Easter Island
Easter Island, Chile
Explorations in
Easter Island
Activity
Difficulty
Areas
Akahanga
The South
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Hike -
Easy
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Half-day
We walk from the lodge to the coastline, descending among prairies, farmlands and archaeological sites...
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Exploration Path
We walk from the lodge to the coastline, descending among prairies, farmlands and archaeological sites. We finish this hike in the area of Akahanga, where the second largest moai platform is found. We return to the hotel by van.
57 m 188 ft
-134 m -440 ft
100 m 328 ft
5 m 16 ftElevation Profile
Puna Pau
The South
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Hike
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Easy
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Half-day
We take a van from the lodge to Maunga Tanga Roa, (the hill with the three crosses) and walk uphill....
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Exploration Path
We take a van from the lodge to Maunga Tanga Roa, (the hill with the three crosses) and walk uphill. At the summit, we enjoy a 360° view of the Island. When walking down, we visit the Pukao quarry, red scoria hat-like structures that were formerly placed on top of the moai.
119 m 390 ft
-122 m -400 ft
249 m 817 ft
154 m 505 ftElevation Profile
Pukao
The South
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Overland
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Easy
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Half-day
In this exploration we see the traces of the path of the Pukao (“top knot” in Rapa Nui) towards the moai...
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Exploration Path
In this exploration we see the traces of the path of the Pukao (“top knot” in Rapa Nui) towards the moai. We start in Puna Pau, the quarry of the Pukao, we continue by van to the South coast to visit Hanga Poukura, the largest non-restored platform or Ahu on the island and Hanga Te'e with an interpretive center where we walk to learn more about the history and the landscape of a less explored area of Rapa Nui. Return by van.
23 m 75 ft
-25 m -83 ft
16 m 52 ft
3 m 10 ftElevation Profile
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