... as here one can understand much more about the whole journey of a moai. The site is very big and allows to stroll around without seeing the other visitors much. Buy your entrance ticket at the airport as it is cheaper than on-site. Some parts of the path have stairs that can be a bit tricky for people who... More

Wish we had more time here. One note is that the ticket you buy at the airport is only good for one entrance. If you get a nice ranger, they might let you in a second time on the same ticket. Tickets are $50 US at the airport before immigration and customs. Otherwise it's $60 at the gate for non-Chileans. More

This is a must if you are going to Easter Island. You can know all about it by doing a little research so I wont bother you with more info. I suggest to buy your entrance ticket at the airport, the ticket is good for Orongo and Rano Raraku, you get a 10% discount if you are none-chilean. This place... More

This is one of the three volcanoes on Easter Island and it is the quarry where the great majority of the Moais on the island were carved. The bulk of the Moais on the island are found here, in different stages of the carving process. Visiting the site, you start to get the idea of how difficult it must have... More

We flew to Easter Island from Santiago on the lone LAN flite of the day, landing in the afternoon. There is no jet way so after disembarking you have to walk across the tarmac. Just before the terminal on your left is a small ticket booth for CONAF, then Chilean National Park Service. CONAF administers both National Parks on the... More

This place is better than Orongo, here you can see how moias were building years ago. The ticket that you buy to income here also you can use it in orongo. In this way you pay only one time to income in both places. More

Rano Raraku, the volcano with the Moai factory. Supposedly 397 in various stages of completion, position and condition. It is here that one can see that these statues were not all copycats. Each has its own personality. Follow the trail to the right. It is more or less a circle tour. Near the top of the route, there is a... More

An exceptional setting which consists of half carved and buried moai which is the name for the stone statues. This is the quary where moai were quarried from the slopes of the extinct volcano. There are 600 with the largest 21m tall. Seeing the stone moai was a lifelong dream and it was truly awe-inspiring. After our hike we returned... More

Clearly this is the place not to miss - I guess 2 hours should be ideal to cover. You gain a lot if you pre-study Moai history and creation technology (one of the best source for this is Jared Diamond's work on Easter Island collapse). From this one place alone, you might get a good understaning of the process. A... More