Easter Island - Rapa Nui
Season
All year round.
Flight Hours
Santiago - Easte Island: 5:35 hours
Recommandations
Light clothes, trekking shoes, sun-block, wind suit & rain jacket
Note
There is only one ATM. Credit card only accepted in hotels and in some shops, therefore Cash is recommended. In the first rwo weeks of February the "Tapati Festival" takes place and ancient traditions are demonstrated to the visitior.
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 Rapanui 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.
