Humantay Lake vs Rainbow Mountain

Cusco is becoming ever more popular with tourists due to the fantastic landscapes and many exciting places to visit. When people think of the place, they often think of Inca ruins and archaeological sites, like the world-famous Machu Picchu. However, there are a lot of other interesting places to visit, too. like the Humantay lake and the Rainbow Mountain

Filling in your itinerary with day trips here and there is a great way to visit as many places as possible. If you’re short on time, though, you might need help deciding on just one or two in particular. Well, we’re here to make that choice a little easier.

Humantay Lake and Rainbow Mountain are two of the hottest destinations right now, and are many wish lists. To help you decide which one you should visit, we’ve compared them in this article to see which best suits your personal preferences.

Differences of this hikes

Humantay Lake

Resting at about 4300 m and literally situated on the edge of the Humantay glacier, Humantay Lagoon is simply breathtaking. Especially the green and blue tones of this glacial lake are simply fascinating. Sometimes you are rewarded with a completely different landscape when you venture to a different point of view of the chosen place.

We identify the pros and cons in the type of service tourists take. Because this determines most of the time if your experience visiting Lake Humantay will be the best or not.

The pros of Humantay Lake:

• If you go in a private group, you will have time to take the best pictures and spend more time seeing and exploring the wonderful landscape in the Andes, of course with the help of a professional guide to avoid any kind of accidents.
• You’re likely to see condors.
• The road is shorter than to the Rainbow Mountain.
• The height (13,900 ft) is lower than the Rainbow Mountain (17,000 ft).
• The route is easier.

The cons:

• On the side if you take the tour on the shared service, as you won’t have much time to take pictures or explore your surroundings, because you will have to base yourself on the program and schedules of the group.
• You can rent horses, but they only take you part of the way.
• There is no signposted path to the lagoon.

Rainbow Mountain

The view of the Rainbow Mountain in Peru is incredible, but not only the view of Rainbow Mountain was crystal clear, but also the views (including the Apu Ausangate with 6,384 meters above sea level (20,944 ft)) along the entire ascent and descent were simply breathtaking.

The pros of the Rainbow Mountain:

• There’s a short route
• There are daily departures
• There are horses you can rent for a large part of the way.
• Like Laguna Humantay, the private service is the best option, as you will have more freedom to walk at your own pace and take pictures from different angles.

The cons:

• It’s very cold,
• There’s a lot of wind
• It is higher than the humantay lake, which makes it difficult to walk.
• If you take the shared service you will have to take the rhythm of the others and you will not be able to take your time to walk nor to enjoy if you want to stay a little.

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