8 Day Easter Island

Itinerary

DAY 1 Santiago	Assistance at your arrival to Santiago Airport and transfer to your hotel. There you will receive a briefing on your tour and vouchers covering all the services included. Overnight at selected hotel in Santiago.
DAY 2 Santiago	Half-Day City tour of Santiago. This tour includes a visit through the historic, commercial and residential areas of the city. We will visit the Government Palace "La Moneda", the historic center and its Main Plaza, the Cathedral, the Main Post Office, the Municipality, and more. We will then pass through the principal avenue of the city to see "La Alameda", the Forestal Park, the San Cristobal mount, and the bohemian neighborhood of Bellavista. Later on, we will continue to the residential and modern commercial areas, located where the Andean mountain chain begins. New neighborhoods like Santa Maria de Manquehue, Las Condes and Vitacura blend in with the areas of advanced architecture like Barrio el Golf. Return to Hotel and rest of day at leisure in Santiago. Overnight at selected hotel in Santiago.	B
DAY 3 Easter Island	Transfer to Santiago Airport for flight to Easter Island. Reception at the airport complete with Polynesian Flower Necklaces for you to wear. Transfer to selected hotel. Overnight at selected hotel in Easter Island.	B
DAY 4 Easter Island	Full-Day tour along the Moai route, with a picnic lunch included. We visit Vaihu, an area surrounded by enormous statues which have fallen face down; the ruins of Akahanga, which are in their original condition and where the first king of the island was buried. Further along, we see the Rano Raraku volcano, situated close to the southern shore of the island. We also visit the Poike Volcano, with the most spectacular crater in the area. Easter Island's early inhabitants carved the giant statues from the volcano's quarry. Here we can see the different stages in the construction of the Moai, the biggest of which still remains at the base of the quarry and which are more than 60 feet long, weighing just under 200 tons. We carry on towards the beautiful beach of Anakena, where we will see Ahu Tongariki, one of the biggest Moai on the island. Return to the hotel. Overnight at selected hotel in Easter Island.	B / L
DAY 5 Easter Island	Half-Day tour to the Rano Kao Volcano, whose deep crater contains a large fresh water lake. From there, we will continue to the cultural centre of Orongo, situated at the top of the crater at over 900 feet above sea level. Next, we will proceed to Ana Kai Tangata, a cavern where the island people took refuge during times of war. Here we will see many pre-historic paintings. We will then visit Ahu Vinapu, where the interesting architecture resembles the Inca civilization architecture due to the perfection of the stone cuts. Return to hotel and rest of day at leisure. Overnight at selected hotel in Easter Island.	B
DAY 6 Easter Island	Half day tour to Ahu Akivi, the big platform, which is composed of 7 Moai, all of them facing the sea. The Ana Tepahu caverns and the quarry of Puna Pau, where the top part of the Moai were sculpted named Pulkao, which means "typical hairstyle" . Return to the hotel. Rest of afternoon at leisure. Overnight at selected hotel in Easter Island.	B
DAY 7 Santiago	Transfer to Easter Island Airport for return flight to Santiago. Upon arrival, transfer to selected hotel in Santiago. Rest of day at leisure in Santiago. Overnight at selected hotel in Santiago.	B
DAY 8 Santiago	Day at leisure in Santiago. Transfer to Santiago airport for return flight.	B