 1st.
Day: HANGA ROA
Arrival to Easter Island. Reception
at Mataveri Airport with flower and/or
shell necklaces. Transfer to the hotel.
Overnight. |
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2nd.
Day: HANGA ROA / ANAKENA
/ HANGA ROA
Breakfast at the hotel. A full
day tour, along the Moai route, visiting:
Vaihu, a place which is surrounded by
enormous statues which have fallen face
down; the ruins of Akahanga, which are
in their natural condition and where
the first king of the island was buried.
Further along, we will see the Rano
Raraku volcano, situated close to the
southern shore of the island, and at
the base of Poike, which is the most
spectacular crater in the zone and where
the former island-people carved the
giant statues from the volcano's quarry.
Here we can see the different stages
in the construction of the Moais, the
biggest of which still remains at the
base of the quarry and which is more
than 20m long and weighs just under
200 tons. We will the visit the restored
Ahu Tongariki, the biggest on the Island
with 15 Moais (Statues), which had been
destroyed by a tidal wave in 1960. We
then visit Te Pito Kura, an ancient
settlement with a mystical circular
stone before carrying on to Anakena
beach. Free time to enjoy the warm sea
waters which surround the island. In
the afternoon, return to the hotel.
Lodging. |
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3rd.
Day: HANGA ROA / ORONGO /
HANGA ROA
Breakfast at the hotel. A half-day
tour to Orongo, visiting the Rano Kao
volcano, whose deep crater of lush vegetation
contains a large fresh water lake covered
with totora. From there, we will continue
onto the Cultural Centre of Orongo,
situated at the top of the crater at
over 300m above sea level and where
year after year the Bird Man or Tangata
Manu ceremony takes place. We can see
more than 100 petroglyphs which represent
the Make-Make God and the Manutara seabird
amongst others. Next, we will proceed
to Ana Kai Tangata. Then we will visit
Ahu Vinapu, where the interesting architectural
style reminds you of the Inca's handiwork.
This is due to the perfection of the
cuts and location of the stones. Return
to the hotel. Overnight. |
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4rd.
Day: HANGA ROA / AHU AKIVI
/ HANGA ROA
Breakfast at the Hotel. Half-day
excursion, visiting: Ahu Akivi, the
big platform, which is composed of 7
Moais, all of them facing the sea; the
Ana Tepahu caverns; the quarry of Puna
Pau, where the top part of the Moais
were sculpted and Ahu Tahai. Return
to the hotel. Overnight.
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5rd.
Day: HANGA ROA
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer
to Mataveri Airport at the arranged
time for the departure flight.
to the hotel. Overnight. |
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Minimum 2 pax