Things to Do in Easter Island

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Things to Do in Easter Island


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  • Rohit K
    37 contributions
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    What an incredible site. At sunrise, it’s magical. The moais, restored to their original location, are awesome. There are also interesting petroglyphs.
    Written March 9, 2024
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  • Rohit K
    37 contributions
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    The quarry for the all the island’s moais is an astonishing place. It gives a real sense of what it took to carve and transport these gigantic monoliths. Not to be missed.
    Written March 9, 2024
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  • ATTILA B
    Miskolc, Hungary672 contributions
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    It really is a beautiful beach. So far, I have seen few such beauties. The water is clean, fine and pleasant. The gold sand is clean and fine grained. It is worth taking the time to bathe if you travel to this island. The catering is chaotic. The waiter took the order in a minute. He served the drink after 20 minutes. They didn't start preparing the food in 1 hour. Service was continuous at the side window. Maybe you should have asked for a takeaway... But the tourist doesn't know that. That's why I can't give maximum points.
    Written March 14, 2024
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  • Jeffry b
    Essendon, Australia14,153 contributions
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    Rapa Nui National Park harbors the Maio -- giant, mysterious statues on Easter Island. They are so huge, the way they got to their current site overlooking the Pacific is debatable. Known as Easter Island, Rapanui is located, midway between Tahiti and South America; it's part of Chile. Outsiders are fascinated by Rapanui's giant Maio statues, which have featured in several films. Conducted tours are available.
    Written March 8, 2024
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  • Ali921
    Edinburgh, UK1,502 contributions
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    You need a park ticket (USD $80) paid by credit card only. The crater (Orongo) can only be visited once and always with a guide. The three places you can visit without a guide are Anakena & Ovahe beaches and Tahai in town. Has a stone "village" consisting of a collection of low, sod-covered, windowless, round-walled buildings with even lower doors positioned on the high south-westerly tip of the large volcanic caldera called Rano Kau.
    Written January 30, 2024
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  • JimRiesterer
    Edina, MN4,726 contributions
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    We attended the cultural Dane known as the Kari Kari “Ballet” which celebrates the art, music and dance of Rapa Nua (Easter Island) on a Wednesday night. Our hotel made our reservations (we booked -show only $30US po; there’s also a combo with a Polynesian dinner.

    The theatre is small with room for around 250 people I’d guess with 4 rows of tightly packed hotel banquet chairs fronting the stage, and bleacher-style riser behind with around 6-7 tiers. The start seating around 7 even though the show doesn’t start until 8 (it lasts about an hour). There is little to no air circulation in this semi-open-air spot so it was very warm when we got there around 7:20. The hostess semi directs you to the seats and she fills them all in. Luckily we were in row 1 of bleachers so we could easily see above the folks seated on the floor in front of the stage.

    The dancing is very exuberant with a costume change midway through. There was a live band and singers as accompaniment. It was great fun except for the temperatures. The 4 women and 8 men really worked up a sweat on stage. There were several times when they invited audience members to the stage also to participate.
    Written February 8, 2024
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  • Christian M
    Copenhagen, Denmark4,068 contributions
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    Ahu Tahai is a 15-minute walk from the main town of Hanga Roa and is a must-see on Rapa Nui. And it's even free to visit the site.

    There are several handsome moai here with a beautiful backdrop of deep blue water.

    A solitary moai, with both its hat and eyes preserved, was actually the most perfect we saw on the island. In fact, even more beautiful than the ones at Ahu Tongariki and Ahu Akivi in the national park.
    Written March 7, 2024
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  • Ali921
    Edinburgh, UK1,502 contributions
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    Unique because they are the only platform moai facing the sea. Ahu Akivi is a particular sacred place on Rapa Nui, looking out towards the Pacific Ocean. The site has seven moai, all of equal shape and size, and is also known as a celestial observatory that was set up around the 16th century. The site is located inland, rather than along the coast
    Written January 30, 2024
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  • Wolverine154
    Albuquerque, NM356 contributions
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    I had a rental vehicle and drove to this beach first. Free parking in the lot and about a 10 min. walk down to the beach. Pure paradise-super clear water in an amazing setting. Hardly anyone there-just a few locals. A true hidden gem.
    Written March 14, 2023
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  • Ali921
    Edinburgh, UK1,502 contributions
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    You can visit without a guide and as often as you like because it is located at Anakena beach. Two of the moai are badly eroded but it is the platform with the most "top hats". The back of them are have some wonderful engraving.
    Written January 30, 2024
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  • Robert D
    Brooklyn, New York2,718 contributions
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    This is a good place to see how people on Rapa Nui lived in the past. There are ruins of boat houses and fallen Moai. A fascinating place.
    Written May 17, 2023
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  • Ali921
    Edinburgh, UK1,502 contributions
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    I'm not going to tell you why you should visit here, you wouldn't have come so far if you were not interested in Moai. You cannot visit without a guide but as often as you like. The quarry for the source of the "top hats". It's a small "crater" quarry on the outskirts of Hanga Roa in the south west of Easter Island. Puna Pau gives its name to one of the seven regions of the Rapa Nui National Park. Not as dramatic as other sites.
    Written January 30, 2024
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