Easter Island (Rapa Nui in Rapa Nui language, Isla de Pascua in Spanish), is a Chilean island in the south eastern Pacific Ocean, at the southeastern tip of the Polynesian triangle. The island received its name because it was discovered on Easter Sunday of 1722.[2] Easter Island is famous for its enigmatic moai statues. It is a world heritage site with much of the island protected by the Rapa Nui National Park.
Easter Island is one of the world's most isolated inhabited islands. It is 3,600 km (2,237 miles) west of continental Chile and 2,075 km (1,290 miles) east of Pitcairn (Sala y Gómez 415 kilometres to the east is closer but uninhabited).
It has a latitude close to that of Caldera, Chile, an area of 163.6 km² (63 sq. miles), and a maximum altitude of 507 metres. There are three Rano (freshwater Crater lakes) at Rano Kau, Rano Raraku and Rano Aroi near the summit of Terevaka, but no permanent streams or rivers. (source)
BEST PLACES TO STAY
Explora Hotel
Posada de Mike Rapu
Casas Rapa Nui
The best hotel in the island!
Located on mythical Easter Island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, explora en Rapa Nui –Posada de Mike Rapu– is freshly open.
The hotel is located on a hill in the Te Miro Oone sector, on 9.6 hectares of land that faces the sea. The hotel is situated in the southwestern zone of the island, 5.6 km from Hanga Roa – the only town on the island – and it acts as a base for exploring this attractive and mysterious island, home to a culture whose origins and evolution remain unexplained.
Tauraa Hotel is a small hotel found in the heart of Hanga Roa, on Easter Island near all basic services. The hotel was completed in the year 2004 and has an spectacular view of the coastline & the villages. Their spacious and comfortable rooms are equipped with private bathrooms, mini-bar and coffee making facilities.
The MANA NUI Inn, is welcoming by her own owner, and is located in a beautiful plain close to Tahai area, about eight minutes of the Commercial Center.
Surrounded by beautiful gardens, the Hotel Otai is a small hotel located in the center of the little town Hanga Roa. It is simple but comfortable. Here you will feel a Polynesian atmosphere.
The TAHA TAI Hotel has been recently opened. It has 40 modern rooms, equipped with air conditioning, telephone, Internet service, room service, and all details especially designed to bring you comfort. Our hospitable and efficient personnel is ready to help each of our visitors.
Hotel Hangaroa Panamericana is one of the most beautiful hotels in the city of Easter Island. The hotel is located at the oceanfront and is very close to the airport. The beautifully and the elegantly done interiors of Hotel Hangaroa Panamericana in Chile reflects the most contemporary look.
Hotel Manavai will take care of you so that your stay on the island will be as pleasant as possible.In Manavai you will have all the equipment and services of the hotel at your disposition. Nice tropical garden.
Hotel Manutara is located only a few meters from the main street of Hanga Roa, and offers its guests 25 rooms, with private bathroom, hair dryer, international direct dialing and air conditioning. The hotel includes two wide dining rooms, lobby bar, fax service, laundry, safety box, rent a car, money exchange, and tropical gardens.
$120
Hotel Hotumatua
Located in the city of Easter Island, the Hotumatua Hotel is located just a kilometre away from the city centre and 2 kilometres from the airport.
The hotel has 57 guestrooms that are equipped with all the comforts to make your stay a memorable one.
$130
Te'ora
Te'ora is situated in Apina, on the coastal road that wraps around the village of Hanga Roa. Our ocean view is exquisite - overlooking the rocky shoreline, extending out across the ancient village of Tahai, and on to Terevaka, the highest peak on the island.
This place is definitely one of the most traditional and oldest hotels of the region. Made of volcanic stone, the hostelry is a nice place which mixes the history of the region with the comfort of today.
Pikera Uri Cabins stay just a step from the island's museum, which is an obliged stop to anybody who wants to understand the historic development of the island and see the only one original, moai's eye yet recovered among other interesting objects.
Chez Jerome is a charming cottage located by the Rano Kau volcano,in front of the Ana Kai Tangata cave,and 200 meters away from the sea.The place is about 1 kilometer away from downtown.Come and discover a very friendly place runned by a Rapa Nui and French family.
Reasonably priced Indian and Polynesian dishes (around $12) plus killer cocktails in a chic tropical setting on Hanga Roa's main street.
$12
La Taverne du Pêcheur
Casual upscale restaurant near the dive shops in Hanga Roa offers both French and Polynesian specialties (think razed barnacles and escargot.) While some dishes won raves, others were uneven.
Tel. +56 32 2100619
$40
TopaTangi Pub
Popular spot—with live music—on a street dotted with restaurants and bars.
Tel. +56 32 551694
Merahi Ra'a
Merahi Ra'a is a family-run spot near the harbor serving grilled fish.
$15
Ariki O Te Pana
Fish and shellfish, meats, oriental and naturist food.
Tel. +56 32 100171
Restaurant Kopa Kavana
Local dishes and a seafood buffet with side dishes.
Tel. +56 32 100447
Restaurant Kona Koa
Easter Island dishes and international food, especially French cuisine.
Tel. +56 32 100415
BEST THINGS TO DO
Rano Raraku
Rano Raraku is a volcanic crater formed of consolidated volcanic ash, or tuff, and located on the lower slopes of Terevaka in the Rapa Nui National Park on Easter Island. It was a quarry for about 500 years until the early eighteenth century, and supplied the stone from which about 95% of the island's known monolithic sculpture (Moai) were carved. Rano Raraku is a visual record of Moai design vocabulary and technological innovation, (397 Moai remain there to this day) and is a precious and important part of the Rapanui patrimony. (source)
Ahu Tongariki
Ahu Tongariki is the largest Ahu on Rapa Nui/Easter Island (a Chilean island in the Pacific). Its Moai were toppled during the island's civil wars and in the twentieth century the Ahu was swept inland by a tidal wave. It has since been restored and has 15 Moai including an 86 tonne moai that is the heaviest ever erected on the island. Ahu Tongariki is close to Rano Raraku and Poike in the Rapa Nui National Park. (source)
Orongo
Orongo is a ruined stone village/ceremonial centre at the southwestern tip of Rapa Nui/Easter Island. Orongo has a dramatic location on the crater lip of Rano Kau at the point where a 250 metre sea cliff converges with the inner wall of the crater of Rano Kau. Orongo now has world heritage status as part of the Rapa Nui National Park. (source)
Rano Kau volcano
Rano Kau is a 324 metre tall extinct volcano that forms the southwestern headland of Easter Island, a Chilean island in the Pacific Ocean. (source)
Anakena beach
"Anakena" is a white coral sand beach in Rapa Nui National Park on Rapa Nui (Easter Island) a Chilean island in the Pacific Ocean.
Anakena has two Ahu one with a single Moai and the other with six. It also has a palm grove and a car park.
(source)
Ahu Vinapu
Ahu Vinapu is not as spectacular as some of the other sites on Easter Island. There are no erected moai, no giant craters to peer into, and it's views include the airport fuel tanks. But at Ahu Vinapu, to some, stands evidence that flies in the face of what modern archaeologists want us to believe about the people that built the ruins. (source)
Museo Anthropologico Sebastian Englert
The museum Museo Anthropologico Sebastian Englert is a small two-room museum north of town. If it turns cloudy, it's a good thing to check out, with a good background on the history of the island. Make sure to ask for the Englilsh binder to provide translations of the signs. museorapanui.cl
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