The Andes are one of the most snow-populated ranges of mountains that we have in Peru.
The thaw of these made to appear beautiful mountains that today are called Rainbow Mountains.
The hike to Palcoyo is an alternative for those who do not want to miss the spectacle of seeing these mountains.
You don’t need much physical effort, and you will not find too many people, get ready to see these beautiful three Rainbow Mountains
IMPORTANT:
For this hike we organize tours every day, for this reason, we recommend the passengers stay at least one whole day in Cusco to Acclimatize, this is a prerequisite to go on this tour because you start to walk over 4700mts (15420 ft) and the summit is over 4900mts (16076 ft)
A good alternative route with fewer people and less difficulty, enjoy Palcoyo the other Rainbow Mountain
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To start the hike to Palcoyo, we pick you up from your hotel around 4:00 to 4:30 a.m. then we’ll travel 02 and 1/2 hours on a minibus to Combapata where we will stop to buy some stuff you ned as water, snacks, etc.
Then, we continue 1 and 1/2 more hours passing by a beautiful landscape of the highland of Cusco, where you will find local people doing their daily life, to arrive in Palco (4700 mts. /15419 ft.) this is the trail head,
from here you can already see 2 of these mountains, then we will start the hiking, first, we walk approximately 40 minutes to arrive at the main viewpoint.
Once you arrive at the summit (Palcoyo 4900 mts. / 16076 Ft.) you will have free time to rest and to take your pictures, to the different mountains, also you can see a kind of forest of stone
then, we start to go back hiking downhill to arrive again in Palco where our transportation will be waiting for us to take us to have a comforting lunch,
then we will bring you back to Cusco again around 5:00 or 5:30 p.m. (we drop you off one block from the main square for the traffic).
This service in a GROUP TOUR means that you will do the tour with other people, This standard service has 10 to 15 participants, that doesn’t mean you have to get that quantity of people to do the tour, we have confirmed departures every day, so, If you are only one or two people do not worry, you can join some of our groups.
“BEST VALUE PER PERSON: US$ 50 US$ 35.00″
This service is an exclusive way to make this trip, where the service is very much where the service is much more personalized, prices vary according to the number of people in your group:
2 PEOPLE: US$ 119 PER PERSON
3 PEOPLE: US$ 99 PER PERSON
4 PEOPLE: US$ 81 PER PERSON
5 PEOPLE: US$ 71 PER PERSON
6 PEOPLE: US$ 66 PER PERSON
7 PEOPLE: US$ 57 PER PERSON
8 PEOPLE: US$ 55 PER PERSON
9 PEOPLE and +: US$ 50 POR PERSON
STEP 1: SEND YOUR INFORMATION
Complete the booking form down here or send data of all the travelers to info@inkatimetours.com as full name, passport number, nationality, date of birth, or a copy of passports, indicating the exact date of travel; Our privacy policies are strict, INKA TIME will use this information exclusively to nominate the reservation tickets, we never share this information with third parties.
STEP 2: MAKE A DEPOSIT
You can book and pay for the tour from our website if you are booking via email, you must choose the best way to pay and make a deposit, for this hike the payment is 100%; There are 03 ways to pay: payments via “PayPal“, with debit or credit card Visa or Mastercard (these last two options have an 8% fee), or wire money by Western Union any extra commissions or fees charged must be assumed by the customer; when you send your information you have to specify the payment method you would like to use, then when we mail you back We will send you a request for payment through the platform you chose.
STEP 3: TOUR CONFIRMATION
If you make the reservation on our website the confirmation will be automatic, if you do via email, upon receipt of all passenger(S) data and once we received information of your payment, we will send you your receipt (VOUCHER OF RESERVATION), at this moment your reservation will be guaranteed 100%. (this will be sent at most in the next 8 hours, considering our business hours GMT – 5).
We are very happy that we did the tour with this agency. Our guide Alex was very friendly and knew everything about the tour, the culture and the Quechua community. lunch was very rich and copious. The agency is on the second floor at the end of a corridor of the mall. We highly recommend it.
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I did a one day trip and the experience was amazing, highly recommend Inka Time, all staff were amazing and kept in touch throughout the journey. The guide was very... read more knowledgeable and did a great job
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We took the private 1 day tour of Machu Picchu +Wayna Picchu hike w/ Beto. He was a fantastic guide -so knowledgable and friendly. He knew all the stops, tips... read more and tricks to get us the. best photos and experience away from the crowds. Inka Time was very responsive to all our questions during booking, and also preparation leading up to the trip. The drivers showed up at the hotel and train station on time, gave us all the necessary info to prepare, and a representative met us in Cusco a few days before to provide specifics on the itinerary. We felt like we were in great hands with Inka Time and would highly recommend
I did a day trip with Inka Time to Machu Picchu! It was such a wonderful experience! They made it very easy for us at every stop, picking us up... read more or having someone wait for us. The best part of the experience was Jesus our tour guide!!! He was so knowledgeable and very fun and easy to be around. I loved learning from him and also spending the day at Machu Picchu with him! Overall great time! Thank you Inka Time!
