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A U S A N G A T E RAINBOW MOUNTAIN 3 D A Y S | 2 N I G H T S DESCRIPTION Get ready to discover the magic and the impressive colours of the Rainbow Mountain of Peru, also known as Let yourself be enveloped by this surreal landscape in the Andes of Peru in the company of the best adventure travel Vinicunca. This great spectacle of nature is located in the Vilcanota mountain range, near the highest snow-capped specialists in the city. Imagine that a mountain covered in intense colors appears in front of your eyes: magenta, peak in the Cusco region, the Apu Ausangate (6,350 masl / 20,833 fasl) considered an important sacred deity for the turquoise, yellow. It’s not a dream, it’s a true natural wonder! So get ready for an amazing trip on a route not yet Andean cosmovision. From pre-Inca mes unl today, this mountain has been a place of worship and offering. saturated by travelers. The Ausangate and Rainbow Mountain Trek 3D offer you an unforgeable experience relavely quickly. You will travel deserted roads and deep valleys. You’ll enjoy the company of herds of alpacas and llamas while you contemplate crystalline lagoons at the foot of this imposing sacred mountain. In addion, you’ll challenge your physical resistance to reach the majesc Rainbow Mountain. HOME FULL ITINERARY INCLUDED | NOT INCLUDED BEFORE YOU GO TERMS & CONDITIONS DAY BY DAY 1 2 3 DAY DAY DAY Cusco | Upis - Pampa Arapa Pampa Arapa | Abra de Pukaqocha - Anantapata Anantapata | Rainbow Mountain - Cusco Upis Pukaqocha Pass Rainbow Mountain Pampa Arapa Anantapata HOME FULL ITINERARY INCLUDED | NOT INCLUDED BEFORE YOU GO TERMS & CONDITIONS FULL ITINERARY Ausangate and Rainbow Mountain 3 Days 1 F E A T U R E D D E S T I N A T I O N O F T H E D A Y DAY ARAPA Pass AUSANGATE TREK & 3 DAYS 2 N I G H T S 1 Cusco | Upis - Pampa Arapa R A I N B O W M O U N T A I N DAY Upis Pampa Arapa Meals: Accommodaon: Difficulty: Walking Distance: Camp Elevaon: Breakfast, lunch, dinner, Camps Moderate 6.21 miles 4600 m / 15091 and snacks. t 5:00 am we will stop by your hotel to pick you up and transfer you in our private van for 3 hours to the starng point of our trek in the town of Upis. There you’ll enjoy the first breakfast Aprepared by our chef and you’ll be able to contemplate an amazing landscape. Aer a short me, we’ll start this excing adventure. We’ll gradually ascend during the first 3 hours towards the place where we have lunch. During the journey we’ll be able to observe the majesc Ausangate Mountain in the distance. We will be waing for you at our first stop with a hot herbal tea and then you can saate yourself with a delicious lunch. You’ll have me to take a short rest before connuing our tour. The last poron of the trek is a gradual ascent for 2 hours unl you reach the camp where you’ll arrive at approximately 5:00 pm. You’ll be at the very foot of the mighty Ausangate Mountain! From there, you’ll have the opon of taking a short tour to succumb to the beauty of a glacial lake. It will be the perfect opportunity to enjoy the scenery without any other tourist. When you return you can serve yourself chocolate or coffee and, later, dinner will be ready. HOME FULL ITINERARY INCLUDED | NOT INCLUDED BEFORE YOU GO TERMS & CONDITIONS 2 F E A T U R E D D E S T I N A T I O N O F T H E D A Y DAY PUKACOCHA Lake AUSANGATE TREK & 3 DAYS 2 N I G H T S 2 Pampa Arapa | Abra de Pukaqocha - Anantapata R A I N B O W M O U N T A I N DAY Pukaqocha Pass Anantapata Meals: Accommodaon: Difficulty: Walking Distance: Camp Elevaon: Breakfast, lunch, dinner, Camps Challenging 7.45 miles 4650 m / 15252 and snacks. e’ll wake you up very early with a hot cup of coca leaf tea that will help you acclimaze and start the day in the best way possible. As soon as you open your tent door, you’ll get to Wobserve the magical lights of dawn on the huge glacier. Then we’ll enjoy the delicious and nutrious breakfast. Our walk will start uphill for 1 hour towards the Arapa Pass (4,800 masl / 15,744 fasl). Along the way you’ll be able to see an amazing eroded mountain, beauful high Andean valleys, and, if you’re lucky, the majesc flight of the condor. In addion, you can vibrate with the beauty of several glacial lagoons such as Yanaqocha (black