Chile · EASTER ISLAND & THE MOAI
6 reviewed
Rapa Nui is five and a half hours by plane from Santiago and almost nothing on it explains itself, since the quarry, the ahu and the birdman village all need someone to tell you what you are looking at. Here are the 6 best Easter Island tours: what each day covers, whether the national park ticket is included, and which combination puts you at Tongariki for sunrise and Tahai for sunset.
A full-day guided Rapa Nui tour from Hanga Roa, hitting the island’s best moai sites, Rano Raraku quarry, and Anakena beach.
“Wonderful! Special thanks to our guide Javiera. She is very nice, very respectful and knows everything. Thanks, Javi! :)”
A small-group, two-day Rapa Nui tour covering moai quarry, Tongariki, Orongo, Vinapu, caves, and Ahu Akivi with expert local guides.
“nice tours, guides friendly and very learned. great experience”
Small-group Easter Island full day tour with hotel pickup to Vaihu, Akahanga, Rano Raraku, Tongariki, and Te Pito Kura.
“Very well organised, our guide Angel was so informative and knowledgeable, answered all the questions. Pick up was on time, one of the best tours with GYG we ever had.”
7-hour Rapa Nui tour from Hanga Roa to Orongo, Rano Kau, Vinapu, Ahu Akivi, Ana Te Pahu caves, and Puna Pau topknots.
“Excellent, Ata our guide was very information and very interesting loved this trip”
3.5 hour Rapa Nui stargazing with low light pollution, telescopes, hot chocolate, and special Ahu Nau access, plus hotel drop-off.
“The tour guides had amazing knowledge and it was such a beautiful experience. Would definitely recommend this!”
Two full days plus a Tongariki sunrise with certified local guides, early planning, and great value for seeing Rapa Nui’s famous moai.
“We had three different guides every day. First two days are full day tours which the guides are very responsible and provided lots of information. However, on the 3rd of the sunrise tour, the female guide seems only responsible for transporting us to the place only. The time didn’t allow us to stay long enough to wait and see the completed sunrise as the guide needed to rush back to the full day tour starting around 9am. It was quite disappointing we were being picked up around 6am that actually the sunrise started at 8am….”