Great Experience! We did a 3-day tour with them (Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu and Lake Humantay). Our point of contact, Veronica, was excellent and answered all our questions. Our guides... read more for all 3 days provided great insights to the history and culture of the landscape and temples, and were very nice! We booked a private tour with Elvis for Machu Picchu and it was worth the extra money.
I did a day trip with Inka Time to Machu Picchu! It was such a wonderful experience! They made it very easy for us at every stop, picking us up... read more or having someone wait for us. The best part of the experience was Jesus our tour guide!!! He was so knowledgeable and very fun and easy to be around. I loved learning from him and also spending the day at Machu Picchu with him! Overall great time! Thank you Inka Time!
Great Experience! We did a 3-day tour with them (Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu and Lake Humantay). Our point of contact, Veronica, was excellent and answered all our questions. Our guides... read more for all 3 days provided great insights to the history and culture of the landscape and temples, and were very nice! We booked a private tour with Elvis for Machu Picchu and it was worth the extra money.
From the start, Beto was fast and great at communicating with us while my friends and I were planning our trip. He answered our many questions about the different tours... read more and even remembered details about our trip since one of my friends took on the communicator role with him after I initially reached out.
Beto and Inkatime customized our tour so that we saw the Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu, and Rainbow Mountain in 3 days. Our whole time in Cusco we were taken care of with organized taxi rides from our drop off points to our accommodations. Elizabeth was great at organizing these details and communicating with us the details of our tour a day in advance. She even rode in the taxi with us to one our accommodations in Cusco when we were concerned about its location. Inkatime, Beto, and Elizabeth really took care of my friends and I during our trip to Peru.
We would highly recommend booking your tours with them and have already recommended them to our friends. When we go back to Peru, we’ll definitely be using this tour agency again.
We took the 3 days tour with all tickets and transporte included. Our tour coordinator, Elisabeth, was super good! Always taking care of us all the days of our trip.... read more This was definetely a plus! We loved the tour to the Sacred Valley and the day in Machu Picchu. The tours were given also in english which was good for my belgian boyfriend. All touristic guides very well prepared and enthousiastic for giving us the best experience. Definetely recommendable!!!
We took the 3 days tour with all tickets and transporte included. Our tour coordinator, Elisabeth, was super good! Always taking care of us all the days of our trip.... read more This was definetely a plus! We loved the tour to the Sacred Valley and the day in Machu Picchu. The tours were given also in english which was good for my belgian boyfriend. All touristic guides very well prepared and enthousiastic for giving us the best experience. Definetely recommendable!!!
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1.- I am just one person, can I join some group tour?
Yes, you can, we have departures every day, feel free to decide when to go.
2.- We don’t like to go in a big group, can we arrange a private tour?
Yes you can, our group tours go with 10 or 15 people, but if you want, you can also arrange a private tour, we have different rates for it depending on how many people you are.
3.- I will travel with my family, we have two 65 YO people, do you think, can they make it?
We had people on this tour from 50 to 65 YO, the tour has medium to hard difficulty, all depends on how custom they are to walk, the difficulty is more for the altitude, if you think they are not to fit to do it, we recommend taking a Private tour, that will be a perfect plan to do the tour quite easily and smoothly.
4.- We want to take the tour included the stone forest and the Red River, do we have enough time to do it on the same day tour?
Yes, On this tour we will go up to Palcoyo Rainbow Mountain also we will see the stone forest, the red river can be seen only in rain season.
5.- How about my luggage, can I take all my staff? if I will check out my room at my hotel?
As this tour is only for 1 day, we recommend taking only small backpacks because. The rest of your stuff you can be stored at your accommodation in Cusco, All the Hotels have storage if you book the night for your way back, you can leave your stuff there, another option is that you can take with you, in the car, we have small storage, or also you can leave your stuff in our office.
6.- How about the altitude, Are going to pass by other places higher than Cusco?
Cusco city is located at 3350 masl. (10990 Ft.) the Palcoyo rainbow mountain is located at 4900 masl. (16076 Ft.); we always recommend having at least one day in Cusco to acclimatize; altitude sickness is very different for everyone, sometimes you don’t have any problem.
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