A mythical island with an incredible history, which in part is still unknown, creates an interesting setting for a visit here. As a South Sea island with strong ties to Polynesian culture, the island has undergone a slow transformation to become more Western much due to the strong influence of the colonizing Spaniards in the 18th century. Beautiful, different, amazing and lots of Moais is a good way to sum up Easter Island. According to countryaah, Easter Island is a part of Chile abbreviated by abbreviationfinder.
Easter Island – 5 days
Day 1 Santiago – Easter Island
Departure by flight from Santiago. Upon arrival at Easter Island, you will be met by a local English-speaking guide for further transport to your hotel located just outside Hanga Roa, the small village where Easter Island’s approximately 3,000 inhabitants live. At the hotel you will be served a welcome drink and informed about Easter Island and the next day’s tour of the island.
Day 2 Easter Island
Today you continue your journey of discovery on Easter Island by bus and on foot. You start by walking along the coast towards the well-preserved ruins of Vaihu Temple. You then arrive at Akahanga where most of the statues are facing downwards, as if they were suddenly left there during one of the transports. The next stop will be Rano Raraku, which is the volcanic area where almost all of Easter Island’s statues were made. The largest moai is 21.5 meters high and weighs 250-300 tons! On the south-eastern slope is the only moan found that has a kneeling position. It is called Tukuturi and was discovered and excavated by Thor Heyerdahl during his expedition to Easter Island in the 50s. Ahu Tongariki is a collection of ruins that were scattered from their original sites by a tidal wave in 1960.
Day 3 Easter Island
Today you drive up to the enormously beautiful volcano Rano Kau which is located near Hanga Roa. Rano Kau is the volcano on Easter Island with the largest crater, almost 1.6 km in diameter. It is high up to the top and actually quite a long way to drive. You can also walk up from Hanga Roa along a marked trail. Once up, you look down into an enormously beautiful volcanic cauldron where the sun is reflected in lots of glistening small lakes that shimmer in different shades of blue. There are also tortoise reeds and a mosaic of green mosses. It was here in Orongo Ceremonial Village that the birds lived and the whole area is now a national park, Rapa Nui National Park. Bird figures are engraved on the stones. To stand in the glorious sunshine in Orongo Ceremonial Village on the site of Mata Ngarahu and look down on the cliff top Kao Kao and the islands of Motu Nui and Motu Iti protruding from the sea is powerful. In the afternoon you visit Ana Te Pahu in turn – formerly a place with cave dwellings, where sweet potatoes and bananas were grown in the garden in front of the entrance. Ahu Akivi – this enigmatic cave with seven stone statues, moai, is interesting to visit. These statues, unlike most others on the island, look inland. They can have an astrological significance, as they look towards the place of the sunset. Puna Pau – the small volcanic crater at Puna Pau has relatively soft and easy-to-work reddish slag. This slag was used to make huge cylindrical stones, so-called topknots. These topknots can be seen at almost all statues on the island. is interesting to visit. These statues, unlike most others on the island, look inland. They can have an astrological significance, as they look towards the place of the sunset. Puna Pau – the small volcanic crater at Puna Pau has relatively soft and easy-to-work reddish slag. This slag was used to make huge cylindrical stones, so-called topknots. These topknots can be seen at almost all statues on the island. is interesting to visit. These statues, unlike most others on the island, look inland. They can have an astrological significance, as they look towards the place of the sunset. Puna Pau – the small volcanic crater at Puna Pau has relatively soft and easy-to-work reddish slag. This slag was used to make huge cylindrical stones, so-called topknots. These topknots can be seen at almost all statues on the island.
Day 4 Easter Island
In the morning you spend Hanga Roa one of the most important cities on the island with most of the island’s hotels, restaurants, shops. The town also has a picturesque fishing port, some smaller beaches and surf spots as well as some archeological sites with a number of moai. After lunch, your guide will take you to the famous stone statues of Ahu Tautira and a little further afield Ahu Akapu and Ahu Tahai.
Day 5 departure from Easter Island
Transfer to the airport for return to Santiago.
