Santiago - Rapa Nui
Arrival and transfer to your hotel. If arriving early enough you may be able to connect directly with your flight to Easter Islands. If not, overnight in Santiago.
Day 2: SANTIAGO - RAPA NUI (EASTER ISLANDS) (Breakfast and inflight Lunch)
After breakfast, transfer to the airport for the flight to Rapa Nui, otherwise known as the Easter Islands. The flight will take approximately 5 hours. Arrival, traditional welcome and transfer to your hotel.
Rapa Nui is the most isolated, inhabited island in the world.
Located 2000 miles (3200 km) west of Chile and over 4000 km from Tahiti, it was discovered by the Dutch in 1772, Admiral Jacob Roggeween landed there on Easter Sunday and gave the island its present name. He was the first European to describe the unusual statues carved from the volcanic rock from Rano Raraku. Standing as tall as 18 ft (5.5 m) and weighing up to 100 tons, the statues are known as moai, and each are supposed representations of clan chieftains. These moais, were placed on top of platforms called ahu, which in turn served as a family burial vault.
After breakfast, a full day's tour visiting Vaihu, where eight toppled Moai lie, Akahanga, Rano Raraku volcano, where the statues are half buried, Ahu Tongariki, where the largest Ahu (or platform) is located, Te Pito Kura (a large rock believed to have been brought from Tahiti) and Ahu Nau Nau (where the Moai are in particularly good condition).
Day 4: RAPA NUI (EASTER ISLANDS) (Breakfast)Today, a half day's excursion to Rano Kau volcano, site of ancient petroglyphs and the ceremonial temple of Iorongo, Vinapu (site of meticulous stonework found nowhere else on the islands) along with the Anakai Tangata caves. Excursion to Ahu Akivi, the famous seven Moais, believed to be one of the last built around 1460 and measuring 14 feet in height and weighing 12 metric tons. The caves of Ana Tepahu and Puna Pau, a quarry, from where the red hats that are worn by some of the Moai were made is also visited today.
Day 5: RAPA NUI (EASTER ISLANDS) - SANTIAGO (Breakfast & inflight lunch)After breakfast, transfer to the airport for the return flight back to Santiago and in time for your connecting flight home.
- Accommodation in recommended hotels including breakfast and taxes
- Meals indicated
- All private transfers, tours and excursions as per itinerary with local English speaking guides
- All internal domestic flight tickets (Santiago -Rapa Nui - Santiago)
- All entrance fees
- International tickets to/from Santiago
- Meals not indicated
- Airport taxes
- Meals not mentioned in your itinerary
- Personal expenses such as telephone bills, laundry expenses, etc
- Insurance against theft, loss, illness and/or accident
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