Palccoyo Mountain Adventure: A Less Touristic, Yet Beautiful One-Day Journey
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Cusco

While not as frequented by tourists as the Vinicunca Mountain, Palccoyo nonetheless provides a memorable journey through a decidedly unconventional location.

Duration: 11 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Palccoyo Rainbow Mountain - The meeting point is in the entrance of the Cathedral of the Plaza de Armas. We started the 1:30hr journey towards the district of Checacupe. There, where we will have an average of 10 to 15 min to be able to know the 3 bridges of the area (Colonial, Republican and Inca).
    After this stop we will drive around two hours and half to arrive to the community of Palccoyo, the starting point of our tour.
    The starting point of the walk is located 4100 m.asl, from where we will start a 40-minute walk to the first Mirador located at 4800 m.asl where we can already observe the Palccoyo mountain range for about 30 minutes of free time to take photos and explore the area.
    Upon return of our walk we will make the visit of the Stone Forest located at 4900 m.asl and then make the descent through the Red Valley and return to the starting point of our hike.
    Ritisuyo is an unconventional, ecological and community tourism agency. We offer trips from one to several days in Cusco and its region.

We will board our transport to head back to the Cusipata district, where we will have an exquisite lunch. After lunch we will return to the city of Cusco at approximately 18:30 pm.

What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Lunch
  • Guide
What's Not Included
  • Entrance to Palccoyo Mountain (10 PEN)
  • Bottled water
  • Gratuities
Location
Cusco Cathedral
Meeting point in front of the main door of the Cathedral of Cusco, in the Plaza de Armas
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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