CHILE: easter island - sunrise in rapa nui 6 DAYS
santiago - easter island

Easter Island’s most dramatic claim to fame is an array of almost 900 giant stone figures that date back many centuries. The statues reveal their creators to be master craftsmen and engineers and are distinctive among other stone sculptures found in Polynesian cultures. There has been much speculation about the exact purpose of the statues, the role they played in the ancient civilization of Easter Island and the way they may have been constructed and transported.

2022/ 2023 itinerary & prices

Day 1 Arrive Santiago
Upon your arrival to Santiago airport. Condor Travel’s staff will be waiting to take you to your hotel. Please look for the sign with your name on it. Dynamic and cosmopolitan Santiago is a vital and versatile city. Home to many events showcasing the very best of Chilean culture, it also hosts superb international festivals of sound, flavor, and color. The Chilean capital breathes new life into all its visitors! The city’s diversity shines through in its many contrasting neighborhoods. Set out to explore the city streets and you will discover beautiful and original art galleries, design shops and handicraft markets, as well as a great selection of restaurants, bars and cafes. Night owls can enjoy a taste of lively Latino nightlife in Bellavista! Hotel options: Novotel Providencia (3 Star) or Pullman El Bosque (4 Star) or Doubletree Kennedy (5 Star)

Visit the city, or enjoy a winery? 
Compliment your stay with the tour that you like the most, without rate difference! 

OPTION 1: Half day - Santiago city tour (Private service with English speaking guide)
Santiago de Chile was founded in 1541 by the Spanish Conquerors, who shaped an important legacy that we invite you to discover. You will visit the key places where our history has developed and discover its evolution with different styles and influences. While contemplating a harmonious mix between the old and the modern in its architecture. Then, you will move to the heart of the city, the Plaza de Armas, surrounded by important buildings such as the Metropolitan Cathedral, the Central Post Office and the Municipality of Santiago. You will continue to the Government Palace, the Plaza de la Constitución and some old neighborhoods such as Plaza Concha y Toro. Finally, you will visit the eastern sector of the city, where modern constructions and the great changes in the landscape that these have generated in the surrounding neighborhoods can be seen. 

OPTION 2: Half day - Santa Rita winery - Private service without guide (Guide service provided from the winery) 
We will pick you up from your hotel in Santiago to Viña Santa Rita, located in the town of Alto Jahuel. This vineyard, founded in 1884 by Domingo Fernández Concha, has become a premium destination, due to its historical interest, and the quality of the wines they produce. You will begin the tour at the Casa del Turismo where you will enjoy the variety garden. An expert guide will explain the complete winemaking process, passing through the vinification cellars, storage and bottling plant. You will visit the historic Bodega 1 made of lime and stone, as well as the famous Bodega de los 120 Patriotas, which today is a national monument. Then, you will enjoy a tasting of 2 Reserve wines and you will be able to visit the store that has attractive souvenirs and gourmet exclusivities. 
Meals included: None
Lodging in Santiago. 

Day 2 Santiago, Valparaíso & Viña del Mar
Breakfast at the hotel. Full day excursion in Valparaíso and Viña del Mar (Private service with guide)
You will depart from Santiago to the beautiful port city of Valparaíso, 120 kilometers away on a road that crosses the valleys of Curacavi and Casablanca with their vineyards and fruit plantations. When you arrive in Valparaíso, you will understand why UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site, with its beautiful buildings and colorful hills with views of the Pacific Ocean. You will appreciate emblematic places such as the National Congress, Parque Italia and Plaza de la Victoria. Then you will go through viewpoints located on Cerro Concepción, with splendid views of the sea.
Meals included: Breakfast and Lunch
Lodging in Santiago. 

Day 3: Santiago – Easter Island
Breakfast at the hotel. Based on your flight schedule, we will take you back to Santiago Airport for your next flight. Upon you arrival to Rapa Nui, pick up and transfer to the hotel. Half day tour Ahu Akivi excursion (Shared basis service). This tour allows us to know and understand the connection of the ancient inhabitants of Easter Island with the Universe. The tour includes ceremonial centers erected in the central area of the island during the last period of construction of Moai, the most important of the Rapa Nui culture. They emphasize megalithic archaeological sites that show how astronomy determined the disposition of the giant statues and the platforms in which they are held, with which it is possible to enter into the worldview of the ancient Polynesian navigators who populated Easter Island. All points visited incorporate old sites that were created and used during the end of the Ahu-Moai phase. These sites represent various cultural developments of Rapa Nui history, all strategically deployed around ceremonial centers. It includes three restored sites: Ahu Huri to Urenga, Ahu to Kivi, Ahu Vai Teka and the quarry of Puna Pau, where the most attractive Pukao are (hats or headgear of red scoria that crown the heads of some Moai).
Meals included: Breakfast
Lodging in Rapa Nui at Vai Moana (3 Star) or Taha Tai (4 Star) or Hare Nua (5 Star)

Day 4 Easter Island
Breakfast at the hotel. Full day Tongariki Tour, Rano Raraku Volcano & Anakena Beach (Shared Basis Service). Departure from the hotel to get introduced to the process of colonization of the island and the cultural features of the first inhabitants of Rapa Nui. Highlights here the story of Hotu Matua, the first king, who started a settlement that lasted more than 700 years and is recognized as the most prolific period of island culture. On this excursion it is possible to visit the area where Hotu Matua landed, the area where its tomb is believed to be and some of the places where a large part of the giant statues that populate Easter Island were built. The route begins in the town of Hanga Roa, heads towards the Anakena Beach along the road to the center of the island - sector known as Vaitea - and concludes with the return to Hanga Roa along the south coast of Rapa Nui.
Meals included: Breakfast and box lunch
Lodging in Rapa Nui. 

Day 5 Easter Island
Breakfast at the hotel. Half day tour Orongo & Volcán Rano Kau Excursion (Shared basis excursion). Guided tour of some of the most important ceremonial centers of Easter Island. The tour includes rock paintings and archaeological sites of great cultural value, an ascent to the Rano Kau volcano and an interpretive trail through the ancestral town of Orongo. This route allows you to enter Rapa Nui mythology, learn about important elements of the island's geography and understand the enigmatic history of the ancient inhabitants of this isolated point of the planet. This visit incorporates the places where the Tangata Manu (Bird Man) competition is developed annually, based on a fundamental legend of the Rapa Nui culture. The myth points out that the man who captures the first Manutara egg (characteristic of the Pasco-bird) will be invested with supernatural powers and will exercise the political-military leadership of the island for a year. Afternoon at leisure.
Meals included: Breakfast
Lodging in Rapa Nui

Day 6 Depart Easter Island
Breakfast at the hotel. At the scheduled time you will be transferred to the airport to board your flight to Santiago and transfer to the hotel in this city.
Meals included: Breakfast

Single room supplement is extra.
Internal airfare Santiago - Easter Island - Santiago is extra and available upon request.
The transfers in & out must be between 8:00am to 6pm. If your flight is arriving out of this schedule, please consider a supplement of $50 per person.

INCLUSIONS
• Regular or private services (according to election), minimum 02 passengers traveling together
• Accommodation mentioned in the itinerary
• Daily breakfast at the hotel restaurant
• Entrances( mentioned)
• Bilingual local guide (English)

EXCLUSIONS
• Easter Island entrance fee is not included. The referential rate is $85 per person, and it is subject to change.
• Personal expenses, International & internal airfare, Visa fees
• Customary gratitude to your guide and driver.