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Hiking Rainbow Mountain & Machu Picchu 3 Days 2026
Let’s enjoy hiking the amazing Rainbow Mountain & Machu Picchu 3 days in Peru. This adventure involves camping, hiking, and riding a car and train. Moreover, Rainbow Mountain Machu Picchu is the most outstanding place to visit in the Cusco region.
We do this trekking to the famous rainbow mountain named Vinicunca, and hiking the nice red valley, surrounded by snow-capped mountains named Ausangate, and still watch every day many llamas and alpacas with some remote Inca small villages.
This rainbow mountain hiking in Peru involves camping overnight in the Andes mountains with freshly cooked Peruvian food from our expert chef, guided by an expert tour guide with an oxygen tank for the entire hiking adventure.
Then, on day 2 at night we take a train to Aguas Calientes town for the second overnight in a hotel, and afterward on day 3 we have a private tour of Machu Picchu Inca fortress, one of the new seven wonders of the world.
So, don’t miss this beautiful hike in contact with the Quechua culture and native animals of Peru, visiting the famous Rainbow Mountain Vinicunca, the Red Valley, and ending with the Machu Picchu tour.
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[short_itinerary]
- Day 1: Pickup in Cusco – Hike to Puka Ccocha Lake – Overnight camping in the Andes.
- Day 2: Rainbow Mountain – Red Valley hike – Train to Aguas Calientes – Overnight in hotel.
- Day 3: Guided Machu Picchu tour – Return to Cusco.
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Day 1: Cusco And Camping Puka Ccocha Lake
The time to pick you up is by 5:30 am at your hotel, then we ride our private transport for 2 hours until the breakfast place, then we ride our car for 50 minutes to the beginning of the trail, located at 3800 masl (12,467ft).
Then, we start hiking a gentle trail through the Andes mountains and watch farming fields of potatoes, then llamas and alpacas animals. You get the chance to have photos with these native animals. After hiking for 3 hours and a half, we arrive for lunch place.
Afterward, we hike for 3 hours, we arrive at the campsite located beside the lake named Chilifuany lake, located at 4600 masl (15,091ft).
Day 2: Rainbow Mountain Vinicunca Then Red Valley & Machu Picchu Train
Today, we wake you up by 6:am, then we have breakfast, and start the hike gentle uphill for an hour and 45 minutes, arriving at the famous viewpoint of the rainbow mountain named Vinicunca located at 5200 masl (17,060ft), staying here for a while to enjoy the views.
Then, we hike through the famous red valley, starting with some downhill and gentle uphill to the viewpoint of the red mountains for 35 minutes, then we hike through the red valleys.
Mainly the hike in the famous red valley is gentle downhill for 3 hours to the car place.
Afterward, we have lunch, then we ride our private transport all the way to Ollantaytambo train station, through the Sacred Valley of the Incas for 4 hours and a half.
The train station is located at 2,700 masl (8,858ft), then we ride a train for 2 hours all the way to the beginning of the Amazon jungle, where Aguas Calientes town is located at 2,000 masl (6,561ft), here is the second overnight in a hotel.
Day 3: Machu Picchu Tour Then Cusco City
Today time to wake up is 5:am, then have breakfast in the hotel by 5:30 am, and then we go for the bus terminal, and ride our scheduled bus by 6:30 am up to Machupicchu for 30 minutes.
After arriving to Machupicchu, we take you up to the viewpoint, which takes hiking 20 minutes, and then take as many photos as you want.
Then, we do a tour in Machupicchu for 3 hours, afterward, we ride our bus the way back to Aguas Calientes town for 30 minutes, then you have some time to have your lunch on your own, and then get ready for the afternoon train back to Ollantaytambo train station.
From Ollantaytambo train station, we ride our transport back to Cusco city for an hour and 40 minutes.
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Included
- Private transport for the rainbow mountain and train station
- Tour guide with an oxygen tank
- All equipment for the overnight in the Andes mountains
- 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 1 dinner
- Hiking sticks, sleeping bags, sleeping tents, roll mats
- Horses or llamas to carry all the camping equipment
- Entrance fees to Machupicchu and train tickets
Not Included
- Economic appreciation for the workers
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[price]
Per person: US$820
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