EASTER ISLAND TOUR
"Rapa Nui"

4 days / 3 nights 

With its location in the middle of the Pacific Ocean and home to a culture whose origins and evolution are still largely unknown, Easter Island is an attractive and mysterious destination. A mild year-round climate allows for walking the island’s geography and traveling along the coast of numerous ahus that are home to the gigantic sculptures called moai. Who, when and why were these sculptures created? It is a mystery. It is presumed that the island has been inhabited since the earliest centuries of our times, and the moai are hundreds of years old. Today visitors can share with the descendents of this ancient culture and who preserve their ancestral customs in the face of the advancement of Western civilization.

Easter Island Tour Itinerary:

DAY 01: EASTER ISLAND - Arrival to the airport, assistance and transfer to the  hotel.

DAY 02: Full Day Tour: ANAKENA AND THE LOST CULTURE OF RAPA NUI - This unique tour first takes you to the south coast in order to visit representative examples of the not restored platforms, Ahus Vaihu and Akahanga. Then we proceed to Rano Raraku, the quarry of almost 900 stone statues, 397 of them still lying or standing at the slopes of the extinct volcano with a crater lake.

After this stop we visit Ahu Tongariki (restored with 15 Moais) which is the most recent and biggest restoration on the island. Next we drive to the east coast and visit Ahu Te Pito Kura and the “Navel of the World”. Last but not least we visit the beach of Anakena with its recovered Ahus Nau Nau and Ature Huke. There you will have the opportunity to enjoy the warm Pacific Ocean. Return to the hotel.

DAY 03: Half Day Tour: ORONGO CEREMONIAL VILLAGE - We drive up to the extinct volcano Rano Kau appreciating a view over the whole island and with its distinct geological features. On top of the volcano we proceed to a breathtaking view of the crater lake. Afterwards we will drive to the ceremonial village of Orongo, where the birdman competition took place, and you can see the spectacular petroglyphs related to this culture and the 3 islands situated opposite the coast. Then we drive down again to Ahu Vinapu (not restored) and the Ana Kai Tangata cave with its paintings before we return to the hotel.

DAY 04: EASTER ISLAND - Morning at leisure. Then transfer to Mataveri airport. Transfer to Easter Island airport..

Easter Island Tour Includes:

• 3 nights at selected hotel with daily breakfast.
• Transfers Airport - Hotel - Airport.
• Full day tour visiting: Akahana, Rano Karaku volcano, North Coast, Anakena Beach.
• Half Day tour visiting: Kao volcano, Orongo and Vinapu.

International airfare is NOT included,  Go to Chile Airfare for a quote

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or

EMAIL:  Easter Island Reservation Form

 

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