll enjoy an excellent breakfast and then start our uphill hike for two hours to the fantastic Rainbow Mountain, or Vinicunca, the most sought-after tourist destination, due to its incomparable beauty. After enjoying the pristine vistas of this site, we’ll continue to the charming place that seems to have been taken off of Mars, the viewpoint of the Red Valley.

Continuing on, we’ll go down to Llacto and, from there, travel by car to the Andahuaylillas Cathedral. After this visit, we’ll understand the importance of colonial culture. We’ll then go to the Huacarpay Lagoon to have lunch before finishing our hike.

  • Breakfast and lunch Meals
  • Moderate Level of difficulty
  • 6.5 km / 4.03 miles Hiking distance
  • 4 hours Hiking time
  • 4,800 m / 15,748 ft Starting altitude
  • 3,050 m / 10,006 ft Minimum altitude
  • 5,100 m / 16,732 ft Maximum altitude

At Ausangate Peru, we specify the included and non-included services under all the tour itineraries listed on our website. We take care of all the logistics, but please pay attention to the details to avoid missing anything. Some items may differ for specific programs, so please read carefully before booking with us.

What is Included?

  • High Quality Service & Safety

  • Pre-departure Briefing
    Detailed trek briefing with your Guide the day before the tour. The meeting is at 5:00 pm in our office.
  • Experienced Tour Guide
    Our official tour guides speak fluent English and Spanish, are professionally trained and certified. We choose them for their experience, responsibility, unbridled passion for exploring, and pride in sharing our culture and history. In every experience, they will keep you safe and comfortable so you can enjoy your time worry-free!
  • Private Camping Equipment
    • A spacious dining tent to enjoy your meals worry-free
    • Tables, chairs, dishware, and cooking equipment
    • A portable travel toilet
    • Inflatable mattress
    All equipment carried by our horses
  • One Duffle Bag
    For the trek, you’ll receive a duffle bag to pack your personal belongings up to a maximum weight of 7 kg / 15.4 lb (this weight includes your sleeping bag). The horses will carry it on the route.
  • Medical Kit or First AID Kit
    All Ausangate Peru guides have received specialized training in first aid. We hold mandatory training sessions for them every February. Your guide will always have a first aid kit and oxygen to face basic emergencies (altitude sickness, travelers' diarrhea, cuts, scrapes, etc.). If necessary, we'll evacuate you from the path as quickly as possible and ensure that you arrive at a clinic for treatment.
  • Extras Included in our Service
    We believe that attention to small details is what sets us apart from other local companies. You’ll receive a sleeping pillow, a cover to protect your backpack on the route, and a rain poncho.
  • 24/7 Customer Service
    We have telephone service available 24 hours/day for ease of communication with Ausangate Peru leading up to your tour.
  • Satellite Phone
    Your tranquility is our first priority. Although our guides are prepared for emergencies in the mountains, calling a doctor, hospital, or a friend can make you feel more secure. For this reason, each Salkantay Trekking guide carries a satellite phone to call any location worldwide and from anywhere on the mountain.

  • Accommodation

  • 2 Nights Accommodation in Tents
    Ausangate Peru uses the best equipment to ensure your safety and comfort. Every 2 people will share a Eureka Timberline or Mountain Hardwear tent with a capacity of 4 people.

  • Meals

  • 3 Breakfasts, 3 Lunches, and 2 Dinners
    Our chef prepares the best dishes in the middle of the mountains. We respect all diets (vegetarian, vegan, or special menus are available at no extra cost). Meals include breakfast, lunch, dinner, and complimentary hot drinks and snacks.
  • Water on the trail
    We'll provide you with boiled, filtered, and cooled water during your hike. For this, you need to bring a camel bag or an empty bottle, which you can refill during each meal (we recommend a capacity of 2 liters).
  • Wake up tea
    You'll wake up every morning at the camp with a cup of coca tea! It'll be brought to your tent so you can warm up before you start the day.
  • Tea Time or Happy Hour
    Every afternoon before dinner, the cooks will provide you popcorn, cookies, coffee, hot chocolate, tea, hot water, etc. After a long day of hiking, you won't have to wait until dinner to relax, warm-up, and enjoy a bite!
  • Daily snacks on the trail
    Every morning we’ll give you snacks so you can enjoy them during the walk. The snacks include local fruits, biscuits, chocolates, caramels, etc.
  • One cloth snack bag per person
    To avoid the use of plastic bags that contaminate our environment, we'll give you a cloth bag for your snacks.
  • Hygiene Products
    We'll provide you with a small towel and soap to clean your hands before each meal.

