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2 Days Ausangate & Rainbow Mountain Trek

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  • Duration:
    2 Days
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This amazing expedition trek is for those travelers that picture themselves trekking among glaciers, neon red desert mountains and to suddenly introduce yourself into a striking many-colored mountain “rainbow mountain” hidden deep in the Peruvian Andes. During this journey you will experience a personal close up to small community villages and witness how local people go in their daily lives living off the land and grazing their herds of llamas and alpacas on marshy areas next to different color lagoons and the shade of the majestic and imposing mountains. This route also is home of an array of wildlife including soaring condors, eagles and falcons, viscachas, Andean geese, vicuñas, pumas, and others. Enjoy this genuine off the beaten path Peruvian trekking route under the care, passion and leadership of our experienced tour guides and crew of porters, cooks & muleteers that will make your trip the most safe, pleasant and truly memorable.

  • Trip style: Trekking Adventure & Cultural Immersion.
  • Service Level: Camping
  • Duration:  2Days / 1Night
  • Physical demand rating: challenging.  Experience needed.

Itinerary

Day 1: Cusco - Ausangate Qocha – Surine Qocha

After breakfast, you’ll travel through the southern valley, along the Urubamba River. Pass through charming villages with gorgeous and sweeping views before continuing to the highland community of Quesoyoni (4,400 m. – 14,520 ft.), where you’ll meet your trekking team. The hike begins by following a small stream which brings you into the highlands where you can enjoy magnificent views of Ausangate Mountain (the highest peak in the area) and its beautiful lake. Continue to climb for about two hours, reaching the Warmisaya Pass (4,985 m. / 16,355 ft.), with an amazing view of the Vilcanota mountain chain. After the pass, descend for about an hour to our campsite close to the Surine Qocha (4,500 m. – 14,850 ft.) where you’ll spend the evening.

Trekking details:

  • Difficulty: Challenging | Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
  • Elevation: Starting Point 4,080m. / 13,385ft. Highest point. 4,985m. / 16,354ft.
  • Walking distance: 13 km. / 8.2 mi. | Time: 8 hrs. Approx.
  • Overnight: On-trail camping – Surine Qocha camp (Altitude: 4,500m / 14,763ft.)

Día 2: Rainbow Mountain & Red valley Trek

Start your day with an early breakfast to power through 1 hours more of ascent to reach Rainbow Mountain (5,036 m. – 16,618 ft.), known as Vinikunca to locals. This expedition is particularly special treat to any adventurous traveler, because the landscapes seem like taken out of a dream or a fairy tale. There are few places around the world where the world`s formation has left us such an amazing artistic mark in nature to marvel us every day. Enjoy stunning views over this unique striped mountain, with its crimson neighbor in the background and Ausangate looming overhead. Once you have taken in the views, it’s time to start the descent down the Red Valley valley. Your trek ends on arrival to Puka Mayu where you’ll board your transport back to Cuzco for a relaxing evening at leisure.

Trekking details:

  • Difficulty: Challenging | Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
  • Elevation: Starting Point 4,500m / 14,763ft. Highest point. 4,985m. / 16,354ft.
  • Walking distance: 13 km. / 8.2 mi. | Time: 7 hrs. Approx.
  • Overnight: On your own – Cusco (Altitude: 3,350m / 10,990ft.)

