APU AUSANGATE
4 Days
Small Group
Bus & Hike
Ausangate trek plus Rainbow Mountain 4 days / 3 nights
For all adventurous hikers who love getting off the beaten path to discover our Andean Mountain of white snow, also considered a sacred mountain of our Andes with natural beauty, and visit our small communities, don’t miss this trek. The Ausangate trek plus Rainbow Mountain 4 days / 3 nights, is one of the best alternative treks in Cusco Peru.
Feel peaceful on our trek and know the Sacred Mountain Ausangate, you will also visit the famous Rainbow natural formation of mother earth and enjoy the Andean culture. This package of 4 days hike is a unique trek, that is surrounded by the Vilcanota Mountain range. Ausangate Glacier is (6,372/20.905ft) which is the highest mountain.
In southern Peru. With an excellent trekking area offering to travelers a combination of spectacular mountain views of snow-capped peaks, turquoise lakes, the herd of llamas, alpacas, and Quechua farming weaving communities who are still living almost like in the Inca time. We will end with the best hiking to Vinicunca the Rainbow Mountain in Peru. This trek is highly recommended for people who want to experience nature and Peruvian culture.
Show more +- Day 1: Cusco Tinki Upis hot spring.
- Day 2: Upis Campsite –Arapa Pass –Hatun Puka Coccha
- Day 3: Hatun Puka Coccha-Anantapata
- Day 4: Anantapata – Rainbow Mountain – Cusco
Day 1: Cusco Tinki Upis hot Spring
We will pick you up from your hotel early at 05:00 am on our private transport. We take a 3-hour drive through the beautiful countryside to the small Andean community of Tinqui 3900 m / 12,795ft, the starting point of our 4-day / 3-night Ausangate plus rainbow mountain trek. In Tinki, we will meet our team: professional trekking chef, and the local riders from the Tinki community who will accompany us on our Ausangate plus Rainbow Mountain Trek, 4 days/3 and nights through the impressive Ausangate Mountain and Vinicunca Rainbow Mountain.
Our first trek of three hours to the lunch place will be gradually uphill, where we will also appreciate fields of Andean agriculture, groups of llamas, baby alpacas, and other local animals, we will have impressive views of the sacred mountains of Ausangate and the Ausangate peak 6370 m / 20,898 feet. After lunch, we will continue for another 2 hours to reach our campsite Upis 4400 m/14,435ft, where we can go to visit and enjoy the medicinal hot springs before tea time and dinner.
Day 2: Upis Campsite –Arapa Pass –Hatun Puka Coccha
In the morning, we will wake you up with coca tea after the organic breakfast we will provide you with water to fill the water bottles and healthy snacks. We will continue our trek with an ascent to the Arapa pass, at 4900 m / 16,076 ft. The ascent will take approximately 3 hours. On the way we will have panoramic views of majestic valleys, Ausangate lakes of different colors, and the majestic Ausangate Glacier, spectacular views of the snow-capped peaks around the sacred Ausangate glacier and its medicinal plants and wild animals such as the Vicuña, the Andean Fox, Common Snake, Peruvian Condor.
After taking great photos we will descend for another 3 hours until we reach the lunch point, then it will take us 2 hours to reach the second camp at Puka Cocha 4600 m / 15,091ft, which is one of the most beautiful camps with a view to the Ausangate glacier and a few kilometers. The camp is installed on Lake Puka Cocha and there we will have happy hour and dinner.
Day 3: Hatun Puka Coccha-Anantapata
Wake up early with a cup of coca tea, then we will have breakfast to begin our 4-day Ausangate trek approximately 3 hours uphill until we reach the Hatun Puka Cocha pass, 4600 m / 15,091 ft. The path is steep until reaching the summit, we will enjoy the spectacular views all the way and the incredible views of the Ausangate glacier and Andean animals such as baby alpacas and llamas.
After enjoying the beautiful Andean landscape around you and taking some pictures, continue through the green valley with baby alpacas and groups of llamas grazing in the Ausangate Andes mountain range. At the end of the Ausangate walk, we will have more natural manifestations of the mountains and rainbow formations. After our delicious lunch, the afternoon is free to explore and relax in the tents and enjoy happy hour and dinner.
