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5 Days on Easter Island
Rachel Sullivan
5 Days
3 Cities
Solo
3 Oct
Rapa Nui
Hanga Roa
Hanga Roa
4 Oct
Rapa Nui
Rapa Nui
Rapa Nui
Hanga Roa
5 Oct
Rapa Nui
Hanga Roa
Hanga Roa
Hanga Roa
Hanga Roa
6 Oct
Moto Nui
Rapa Nui
7 Oct
Rapa Nui
3 Oct
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Fly from Santiago, Chile to Mataveri Airport on Easter Island. When you get an airport pickup shuttle service, they give you a lei!
3 Oct
Good
The airport shuttle will bring you to any hotel. Since there’s only one flight a day, the hotels are usually ready for when travelers arrive. The Taha Tai Hotel has ocean views and a delicious breakfast!
Good
Head to the tourist center for your Rapa Nui passport stamp!
4 Oct
Good
Take a guided tour around the island to see all the moai (the real name for the Easter Island heads!) and learn about the Rapa Nui culture. The first stop is Ahu Tongariki. This is the largest ahu (“platform” in Rapa Nui) on the island with 15 moai! It was breathtaking. The only thing that would’ve made it better was if I booked the sunrise tour!
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Make sure to stop at Anakena on the north side of the island. This is the only sandy beach on the island, and it’s because the sand was imported from Tahiti!
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Visit Ahu Akivi, the only ahu where the moai are facing the ocean. The rest of the moai face inward!
4 Oct
Good
Make sure you make it back to Hanga Roa for the sunset at Ahu Tahai. It was so beautiful!
5 Oct
Good
Spend the day exploring Hanga Roa, the only town on the whole Island! There’s a artisan market right in the town, so you can get your hand carved moai and wooden souvenirs here!
5 Oct
Good
There are stray dogs everywhere - one joined me during my lunch!
Good
I bought a post card at the market, so I sent it at the one post office on the whole island!
Excellent
This show was amazing! The ticket includes dinner and a cultural show.
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End the night by taking a stargazing tour. I was able to take this photo with my iPhone! These are some of the clearest skies in the world because of the lack of light pollution.
6 Oct
Good
Take another guided tour to see the southern part of the island. The first stop is the top of Rano Kai, one of the 3 the volcanos that formed Rapa Nui!
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Visit this primitive island that housed the infamous Birdman Cult
6 Oct
Good
Moana’s island! Moto Nui means “little island.” You can see this small island from the southern parts of the coast.
6 Oct
Good
At the bottom of the volcano is the quarry that the moai were carved from. You’ll have to visit to hear the theories about how they moved MILES across the island to the spots they stand now.
7 Oct
Country Visited
chile
Month Traveled
October
Traveler Type
Solo
Trip Duration
5 Days
Lodging Cleanliness?
Satisfied
Social-distancing
Mostly
Mask-wearing
Mostly
How crowded it was?
Low
Did you feel safe?
Mostly
Drinking Water
Tap
Rental Car
No
Mode of Payments
CC
Tipping at Restaurants
Yes
English Speaking
Common
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Beautiful location... 😍I'm excited to read the full story😍
Sorry, it’s all up now!
Wow 😍😍
Pictures are so beautiful ❤️
Wooww! 💚Such an amazing cover picture🤗
How much did you pay for the cultural show?
About $50! The show itself without dinner is $20
Looks like a town in a fairytale so beautifully captured! 😍
Added this trip to my travel list😍💙
Beautiful travogram,💜
Cover pic looks so amazing❤️❤️
Great story😍 thank you so much
Awesome!
💙Amazing story
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Sipping Margarita
2 YrsWaiting for the full story!!!
Travel Maps
2 YrsBeautiful location... 😍I'm excited to read the full story😍
Rachel Sullivan
2 YrsSorry, it’s all up now!
Wild Wild West
Wow 😍😍
Justin Jones
2 YrsPictures are so beautiful ❤️
Texan Angel
2 YrsWooww! 💚Such an amazing cover picture🤗
Dusty Trail
2 YrsHow much did you pay for the cultural show?
Rachel Sullivan
About $50! The show itself without dinner is $20
Moon Shell
2 YrsLooks like a town in a fairytale so beautifully captured! 😍
Adventure Life
2 YrsAdded this trip to my travel list😍💙
Green Cactus
2 YrsBeautiful travogram,💜
Footsteps707
2 YrsCover pic looks so amazing❤️❤️
Shinning Stars
2 YrsGreat story😍 thank you so much
Bagpacking Inc
2 YrsAwesome!
on the borders
2 Yrs💙Amazing story