Experience the perfect harmony of Andean culture and geology on this exclusive tour. This journey takes you from the last hand-woven Inca bridge to the incredible “alternative” Rainbow Mountain, offering a deep connection to Peru’s heritage without the crowds.
Our expedition starts at the legendary Q’eswachaka Bridge, a 600-year-old Inca treasure preserved by local communities who hand-braid Peruvian feather grass (Ichu) to rebuild it every year. You will have the unique opportunity to walk across this 30-meter-long masterpiece suspended over the Apurimac River.
The adventure continues into the heart of the Vilcanota mountain range to visit Palccoyo. Unlike the steep climbs of other routes, this striking destination offers a lighter hike to see three distinct colorful mountains. You will ascend at your own pace to 4,900 meters ($16,073$ ft) to witness a natural spectacle of red, blue, and purple mineral layers. We also visit the magical Stone Forest and the historic town of Checacupe, famous for its three bridges representing the Inca, Colonial, and Republican eras.
ITINERARY
Around 05:00hrs, we will pick you up at your hotel in the direction to Combapata, where we will take a detour and arrive at the Q’eswachaka Inca Bridge, we will pass this magnificent bridge made with “Ichu” (vegetable fiber straw) and enjoy the beautiful lagoons surronding. Then, we will return to Combapata for lunch and continue our way to Checacupe, where we will take a detour of land and then we will make a walk of approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes until the beautiful Mountain of Colors of Palccoyo located to 4900 m.a.s.l., after enjoying the panorama, we will return by the same route with destiny to Cusco, arriving to the 18:00hrs approximately.
INCLUDED
- Private transportation from and to hotel in Cusco
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Tickets
- Bilingual Guide: English – Spanish.
Does not include
- Extras.
- Dinner.
- Tips (not mandatory)
- Drinks with meals.
We recommend to bring
- Pills for the height.
- Bottle of water (half a liter) and additional money to buy drinks with meals.
- Windbreaker, warm clothes, hat, scarf, gloves as it is a cold place.
- Comfortable walking shoes.
- Personal objects.
- Sunglasses.
- Sunscreen.
General Recommendations
- Clients who live in places of less than 1000 mts of altitude, we recommend that they have to be in Cusco at least 2 – 3 days of the tour to acclimatize.
- This is a different route to Vinicunca, we go to another mountain of Colors called Palccoyo, it is a similar valley but with fewer people, we only organize private tours.
PRICES(Prices per person en American Dollars)
PRIVATE SERVICE
- Price per person: US$ 185 (Minimum 2 people)
*Reference prices subject to availability and season.
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