Day 4: Anantapata – Ausangate Trek plus Rainbow Mountain tour – Cusco
Wake up with coca tea in the Ausangate trek 4 days after early breakfast, we will start with our Ausangate trek plus Rainbow Mountain with a gradual ascent of around 1 hour to Warmisaya pass 4985 m / 16,355 ft. where we will have our first view of the impressive Rainbow Mountain in the distance. Then we will descend through the valley of the impressive Ausangate mountain until we reach the final climb to the Rainbow Mountain, 5050 m / 16,568 ft, overlooking the snow-capped peaks of the Andes Mountain range at a distance close to the famous Vinincunca Rainbow Mountain, Rainbow Mountain in Peru with a natural attraction.
Rainbown Mountain
Enjoy the views and take pictures of Rainbow Mountain, groups of llamas, Alpaca, and medicinal plants, finishing the visit to Rainbow Mountain, then we descend the valley of Rainbow Mountain, downhill until we reach the bus station, then we will drive the bus to the organic lunch point. After lunch, we will drive 3 hours back to Cusco and drop you off at your hotel around 5:00 p.m.
- Pre-departure briefing: You will meet your tour guide.
- Private Transport
- professional tour Guide: English-speaking.
- Personal tents: 2 people in each 4-people-capacity tent, to allow for higher comfort and safe keeping of backpacks.
- Camping equipment.
- Foam mats or sleeping pads: to put under your sleeping bag.
- Accommodation: in the tent.
- 1 Duffle Bag: Where you can put your personal belongings (5kilos)
- Horses and muleteers: camping equipment (tents, insulators, tables, chairs, etc.) We include your things maximum of 6 per person, who is responsible for carrying your duffel with your items. There is no additional fee for this. We will give you your duffel bag at your briefing the night before and this should be filled with the things you need for the night and the next day. You will not have access to your duffel until your campsite.
- Trekking Cook: over 3 people cook assistants.
- Meals: 3 Breakfasts, 4 Lunches, 3 dinners, (Vegetarian, vegan or special menus are available at no extra cost).
- Wake up coca tea.
- Tea time 1 hour before dinner the cooks will let on the dining table pop-corn, biscuits, coffee, chocolate, different type of teas, hot water, etc. this is because after a day of hiking many are hungry and it is a bit annoying to wait till dinner that why we provide tea time.
- Daily snacks
- One textile snack bag per person.
- Boiled water for a drink.
- 1 Pillow per person.
- Medical kit: Our crew brings the First-aid kit including an emergency oxygen bottle.
- 24-h guest service: please ask for the emergency number available during your time of visit.
- Entrance ticket to Ausangate trail
- Entrance ticket to Rainbow Mountain.
- Transport: from Rainbow Mountain Station to your hotel at Cusco (Day 4).
- We are local operators & native owners with the best native trekking team on the hike.
- Taxes.
- Sleeping Bags: (you can hire from our Company for $ 20), our sleeping bags are -18ºC-comfort (0ºF),
- Walking Sticks: you can hire from our company for $15.a pair
- Travel insurance.
- Tips for our staff: please note that our agency staff is well paid so please feel free to tip or not as you wish.
- Additional costs or delays caused by management are out of control like landscape, bad weather conditions, case of itinerary modification with a view to safety concerns, illness, change of government policy, political instability raises strikes, moment, etc.
- The first-day breakfast.
- Expenses are not mentioned in the itinerary.
- Drinks, beer, soda, etc.
- Hiking clothes and gear.
- Showers.
- Thermal baths Hot spring let us know in our agency.
- Original passport and (University, College valid student card if applicable).
- A comfortable 45 Lt trek backpack if you want to carry all your belongings.
- A comfortable 25 Lt trek backpack to carry your personal belongings of 6 Kg. (If you want to bring more than 6 kg let us know in advance, please).
- Warm sleeping bag.
- Lighter-style trekking boots with good ankle support or tough sports shoes, (light sandals or clogs are recommended to rest at campsites).
- Trekking poles with rubber tips. (Metal tips are not allowed on the trail).
