The 15 Best Rainbow Mountain Tours from Cusco

Cusco: Rainbow Mountain Tour and Red Valley Hike (Optional) - The 1.5-hour hike to Vinicunca

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 149 reviews · from $29Our pick

Review of Cusco’s Rainbow Mountain tour, with sunrise departure, Andean scenery, meals, hiking advice, costs, and Red Valley safety notes.

“This company is fantastic! They offered breakfast and lunch, and their tour guide was very knowledgeable and helpful. The mountain hike was not too difficult, but the high altitude presented some challenges. Overall, it was a great experience, thanks to the good service and guidance provided by Kantu peru tours and the guide "Gorky". I would recommend it to others looking for an enjoyable and informative trip.”

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Private Rainbow Mountain Full Day Tour from Cusco

2.Private Rainbow Mountain Full Day Tour from Cusco

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 129 reviews · 12 hours (approx.) · from $119Top rated

Review of a private Rainbow Mountain tour from Cusco, with early pickup, meals, guide support, Red Valley views, costs, and practical tips.

“Edgar,dionel and honorato made this experience amazing. They picked us up on time, made sure to give us cultural references and ensure we were all safe !! Highly recommend”

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Cusco: Full-Day Rainbow Mountain & Red Valley Trekking Tour

3.Full-Day Rainbow Mountain & Red Valley Trekking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 121 reviews · 1 day · from $145

Trek to Peru’s Rainbow Mountain and Red Valley from Cusco with meals, transport, a bilingual guide, and high-altitude views.

“Escursione? Sostanzialmente è stato un servizio di transfer. Nessuna spiegazione dalla guida che non ci ha seguiti durante il tragitto. Inoltre, si è persa un turista causando un ora di ritardo a tutto il gruppo. Infine, non è stato dato il tempo per visitare la red valley.”

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From cusco: Rainbow Mountain ATV Tour with meals

4.Rainbow Mountain ATV Tour with meals

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 121 reviews · 10 - 12 hours · from $65

Ride an ATV to Rainbow Mountain from Cusco, beat the crowds, enjoy two meals, and see Ausangate scenery for $65 plus the entrance fee.

“We had so much fun today! The logistics were perfectly arranged, the buffet brekkie&lunch are quite delicious and full of choices! ATV was so fun and we were on the rainbow mountain just before bigger crowds came! Just that the pick up time wasn’t too well communicated (signed up for 4am pick up but no news until 3:40am this morning). Other than that, a day full of good memories”

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Rainbow Mountain & Red Valley Premium Tour with picnic

5.Rainbow Mountain & Red Valley Premium Tour with picnic

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 102 reviews · 12 hours (approx.) · from $190

Review of Cusco’s Rainbow Mountain and Red Valley tour, with breakfast, picnic lunch, hotel transport, guides, costs, hiking tips, and honest drawbacks.

“Our guide, Jose, our meals and the staff who helped prep everything — our entire experience was AMAZING. This was the best time we had during our trip. It could not have been better.”

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From Cusco: Rainbow Mountain Trek

6.Rainbow Mountain Trek

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 98 reviews · 16 hours · from $61

Trek from Cusco to Rainbow Mountain at 5,020 meters with breakfast, lunch, guides, alpacas, Ausangate views, and small-group transport.

“Es war ein guter Ausflug, allerdings habe ich die Beschreibung missverstanden, ich dachten wandert ca.3 h hin un 2 h zurück, es waren aber nur 3h insgesamt zum Wandern. Außerdem hat mir die Information gefehlt, dass man zum red valley auch noch gehen kann für 30 Soles zusätzlich. Hätte gerne mehr Zeit gehabt am Vinicunca und Red Valley. Ansonsten hat aber alles gepasst.”

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Private Palccoyo Rainbow Hike Without the Crowds

7.Private Palccoyo Rainbow Hike Without the Crowds

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 86 reviews · 12 hours (approx.) · from $199

Escape the crowds on a Palccoyo Rainbow Mountain hike from Cusco, with alpacas, three colorful peaks, meals, and a small group.

“We had a fantastic time exploring Palcoyo, thanks to our experienced guide, Jesús Carrion. The tour started promptly, and Jesús took great care of us throughout the day. Although the walk to Palcoyo, also known as the alternative Rainbow Mountain, was relatively easy and moderate, the high altitude of 4900m caused my husband to feel short of breath. Jesús made a concerted effort to ensure his well-being while also keeping an eye on the rest of the group. Compared to Vinicunca, Palcoyo was noticeably less crowded, and it offered breathtaking views of three rainbow mountains, the red valley, and the stone forest. Unfortunately, we had to skip the stone forest…”

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Full Day Rainbow Mountain & Red Valley View Point Tour from Cusco

8.Full Day Rainbow Mountain & Red Valley View Point Tour from Cusco

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 75 reviews · 14 hours (approx.) · from $98

Hike Rainbow Mountain and Red Valley from Cusco with breakfast, lunch, transport, and a guide, while preparing for altitude and a long day.

