CUSCO - VINICUNCA – RED VALLEY – JAYWIRE - CUSCO

Early, we leave at 4:00 AM and head south-east of the city of Cusco, after 1 hour and 30 min. We will make a stop at the restaurant to have breakfast and then continue for 1 hour and 30 more minutes until we reach the starting point of the walk that leads us to the viewpoint of the Rainbow Mountain, the walk lasts an average of 2 hours until we reach the viewpoint from the mountain of colors, you need to be 30 min. or the time that is pertinent to be able to visit the different viewpoints and take advantage of the best photographic shots, from this place you can also admire the landscape of the Ausangate mountain glacier and the various orographic formations that surround it. At the end of the visit to Vinicunca, we will continue with an initial descent to take the path up to the Red Valley viewpoint, where we will admire the wonderful landscape, we will have enough time to contemplate and take the best photos and then continue with the walk of descent that takes us to the lower part of the Red Valley where the Yawar Mayu or Red River flows, coloration product of soil erosion, the section lasts an average of 4 hours of descent with a landscape surrounded by cultivated fields and a huge amount of alpacas. At the end of the walk we will board our van that will take us to the lunch place and then continue the return to Cusco.

Breakfast and lunch in restaurant.

• INFORMATIVE TALK BEFORE THE TRIP: we will visit you in the hotel living room or we will meet in our offices to finalize details and clear up doubts and suggestions, we will provide you with informative material and technical details.
• EXPLORER GUIDE: the guides are a very important pillar in our experience, in Peru the certification of the guides goes through a study process of 5 years in a university or 3 years in a tourism institute, all the guides that are part of our team They are certified and authorized to guide throughout the territory of the Peruvian state, they have high training in general knowledge of history, geography, nature, leadership and immediate response and protocols for first aid assistance. They are fluent in many languages such as Spanish, English or another foreign language and their local language which is Quechua.
• TRANSPORTATION: The pick up from your hotel and the drop off at your hotel are included, many times depending on the location of your hotel and the state of traffic in the center of Cusco causes very insignificant modifications, mobility during the excursion is at our disposition.
• FOOD: The food will be ordered by the restaurant, the Half Buffet option will be served.
• FIELD ASSISTANTS: Guide assistants, who are in charge of ensuring that our experience runs smoothly in the case of large groups.
• TICKETS OR ENTRANCE TICKET: all entrances are included.

NOT INCLUDED:

• EXTRA FOOD
• TRAVEL INSURANCE
• ADDITIONAL COSTS: Any unforeseen event, such as delays, itinerary changes, weather or social instability, purchases, upgrades, anything that is beyond the company's capabilities.
• TIPS FOR THE STAFF. It is at your discretion and decision, and according to how you have perceived the level of service. They will be very grateful for this detail.

GEOGRAPHY: The area of the Vinicunca Mountain and The Red Valley is located in the Andes mountain range, specifically in the eastern Andes of southern Peru within the Vilcanota mountain chain, which is made up of valleys, deep valleys and high plains. It is located within the administrative territory of the Cusco region between the districts of Cusipata in the province of Quispicanchis and the district of Pitumarca in the province of Canchis.

HISTORY: The Andean civilization has settled since ancient times, forming their own culture and identity, through time, they adapted their needs to a hostile and difficult environment such as the Andes mountain range and they knew how to develop knowledge that even today are part of our admiration, due to its historical content many times they keep secrets that little by little we will discover in each of our experiences, the history in a good percentage is related to the Incas, since they were the result of a an amalgamation of ancient civilizations that developed many years ago, with colonization and the arrival of the Catholic religion, many customs were acquired and many remain, forming a perfect cultural secrecy in all its aspects, which summarizes the current importance of all the elements that it comes to shape our history, religion and our ethnic diversity.