  • Transportation

  • Private Transport
    • Day 1: You'll be picked up from your hotel in the morning and will travel by private transportation to Upis, the starting point of the Trek.
    • Day 3: Once you complete the tour, we will take you back to the door of your hotel in Cusco.
  • Cargo Mules
    While trekking, cargo mules will carry all the camping equipment and your baggage allowance (7 kg / 15.4 lb). Muleteers will be responsible for your duffle bag and personal items.

  • Permits & Entrance Tickets

  • Entry Ticket for the Ausangate Trek
  • Entry to the Rainbow Mountain and the Red Valley
  • Entry to Andahuaylillas Church

Not Included:

  • Sleeping Bag

    You can rent one from our company if you don’t own one. Our sleeping bags are effective and durable to protect you from temperatures as low as -18ºC (0ºF). They are mummy-form and include a sleeping liner. The bags are cleaned after every use and have a maximum usage of 30 trips.
    • US$ 15.00 per person

  • Trekking Poles

    Trekking poles are very helpful on rough and uneven terrain. You can rent a set from our company if you'd like.
    • US$ 15.00 per person

  • Day 3 Dinner

  • Personal Hiking Gear

  • Travel Insurance

  • Tips for our staff

    Tipping is usual on any excursion in Peru. Although we pay good salaries to our entire team, something extra is always welcome, especially considering the hard work they do. Typically, group participants collect their tips to hand out to the horsemen and chefs together.

  • Additional costs or delays beyond our control

    Landslides, bad weather conditions, itinerary modifications due to a safety concern, illness, pandemics, government policy changes, political instability, strikes, an act of God, etc.

Our Hiking Team

Our tour leader in Ausangate mountain

Our Tour Guides

Your tour will be led by a trained and highly experienced professional with a very solid guiding background, years of hiking and wilderness experience, medical certifications, and a passion for leading people into unforgettable adventures.

Our cook in Ausangate Peru

Our Cooks

After a challenging trek we know how important a good hot meal can be to prepare your body and warm you up. That’s why on every trek with Salkantay Trekking we employ chefs with years of experience cooking on the trails so that they provide filling.

Meals: What to Expect in Ausangate

Meals: What to Expect

All of our hiking tours include a diversity of tasty meals packed full of critical carbohydrates, proteins and fats. We carry foods that travel well in the backcountry – rice, pastas, lentils, beans, couscous, packaged meats, nuts, breads, oatmeal, granola.

Our Horseman and Horses in Ausangate trek

Our Horseman and Horses

Our Horseman and his horses are in charge of all our gear and will always await us within the safe and comfortable camp sites.

Essential packing list for trekking

So you are planning to trek the famous Ausangate?

his Ausangate Packing List will help you to prepare for your outdoor adventure in one of the most stunning regions of South America.

In it we have provided as much detail on every piece of kit you will need for a safe and successful trekking. The packing list includes personal recommendations on gear that we own and use. We believe these recommended items of gear provide the best value for money and deliver the best performance.

Essential packing list

PACKING LIST: Duffle Bag Duffle Bag
PACKING LIST: Daypack Daypack

Documents

PACKING LIST: Original Passport Original Passport

Clothing

PACKING LIST: Underwear Underwear
PACKING LIST: Base Layer Base Layer
PACKING LIST: Trekking Shirts Trekking Shirts
PACKING LIST: Hard Shell Jacket and Rain Gear Hard Shell Jacket and Rain Gear
PACKING LIST: Insulated Jacket Insulated Jacket
PACKING LIST: Fleece Jacket Fleece Jacket
PACKING LIST: Trekking Shorts and Trousers Trekking Shorts and Trousers

Headgear

PACKING LIST: Hat for Sun Protection Hat for Sun Protection
PACKING LIST: Head Band or Beanie Head Band or Beanie
PACKING LIST: Neck Gaiter or Balaclava Neck Gaiter or Balaclava

