Day
01 Easter Island
Reception with a necklace of flowers and transfer to
your the Hotel
Accommodation at the Hotel in Easter Island.
Day 02 Easter Island - Full day tours
Breakfast. We are out all day visiting different archaeological
sites on Vahiha Island; Akahanga; Rano Raraku; Ahi Tongariki,
Te Pito Kura; Ahu Nau Nau, with a picnic lunch at Anekena
beach.
Starting the tour from your hotel in the town of Hanga Roa, the tour will take you to the south-east and northeast coast of the island to visit the first platform called Ahu Akahanga, formed by 4 platforms, 12 Moai, 8 Pukao.
From there it is possible to appreciate one of the best preserved villages on the island.
Continuing towards Rano Raraku volcanic crater formed from consolidated volcanic ash, Rano Raraku is a visual record of moai design vocabulary and technological innovation, where 397 moai remain.
Lunch in the picnic area on the slopes of this volcano.
We continue with the magnificent platform called Ahu tongariki, the most amazing ahu on the island, with 15 huge moai.
We continue towards Ahu Te Pito Kura, It has the biggest statue erected in an Ahu, the moai PARO, of 10 mts. and 85 tons with a PUKAO of 11.5 tons. It is no longer standing, but we can see its large size despite being split into three parts. It is believed that it was the last statue to be demolished around 1840. Next to the AHU is a large spherical stone that is identified with the navel of the world (TE PITO O TE HENUA), which according to legend was brought by Hotu Matua´a´s boat.
And as a last point to visit we finally arrived to Anakena beach with white sands and palm trees in the background. In this area in addition to the wonder of the water, there are important archaeological remains for their conservation status as is the platform of Ahu Nau Nau It has 5 moai with Pukao and 2 broken. The back of the moai and some stones on the back wall have petroglyphs. During the excavations, an extraordinary eye of white coral with red scoria pupil was found, it is exhibited in the Museum of the Island.
The weather here will depend on the climate and energy of the participating group.
Accommodation at the Hotel in Easter Island.
Day 03 Easter Island
Breakfast. Transfer to airport and farewell with another
necklace.
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