About this experience
This tour follows the only route to Rainbow Mountain where you can choose between hiking or taking an optional motorcycle with a local driver.
Upon arrival at the starting point, you can decide which option best suits your comfort and energy level.
At a glance
- Duration: 11 hr–12 hr
Plan your experience
Set aside 11 hr–12 hr for the experience itself, with additional time to reach your meeting or pickup point.
Before you go
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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What is included
- Professional bilingual tour guide (English and Spanish)
- Hotel pickup from Cusco’s historic center
- Hot drinks: coffee, coca tea, and muña tea
- Breakfast and buffet lunch
- Oxygen tank and first-aid kit
- Round-trip Tourist transportation
Not included
- Entrance ticket to the Rainbow Mountain S/30 Soles on site
- Optional Motorcycle with driver available on site S/ 90 soles
Itinerary and highlights
START
Your adventure begins with an early morning pickup from your hotel or accommodation in Cusco. Travel through the Peruvian Andes, passing mountain landscapes, local villages, and high-altitude valleys.
Stop for breakfast before continuing toward our Rainbow Mountain Hiking & Motorcycle Point, where the main experience begins.
EXPERIENCE
From here we are in the Peruvian Andean landscapes until arrive to the Rainbow Mountain. Here decide hike or hire local motorcycle driver man, who though private special road will take us to the top of the mountain in 8 minutes, Skipping the 2.3 km step hiking path and reaching the Mountain with very easy. Now it’s time to enjoy the Rainbow Mountain with all the energy and take the best photos.
Satisfied with all the experience we take again our Motorcycle to get back to our transport, although if you want to involve more you can walk the way back down path which is very easy and relaxing.
Our tour its designed for everyone, even if you are hiker or non-hiker, teenager or adult or advanced age person reach the rainbow mountain without effort, without hiking.
NOTE: Motorcycle cost it’s not included in tour price.
RETURN TO CUSCO
After all the exiting tour we have our lunch before return to Cusco. Our tour ends in the city center (main Square Cusco) between 4:30 -5:00 PM
Meeting and pickup information
- Next to the Church of the Society of Jesus. If your hotel doesn’t appear or you haven’t decided yet, please add it in the “Special requirements” section so we can arrange an easier pick-up point or update it later.
- We pick you up at your hotel or Airbnb; if tourist vehicle access is restricted in some areas, we may ask you to walk a few minutes to a nearby meeting point for the van. We contact all travelers 24 hours in advance via the WhatsApp number provided, sharing helpful travel tips and the exact pickup time. Don’t worry about the entrance tickets—just bring the suggested amount of (S/30 in cash per person and S/90 for Motorcycle untill the top)
Languages and tickets
- English — Guide
- Spanish — Guide
- Mobile Only
Tour operator
- MC Peru Expeditions
Accessibility and practical details
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Not recommended for travelers who are pregnant, have back problems, or have serious medical conditions.
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Questions about this experience
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What are the pickup arrangements?
We contact all travelers 24 hours in advance via the WhatsApp number provided, sharing helpful travel tips and the exact pickup time.
Don’t worry about the entrance tickets—just bring the suggested amount of (S/30 in cash per person and S/90 for Motorcycle untill the top)
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