Palcoyo Rainbow Mountains Tour — Local services in Distrito de Cusco

I just completed the 1 day Palcoyo excursion. They were good with communicating with me and allowed flexibility in changing my schedule tour. They picked me up on time and the meals offered had quite a bit of variety. That's why I'm giving them 3 stars, but if I were to base it on our guide, it would be lower.

Our guide was OK. He shared some basic commentary when the group headed out and a bit more once we got closer. When we got to Palcoyo, he took us up to the base and drew on the ground what looked like an inverted P with a rock in the ground. He said that the place had 3 mountains and it could take 30 minutes to do. If you felt good you could do another one after the 3rd mountain. He tried to show us which mountain he was referring to and then got out his phone and only showed a couple of people. The rest of us didn't get to see it. I thought he was going to be with us the whole way but that wasn't the case. He started to come with us but essentially we were left on our own and there was no guide/ information shared for any of the 3 mountains. We were mainly on our own and any instructions/information given were vague or unclear, as other travelers from the group had mentioned. At one point, he saw some of us and said he should be back by 11. Clearly not everyone got that message because we waited for people to come back at 11:30. While I felt fine doing the hike, once I was back, my head felt like it was pounding and I wasn't sure if I was going to throw up. I had seen our guide help one of the people on our group. So at lunch I told him I wasn't feeling well and asked if he had anything, to which he pointed to some people and said they have vomit bags (it wasn't clear who I should've been taking to but they were travelers who had just done the hike as well). That's it. No offer to see how I was doing and if I needed anything. That left a bad taste in my mouth. Overall, I'm happy I went but don't know if I would go back and use Machu Picchu Reservations again for another tour option given my experience...

Great company to travel to Palccoyo with. Communication was great and we were picked up on time from our hotel in Cusco. The bus ride was very long but we were comfortable. The scenery is amazing as you're going up the mountains. You will see lots of llamas, rivers, waterfalls, and small villages. The mountain itself had no crowds whatsoever and has a lot of llamas to look at while hiking. The guides were very encouraging and always checked on everyone to make sure we were doing ok with the altitude. After hiking down the mountain we drove about an hour to a small village for an authentic Peruvian buffet lunch which was very delicious. I would highly recommend this company. Can't beat the price or...

Booked a last minute day trip from Cusco to Palccoyo. What an amazing day! We met with friends afterward, who had visited rainbow mountain (Vinicunca) that same day and compared experiences. Although the colours on rainbow mountain are more vibrant, there was about 10x more people at Vinicunca than Palccoyo. Palccoyo also offers a Stone Forest, which I don’t think exists at rainbow mountain. The Stone Forest was definitely a highlight of our day. The tour operator, Inca Highlands, was fantastic! They spoke Spanish and English, answered all questions in detail, and set reasonable expectations for the day....