Trip Info

Travesía to Easter Island
From 3 - 7 days - Dec, May - From US $ 1,794

With its location in the middle of the Pacific Ocean and home to a culture whose origins and evolution are still largely unknown, Easter Island is an attractive and mysterious destination. A mild year-round climate allows for walking the island’s geography and traveling along the coast of numerous ahus that are home to the gigantic sculptures called moai.

 

Who, when and why were these sculptures created? It is a mystery. It is presumed that the island has been inhabited since the earliest centuries of our times and the moai are hundreds of years old.

 

It is also known that numerous tribes have lived on the island and have fought amongst themselves, razing much of the territory in the process. It is not known why they destroyed the majority of the moai.

 

Today visitors can share with the descendents of this ancient culture and who preserve their ancestral customs in the face of the advancement of Western civilization.

 

Easy to difficult walks that slowly reveal the secrets and beauty of the island. The walks are combined with picnics and explora-style meals on the rocks or the shore of the sea, or in sites with a great deal of magnetism. Guests may dine in town or in Casas Rapa Nui.

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