Great (and only) beach, excellent restored ahu and Moai. Gorgeous hiking trails. Decent amount of parking and small restaurants/food stalls.

This really is paradise, sandy beach, warm ocean to swim in and views of the Ahu Nau Nau platform as you swim! Also you can see just above the beach the moai that Thor Heyerdahl restored.

This is one of the few white sand beaches on the island. It seemed like half the island was there when we visited in the afternoon. The ahu backdrop serves to remind you that this is a special place.

I thought the water was cold but the beach itself is beautiful. There a small cafe/bar on the premises. Take a walk to the nearby maoi. This was a special place for the royalty of the island in days gone by.

Playa Anakena is a gorgeous swimmable beach with the nearby 7 Moai of Ahu Nau Nau and the unusual solitary Ahu Ature Huki. There is nothing like swimming in the Pacific within sight of the majestic Moai. We went one day to see the Moai,...More

This was one of my favorite places I visited on the island when I was there. I didn't go swimming but it was just so beautiful to sit there by the palm trees in the sand and look at the water. I definitely recommend!

This one is a must do as the Moai here are exceptional and the beach lovely though the amount of plastic debris littering the sand is truly heartbreaking