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The mountain of 7 colors (VINICUNCA) is one of the majestic attractions present on the road to APU AUSANGATE, it is cataloged by the magazine NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC as one of the 100 places that must be visited before dying.
Exit of Bus Cusco - Hanchipata - Mountain of Seven Colors - Hanchipata - Cusco The 7 Color Mountain Hike: The adventure begins very early at 03:00 a.m., we will start the pick up for your different lodgings and then go to the picturesque town of Pitumarca south of the city of Cusco, where we will make a stop to provide us of some things necessary to start the tour such as water or energy drinks, snack, cereals, etc.
we have a firm commitment to be part of responsible tourism, not only with the environment but also with the populated centers, in this way we contribute through our taxes and benefit programs, as well as the development of small businesses in these communities. " After this short stop, we will continue our trip where we will observe the multicolored landscapes and crops that mix between the mysterious mountains and snowy mountains, Andean animals such as the llama, alpaca, sheep, vicuñas and the deep valleys. We will arrive at 06:30 am at the picturesque village of Japura (Hanchipata), the starting point of our trek, here we will enjoy a delicious Andean breakfast prepared by our Chef.
After having enjoyed our breakfast we will start our trek for 3 and a half hours, up the mountain until we reach the town of Machuraccay and then we will ascend to the foothills of the Vinicunca hill, place of access control to this mystical place.
Continuing the walk we will go through a path that little by little will change the landscape between mountains of intense colors and small streams of ice water that feed and give life to this valley, as we walk we will observe how the colors of our surroundings will change by the climate, we will reach an altitude of 5033 meters above sea level. Top of the mysterious mountain of 7 colors (Vinicunca). This will be the point where we will have enough time to be able to take photos, videos, etc. At the same time it will be the place where we will enjoy our refreshment while our sight delights with the magic that the mountains enclose behind their veil of clouds and snowy peaks, after such exquisite experience we will undertake the return walk to the town of Japura (Hanchipata) where We will have a delicious buffet lunch prepared by our cook, later we will return to Cusco arriving at around 7:00 p.m., so we finish the walk to the mountain of 7 colors.
Note: During the ascent we will have a backup horse in case of an emergency.
IT INCLUDES:
- Pick up from your downtown hotel (otherwise we will coordinate a meeting point)
- Tourist transport
- Breakfast and lunch
- Professional bilingual guide (English / Spanish).
IT DOES NOT INCLUDE:
- Tickets
- Snack
- Sunscreen.
- Sunglasses.
- Cap or hat.
- In rainy season a Water poncho.
- Trekking shoes.
- Water and chocolates.
- A video camera or camera
- Cash.
