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DAY 1, Arrive Easter Island
Arrival and reception at Mataveri Airport on Easter Island. Transfer to hotel.(return flights to Easter Island not included)

DAY 2, Hanga Roa
Enjoy a full day tour along the Moai route. Start with a visit Vaihu, a place that is surrounded by enormous statues that have fallen face down. Stop at the ruins of Akahanga, still in their original condition and where the first king of the island was buried. Further along see the Rano Raraku volcano, situated close to the southern shore of the island. At the base of Poike, the most spectacular crater in the zone, the former island-people carved giant statues from the volcano’s quarry—they are 20m long and just under 200 tons. Carry on towards the beautiful beach of Anakena, where we see Ahu Tongariki, the largest of the 15 Moais on the island; they weigh an average of 50 tons and were destroyed by a tidal wave in 1960. Enjoy a box lunch and free time to enjoy the warm sea waters which surrounded the island. In the afternoon return to Chez Joseph hotel.

DAY 3, Hanga Roa
Today join a half-day tour to Orongo, visiting the Rano Kao volcano, with its lake-filled crater, and see its ceremonial centre perched on the crater lip. Each year it is here, at over 300m above sea level, where the Bird Man or Tangata Manu ceremony takes place. There are more than 100 petroglyphs representing the Make-Make God and the Manutara seabird, amongst others. Stop at the Ana Kai Tangata, a cavern used as a place of refuge during times of war, and filled with prehistoric painting. Visit Ahu Vinapu for a look into the architectural skill of the islanders, with stones that have been cut and placed as perfectly as any modern construction. An optional afternoon tour visits Aku Akivi, the Ana Tepahu caverns and the quarry of Puna Pau.

DAY 4, Depart Hanga Roa
Transfer to Mataveri Airport.