Includes

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What Is Included

Safety & High-Quality Service

  • Pre-departure briefing. At our office, you will meet your trekking guide and the rest of the group you will travel with and get all the important information before your expedition trip.
  • Licensed and experienced tour guide. We are fortunate to work with an extraordinary team of highly professional tour guides full of passion, inspiration, courage and success, eager to boost unforgettable travel experiences, where the spirit of travelers is accompanied by impeccable, safe and comfortable service.
  • Best trained crew of chef, waiter, tent maker and muleteers. You will meet them before your expeditions trek. Our team is highly trained and do an extraordinary job. They will spoil and look after you for the duration of the entire trek tour.
  • One duffle bag. You will be provided one duffle bag for your personal belongings for the duration of the trek (Maximum weight 6 kg. / 13.2 lbs.)
  • Quality camping equipment. You will have spacious sleeping tents, dinning and kitchen tent, as well as tables, chairs, lamps, portable toilet tent and all necessary utensils.
  • Extras included in your tour pack. We are convinced that small details are important in your comfort and travel experience, therefore, you will have a worm sleeping bag and liner, inflatable sleeping pad and pillow, hot water bottle and solar lamp for your tent.
  • First aid kit, oxygen tank and short-wave radios. Our team of guides are trained in first aids and wilderness emergencies. We hold mandatory training sessions yearly in February. Your guide will always carry a first aid kid and oxygen tank to face any emergency related with altitude sickness, travelers’ diarrhea, scrapes, cuts, and others. Evacuations, if necessary, will happen as soon as possible to the nearest medical center.
  • 24/7 customer service. We have a great commitment to provide the best support to your travel experience.

Meals

  • 2 breakfast, 2 lunches and 1dinners. Our talented mountain chefs will cook for you a healthy, nutritious and delicious dishes that you will get overwhelmed with the flavor and presentation. We respect all diets (vegetarians, vegan or special menus are available at no cost), so just let us know if you have any particular allergies or restrictions. Our travelers love our food!
  • Snacks on the trail and one cloth snack bag. Every day, before start your trek, the crew will provide fresh fruit, nuts, cookies and sweets for your trek. Your guide will provide one cloth snack bag to use it for the snacks you will be provided daily. In order to avoid contamination of the environment we avoid the usage of plastic bag.
  • Water on the trail. You will be provided with filtered, boiled and cooled water along the duration of your trek and can refill your bottles at every meal stop. We highly recommend to bring with you a camel bag, canteen or bottle of 2 liters capacity.
  • Wake up tea/coffee. Each morning at campsite you will be woke up, by our outstanding team, with a cup of coffee or coca tea or simply a delicious hot chocolate and enjoy the early morning view from inside your tent.
  • Tea time or happy hour. Get spoiled every day in the afternoon, before dinner, with hot drinks, popcorn, biscuits/cookies, fried wantons filled with fruits, Jam, butter, etc.
  • Health & environmental care. Our priority is your enjoyment and comfort; therefore, we are very strict following sanitary care standards in the manipulation of ingredients, preparation of your meals, disinfection of utensils, water and toilet tent. Hand sanitizer, bucket of water, soap and towels are supply to wash hands before each meal. All garbage produced along the journey and portable toilet treatments are returned to Cusco city.

Transportation service.

  • Private Car/van. Get transferred from your hotel to trailhead on day 1 and from end of trail to your hotel on day 2.
  • Private horses/mules. All camping equipment, food and your duffel bags (with maximum 6 kg. / 13.2 lbs.) will be carry by mules/horses on days 1 and 2. You only carry your day pack.
  • Emergency horse. This is in case someone needs an extra help along the journey because exhaustion, altitude sickness, travelers’ diarrhea or to get evacuated, if necessary, until meet a car / medical center.

Accommodation service

  • 2 nights on – trail Camping. The accommodation is based on double capacity tent on day 1. For your comfort 2 people sleep in 3-person capacity ten. A single tent supplement is available upon request.

Entrance tickets and permits

  • Entrance tickets for Ausangate and Rainbow Mountain
  • Campsite and community villages pass fees along the trail

Not includes

What Is Not Included

  • Day 2 dinner
  • Hiking poles. They are optional but encouraged (rentals available from Ukumari Expeditions: $5 a pair per day)
  • Tipping is completely optional based on your comfort level and satisfaction, however any extra is always welcome. Our entire team is fairly compensated for their service.
  • Others not mentioned in the program & events beyond our control.

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