IDIOSYNCRACY: Generally, the inhabitants of the Andes in rural areas are extremely friendly and reserved people. The language spoken is Quechua, which has been transmitted from generation to generation since ancient times, and Spanish is spoken more in cities and large towns, even many of them they maintain their traditions and customs. In the cities, regional nationalism is practiced, the Catholic religion is carried out with traditional practices of the Andean religion, making it a cultural-religious syncretism, there are a long line of traditional festivities throughout the year and many times they pause normal activities that one is going to do.
ECONOMY: Agricultural activity in many remote areas is the only livelihood, but in the last decade the surrounding area of the Ausangate Mountain has been positively impacted by tourism activity, in rural areas many peasant communities still practice very old agricultural techniques to be able to master the verticality of our geography.

CLIMATE: In general, the Andes has a particularity, it forms a natural barrier that constitutes the factor that most determines its climate. Scholars analyse vertically the orography of our territory and classify it according to altitude, higher altitude, lower temperature, less height higher temperature, specifically the area to know that is close to 5 thousand meters above sea level, presents chances of rain from noon and the temperature varies between 5 to 0 degrees Celsius according to the time of year.

TRANSPORTATION: There are a good number of paved roads and unpaved roads "trails" which we will use to get to specify our excursions, for the classic visit to Vinicunca we will use the paved road that connects Cusco with Puno and the diversion by dirt road until we reach the beginning of the tour. Also taking into account that there are rural roads that are still used by peasant communities and a large part of them made up the ancient and famous Inca road network or "Ccapac Ñan".

SERVICES: In remote places there is some difficulty with the telephone signal. In the area of the Mountain of Colors there are places where you could suddenly find a mobile phone network signal. There is no electricity, the exchange rate from dollars to soles is done with a considerable margin against the dollar, efforts are being made to bring soles in cash, the community in charge of the administration of Vinicunca is implementing restrooms but not in the Red Valley. There are small shops where you could find snacks, handicrafts and rehydration.

HEALTH AND SECURITY. Your safety is very important to us, we have a large database which is part of our emergency care procedure and protocols, the Red Valley is the most isolated part, so it lacks security-related services, on the other hand, in the Montaña de Colores, Vinicunca, first aid posts are being implemented but the closest hospital has been Cusco, although there are health posts on the route, Cusco is considered one of the safest regions in Peru, and remote areas in many cases They are being watched by the self-defense committee and peasant patrols that maintain order in the absence of the Police.

SUGGESTED EQUIPMENT

The prices are subject to the services that are included in your tour: There are discounts for group trips, more people, more discount for each one of them. We also offer private tours.

The difference in prices between each program is according to the type of trip and the different requirements.

Ask about the special services and requirements we are here to design your trip. Any questions about the price agreement will be resolved by email.

The final cost for the Vinicunca and Red Valley tour is 80 DOLLARS

For high altitude excursions such as the Vinicunca Trek and The Red Valley, the difficulty of the itinerary or the physical demand must be taken very seriously, it is an average of 4 hours of walking downhill, you must have the capacity and skills to do it.

How to book my tour?

Contact us. After advising you about the activities you will have with us, we will send you a proforma containing a budget and plan. Please reply if you are happy with your plan and cost. If you agree. Proceed to make advance payment or full payment of the service. Through: Pay pal, Visa, Western union, Deposit.

RESERVATION POLICIES:

For the services of "day tours" or last minute purchases, you can pay by making an interbank transfer or deposit one day before the service according to availability.

CANCELLATION POLICIES:

If you decide to cancel the services, you will contact us and the conditions are as follows:

The full advance will be refunded if the reservation was more than 2 months in advance and the cancellation 1 month in advance.
For last minute reservations, cancellations do not apply.
Refunds do not apply to services involving restaurants, which will have to be discounted according to the penalty applied in the cancellation policy of each one of them.
Failing that, we practice fair trade and we try to make you feel safe and comfortable with our services and any arrangement that is made is solved to your advantage. Any matter we will be continuously communicated to make your experience a pleasant one.