Rainbow Mountain (Palccoyo) Easier Option

Cusco, Peru

12 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Mt. Vinicunca, better-known as Rainbow Mountain, is one of Peru's top natural attractions, but getting to the top requires a challenging high-altitude hike. For an easier option with equal payoff, choose this small-group day tour to the similarly multi-colored mountain of Palccoyo. Included lunch and hotel transfers from Cusco make this tour the hassle-free option.

Discover the multicolored Rainbow Mountain alternative, Palccoyo
Hike to the summit in a small group (maximum 12 guests)
Hassle-free hotel pickup and return transfers from your Cusco accommodations
Refuel with an included lunch of Peruvian favorites

What's Included

Cusco hotel transfer
Round Trip Transport
Lunch and tea/coffee
First Aid Kit
Oxygen Shots

Tips (Voluntary)

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

We will pick you up from your hotel within the historic center of Cusco. If you are not staying within the historic center, please make sure to reach the decided pick up point at a determined hour.

Operating hours
.7:00 am

Itinerary

Centro Historico De Cusco (Pass By)

Checacupe

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Palccoyo Rainbow Mountain

5 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Palccoyo Rainbow Mountain

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Cusipata

40 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Not recommended for pregnant travelers

No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

This experience is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Reviews

4.0

based on 6 reviews

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Tour time changed last minute. Poor communication.

Christian_M, Jun 2025

We booked the 7 am tour for our family with an English guide. Reached out to this operator to confirm our tour a few days ahead of time; No response. With less than 24 hours to go I reached out to Viator, who said they would attempt to reach the operator but that I should use the contact info provided with the booking if it was urgent. There was no contact info provided. Finally, at 5:45 pm, the night before our scheduled pick up of 7 am, I was contacted via WhatsApp and told we had been moved to a 5 am tour and would be picked up sometime between 4:05 am and 4:20 am. As we were still traveling back to our hotel when I was contacted, I told them there’s no way we would be able to make a 4 am pick up and clarified we booked and paid for a 7 am tour. They responded “ We understand. Our 7:00 a.m. departure has been canceled. Because we don't have a group of at least 10 people for the 7:00 a.m. departure.” Why didn’t they reach out to say such when I attempted to contact them several days before? Why didn’t they wait until there was less than 12 hours to tell us our pick up time was moved from 7 am to 4:05 am? I told them we wouldn’t be able to make it and asked for a refund. After another hour, the tour operator finally responded saying the 7 am tour was back on, but the four if us are now going to spend the three hour one way journey in a small personal car. The driver who eventually did arrive spoke zero English, despite us booking with an English guide. Even better, we were informed we would need to pay for entrance into the park despite the fee being included with the 5 booking! I would not recommend this particular vendor and Viator would do well to never contract with them again. Very disorganized and poor customer service.

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Kathy_F, Jul 2024

Edson was our tour guide. He was amazing. He explained everything along the way and was very involved with making sure we were having a great time. Wow the mountain looks very similar to the pictures. Not quite as vibrant but unreal like nothing I have seen before

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Brigitte_B, May 2025

Très bonne excursion. Par contre 13h avant le début de l’excursion, nous avons appris que l’heure du départ était passée de 7h à 5h.(la raison donnée étant le nombre de participants insuffisants)! L’information de l’activité stipulait un maximal de 12 personnes mais nous étions 18! Un peu décevant!