Small white sand beach that is in a very protected location. Very popular with locals and tourists. Restaurants available at the entrance to the beach and picnic tables under coconut trees if you prefer to bring your own food. Some Moai to view just behind the beach. They believe that this is where the King lived.

One of three places you can visit without a guide (the other two are Ovahe and Tahai) and visit as often as you like. Don't expect to have the place to yourself, always busy. It's a white coral sand beach, a surprise considering the island is volcanic rock, was expecting it to dark sand. Anakena has two ahus; Ahu-Ature has a single moai and Ahu Nao-Nao has seven, two of which have deteriorated. It also has a palm grove, car park, cafes and restrooms.

This is a beautiful beach, with spectacular blue water, powdery sand, gentle waves, and lovely setting. Plan to spend a half day there — we stopped there on our island tour and it was insufficient. In any event, remember to take your beach stuff if you are stopping there on a tour. The service at one of the restaurants there was very slow.

It really is a beautiful beach. So far, I have seen few such beauties. The water is clean, fine and pleasant. The gold sand is clean and fine grained. It is worth taking the time to bathe if you travel to this island. The catering is chaotic. The waiter took the order in a minute. He served the drink after 20 minutes. They didn't start preparing the food in 1 hour. Service was continuous at the side window. Maybe you should have asked for a takeaway... But the tourist doesn't know that. That's why I can't give maximum points.

Nice little beach with a few Moai as well. Easy walk from the parking lot. Well preserved and include the red stone toppers. Also they have the manually reconstructed Moai. Very nice stop and well worth the effort.