Easter Island Add-on Tour

Extend your holiday with a trip to the middle of the Pacific Ocean and see the mysterious moai of Easter Island

Easter Island Add-on Tour

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In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, 4,000km from the coast of Chile, is an island that still holds a very special magic and mystery. The Europeans discovered 'Rapa Nui', as the local population calls it, on Easter Sunday and to this day it is simply referred to as Easter Island. However, this island holds an intrigue far greater than one might imagine. So distant from everything and everyone, isolated by the largest ocean in the world, it demonstrates a rich history, art, language and interestingly once even suffered a civil war ‐ all upon an island not 25 km across. This add-on tour will enable you to explore this triangular shaped island, with extinct volcanic cones in each of its three corners. Amidst an atmosphere of friendly Polynesian hospitality, the entire island is today an open‐air museum with approximately 900 moai (statues), the tallest of which is 21m high. There is also the Orongo Village and many traditional cave dwellings open to view.

Activity Areas

Cultural Wonders
Culture

Region & Country & City

South America: Chile, Easter Island

Included in the Price

— All breakfasts and 1 lunch — All accommodation — All transport and listed activities — Tour leader on excursions

Not Included In The Price

— Travel insurance — Single accommodation (available on request, from GBP £375) — Visas or vaccinations — Roundtrip flights to/from Santiago not included in extension price (quoted separately)

Accommodation Information

— 5 day Easter Island add-on tour — Travel by bus, accompanied by a guide on the excursions — Price from GBP £1299 per person (shared room and travelling together) — Compulsory sole traveller supplement from GBP £450 — This add-on tour runs on a shared basis with non-Exodus guests

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Itinerary

Day 1 Fly to Easter Island • Free time to explore Hanga Roa

Transfer to the airport for the morning flight to Easter Island. On arrival we transfer to the hotel. Free time, options include a visit to the local museum of Hanga Roa ‐ 'Padre Sebastian Englert'. Hanga Roa is the small capital town of the island. This is where the great majority of the population lives (about 4,000 inhabitants). Accommodation: Hotel Otai (or similar)

Day 2 Visit Ahu Akivi • Tour Orongo and Ranu Kau volcano

Visit Ahu Akivi this morning, one of the few Ahus not located by the sea. The seven resurrected moais are sited according to the equinox, which indicates the advanced knowledge of astronomy once known on Rapa Nui. The next stop is the Puna Pau quarry, where the headdresses made of red stone that were set on many moai were produced. This afternoon, enjoy a half‐day excursion to Orongo, the ceremonial site for the Birdman Cult, whose stone houses are set right by the circular crater of the Ranu Kau volcano. The Birdman Cult only emerged after the collapse of moai culture and was focused on fertility rites and the Birdman competition. Visit an interesting cave with cult rock paintings at the foot of the volcano. Later, from the rim of the crater, savour a spectacular view overlooking the crater’s large lake, as well as the sea and the three Motu Islands. These small islands were the focus of the young men chosen during the ceremony of the Birdman Cult, held at Orongo. One individual per clan swam out to the Motus, to climb and steal the first swallow’s egg of the year. The winning clan was allowed to nominate Rapa Nui’s king for the following year. Accommodation: Hotel Otai (or similar)

Day 3 Visit Ahus Vaihu and Akahanga • Explore Rano Raraku quarry

We take a full day excursion today with visits to Ahus Vaihu and Akahanga along the south coast. Later we drive on to Rano Raraku, which is the site where moais were carved out of the island's very unique bedrock. There are still approximately 400 statues standing and lying here in different stages of completion. The largest is nearly 22m tall and weighs approximately 250 tons. From here we drive to Ahu Te Pito Kura and the 'Navel of the World'. Finally we visit the beach of Anakena with its Ahu Nau Nau before heading back to our hotel. Accommodation: Hotel Otai (or similar)

Day 4 Free morning • Return to Santiago

The morning is free before we transfer to the airport for the flight back to Santiago. Accommodation: Hotel Providencia (or similar)

Day 5 Adventure ends in Santiago

End Santiago.

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