Private Full-Day Easter Island Moai Monuments Tour
Private Full-Day Easter Island Moai Monuments Tour
Enjoy your very own private tour of epic proportions as you drive around the main sites of the mysterious and world-famous Easter Island, and its hundreds of scattered Moai stone statues. On your 7-hour private tour, visit amazing sites both restored and unrestored. Relax and take it all in, as your professional guide brings it to life with a fascinating, thought-provoking commentary including all the history, culture and modern-day politics which make up this extraordinary place.
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Your Itinerary
A curated journey through the experience
Ahu Tahai
Start the journey by visiting the ahu platforms at Tahai, where the clear morning light brings alive the moai that look over this restored ancestral village of the Rapanui people. Great in the morning for capturing images of the three restored ahu platforms, and for exploring the restored village of the ancient islanders which gives us information on the religious rites and customs which made up every day life.
40 minutesAhu Akahanga
One of the largest archeological complexes on the island, Ahu Akahanga is an unrestored conglomerate of three ahu platforms sitting as they have been for over two hundred years since the islanders turned on the traditions of their ancestors and began toppling the hundreds of moai found throughout the island.
40 minutesAhu Tongariki
Restored between 1992 and 1996, this is the most inspiring of the various platforms. Here, fifteen of the largest moai set their stone faces like flint, looking eternally toward the setting of the sun, as well and the comparatively insignificant tourists who come to pay them homage.
1 hourRano Raraku
Spend a bulk of the afternoon absorbing the grandeur of the moai that sit half emerged from the soil in Rano Raraku, the volcano crater that acted as a stone quarry and birthplace for these immense figures. Here, hundreds of handsome heads and torsos sit in various stages of carving, still waiting to be transported to their various ahu located all over the island.
2 hoursAhu Te Pito Kura
At ten metres tall, here lies one of the tallest moai ever to be erected, now but a vestige of its former glory. Nearby sits the famous magnetic circular stone which legend says came to Easter Island from the ancient homeland of Hiva with the first king, Hotu Matuʻa.
30 minutesAnakena Beach
Anakena beach belonged to the royal family in ancient times, and it is easy to see why. With its crystalline water, white sand, coconut palms and royal moai, it truly is one of a kind.
45 minutesIncluded
- Private tour
- Professional driver/guide
- Transport by private vehicle
- Hotel pickup & drop-off / CRUISE PORT PICK UP NOT AVAILABLE
Not Included
- Gratuities
- National Park entrance fees ($90 USD per person)
- Food and drinks
- NOT COMPATIBLE WITH CRUISE EXCURSIONS
Good to Know
- Not wheelchair accessible
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
- Service animals allowed
- Infant seats available
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Tickets & Cancellation
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.