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EASTER
ISLAND
What´s to see in Easter Island. Excursions.
Easter Island has a variety of important
excursions you need to take to enjoy this incredible place:
RANO KAO, ORONGO & VINAPU
The excursion starts
in the town of Hanga Roa towards Ahu Vinapu, a temple whose moais (enormous
images of rock) are curiously similar to stone works created by the Incas
evidence, according to some researchers, that the first inhabitants on
the island were of South America descent.
The excursion continues vertically, up the Rano Kau volcano to the city
of Orongo, the center or the Bird Man cult. Note that the houses in Orongo,
made of soft stone, have been meticulously restored, but the cliff side
has been left untouched: it is adorned with hundreds of petroglyphs such
as Tangata Manu, the Bird Man, the Manu Tara, the sacred bird itself,
and Makemake, the god who, it was believed, created the world. Pause to
enjoy a spectacular view of islets Motu Nui, Motu-Iti and Motu Kao-Kao.
Return to the hotel.
AHU TAHAI, AKIVI AND
PUNA PAU
The trip begins in the town
of Hanga Roa, heading to Ahu Tahai, a temple restored in the late 1966
by a North American archaeologist This ceremonial compound, which is the
oldest on the island, is made up of three different ahus: Ahu Ko Te Riku,
a large solitary moai, complete with topknot, around 690 B.C.; Ahu Vai
Uri, a cluster of five moais; and Ahu Tahai, another single moai, this
one without a topnot, in the center. The tour continues with a stop in
Hanga Roa at the Sebastián Englert Anthropological Museum to better
understand the history of the island (exceptional exhibits include the
only intact eye of a moai ever found). The tour starts at Ahu Akivi, seeing
seven spectacular moais (also restored by Mulloy) that date back to 1460
B.C., and finishes at Puna a Pau Hill, a red stone quarry that was most
likely the source for the moai’s topknots and ornamental hairpieces.
Return to the hotel.
MIRANO RARAKU
VOLCANO, AHU TONGARIKI AND ANAKENA BEACH
This excursions starts
the town of Hanga Roa towards the southern shore at Ahu Vaihu, where eight
large moais lie in ruins. The second step is Ahu Akahanga, which is one
long stone platform and four fallen moais, the site, according to the
legend, of the tomb of the island’s first king, Hotu Matua. The ride
proceeds to Ahu Tongariki, the largest ahu ever built. Destroyed by a
tsunami in 1960, this Ahu was later re-assembled and now all 15 moai stand
together. The tour resumes with a drive past La Perouse bay to the Ahu
Te Pito Kura, which is said to symbolize the Navel of the World.(The name
literally means navel of light, referring to the stone from which the
moai was carved.) En route to Anakena beach, visit the partially rebuilt
Ahu Nau Nau and the lone moai of Ahu Ature Huki. Enjoy a leisurely picnic
on the beach where, it is believed, Hotu Matua first came ashore. Return
along Vaitea Road in the evening.
BASIC TOUR TO VISIT EASTER
ISLAND
DAY 1 - SANTIAGO - EASTER ISLAND
After breakfast, transfer to airport to take flight to Easter Island. Arrival
and transfer to hotel. 03 nights of accommodation with breakfast.
DAY 2 - EASTER
ISLAND
After breakfast, start excursion to visit Akahanga, RAno Raraku, Ahu Tongariki,
Te Pito Kura, Ahu Ngao Ngao, and Anakena Beach.
DAY 3 - EASTER
ISLAND
After breakfast, start excursion to visit to RAno KAu volcano, Vinapu
and Ana Kai Tongata. In the afternoon, we visit theAhu Akivi and the seven
moais watching the sea. Return to hotel.
DAY 4 - EASTER
ISLAND - SANTIAGO DE CHILE
After breakfast, transfer to airport to take flight to Santiago de Chile.
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