Rainbow MountainTrek 1N 2D

This trek takes you past snow-capped mountains, turquoise lakes, glacial peaks, colorful striated mountains, and incredible flora and fauna! The Rainbow Trek is a new route located in the high Andes and traverses the incredibly colorful Vinicunca or Rainbow Mountains. This multi-day hike is tucked away in a well-hidden section of the Vilcanota Mountain range. Surrounded by glacial mountains, this route treks in the shadow of the highest mountain in the Cusco Region, Ausangate ( 6300m). This is a true off the beaten path wilderness trek – above the tree line with incredible views of the Andes and glacial peaks. The Rainbow Mountains or Vinicunca Mountains are composed of stratified layers of sandstone. These fine-grained rock layers contain large amounts of iron and other minerals which give the mountains the various colored stripes. Along your journey you’ll see turquoise lakes, glacial mountains, llamas, alpacas, chinchillas, and maybe even a wild vicuña and condors.

It is essential to be properly acclimatized for this hike, spending at least two or three days in Cusco (or equivalent altitude) before starting. The campsites are at high elevations and therefore will be quite cold in the evenings.