Hands

PACKING LIST: Inner Gloves Inner Gloves
PACKING LIST: Outer Gloves Outer Gloves

Footwear

PACKING LIST: Hiking Boots
PACKING LIST: Trainers (Trekking shoes / sandals) Trainers (Trekking shoes / sandals)
PACKING LIST: Hiking Socks
PACKING LIST: Thermal Socks Thermal Socks
PACKING LIST: Gaiters Gaiters

Important Accessories

PACKING LIST: Sleeping Bag Sleeping Bag
PACKING LIST: Trekking Poles Trekking Poles
PACKING LIST: Sunglasses Sunglasses
PACKING LIST: Headlamp Headlamp
PACKING LIST: Water Bottle or Hydration Bladder Water Bottle or Hydration Bladder
PACKING LIST: Camera / Videocamera Camera / Videocamera
PACKING LIST: Notebook / Journal and Pen Notebook / Journal and Pen

Personal Gear and Medications

  • Trekking Towel:

    A small to medium sized hiking towel can come in great use. LifeVentures or Discovery provide good, quick-drying trekking towels.

  • Small Locks:

    To protect your belongings in your rucksack or duffle bag

  • Waterproof Ziplock Bags:

    These come in handy for storing important / valuable items like your money, a passport and electrical equipment

  • Isotonic Powder:

    Can be used to flavour your water nicely and helps replace electrolytes, improving energy levels and aiding water absorption. Here are some good Isotonic powdered drinks

  • Diamox:

    Also know as acetazolamide, is a medication that can be used as a prophylactic (preventative) solution for altitude sickness. It does not cure altitude sickness and should never therefore never be used as a method to continue ascending to high altitudes. It can however help prevent the onset of altitude sickness and is commonly used by high altitude climbers and trekkers.

  • General Medications:

    We recommend taking paracetamol or aspirin for headaches (a common altitude sickness symptom on the Salkantay Trek) and Imodium for diarrhoea (another common problem as food preparation can be a little unhygienic)

  • Basic First Aid Kit:

    If you are joining an organised trek, your guide will most likely be carrying a first aid kit. If you are hiking unsupported or independently then a first aid kit is a must. Here are some compact and good outdoor first aid kits: Outdoor First Aid Kits

  • Suncream / Lip balm:

    No one wants burnt skin or cracked lips! Be sure to bring 1 x suncream (SPF 30) and 1 x lip balm

  • Baby wipes:

    For quick and easy wet washe when no showers are in sight! bring 1 x baby wipes

  • Blister Plasters:

    The dreaded blisters! We recommend taking Compeed blister plasters

  • Hand Sanitizer:

    Great for disinfecting hands before and after eating, or when they get dirty during the hike

2021 Land Cost

The "Ausangate: The Challenge" can leave any day of the week, from March through January. We do not run this trek in February because rainy season & maintenance.

Total Price per person from
US$ 350.00
Required Pre-payment: per person.
US$ 200.00
Balance (Cusco): (Commonly paid in Cusco after the briefing).
US$ 150.00

This small-group journey is guaranteed to operate with just two guests.

Notice that PayPal charges a fee of 8%, which we ask the client to cover since it's due to the use of its service. This tax is just for online deposits so that you will pay the remaining in cash (the briefing day in Cusco) without charges.

lease, after your deposit, send us the transfer number to info@ausangateperu.com; only after that, we'll be able to confirm your deposit and reservation.

Extensions & Offers

There are several extensions you can include to your Peru Adventure.

  • Rainbow Mountain: US$ 80.00
  • Sacred Valley: US$ 50.00
  • City Tour: US$ 20.00

Additional Items

There are additional items you can include in this trip. Below is a quick list of prices.

  • Sleeping bag: US$ 20.00
  • Inflattable mattress: US$ 20.00
  • Walking poles (pair): US$ 20.00

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Llama in the high mountains of Ausangate

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We are committed to providing world-class trekking experiences for our guests that go way above and beyond the mass-produced tours so common today.

2 days of adventures in the Andes

We did the 2-day tour through Ausangate, the rainbow mountain, and the red valley. The tour was private, the guide Jimmy was very friendly and professional, the whole trip has well organized the food was delicious during the excursion.
I thank the travel agency for this beautiful experience, and I recommend it.

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