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Easter Island - Rapa Nui
 
Highlights

Colossal stone statues
Unique culture
Archaeology

Volcanic origins
Riding, trekking, diving

 
Season: All year round.  
Flight hours: 2 hours less than mainland
Santiago - Easter Island: 5 hours; Papeete/Thaiti (French Polynesia) - Easter Island: 5:35 hours
 
Note: There is only one ATM. Credit card only accept- ed in hotels and in some shops, therefore Cash (Chilean Peso) is recommended. In the first two weeks of February the "Tapati Festival" takes place and ancient traditions, competitions and artistic skills are demonstrated to the visitor, either in the village of Hanga Roa or historic place like Tahai, Rano Raraku and Anakena. During this time there is only limited accommodation and flight availability.  
Recommendation: Light, clothes; trekking shoes; sun-block; sun glasses, wind suit & rain jacket.  
     
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Easter Island - Rapa Nui

Moai

 

Midway between Tahiti and Chile, Easter Island has long been subject to much speculation and inquisitive research. How and why did its people carve out, move and erect hundreds of giant stone Moai statues on the shoreline of the island?.

Easter Island is the most isolated island on earth but 1,200 years ago a double-hulled canoe filled with seafarers from a remote culture landed upon its coast. Over the centuries that followed, an extraordinary culture developed on the remote island.

Easter Island today remains one of the most unique places on the planet; it is an open air museum, showcasing a fascinating culture. The Rapa nui are some of the friendliest people one will ever meet and the landscape is truly incredible - volcanic craters, lava formations, beaches, brilliant blue water, and archaeological sites all add to the uniqueness of Easter Island.

The sub-tropical Polynesian island has been part of Chile since 1888. read more....

 
 
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