MC Peru Expeditions · Quad base near the mountain
MC Peru Expeditions drives you most of the way, then a 20-minute quad ride takes you close to the viewpoint and the listing promises just a five-minute walk. Pick it if walking uphill at 5,000 m is the part you are dreading.
This is the least walking on any Rainbow Mountain day we cover. MC Peru Expeditions picks you up from your hotel or apartment, drives about 1.5 hours to breakfast in Cusipata, then about two hours more to the quad base. A 20-minute quad ride follows, and the listing says it is just a five-minute walk from where the quads stop to the stripes.
You get about an hour of guided time at Rainbow Mountain, then quad back, drive to Cusipata for a buffet lunch and finish at the main square. The entrance ticket is in the booking, which saves the cash scramble. Children from 5 can come along, but drivers must be 18 or over, and the upper age limit is 70.
Do not mistake little walking for an easy day. You are still standing at about 5,000 m, and altitude does not care how you got there. The drive is long too: around seven hours in the car across the day. Spend two days in Cusco first, and know the warning signs in our altitude guide.
From your hotel or apartment in the city.
A 45-minute breakfast in the village.
On to the quad base near the mountain.
On the ATV to the end of the track, then a short walk to the viewpoint.
Guided time at the stripes before the quad ride back.
About two hours to a buffet lunch in Cusipata, then about 1.5 hours to the main square.
★★★★★Best way to see Rainbow Mountain! Highly recommend the ATV route over hiking!
★★★★★Taking an ATV just made more sense than walking, especially with the altitude.
★★★★★The views to and from the mountain were jaw dropping
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The listing says just a five-minute walk from where the quads stop to Rainbow Mountain. You still walk at about 5,000 m, so take it slowly.
Yes. The listing includes the Rainbow Mountain entrance ticket. Water, toilets and other personal expenses are extra.
The listing allows children from 5 and travellers up to 70. Drivers must be 18 or older.
MC Peru Expeditions, a Cusco operator. Pickup is from your hotel or apartment and the tour ends at the main square.
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A 20-minute quad ride from the base and about five minutes on foot to the viewpoint. Entrance fee included.
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