lagoon) or Pukaqocha (red lagoon). Take advantage of these locaons to take some great photos. Later we’ll descend for 2 hours to the lunch spot and then ascend for 1.5 hours to the Pukaqocha Pass (5,000 masl /16,400 fasl) where you’ll be able to appreciate a new angle of the sacred mountain of Ausangate, as well as the endless Vilcanota mountain range. From there 2 more hours walking await us on the descent to Anantapata (4,650 masl / 15,252 fasl) where our camp is located. There we will greet you with a hot drink. What a dream day! Before a deserved night of rest, you’ll enjoy the dinner prepared by our chef and his assistant. HOME FULL ITINERARY INCLUDED | NOT INCLUDED BEFORE YOU GO TERMS & CONDITIONS 3 F E A T U R E D D E S T I N A T I O N O F T H E D A Y DAY RAINBOW Mountain AUSANGATE TREK & 3 DAYS 2 N I G H T S 3 Anantapata | Rainbow Mountain - Cusco R A I N B O W M O U N T A I N DAY Rainbow Mountain Red Valley Meals: Difficulty: Walking Distance: Highest Elevaon: Breakfast and lunch. Challenging 7.45 miles 5020 m / 16469 oday we’ll also get up early to start our adventure. Aer having breakfast we’ll head to explore the famous Vinicunca, or Rainbow Mountain. We’ll start ascending for 1 hour to the pass located Tat 5,000 masl / 16,400 fasl. From here, you will get the first view of the spectacular Rainbow Mountain; a landscape taken from the most hallucinated dreams imaginable! Aer a short break, we’ll connue descending for about 25 minutes to the flaest secon of the trail. We sll have 1 hour to walk. Once we reach the Vinicunca Mountain we’ll have me to enjoy this spectacular scenery before it fills up with tourists. Here our guide will explain why these mountains are so special. Its impressive colour display is due to sedimentary layers of minerals that were exposed by erosion. Remember that this type of phenomenon can only be seen in two places around the world: Peru and China. Take advantage of your me to connect with the energy of the mountains. Aer having enjoyed this surreal landscape we will walk for 2 hours to the lunch spot where a van will be waing for us. The 3-hour journey will end at the door of your hotel. HOME FULL ITINERARY INCLUDED | NOT INCLUDED BEFORE YOU GO TERMS & CONDITIONS INCLUSIONS Included / Not Included WHAT IS INCLUDED? High Quality Service & Safety Pre-departure briefing Water You will meet your tour guide and group in our office for an orientaon before your tour. The From the first lunch to the last breakfast, Salkantay Trekking will provide you with all the water you meeng will be at 5:00 PM the evening before the trip begins. need. We will provide boiled water, filtered, and cooled. You need to bring a camel bag or an empty Experienced Guide bole. We recommend a capacity of 2 liters. You’ll be able to fill your boles during each meal. All our guides are graduates of the professional career of Tourism of the Naonal University San Wake up tea Antonio Abad of Cusco. Our guides are chosen for their professionalism, experience, responsibility, Every morning at the campsite, you will be woken up with a cup of coca tea! Our staff will provide seriousness, unbridled passion for exploring, and a desire to share in the experience. They’ll make you the tea in your tent so that you will be warm from inside out before you start your day. sure you are safe and happy. Tea me or Happy Hour Camping Equipment Every aernoon before dinner, the cooks will provide popcorn, biscuits, coffee, hot chocolate, teas, Salkantay Trekking uses the best equipment to ensure your safety and comfort. Every two people will hot water, etc. Aer a long day of hiking, you will not have to wait unl dinner to relax, warm-up, and share Eureka Timberline tents or Mountain Hard Wear Tents with capacity for four people. Also, enjoy a bite to eat! you’ll have a spacious dining tent where you can enjoy your food without problems. Snacks on the trail daily Medical Kit Before starng your trekking, our tour leader will provide you a Cloth bag with local fruits, biscuits, All Salkantay Trekking guides have received specialized training in first aid. We hold mandatory chocolate, caramels, etc. We will give this snack to you at the beginning of each day in your cloth training sessions with our guides every February.