
Peru Unplugged
Rainbow Mountain
A very early start for striped slopes at about 5,000 metres. Save it for the end of your Andean days.
- Effort
- Demanding
- Altitude
- ~5,000 m · Very highverify
- Who it suits
- Acclimatised travellers in good health.
- Where
- Rainbow Mountain
The viewpoint is higher than anywhere else on most trips, so we only add it once you've had several nights at Cusco's altitude.
Horses are available for most of the climb. Palccoyo is a gentler, quieter alternative.

Ready when you are
Tell us when you'd like to go and what you'd love to see. Your Peru Specialist will come back with ideas, honest advice on altitude and timing, and a clear price.