ITINERARY
Today we will explore one of the newest and the most spectacular tourist spots in the Cusco region, the wonderful Palcoyo Rainbow Mountain known as the Little Sister of Rainbow Mountain.
Bright and early at around 4am our experienced professional guide with our van and driver will pass by your hotel. Make sure that you wait inside your hotel. From Cusco travel for around 3 hours before we arrive at Palcoyo, passing high Andes mountains like Ausangate. Before we head off on the hike enjoy a wonderfully prepared breakfast surrounded by the most magnificent mountain views.
The hike will start after you have finished your breakfast, trek through some of the best Andean landscapes you will ever encounter. View valleys, glaciers, lakes and animals such as the South American Alpacas and Llamas. See the local people going about their daily lives. Look up you may even see an Andean Condor. The trek should take around 45 minutes.
Once you have reached the summit, be amazed by what nature is capable, see the mineral stripes for what the mountain is famous. Receive some history from your informative guide, stay and take in the what nature has prepared for you.
When you have had your fill of the views, of which you will never see again, trek back down to the trailhead. Which should take around 45 minutes. Then, we get back in the van and travel for an hour before enjoying a wonderful lunch. Dine on wonderful Peruvian cuisine surrounded by the Andes.
At 1:30pm, we drive back to Cusco. All along the drive you will have amazing views of picturesque villages and expansive valleys. Finally, we drive back to your Cusco hotel, arriving around 6pm. (B,L)
