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ATV Tour: Reach Vinincunca Without Hiking
4.9
23 Ratings
Cusco
Experience a full day tour in ATVs to the stunning Rainbow Mountain without the need for hiking. Enjoy beautiful landscapes and reach an altitude of 5000 meters for a unique and safe adventure.
Experience a full day tour in ATVs to the stunning Rainbow Mountain without the need for hiking. Enjoy beautiful landscapes and reach an altitude of 5000 meters for a unique and safe adventure.
Duration:
12 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Cerro Colorado Vinicunca - The tour begins with a hotel pick-up around 8:00 AM, followed by a 3-hour minibus journey to the village of Hamchipacha. Upon arrival, a delightful buffet lunch will be served to energize participants for the adventure ahead. After lunch, there will be a practice session with the ATVs before driving them to Qochapampa, a…
- Cerro Colorado Vinicunca - The tour begins with a hotel pick-up around 8:00 AM, followed by a 3-hour minibus journey to the village of Hamchipacha. Upon arrival, a delightful buffet lunch will be served to energize participants for the adventure ahead. After lunch, there will be a practice session with the ATVs before driving them to Qochapampa, a trip lasting 1 to 1.5 hours. Along the way, there will be several stops for photos and videos until reaching Qochapampa.
- Qochamama - Post-lunch, the ATV ride to Qochapampa takes about 1 to 1.5 hours, with multiple stops to capture the stunning scenery. Upon reaching Qochapampa, participants will switch to local motorcycles to ascend to the mountain’s peak at 5000 meters (16,500 feet) above sea level, where they can enjoy the breathtaking views of the colorful mountain. After taking in the scenery, the group will return to Qochapampa by motorcycle and then ride the ATVs back to Hamchipacha, where hot drinks will be served before boarding the minibus.
- Cusco - From Qochapampa, the return journey to Hamchipacha will be on ATVs. Once there, participants can relax with hot drinks before taking the minibus back to Cusco. The return trip to Cusco takes approximately 3 hours.
- Humedal Lucre-Huacarpay - After about an hour of travel from Cusco, there will be a stop to admire the Huacarpay wetland, a RAMSAR site known for its diverse bird species endemic to Peru.
- Capilla Virgen Purificada de Canincunca - The tour includes a view of the impressive facade of this colonial temple, and along the way, the Urcos lagoon will be visible, which, according to myths, is connected to the Huacarpay wetland.
- Templo de la Virgen Inmaculada de Checacupe - The tour will also feature views of this temple and the colonial and Inca bridge of Checacupe as the journey continues.
What's Included
- Individual ATVs or share ATVs
- First Aid Kit
- Helmet
- Professional three-lingual Guide (English, Spanish and Portuguese)
- Oxygen
- Buffet lunch
- Round Trip Transport from hotel in Cusco to Quad Bike base and back to Cusco
- Individual ATVs or share ATVs
- First Aid Kit
- Helmet
- Professional three-lingual Guide (English, Spanish and Portuguese)
- Oxygen
- Buffet lunch
- Round Trip Transport from hotel in Cusco to Quad Bike base and back to Cusco
What's Not Included
- Entrance Tickets
- Additional features
- Breakfast 8:00am
- Bring Waterproof Gloves(October-April)
- Waterproof clothing (October -April)
- Entrance fees
- Pick Up 8 :00
- Entrance Tickets
- Additional features
- Breakfast 8:00am
- Bring Waterproof Gloves(October-April)
- Waterproof clothing (October -April)
- Entrance fees
- Pick Up 8 :00
Additional Information
This tour provides a simpler, enjoyable, safer, and distinctive way to explore the Mountain of Colors (Vinincunca) without the challenging hike often made difficult by the altitude. Experience a journey through breathtaking landscapes, reaching an elevation of 5,000 meters (16,404.19 feet) in just a few minutes, where the Mountain of Colors viewpoint…
This tour provides a simpler, enjoyable, safer, and distinctive way to explore the Mountain of Colors (Vinincunca) without the challenging hike often made difficult by the altitude. Experience a journey through breathtaking landscapes, reaching an elevation of 5,000 meters (16,404.19 feet) in just a few minutes, where the Mountain of Colors viewpoint awaits. The tour allows visitors to ascend to the summit of the Mountain of Colors by quad bike in just 10 to 15 minutes, eliminating the need for lengthy hikes.
Location
Cerro Colorado Vinicunca
Apv- Tipon-n11
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(23 Ratings)
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Brian
May 15, 2025
Rainbow mountain- the leisurely way - I wemt to rainbow mountain with a group of approx 14 people. It takes a long time to get there from cusco (approx 4 hours). We left at 8am. Lunch on the way approx 1030 included, we then had another 2 hours of travel to the bottom of the mountai, where there is what looks like a shanty town - set up to take money from tourists. There are toilets - where you pay S2- and loads of little shops (made from corrigated iron).
Anyway, next we meet our atvs, which we'll drive to nearly the top of the mountain. We go along a track that winds up through the alpacas and llamas grazing (this is real rural peru - and not done for tourists). Once we gwt near the top, we stop and walk up the last 10-15 mins. The best views are from the high spot, but you get nearer the rainbow mountain on the easier lower route.
