Mary S
October 11, 2026
A day of excitement
A very exciting day filled with adventure. Max was an amazing guide and managed to take care of everyone’s needs and always had time to answer questions.
Six day trips, side by side
Price, ATV time, walking, altitude and pick-up for all six, in one table.
FromUSD $35USD $29.00per person
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![]() | Red Valley ATV Tour + Rainbow Mountain Hike — From Cusco | Classic Rainbow Mountain Hike from Cusco | Rainbow Mountain and Red Valley ATV Tour from Cusco — Minimal Walking | Rainbow Mountain ATV Tour from Cusco — Minimal Walking, No Red Valley | Rainbow Mountain from Cusco by Motorcycle — No Hiking, No ATV | Pallay Punchu Tour — Another Rainbow Mountain |
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| Price | From US$ 64 | From US$ 29 | From US$ 89 | From US$ 69 | From US$ 78 | From US$ 45 |
| ATV time, round trip | About 1 h | Not included | About 1.5 h | About 50 min | Not included | Not included |
| Walking | About 2 h round trip | About 7 km round trip, under 2 h up | Minimal | Minimal | Minimal | Under 1 h up |
| Mountain | Vinicunca | Vinicunca | Vinicunca | Vinicunca | Vinicunca | Pallay Punchu |
| Red Valley | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| Highest point | 5,036 m (16,522 ft) | 5,036 m (16,522 ft) | 5,036 m (16,522 ft) | 5,036 m (16,522 ft) | 5,036 m (16,522 ft) | About 4,780 m (15,682 ft) |
| Pick-up | 4:00 AM | 3:30–4:30 AM | 3:30 AM | 3:00–3:30 AM | 3:30–4:00 AM | 4:00–4:30 AM |
| Drop-off | 4:30–5:00 PM | 4:00–4:30 PM | 3:30–4:00 PM | 2:30–3:00 PM | 4:00–4:30 PM | 4:30–5:30 PM |
| Approx. duration | About 13 h | 12–13 h | 12–13 h | About 12 h | About 13 h | 12–13 h |
| Emergency oxygen | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Entrance fee (cash, not included) | S/ 40 | S/ 30 | S/ 40 | S/ 30 | S/ 30 | S/ 25 |
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Five ways up Vinicunca and one to Pallay Punchu. Tap a tour for its full itinerary.
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Best valueFrom Cusco
First ride your ATV through the Red Valley, then hike to its viewpoint and on to Rainbow Mountain, with snow-capped Ausangate rising behind it. About two hours on foot, there and back, for fit, acclimatized travelers.
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For hikersFrom Cusco
Vinicunca tour from Cusco on foot: about 7 km round trip to the 5,036 m viewpoint, under 2 hours up. For acclimatized travelers who want to earn the view.
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Most popularFrom Cusco
Two famous lookouts, almost no walking. The ATV carries you up to Vinicunca for the photo you came all this way for, then keeps going into the Red Valley — a second landscape of rust-red hillsides, reached on a quieter route than the main track. Walking is minimal at both.
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From Cusco
The mountain, the ATV and the photo — nothing else to wear you out. You ride straight up to the Vinicunca viewpoint, take the shot with the seven colors behind you, and ride back down. No Red Valley, no long climb, no day spent recovering from it.
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Easiest of allFrom Cusco
The option with nothing to handle: a local driver takes you up by motorcycle, you walk only the last 10 minutes, and there's no ATV to control. Suited to travelers who want the viewpoint without the altitude effort or the responsibility of a vehicle, from teenagers to older visitors, or anyone still adjusting to 3,400 m.
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A different peakFrom Cusco
Another rainbow mountain, and a fraction of the crowd Vinicunca pulls. Pallay Punchu is a blade of striped rock standing over Lake Langui-Layo, and under an hour of walking gets you to the top of it — then take all the photos you want, with the lake below and room to frame them.
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Straight answers to what travelers ask when comparing our six tours.
Our six day tours from Cusco start from US$ 29 per person, with hotel pick-up, breakfast, lunch and a guide. The entrance fee is extra: S/ 25 to S/ 40 per person, paid in cash.
• Classic Rainbow Mountain Hike: from US$ 29, plus S/ 30 entrance • Pallay Punchu Tour: from US$ 45, plus S/ 25 • ATV Ride to Red Valley + Hike to Rainbow Mountain: from US$ 64, plus S/ 40 • Rainbow Mountain Only, ATV Tour with Minimal Walking: from US$ 69, plus S/ 30 • Rainbow Mountain by Motorcycle, No Hiking: from US$ 78, plus S/ 30 • ATV Ride to Red Valley + Rainbow Mountain, Minimal Walking: from US$ 89, plus S/ 40 The entrance is paid in soles, in cash, on the day. Bring small notes.
