CHILE: easter island - 4 DAYS
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.

itinerary & prices

Day 01: Easter Island
Welcome to Easter Island! Upon your arrival to Easter Island’s airport. Condor Travel’s staff will be waiting to take you to your hotel. Please look for the sign with your name on it. Easter Island covers roughly 64 square miles in the South Pacific Ocean and is located some 2,300 miles from Chile’s west coast and 2,500 miles east of Tahiti. Known as Rapa Nui to its earliest inhabitants, the island was christened Paaseiland, or Easter Island, by Dutch explorers in honor of the day of their arrival in 1722. It was annexed by Chile in the late 19th century and now maintains an economy based largely on tourism. 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.

Half Day Ahu Akivi
This circuit consists of a visit to the TAHAI ceremonial site with 3 platforms, the AHU, with their restored statues. On this site you can also find the only Moai with eyes. We can also see remains of a boat house, a stone chicken coop and a jetty completely built with stones. Then we will continue with our visit to the AHU AKIVI, a platform with 7 restored Moais. According to legend, these 7 statues represent the first explorers who arrived in Rapa Nui, sent by King Hotu Matua. Later we visit the PUNA PAU quarry where the PUKAO or "headdresses" of the Moai. Overnight at Easter Island.

Day 02: Easter Island (BL)
Full day Anakena
The first stop takes us to an unrestored Ahu called VAIHU, located in HANGA TE'E bay on the south coast of the island, witnessing a phase of destruction a few centuries ago. We continue to the AHU AKAHANGA region, whose legend tells us that the tomb of the famous king HOTU MATUA is located next to the Ahu. Then we arrive at one of the most important sites of the Rapa Nui culture, the RANO RARAKU quarry, where approx. 900 statues, 397 of them still lying down or standing at different times during their construction and transport. We continue to AHU TONGARIKI, restored in 1995, with its 15 standing statues. The penultimate site we will visit is the "Navel of the World", along with the AHU TE PITO KURA. Finally we arrive at the ANAKENA beach where we will find 2 platforms, the AHU NAU NAU and the AHU ATURE HUKI, both restored. We can also appreciate the warm waters of the Pacific, rest on the beach with pink sand under palm trees.
Meals included: Breakfast and box lunch. Overnight at Easter Island.

Day 03: Easter Island (B)
Half day Orongo
During this excursion we climb the extinct volcano, RANO KAU, where we are presented with a view of the entire island with its coasts and volcanoes and the town of HANGA ROA. The second viewpoint we visit allows us to appreciate the RANO KAU crater with its lagoon and then we arrive at the ceremonial village ORONGO, where the ceremony and competition of the Bird Man - TANGATA MANU was held. Then we visit the AHU VINAPU with its architecture that reminds us of the constructions of the pre-Inca peoples. At the end of this excursion, we visit the ANA KAI TANGATA cave where it is possible to appreciate cave paintings. Overnight at Easter Island.
Meals included: Breakfast.

Day 04: Depart Easter Island
Based on your flight departure, we will take you back to Easter Island Airport.
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.

Prices based on minimum of two person traveling;

INCLUSIONS
• Accommodations as listed or similar - Easter Island Eco Lodge (3 Star), Iorana Rapa Nui Hotel (3.5 Star), Taha Tai Hotel (4 Star) or Altiplanico Rapa Nui Hotel (5 Star)
• Meals as indicated
• Transfers - arrival & departure
• Sightseeing as indicated with English-speaking local guides

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.