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Private Full-Day Easter Island Highlights South and East

Name: Private Full-Day Easter Island Highlights South and East
Brand: Easter Island Travel
SKU: 20025P3
Price: 280.00 USD
Rating: 5.0 (58 reviews)

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Small group full day Easter Island Highlights South and East

6 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Discover Easter Island’s most spectacular moai statues on a small-group tour that’s limited to eight travelers. See the biggest and most impressive remnants of the ancient Easter Island civilization, from the fallen statues of the southwest to the towering monuments on the island’s eastern edge. At each site, learn the stories behind the statues, exploring what’s known—and what remains a mystery—about Easter Island moai. For your convenience, this tour of Easter Island includes pickup and drop-off at all island hotels.

Tour Easter Island moai with a local guide
Visit dramatic ancient sites on the islands south and east sides
Learn about local history and culture
Private tour ensures personal service
Pickup and drop-off at Easter Island hotels

What's Included

Local professional driver/guide
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Transport
Bottled water

National park ticket (80 USD per person)
Tour not available for cruise ship passengers
Gratuities
Lunch

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Start time

09:30 AM

Pickup details

We'll pick you up from any hotel, hostal and cabin at Easter Island. Pick up time is at 09.30.

What To Expect

Begin your day with pickup from your hotel. Make sure you are carrying your pre-purchased national park ticket (not included). Meet your guide, then settle into the air-conditioned minivan to head south.

Make your first stop at Ahu Huri A Urenga, a single statue with four hands aligned to the sunrise at winter solstice. Head farther south to the Ahu Vinapu, where skillful engineering suggests contact with the Incas, then to the coastal area of Hanga Poukura, home to rough lava rock formations and several statues mysteriously buried in a line, with only the backs visible.

Take a break for lunch (not included), before heading for Rano Raraku. This crater functioned as a kind of factory where most of the island's statues were carved. Since the workers stopped, the hundreds of statues left behind haven't moved.

The final stop is Ahu Tongariki, the island's biggest ahu with 15 mighty moais. Your day ends with drop-off back at your hotel. This tour does not pick up at cruise ship terminals.

Ahu Vinapu

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Ahu Vinapu

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Ahu Vaihu

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Ahu Akahanga

40 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Rano Raraku

1 hour 40 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Ahu Tongariki

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
Not wheelchair accessible
Infants must sit on laps
Tours are bilingual, performed in English and in Spanish by the same guide.

The duration of transfers are approximate, the exact duration will depend on the time of day and traffic conditions
Most travelers can participate
Not for cruise ship passengers
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Reviews

5.0

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Exceptional Experience - Highly Recommend this tour

Marlene_K, Apr 2024

Our local guide Andres was exceptional and extremely knowledgeable. We were very pleased to have been able to have Andres as our guide for two full days on the island.

Poor VAN accomodations

Tasmanny, Jan 2020

This was the 2nd day/part. The second day we were picked up from our hotel. It was not the same van as day before and husband was very uncomfortable due to no back support and unable to adjust seat. So he chose to return to the hotel. I spook and asked to be refunded for tour since not able to accommodate. No but no. The day before he was fine but not on second van. There was just texting between guide and manager. Never asked the guide to hand phone to my husband to discuss possible options to accomodate.

Amazing tour

lermatveeva2010, Jan 2020

I went on this excursion with the guide Simon. He is one of a kind! Knows so much about history of the island, always ready to answer any question, and pays attention to every person in the group. The places we have seen are amazing and if you have only a couple of days on the island this tour (actually with another tour to 2 other parts of the island) is a best opportunity to see everything in a ahort period of time. Absolutely recommended!

Easter Island tours is the way to go

SAHRAN_P, May 2019

So I actually took a two day tour with the same company Easter Island tours , you definitely need the two day tour but if you can only do one day then definitely do the day that goes to the quarry. The highlight of the trip is that the owners of the tour company had us at their home for a delicious lunch and sang several beautiful songs for the group.

This was an awesome tour that perfectly covered the South & East half the island.

Nolan_P, May 2019

Note: Be sure you purchase the Rapa Nui Nacional Park ticket prior to taking this tour ($80 USD). Now on to the tour...Benjamin was our guide for the day and he was awesome! He helped give us a great understanding of each Rapa Nui spot we visited along the southern and eastern part of the island including the iconic moai statue sites of Rano Raraku and Ahu Tongariki. Lunch was hosted at Markus' home and it was fantastic. Markus, his wife, and their family were very kind and welcoming and the lunch they made for us was amazing! Definitely will recommend this tour to my friends and family. Thank you for the memories! - Nolan

Moais + home

Alberto_S, May 2019

Excelent guide and the extraordinary was the Lunch with the Eastern Travel owners ( the local company that run the tours) in their family home. In a gazebo in their large garden on their ancestral land. The wife also is a singer and composer that play for as as we share the meal with their family. This travel company added this key component of opening their home, share history and music with their kids running around.

Awesome experience

Scenic01260836315, Apr 2019

Had a great time Benjamin was very knowledgeable,friendly made our trip enjoyable . Learn so much about the island and his history

Highly recommend as an orientation...

Erin S, May 2018

Highly recommend as an orientation for Easter Island. Shane was a very informative guide and was great at sharing his passion for the mysteries of this amazing place.

Sofia Fernandez was the guide/driver...

Shelly H, Feb 2018

Sofia Fernandez was the guide/driver and probably the best day tour guide that I have ever had. She guided non-stop for over 8 hours and filled us with the history and magic of the island. She had stories and information and answers to all our question. The van was nice and the small group allowed us an easy pace. I was picked up on time at my hotel. Yamileth at Easter Island travel answered all my questions via e-mail before my trip. Take this tour with the North and West full-day and you will have seen all the best sites. This was a great experience that I will never forget.

It was the perfect way to start our...

Brittany_W, Feb 2018

It was the perfect way to start our time in Easter Island. We learned a LOT and saw a few places we wouldn't have made it to on our own. Highly recommend!

had the best tour guide in bruna...

richard l, Jan 2018

had the best tour guide in bruna, very knowledgeable about the tour and history. well put together tour

The tour was great and at thorough...

Philip H, Dec 2017

The tour was great and at thorough pace which we liked. Sophia was amazing. She was fun knowledgeable and had answers for all our questions.

Excellent tour with a knowledgeable...

Ken F - Keystone, Aug 2017

Excellent tour with a knowledgeable guide - Sofia!! It would be very possible to rent a car or ATV and see the sites on your own, but hearing the history, legends and stories of the Island were very, very worth the price. Everything was perfect and well worth the cost!