“Our guide was Alfredo and it was just me and my wife for the hike as others had cancelled the trip at the last moment. We had a very good experience hiking up the rainbow mountain. We learnt a lot of things on the way about different plantations and animals around the area. About the glaciers and lots more.”

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Rainbow Mountain Full-Day Tour from Cusco + Small Group!

9.Rainbow Mountain Full-Day Tour from Cusco + Small Group!

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 73 reviews · 13 hours (approx.) · from $116

Review of Cusco’s Rainbow Mountain tour: a demanding 13-hour day with buffet meals, bilingual guide, transport, and huge Andean views.

“We opted to visit Palccoyo , the lesser known Rainbow Mountain. The hike is a bit shorter and easier, but you still reach 5000 m. I recommend this hike, his particular mountain, if you are unsure if you can do the longer hike in this altitude. It is a very beautiful hike and a must-do.”

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Rainbow Mountain Tour

10.Rainbow Mountain Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 72 reviews · 1 day (approx.) · from $90

Review of Cusco’s Rainbow Mountain tour, with altitude tips, itinerary, costs, group size, guide notes, and practical booking advice.

“The views were spectacular, definitely worth the hike. Our guide from Vidal Expeditions was fantastic. I highly recommend them. Make sure to spend a day or two in Cusco before this trek.”

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Rainbown mountain cusco 1 Day

11.Rainbown mountain cusco 1 Day

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 72 reviews · 12 hours (approx.) · from $27Best value

Review of Cusco’s Rainbow Mountain day tour, with a 5,000-meter hike, meals, transport, costs, timing, and practical tips.

“Being woken up 15 minutes before our alarm since guide wanted to pick us up 30 minutes before 5 am scheduled start. After that everything was 5 star. Hiking is from 13800 to 15400 so be prepared to go slow or ride the horse. Crowds were huge but it was Pride Month at Rainbow Mountain.”

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Colorful Mountain In The Cusco Region

12.Colorful Mountain In The Cusco Region

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 71 reviews · 12 hours (approx.) · from $45

Review of Cusco’s Vinicunca Mountain tour, with dawn pickup, breakfast, guided hike, meals, altitude advice, costs, and booking tips.

“Great experience we liked Jefferson our tour guide!! But we had no idea how long of a walk up a steep mountain it was; no joke!!!! Many people had headaches 17,100 feet high is serious. Prepárate bien y trae bloqueador y pastillas para dolor de cabeza y una grande botella de agua o dos botellas.”

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From Cusco: Mountain of colors and red valley on ATVs

13.Mountain of colors and red valley on ATVs

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 66 reviews · 11 hours · from $68

Ride an ATV through Peru’s Red Valley, hike to Rainbow Mountain, and enjoy breakfast and lunch on an 11-hour trip from Cusco.

“We had so much fun! Beautiful views, so much fun on the quads, and delicious breakfast and lunch. Watching other groups hike up the rainbow mountains and struggling with the altitude made me very glad we booked this alternative which was also way more fun. Highly recommend!”

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Vinicunca Rainbow Mountain Full-Day Tour from Cusco

14.Vinicunca Rainbow Mountain Full-Day Tour from Cusco

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 66 reviews · 16 hours (approx.) · from $99

Review of the Vinicunca Rainbow Mountain tour from Cusco, with a 4 km high-altitude hike, meals, transport, and practical booking advice.

“This was an incredible experience! The hike is challenging, but totally doable, you just have to take your time - our guide was extremely patient with us, and allowed each person in the group to move at their own pace. She even walked my wife down to the basecamp when she was not feeling well, and then made her way back up to meet us as we were making our descent. Totally worth the trip!”

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PRIVATE Palccoyo Rainbow Mountain tour

15.PRIVATE Palccoyo Rainbow Mountain tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 65 reviews · 11 hours (approx.) · from $225

Review of the private Palccoyo Rainbow Mountain tour from Cusco, with high-altitude views, alpacas, lunch, transport, costs, and tips.

“This mountain area is spectacular. It perhaps should be known as Rainbow Mountain 2 as it is not the one of instagram fame but I believe this experience far surpasses that one from what I’ve heard. This is a an amazing area with terraced mountains, free Alpaca roaming and painted mountains. It surpasses my expectation. I would recommend this trip to anyone if nature is what you’re after and not a tourist nightmare;) Be aware that It is remote and gravel road for a large part of it. A shout out to Jenny our guide and Luis our driver. They were both charming, easygoing and excellent.”

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