Easter Island

Visiting Easter Island, known locally as Rapa Nui, is unlike travelling anywhere else in South America. Set more than 3,500 kilometres from mainland Chile, the island’s extraordinary isolation has preserved a culture, landscape and history found nowhere else.

• Ahu Tongariki – The island’s largest ceremonial platform, where fifteen restored moai stand in a dramatic line facing inland against the Pacific horizon.
• Rano Raraku – The volcanic quarry where most of the island’s moai were carved, with hundreds of statues still scattered across the slopes.
• Rano Kau and Orongo – A vast volcanic crater filled with reeds and water, beside the ceremonial village of Orongo where the historic Birdman competition took place.
• Anakena Beach – A rare white-sand beach lined with palm trees and overlooked by a group of restored moai on the Ahu Nau Nau platform.
• Petroglyphs and Rock Art – Across the island, ancient carvings depict birds, sea creatures and symbols linked to the Birdman cult and Polynesian beliefs.
• Rapa Nui Culture – Music, dance and storytelling remain an important part of daily life, reflecting the island’s enduring Polynesian heritage.