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Two
million years ago, deep geological changes and volcanic eruptions
created the remote and insolated Easter Island. Called
in Chile, Isla de Pascua, this perfect triangle
shaped piece of land, at the center of the Pacific Ocean about 2000
air miles west from Santiago, Chile's capital city, is a fascinating
outdoor museum of a mysterious ancient people.Without any doubt,
Easter Island is a " Must " to any traveler
who wants to know and explore the hidden secrets of this incredible
civilization. Genealogies kept by island natives indicate that Rapa Nui was first inhabited around the 4th century AD, by able canoeists from the Marquises islands. The islanders remained entirely isolated for some thirteen centuries, until the island was discovered on Easter Sunday, 1722, by the Dutch mariner Jacob Roggeveen. In the 19th century, were abducted by the hundreds to work the guano mines of Peru, leaving a population of just over 100 natives in 1888, when the island was incorporated into the Chilean State. Today dignity has been restored to the island and its inhabitants. Easter Island,reservations and information center:Call Toll free 1- 800- 811- 3077 |
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| ARCHAEOLOGY:
Easter Island has Over 600 massive stones idols, known as moais,
are Easter Island’s more characteristic and widely recognized
archaeological remains. Set upon stone platforms called ahus,
these moais were revered as representations of the islander’s
mythical ancestors; most were toppled from their ahus during inter-tribal
warfare beginning around the year 1600. |
SCUBA
AND SNORKELING: Easter Island boasts what may well
be the world’s clearest water, with underwater visibility
exceeding 50 meters. Warm water and abundance of colorful tropical
fishes, undersea caves and escarpments, and giant corals are a few
of the other factors that made Easter Island Chile’s premier
dive site. HORSEBACK RIDING: Horses are a great way to visit Easter Island scattered archaeological sites, beaches and caves. The island’s gentle, rolling topography makes horseback riding trips appropriate for all ages and abilities. TREKKING:
In
two or three days, visitors can easily walk to all of Easter Island
main attractions, from the Orongo ceremonial village to the top
of Maunga Terevaka, the island’s tallest volcano. |
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PT0200IPC:MYSTERIES AND TREASURES OF RAPA NUI 5Days 4Nights Day 1:HANGA ROA Arrival to Easter Island. Reception at Mataveri Airport with flower and/or shell necklaces. Transfer to the hotel. Lodging. Day 2:HANGA ROA / ANAKENA / HANGA ROA Breakfast at the hotel. A full day tour, along the easter island Moai route, visiting: Vaihu, a place which is surrounded by enormous statues which have fallen face down; the ruins of Akahanga, which are in their natural condition and where the first king of the island was buried. We will see the Rano Raraku volcano, and at the base of Poike, which is the most spectacular crater in the zone and where the former island-people carved the giant statues from the volcano's quarry. Here we can see the different stages in the construction of the Moais, the biggest of which still remains at the base of the quarry and which is more than 20m long and weighs just under 200 tons. We carry on towards the beautiful beach of Anakena, where we will see Ahu Tongariki, which was the biggest of the 15 Moais on the island. They weighed an average of 50 tons and were destroyed by a tidal wave in 1960. Lunch Box and free time to enjoy the warm sea waters. In the afternoon, return to the hotel. Overnight. Day 3: HANGA ROA / ORONGO / HANGA ROA Breakfast at the hotel. A half-day tour to Orongo, visiting the Rano Kao volcano, whose deep crater of lush vegetation contains a large fresh water lake covered with totora. From there, we will continue onto the Cultural Centre of Orongo, situated at the top of the crater at over 300m above sea level and where year after year the Bird Man or Tangata Manu ceremony takes place. We can see more than 100 petroglyphs which represent the Make-Make God and the Manutara seabird amongst others. Next, we will proceed to Ana Kai Tangata. Then we will visit Ahu Vinapu, where the interesting architectural style reminds you of the Inca's handiwork. This is due to the perfection of the cuts and location of the stones. Return to the hotel. Overnight. Day 4:HANGA ROA / AHU AHKIVI / HANGA ROA Breakfast at the Hotel. Half-day excursion, visiting: Ahu Akivi, the big platform, which is composed of 7 Moais, all of them facing the sea; the Ana Tepahu caverns; the quarry of Puna Pau, where the top part of the Moais were sculpted and Ahu Tahai. Return to the hotel. Overnight. Day 5:HANGA ROA Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to Mataveri Airport at the arranged time for the departure flight. PT0400IPC:MYSTERIES OF EASTER ISLAND (RAPA NUI)3Days 2Nights Day 1: HANGA ROA Arrival to Easter Island. Reception at Mataveri Airport with flower and/or shell necklaces. Transfer to the hotel. Lodging. Day 2:HANGA ROA / ANA KENA / HANGA ROA Breakfast at the hotel. A full day tour, along the Moai route, visiting: Vaihu, a place which is surrounded by enormous statues which have fallen face down; the ruins of Akahanga, which are in their natural condition and where the first king of the island was buried. Further along, we will see the Rano Raraku volcano, situated close to the southern shore of the island, and at the base of Poike, which is the most spectacular crater in the zone and where the former island-people carved the giant statues from the volcano's quarry. Here we can see the different stages in the construction of the Moais, the biggest of which still remains at the base of the quarry and which is more than 20m long and weighs just under 200 tons. We carry on towards the beautiful beach of Anakena, where we will see Ahu Tongariki, which was the biggest of the 15 Moais on the island. They weighed an average of 50 tons and were destroyed by a tidal wave in 1960. Lunch Box and free time to enjoy the warm sea waters which surround the island. In the afternoon, return to the hotel. Lodging. Day 3: HANGA ROA Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport at the arranged time for the departure flight. |
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