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Santiago
- All Day: Arrivals to Santiago, Chile
- Evening: Welcome meeting and orientation at hotel
- Overnight in Santiago
MAR 15-23, 2025
TOUR FULL
Expedition to Easter Island - Archaeology and Oral Traditons
Led by Earth Anicent's Host Cliff Dunning and Archaeologist Ed Barnhart, this 9-day tour will bring you to our planet's most remote ancient ruins - Easter Island.
Participants fly to Santiago, Chile, where we will gather for dinner and orientation, Saturday, March 15.
The following morning (March 16), we travel as a group to the island. Please make flight arrangements on
LATAM Airlines for a 10:55 AM departure from Santiago to Easter Island on March 16 and return on
March 23 at 2:20 PM.
For the next week, from a comfortable
home base hotel in Hanga Roa, the tour group will intensively explore the island's sacred sites. Over the week, the tour will see
hundreds of moai, the quarry where they were carved, cave sites, museums, and much more. Perhaps most importantly, participants will
get to meet the Rapa Nui people themselves and hear about their extensive oral traditions.
15 ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES, 2 QUARRIES, 1 CAVE, RAPA NUI PLANETARIUM, AND TOKI MUSIC SCHOOL AND FARM
Itinerary
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Day 1: Arrival to Santiago - Saturday, Mar 15
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Day 2: Flight to Easter Island - Sunday, Mar 16
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Flight to Easter Island
- 6-7am: Breakfast at hotel and to the airport
- 9-1pm: Flight to Easter Island
- 1-2pm: Customs, transport, and hotel check in
- 2-5pm: Free time in Hanga Roa
- 6-7pm: Lecture: Rapa Nui's History (Ed Barnhart)
- Overnight in Hanga Roa
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Day 3: Akahanga, Tongariki, and the Quarry - Monday, Mar 17
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Akahanga, Tongriki, Rana Raraku
- 7-9am: Breakfast at hotel
- 9-12pm: Moai and ahu from Akahanga to Tongariki
- 12-2pm: Lunch at Rana Raraku crater restuarant (covered by tour)
- 2-5pm: Exploring the crater - island's main quarry
- 6-7pm: Lecture: TBA (Cliff Dunning)
- Overnight in Hanga Roa
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Day 4: Vinapu, Akahanga, and Orongo - Tuesday, Mar 18
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Vinapu, Akahanga, Orongo
- 7-9am: Breakfast at hotel
- 9-12pm: Moai and ahu from Vinapu to Akahanga
- 12-2pm: Lunch break in town
- 2-5pm: Orongo and the Rana Kau Crater
- Overnight in Hanga Roa
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Day 5: Mahatua, Anakena Beach, Planetarium - Wednesday, Mar 19
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Mahatua, Anakena Beach, Planetarium
- 7-9am: Breakfast at hotel
- 9-12pm: Moai and ahu from Mahatua to Anakena
- 12-2pm: Lunch at Anakena Beach (covered by tour)
- 2-3pm: Moai and swimming at Anakena Beach
- 6-7pm: Rapa Nui Planetarium - Archaeoastronomy lecture by Edmundo Edwards
- Overnight in Hanga Roa
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Day 6: Tahai, Ahu Tepeu, and Ahu Akivi - Thursday, Mar 20
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Tahai, Ahu Tepeu, Ahu Akivi
- 7-8am: Breakfast at hotel
- 8-12pm: Hiking from Tahai to Ahu Tepeu (6 mile round trip)
- 12-2pm: Lunch break in town
- 3-5pm: Ahu Akivi and the western slope
- Overnight in Hanga Roa
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Day 7: Papa Tekena to Vaimata, Roiho Cave and Puna Pau Quarry - Friday, Mar 21
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Papa Tekena, Vaimata, Roiho Cave, Puna Pau Quarry
- 7-8am: Breakfast at hotel
- 8-12pm: Hiking the northwest trail to Vaimata (6 mile round trip)
- 12-2pm: Lunch break
- 2-5pm: Roiho Cave and Puna Pau Quarry
- Overnight in Hanga Roa
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Day 8: Museum and Toki Rapa Nui- Saturday, Mar 22
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Museum, Toki Rapa Nui
- 7-9am: Breakfast at hotel
- 9-11pm: Visit Rapa Nui Museum
- 11-2pm: Lunch break in town
- 2-4pm: Toki Rapa Nui music school and farm
- 7=9pm: Final dinner party in Hanga Roa (covered by tour)
- Overnight in Hanga Roa
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Day 9: Departure - Sunday, Mar 23
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Departure
- Morning: Breakfast and free time
- 1pm: Transfer to airport
- 3-9pm: Flight back to Santiago
- End of Tour
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Lodging
Santiago
Holiday Inn Santiago - Airport Terminal
At the terminal - no ground transport needed. AC, restaurant, bar, telephone, cable TV and wifi.
Hanga Roa
Hotel Manavai
Boutique hotel in the city center. AC, restaurant, pool, and wifi.