After about 30 minutes, the guides are trying to get you back to the coach. We came back down to the bikes and had to wait for the guude to finish getting hrr photo taken on the big forks (the ourpose of which i did not find out). So why such a hurry?
Anyway, back down the mountain track and back to the mini bus. We were told it was 4 hours - no stop. So we all obediently went to the toilet.
Wr stopped in a small town for a comfort stop and managed to blag a coffee.
Then onwards to cusco, via a traffic jam, to cusco for about 8pm in the dark.
While thid trip was 12 hours mainly sitting in a bus for 30 minutes on the mountain. Much more o. The mountain would have been too much. Apart from the altitude 5036m, and rosk of altitude sickness, there is not much to do up there.
But this trip gives you so much more than just the mountain. You go east of cusco into the back woods and see and wave(!) to real local people who as yet are only lightly touched by tourism. You see them working in the fields. You see them spinning wool by the roadside, cutting hay with a scythe, and picking corn.
So think of it as a trip through old peru, with a bonus look at rainbow mountain and you'll enjoy it all the more.
Excellent way to spend a day.
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Daniel
Apr 16, 2025
A unique experience, to repeat. - Sensational, it is a unique experience. The landscapes you travel to reach the mountain of 7 colors are unique! The Quad bikes makes it even cooler. The excellent guides, all organized and on time, the meals were pretty good.
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434mireyar
Apr 5, 2025
Breathtaking - It was a complete blast!
To our hosts; Yadira & Arturo,
I just wanted to reach out and express our heartfelt thanks for the amazing and professional service you both provided. We had the time of our lives, and everything was well-organized and perfect. Your hard work and attention to detail truly made our day memorable. I will never forget my day at Rainbow Mountain with the ATVs 😆
Thank you once again for your dedication and excellent service.
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Mireya_r
Apr 2, 2025
Great Experience - To our guides Yadira & Arturo,
I just wanted to reach out and express our heartfelt thanks for the amazing and professional service you both provided. We had the time of our lives, and everything was well-organized and perfect. Your hard work and attention to detail truly made our day memorable. I will never forget our day with ATV's at Rainbow Mountain!
Thank you once again for your dedication and excellent service.
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R1021ykmajas
Apr 1, 2025
Must to activity when in Peru! - Amazing way to explore Vinicunca and surrounding area! It was a very long day but worth it. The ATV ride was great and seeing the mountain was breathtaking! I didn’t expect to find snow in summer though haha so ensure to dress warm. The food provided was excellent- both breakfast and dinner. Really enjoyable day!
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Maritza_d
Mar 19, 2025
The best way to see the... - The best way to see the mountains. Lunch was delicious and guide was amazing . The guide was puntual and organized.
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Leslie
Feb 1, 2025
Well worth it - This tour started out bumpy we had to reschedule for the following day because the driver did not pick up us the day of our tour. We were given and place and time but they never showed. Many of these tours change the time and meeting place several times and if you don’t have mobile WiFi, you won’t get the message. Travel Advisor should indicate that mobile WiFi is a requirement for all tours, otherwise, you will get irritated very quick.
Now for the good stuff. The tour was great and so was our guide! Prepare yourself for a serious elevation shift as you are going up another 3000’ if you are coming from Cusco. As long as you pace yourself and take breaks, you will be fine. I’m in decent shape but I’m 56 and definitely needed the ATV. I found food in Peru to be mostly medicinally, but this tour fed you breakfast and late lunch and it was some of the best food we had!
Highly recommend!
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Lenoirlenoir
Dec 18, 2024
We had the peak to ourselves - Guide was kind. The ATV ride was cold at 4700m up to the peak. He offered me use of his gloves. He took a lot of photos of our group too.
We chose this tour because the pick up time was 830am instead of the insane pickup times at 3am or 4 am. The crowds had left by the time we were at the peak. No jostling or queueing up to take photos. Granted it was a bit off season, we had the entire mountain to ourselves at the peak.
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Edward_b
Jul 17, 2024
The BEST way to see Rainbow Mountain - maximum fun, minimum trudge - This is definitely the best way to see this iconic landmark - MUCH better than hiking based tours. Nothing can be done about the long drives - the mountains are where they are - but this tour makes getting there and back special. ATV guides were proper professionals - only 5 of us on this trip, but still had one guide to lead and another to follow, so kept everyone well looked after and safe. And taking local motorbike courier to the top is definitely the best way - they are massively experienced on doing this trip (I felt more comfortable as a pillion passenger with them than any bike back home) and it saves on an exhausting climb to the top (at over 5,000m the tours with walking up options are HARD) - so you get to spend your time having fun on ATVs and enjoying the amazing views…
Special mention for going the extra mile - one of our party didn’t want to ride down (bit nervous) so they let her ride tandem with a friend and sorted out getting her ATV back no problem.
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Suchit_c
May 4, 2025
Overall, this experience... - Overall, this experience was fun, and rainbow mountain is absolutely beautiful. However, there is only 45 minutes of total ATV time, and the ATV trail is very underwhelming. It is a great alternative to walking as the altitude is very high. The tour operators did pick us up a bit late, and we did not get to see the viewpoints after. However, rainbow mountain is a must see in Cusco, and overall the operators did well.
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