- Warm clothes, and layers for variable temperatures especially at night.
- Thermal underwear can be worn in a sleeping bag or under cold conditions.
- Gloves or mittens, scarf, wool socks, woolen hat for cold nights
- T-shirts and trekking pants that zip off to short pants for comfort.
- Flashlight, head torch, and extra batteries.
- Camera and extra batteries and binoculars.
- Wear a hat with a broad visor to keep the sun off your face.
- Sunscreen and sunglasses.
- Personal medical kit, insect repellent.
- Rain Gear: a good rain jacket.
- Toiletries, toilet paper, small towels.
- 2-liter water bottle, (disposable plastic bottles are forbidden).
- Extra money for drinks on the route, Machupicchu and Aguas Calientes.
We will contact you as soon as possible, usually within 2 hours by WhatsApp and up to 24 hours by e-mail.
Thank you for your time and interest in touring with Peruvian Culture Tours.
Follow the steps below to book the tour:
- Select a day from the calendar.
- Enter the number of passengers and enter the required data.
- Enter the additional information.
- Choose the payment method.
Prices
- Adult Price: $ 455 per person.
- Student Price: $ 435 per student.
Discount:
We offer a special discount of $20 off for students. Students must have the original student card issued by the university up to 25 years of age.
About booking and payment form
Booking a TRIP (trek or by train) requires a deposit of 50% of the total price of the trip. Please note that this deposit is mandatory to buy the train and entrance tickets to Machu Picchu, all subject to availability. After your deposit and reservation are confirmed, your outstanding balance is due when you arrive in Cusco 48 hours before departure or during your briefing. If you do not pay exceptional balances before departure, you cannot participate in your scheduled trip. The final acceptance of any participant is subject to the receipt and review of all the forms, documents, and payments required.
About trip itineraries
All Peruvian Culture Tours hikes are subject to itinerary changes based on a variety of circumstances, Peruvian Culture Tours reserves the right to cancel or change any trip due to river, road, weather conditions, or political climate. We also reserve the right to cancel any trip due to client unsuitability because of age, ill health, poor fitness, intoxication, etc.
Any missed tours due to the above-listed incidences (eg weather conditions or political climate) cannot be refunded or recuperated.
The price and duration of a hiking trip will never change once registered. Payments are not refundable for itinerary changes or public land closures. If a trip is canceled due to circumstances beyond our control a trip credit equal to the full amount paid will be issued.
Change policy
If you wish to change the date of departure/ and or route of your trek after making the reservation/deposit, there will be a $50 per person fee to make the change, except if the change is made in the 48 hours prior to the trek, when the change will cost $100 per person.
Cancelations by cliente:
Cancelation of the tour once you have received a written confirmation incurs a loss of booking deposit -A non-refundable booking deposit.
- Cancelation of the tour within 45 to 22 days before the date of tour departure incurs a loss of 70% of the total tour cost.
- Cancelation of the tour within 21 to 9 days before departure incurs a loss of 80% of the total tour cost.
- Cancelation of the tour within 8 days to 48 hours before departure incurs a loss of 100% of the total tour cost.
- Peruvian Culture Tours does not take responsibility for additional costs due to unfavorable weather conditions, natural catastrophes, strikes, accidents, illness, injury, loss of personal items, etc. It is the client’s responsibility to carry insurance to cover these types of events. We reserve the right to modify or cancel the program due to any of the unforeseen conditions listed above.
Medical releases
We require medical releases for prospective guests over 70 years of age and for various circumstances such as a history of cardiovascular disease, chronic illness, and other conditions and factors.
Let know to the guides if you consume any medical tab, pill, or chronic illness to prevent any accident or emergency case, if you have the first aid kit brought for the trail will be very useful for member hikers.
Travel Insurance
For your protection, we strongly recommend the purchase of travel insurance. Travel insurance provides you with trip cancellation or interruption, travel delay, medical expenses, emergency assistance, and baggage delay coverage to protect your financial investment. Medical coverage purchased with your policy will also satisfy our requirement for health insurance.
How to book?
Reservation Form
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Travel Date
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Payments
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Important: Group service price.
Daily departures! (Minimum 2 people).
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