Into the Wild 2 Day Private Easter Island Hiking Adventure

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
North Coast hike
12 stops
1
Ana Kakenga
Sometimes known as the "two windows cave". The ancient people modified the natural entrance to this cave with rocks, leaving only a small rabbit hole in the ground to enter through. The short, pitch black tunnel opens up to a larger chamber and splits into two openings from the cliffs, overlooking the ocean.
20 minutes • Admission ticket free
2
Ana Te Pora
The inhabitants of this cave sure had a sense for cleanliness. Ana Te Pora has one big open, clean space with a table in the middle and beds along the sides.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free
3
Ahu Te Peu
The isolated location of the village of Te Peu has left its archaeological remains untouched. Many hare paenga, or "boat houses", of good condition can be seen here - all built around and facing the two great ahu platforms in the lower parts of the area. In such a complete village it is not hard to imagine the every day life of its former inhabitants.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
4
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Ma'itaki Te Moa: The valley of Ma'itaki Te Moa is a settlement with a few hare paenga and a very interesting ahu. The back of this wall is made by rocks of a remarkable size and well cut rectangular blocks. An even more astonishing feature of the ahu of Ma'itaki Te Moa is an entire moai statue that, in spite of its perfect condition, has been used as a building block for the monument, instead of standing on top of it. This statue is one of the few moais that is not made out of the yellowish tuff from the main statue quarry Rano Raraku.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free
5
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Vai Matā: The inhabitants of this astounding village had extraordinary ambition and creativity, and perfection was their only acceptable result. Here we find the largest statue of the whole north coast area. The ahu is made from huge blocks, cut with a nearly unmatched precision and care for a perfect fit. The "boat houses" of Vai Matā are noteworthy for being exceptionally well preserved, though one house stands out more than any other: Ana O Haro. This is a man-made subterranean dwelling, built like a cave from recycled boat house foundation blocks.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
6
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Omohi: The tribe that lived here had a thing for remembering events. Several petroglyphs - markings in rocks - can be found here.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free
7
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Ana o Heu: Also known as the Make-Make cave. Petroglyphs is surprisingly uncommon in caves of Rapa Nui, but this small dwelling has the ceiling covered in carved images of the creator god Make-Make.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free
8
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Black basalt moai: This is one of the very few moai statues that were made out of hard basaltic rock instead of the much softer tuff.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free
9
Easter Island
Ahu Atanga: This is one of the most perfectly astronomically aligned constructions of Rapa Nui, pointing to the astronomical north with an extreme precision, only 0.2° off. Ahu Atanga is located in the northernmost tip of the island and is the biggest ahu poe-poe (ramp shaped ahu) of Easter Island with its 25 m in length.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free
10
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Hanga O Teo: This is historically an important bay, since it is one of the few places that has easy access to the ocean. Here are several ancient constructions left behind by the tribesmen that lived here.
20 minutes • Admission ticket free
11
Easter Island
Ana Papa Tekena: This small cave just by the ocean has a quite peculiar shape, like a tunnel that extrudes from the ground.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free
12
Anakena Beach
End this journey through time at the most tropical and relaxing beach of Easter Island - Anakena. Have something to eat and drink or have a well-deserved swim in the refreshing ocean.
20 minutes • Admission ticket free
Day 2
Poike volcano hike
4 stops
13
Poike Volcano
Vai a Heva: A huge face in the rock that functions as a water receptacle. It's said to have been carved by a widow called Heva. When it rains, the water falls from the eyes down into the mouth, representing her eternal sorrow for the loss of her husband.
20 minutes • Admission ticket free
14
Poike Volcano
Volcano top: From the top of the volcano you'll have a stunning view of almost the entire island, from Terevaka and Ovahe in the north to the distant volcano Rano Kau in the far south-west.
20 minutes • Admission ticket free
15
Poike Volcano
Trachyte moais: Only 5% of all of the moai statues of Easter Island are made somewhere else than in the volcanic quarry Rano Raraku, and most of them can be found here. At the back of the volcano Poike, a few gray moais can be found, carved from the heavy and hard rock trachyte. Thanks to the hardness of the material, details on these statues have been preserved that otherwise would have deteriorated a long time ago.
20 minutes • Admission ticket free
16
Ana O Keke
Virgin cave: In a dramatic location by the cliffs lies the hidden cave Ana o Keke, often called Virgin Cave. Young girls were imprisoned here in ancient times to obtain a fairer skin. The girls carved images on the cave rock walls that also can be found in the mysterious and undeciphered ancient writing language rongo-rongo. Visitors must not be afraid of heights to enter!
30 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

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