Hike if you're fit, acclimatized and want the classic trail. Choose an ATV tour for less effort, or the motorcycle tour if you'd rather not drive. All three reach the same 5,036 m viewpoint.
• On foot: Classic Rainbow Mountain Hike. About 7 km round trip, under 2 h up. From US$ 29. • ATV + hike: ATV Ride to Red Valley + Hike to Rainbow Mountain. About 1 h on the ATV and about 2 h on foot, with the Red Valley. From US$ 64. • ATV, minimal walking: you drive the ATV yourself. Rainbow Mountain Only, ATV Tour with Minimal Walking: about 50 min on the ATV, from US$ 69. ATV Ride to Red Valley + Rainbow Mountain, Minimal Walking: about 1.5 h, with the Red Valley, from US$ 89. • Motorcycle: Rainbow Mountain by Motorcycle, No Hiking. A local driver takes you up as a passenger. From US$ 78. Whichever you choose, the altitude is the same: spend two full days in Cusco first.
Three tours keep walking to a minimum: the motorcycle tour and the two ATV tours with minimal walking, one with the Red Valley and one without. None is walk-free: the last stretch to the viewpoint is on foot.
• Rainbow Mountain by Motorcycle, No Hiking: a local driver takes you up, so there's nothing to drive. From US$ 78. • Rainbow Mountain Only, ATV Tour with Minimal Walking: the shortest day, back in Cusco by 2:30–3:00 PM. From US$ 69. • ATV Ride to Red Valley + Rainbow Mountain, Minimal Walking: two viewpoints in one day. From US$ 89. The most walking is on the Classic Rainbow Mountain Hike, about 7 km round trip, and the ATV Ride to Red Valley + Hike to Rainbow Mountain, about 2 h on foot.
Two of our tours include the Red Valley: the ATV Ride to Red Valley + Hike to Rainbow Mountain (on foot) and the ATV Ride to Red Valley + Rainbow Mountain, Minimal Walking (by ATV).
• ATV Ride to Red Valley + Hike to Rainbow Mountain: from US$ 64, about 2 h on foot round trip, S/ 40 entrance for both sites. • ATV Ride to Red Valley + Rainbow Mountain, Minimal Walking: from US$ 89, about 1.5 h on the ATV, S/ 40 entrance. This tour does not carry emergency oxygen. The Classic Rainbow Mountain Hike, the motorcycle tour, the ATV tour to Rainbow Mountain only and the Pallay Punchu Tour do not visit the Red Valley.
It depends on what you want from the day. The lowest price is on the Classic Rainbow Mountain Hike, the motorcycle tour is the easiest, two ATV tours add the Red Valley, and Pallay Punchu has far fewer people.
• A real hike: Classic Rainbow Mountain Hike, from US$ 29 • The least effort: Rainbow Mountain by Motorcycle, No Hiking, from US$ 78 • Two landscapes in one day: either Red Valley ATV tour, from US$ 64 • Back in Cusco early: Rainbow Mountain Only, ATV Tour with Minimal Walking, back by 2:30–3:00 PM • Far fewer people: Pallay Punchu Tour, a different rainbow mountain at about 4,780 m, from US$ 45 Still unsure? Message us on WhatsApp (+51 926 445 634) and tell us how you like to travel.
All six leave Cusco before dawn, between 3:00 and 4:30 AM. Pallay Punchu has the latest pick-up, 4:00–4:30 AM. The ATV tour to Rainbow Mountain only gets back earliest, by 2:30–3:00 PM.
• Classic Rainbow Mountain Hike: 3:30–4:30 AM, back 4:00–4:30 PM • Pallay Punchu Tour: 4:00–4:30 AM, back 4:30–5:30 PM • ATV Ride to Red Valley + Hike to Rainbow Mountain: 4:00 AM, back 4:30–5:00 PM • ATV Ride to Red Valley + Rainbow Mountain, Minimal Walking: 3:30 AM, back 3:30–4:00 PM • Rainbow Mountain Only, ATV Tour with Minimal Walking: 3:00–3:30 AM, back 2:30–3:00 PM • Rainbow Mountain by Motorcycle, No Hiking: 3:30–4:00 AM, back 4:00–4:30 PM The drive from Cusco takes about three hours. From November to April it rains most afternoons, so the tours reach the mountain in the morning.