Ausangate & Rainbow Mountain 3 Days

We will pick you up at 05:00 am from your hotel then we will in our private van for about 2 hours to Tinki where we will get off to stretch our legs and we will see local people wearing their typical dresses and we can visit the local market if it is open. After that, we will keep driving for about 1 hour on a bumpy and dusty road until Upis Pampa, there we will have our breakfast and then start hiking to Upis Campsite. The Trail is almost flat and some sections are ups and downs. It takes 3 hours roughly to get to the campsite.

On the way, we will have sensational views including the spectacular Mount Ausangate, and meet local farmers wearing their costumes. Once we arrive at Upis campsite, we will have our lunch. After our delicious meal, we have a chance to hike to Upis Lake or we can take a bath at the hot spring close to our private campsite. Hiking to upis lake takes 2 hours round trip. The Trail is flat at the beginning and the last portion is gradually uphill. Once we get to the lake, you will see Ausangate from very close and time to take the most beautiful pictures then come back to our campsite where we will have our dinner then we will go to our cabins from where we will see how the sunset reflect the Ausangate Mount.

We will wake you up at 5 am with coca tea or coffee delivered to your Cabin and you are given a delicious breakfast for the day ahead. In The morning we hike up to Arapa Pass which is at 4989 masl(16567 feet) from where we will have an amazing view of colorful mountains then we will go hiking to Puca Cocha where we will have our lunch. Along the way, we are going to observe Llamas and alpacas, Ausangate snow-capped to your left side, and you will have English speaking guide explaining about flora, and fauna and talking about the landscape along the trail. if we are lucky we might see condor, chinchillas, and vicuñas.

After eating our lunch, we will hike up to Pucacocha Pass, from where we will have an amazing view of Ausangate Mountain with 3 lakes below. Then hike down to our campsite of Ananta where we are going to spend the night in our Mountain Huts. As usual, tents are going to be set up for us to change, take a nap, and have our dinner prepared by our professional chef.

Today is the day you have been waiting for. We will wake you up at 03:45 am with coca tea delivered to your tent then we start with first uphill until Ananta pass(15,090ft-4500m-14,000feet)from where you see this amazing Rainbow Mountain in the distance, but you are not quite there yet! From this place you go downhill to circle the lake and keep walking a Peruvian flat until we reach the final uphill to Rainbow Mountain then we have 360 views of the spectacular landscape that surrounds you, Soak in the vistas and enjoy as much as possible the place.

After enjoying the Rainbow Mountain, we have a chance to visit the Red Valley. Then we hike down for about 1 hour to the bus station where we will say goodbye to our horseman. Then we drive for about 3 hours and drop you off at your hotel around 5 pm.