Take the Rainbow mountain tour on horseback and avoid the exausting hike. Top Peru trips offers this great tour option for Vinicunca Mountain Peru. As you go with direction to Vinicunca, you will get mind-blowing views of the area of Ausangate. So riding a horse will let you arriving there and explore the stunning Vinicunca. In addition you will find a perfect blend of nature and culture of the Andes.
On this day trip to Vinicunca Peru you will see the authentic Andean villages, inhabited by the native Quechua people. As well as you get to see in our Rainbow Mountain trek full day.
This amazing Rainbow Mountain trip by horseback, is the easiest day tour to the Rainbow Mountains; especially for those who are not fit enough to hike in the high elevation (4650m to 5100m). Likewise travelers with physical limitations or any other problem can still travel to the Rainbow Mountain tour on horseback.
To begin the trip, we will pick you up from the hotel at 4:30am and then drive through the South Valley of Cusco. The car ride to arrive at Llaqto (4,650 m / 14,889 ft.) is approx. for 3 hours. On the way to the trail-head you will stop for a delicious breakfast. Then you continue to the last bus parking place, moreover at this point there is a very unique mountain scenery.
After our arrival to the bus park, we will take with us some essential items and go to the horse station, a local person will get you on the horse. During the horse ride, you will observe some alpacas and llamas on the hillsides. This area is home of numerous indigenous Quechua people. So they are herders of those animals. As we go to the Rainbow Mountain, we will have some great views of ice-glaciers.
After 1 hours of horseback ride we will arrive near to the spectacular colorful Mountains (5,100 m / 16,500 ft.) Then you need to walk the last 25 minutes to reach out the lookout. Of course, you will have amazing views on the way to the top. As soon as you get the summit there will be amazing views of this natural wonder, as well as the places around it.
After to enjoy the Majestic of the Rainbow Mountains. You will head back down to the horse station, so you can begin your return to the bus parking place. In the afternoon after having lunch we will drive for 3 hours to come back to Cusco, then we can dropp you off around 4pm.
