Itinerary
- Day 1
Easter Island Arrival
You'll arrive at Easter Island Airport and receive a traditional flower necklace before heading to your hotel. The rest of the day is open, so wander downtown Hanga Roa if you're feeling up for it and grab lunch at one of the local spots. If jet lag isn't hitting too hard, it's worth the 25-minute drive to Tahai to watch the sunset over the moai statues. It's where both locals and visitors go, and you'll get your first real look at what makes this island so distinctive.
Included Activities
- Airport transfer with flower necklace greeting
Optional Activities
- Walk around Hanga Roa downtown
- Lunch at local restaurant
- Visit Tahai to watch sunset over moai statues
Landmarks/POIs Tahai Hanga Roa - Day 2
The Arrival of Hotu Matu'a Tour
Your bilingual guide takes you through the island's major archaeological sites starting with Ahu Akahanga. From there you'll head to Rano Raraku volcano where about 400 moai in different stages of carving sit waiting. Ahu Tongariki comes next, showing off the largest restored moai platform on the island. Lunch happens at a local family home in Hanga Roa where they'll show you the native plants and vegetation. After eating, you'll drive to Te Pito Kura to see the Paro moai, which is the biggest one ever transported from the quarry. The day wraps up at Anakena beach near the sacred Anu Nau-Nau site with about 30 minutes to swim in the clear water.
- Meals
- Lunch (Lunch in Rapa Nui family house with learning about local trees, flowers and typical vegetation of the island)
Included Activities
- Visit Ahu Akahanga archaeological site
- Visit Rano Raraku volcano and moai quarry
- Visit Ahu Tongariki platform
- Lunch in Rapa Nui family house with vegetation education
- Visit Te Pito Kura and Paro moai
- Visit Anakena beach and Ahu Nau-Nau site
- Swimming time at Anakena beach (approximately 30 minutes)
- Entrance fee to Rapa Nui National Park
- Bilingual guide services
Landmarks/POIs Ahu Akahanga Rano Raraku Ahu Tongariki Te Pito Kura Paro moai Anakena Beach Ahu Nau-Nau - Day 3
The Legend of the Bird Man & Mirando Las Estrellas Tours
Two separate guided tours hit different archaeological zones today. The morning session runs from 09:00 to 12:30 and covers Oronio, Rano Kau crater (the deepest and widest on the island), and Vinapu with its carved rocks and moai remains. Your afternoon tour starts at 14:30 until 17:30, taking you to Ahu Akivi and its 7 moai, then Ana Te Pahu which is an ancient lava tube cave people used for shelter, and finally Puna Pau where they quarried the pukao. Throughout both tours you'll catch panoramic views of Hanga Roa village below.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Continental breakfast at hotel)
Included Activities
- Visit Orongo ceremonial village
- Visit Rano Kau crater
- Visit Vinapu archaeological site
- Visit Ahu Akivi platform with 7 moai
- Visit Ana Te Pahu cave
- Visit Puna Pau pukao quarry
- Panoramic views of Hanga Roa village
- Entrance fee to Rapa Nui National Park
- Bilingual guide services
Landmarks/POIs Orongo Rano Kau Vinapu Ahu Akivi Ana Te Pahu Puna Pau - Day 4
Easter Island Free Day with Optional Activities
Breakfast at your hotel starts the day, then it's yours to do as you like. Several optional activities are available if you want them (extra cost applies). You could catch sunrise at Ahu Tongariki or sunset at Ahu Tahai, take in a traditional Polynesian show with dinner, boat out to nearby islets, go snorkeling with gear provided, ride horses through spots the roads don't reach, or try surfing if you're into the waves. The choices really cover different interests and energy levels.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Continental breakfast at hotel)
Optional Activities
- 2-Hour Sunset at Ahu Tahai
- 2-Hour Sunrise at Ahu Tongariki
- Rapa Nui Traditional Polynesian Show + Dinner (approximately 4 hours with round-trip hotel transportation)
- Navigation to the Motus (Motu Kao Kao, Motu Iti and Motu Nui)
- Snorkeling (all equipment included: fins, diving goggles, diving suit, floats and ladders)
- Half Day Horseback riding (3 hours, minimum 2 / maximum 5 people)
- Surf Lesson
Landmarks/POIs Ahu Tahai Ahu Tongariki Motu Kao Kao Motu Iti Motu Nui - Day 5
Easter Island Departure
After breakfast at your hotel, you'll transfer to Mataveri Airport in time for your flight back to Santiago. That marks the end of the tour services.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Continental breakfast at hotel)
Landmarks/POIs Mataveri Airport
