Rainbow Mountain Travel Package 3 Days

Explore the Sacred Valley and board the train to Aguas Calientes in the afternoon.

We start the trip from the city of Cusco at 07:00 in the direction of Taray in the Sacred Valley. TARAY is a natural balcony to observe the valley with the Andes mountain range and the traditional populations along the Urubamba River. PISAC: The panoramic views of the Inca ruins of Pisaq on the agricultural platforms are spectacular when walking through them and exploring the different archaeological sites that comprise it. After visiting Pisac Inca, we drive to the TRADITIONAL MARKET OF PISAC to buy souvenirs or take many photos of conventional handicrafts while walking through the typical streets with “30 minutes of free time”.

We continue the Journey through the Sacred Valley along the Urubamba River to OLLANTAYTAMBO. The archaeological site of Ollantaytambo is located in the middle of three valleys, facilitating the control of the area. You surprise every visitor when walking along the Inca trails and visiting the Ollantaytambo temples that make them up. After the guided tour of Ollantaytambo, we must quickly go to the train station to board the train service. The tourist train leaves on time, so we must be at the indicated time. After the train ride, we will go to our HOTEL to rest and prepare to explore Machu Picchu the next day.

The site to visit:

• VISIT PISAC INCA
• VISIT COLONIAL PISAC
• VISIT OLLANTAYTAMBO INCA

Lunch: Box lunch “We bring a box lunch because the train service departs from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes early in the afternoon; as a result, we save time by doing so.”

Train service information: [Outbound Journey]

The 02-star hotel arranged by Kondor Path Tours

During the morning guided visit to Machu Picchu, in the afternoon, return to Cusco.

After a breakfast buffet at our hotel, our tour guide shows up to pick up the visitors and take them to the bus station. As soon as we board the bus for the “30-minute trip,” we reach Machu Picchu’s main entrance.

To enter Machu Picchu, we present our original passport and entrance ticket. We enter the seventh wonder of the world to head towards the house of the Inca watchman to have the best panoramic view of the entire Inca citadel.

Following the breathtaking pictures, the two-hour guided tour exploring every resultant site that makes up the city of Machu Picchu begins. We take the bus back to Aguas Calientes to catch the train after the guided tour. From AGUAS CALIENTES to OLLANTAYTAMBO, we travel roughly 1 hour and 40 minutes.” Then, we’ll travel by van 25 minutes from OLLANTAYTAMBO to your hotel.

Train service information: Inbound Journey

Explore the Rainbow Mountain by walking after traveling to Machu Picchu

The activities begin at 05:30 with the vehicle trip until arriving at the start of the adventure: “03 hours of travel; 02 by road, 01 hours by dirt track.”

We can see the beautiful Andes mountains with the Ausangate mountain range upon arrival. Some of the mountains have ice and snow. The trek takes 1 hour and 20 minutes of walking to adapt to the high elevations of the Andes. Once at the top, we will have a beautiful panoramic view of the rainbow mountain in splendor and other colored mountains with a 360-degree view. The return is more accessible because we descend further down. We will be back in Cusco between 02:30 and 03:30 in the afternoon.

Note: Bring warm clothes to the tourist circuit.

Simplified description

• Departure time from Cusco: 5:30
• Travel distance from Cusco to Llactoq (4900m/16,076 feet): 03 hours.
• Walking duration time: 100 minutes.
• One-way distance: 7 km/ 4.3 miles.
• Rainbow Mountain Pass Height: 5,100 meters / 16,732 feet.
• Difficulty: Challenging
• We return to Cusco between 14:30 and 15:30