Ausangate Cocha + Rainbow Mountain Trek – 2 Days

Come and join us on this hike to Ausangate Cocha plus Rainbow Mountain Trek – 2 Days, we offer it as an alternative trek to the popular Humantay lake trek, since the Ausangate Mountain has the stunnig blueish green glacier lake too, and the hike to this lake will be less harder than the Humantay lake, this is because the path we hike is mostly flat.

The Ausangate Lake is located in the district of Pitumarca, province of Canchis in the Cusco Region, it can be trekked in 1, 2 or more days, It is over 4.700 m.a.s.l. Also gives you a good view of the Ausangate massif Mountain. We recommend you acclimatize for at least a few days in Cusco before attempting this hike.

The scenery in Ausangate to Rainbow Mountain are beyond words, the views while trekking are ones that will take your breath away, if you love trekking you should choose this trek because you will not be disappointed. You won’t lose any weight with us! our Master Chef will prepare really good food for you.

If you missed out the Inca or Salkantay Treks, we highly recommend you Ausangate to Rainbow Mountain trek.

At the agreed time, we will pick you up from your hotel in Cusco, then we will drive to Tacurani for approximately 3 hours, where our chef will prepare us a delicious breakfast to begin our impressive walk. Here, our guide will introduce you to our chef and driver, who will be part of your family during these 2 days of hiking.

Once we are finished with breakfast, we head towards the highest mountain in Cusco (Ausangate), the first 30 min will be gradually uphill and after we have 1 hour flat untill we reach the Ausangate Lake (Ausangate Qocha), on the way we will see thousands of alpacas that belongs to the local people from the area.

You will have plenty of time to spend at this lake, you will see how this lake keeps its turquoise color as it has the Humantay lake in the Salkantay route, the color is because of higth consentracion of minerals that abound in this lake that is a gift from our nature mother.

After we back to the starting point by the same trail which will be pretty much easier, since we hike all the way down for 1 hour, at arrival time we will enjoy our buffet lunch prepared by our Master Chef, then we drive back to the community of Hanchipacha which will be our campsite for this nigth.

Tee will be served at around 5:00 pm and 1.5 hours later you will enjoy dinner.

Today is the day we go to rainbow mountain, to be the first ones there we will need to wake you up a bit early, this is because we like to beat the crowds, so we will wake you up at around 4:00 am to then have an early breakfast, after we drive to the Labramani (30 min), which will be the starting point of our hike to the rainbow mountain.

It will be 1 hour hiking to reach the summit, and see the rainbow mountain and the most surprise will be the only ones at the top at least for a while, and then it will start to get really busy because of the day tours. After we will continue to hike the the unknown red valley to the one that is on the left side of rainbow mountan.

The route to the red valley is very new, it takes 40 min hiking gradually up, once you reach the top, it will be mind blowing for you. Our tour leader will explaing you all about this amazing mountains. Later on, we back to the starting point of our hike to take our transport who will take us back to the lunch spot.

Afterwards we drive back to Cusco for about 3 hours and drop you off at the main gate of your hotel.

Arrival time is around 5pm.

• Pre trek-briefing (briefing at the Hotel / Office).
• Pick up / Drop off hotel Cusco.
• Roundtrip private transportation.
• English / Quechua / Spanish professional guide speak.
• Second Tour Guide over 12 people.
• Local food service (2 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 1 Dinner, snacks).
• Vegetarian and free gluten food for no extra cost.
• First-aid kit including emergency oxygen bottle.
• Entrance fee to Ausangate and Rainbow Mountain.
• Master Chef.
• Dining equipment including portable chairs and tables.
• 1 Duffel bag to carry all your clothes.
• Tents – 2 people in a 4 person tent, which allows for greater comfort and storage of backpacks.
• Thermarest air-inflate Comfortable sleeping Mattress.
• Portable environmental Biodegradable toilet (The Pett).
• Camping spots fees.

• Extra expenses.
• Dinner – Day 2.
• Travel and health insurance (bring copies with you please).
• Sleeping bags (it can be rented from us for US$ 15 for the entire trip).
• Walking sticks (it can be rented from us for US$ 10 for the entire trip).

• A travel insurance card is essential.
• Rain gear (jacket and pants) or poncho. Plastic ponchos can be purchased for about $ 2 in Cusco.
• Sleeping bag.
• Walking sticks.
• Strong footwear waterproof trekking boots are recommended. Extra socks are a must.
• Warm clothes, including jacket, fleeces, gloves, scarf, and knit / tour beanie. Thermal clothing is also recommended, especially for sleeping.
• Flashlight and extra batteries.
• Camera, films, and batteries.
• Hat or cap to protect you from sun, rain, and cold.
• Sunblock.
• Toilet paper.
• Snacks: biscuits, energy bars, chocolate, raw fruits, muesli, etc.
• Non-disposable canteen (Nalgene type) and water for the first morning.
• Your own special medicines you may need, paracetamol, second skin blisters, etc.
• Cash – sufficient for snacks, tips, and souvenirs.
• Eager and adventurous spirit to enjoy your hike.

We also offer a special service only for you or your group, you have the power to choose the size of your group and the date of departure, we will never add other people since it will be organized only for you.

Our Ausangate Cocha + Rainbow Mountain private service, includes additional items such as:

• Extra Horse to ride (Only for any emergency).
• North Face 4 season tents.
• Sleeping bag / Silk Liner included.
• 02 Waking Poles per person.
• 1 Duffel Bag to carry all your sleeping bags, self-inflating pad, as well as your clothes.
• Tour Guide to explore Rainbow Mountain and Red Valley all day. And of course, we pay a little more to our Staff and Guide.
• Private round trip transportation.

We offer 3 kinds of service, each with different price ranges and you can book in any of these services according to your convenience, we just need you to be a minimum of 02 people to organize your trip on the date that suits you, all our services are 100 % guaranteed.

We are a direct TOUR OPERATOR that never passes clients to other agencies as most agencies do it here in Cusco to save operating costs with poor quality.

We will make the trip even if there are only 02 people in your group.

Is there toilet facilities?
Yes, there will be a toilet at campsite.

What is the maximum Altitude we hike on this tour?
Maximum altitude will be 5,036m (Rainbow Mountain).

What if i suffer from altitude sickness?
Our tour guide is professional, he will treat you accordingly with the oxygen tank, we always provide oxigyn tank for this kind of tour.