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Sunrise at the 15 moai of Tongariki is an incredible experience

Green Island Tours

Easter Island - Rapa Nui

For award winning tours on Easter Island

 

 

Green Island Tours offers award-winning small group tours, private tours, cruise ship shore excursions and complete travel package deals, covering every possible site of interest on Easter Island. We are proud winners of TripAdvisor's Certificate of Excellence for the last 4 years running and take great care in providing an outstanding and memorable experience for our guests. Whether you come in search of historical information, legendary stories, a relaxed tour pace, avoiding crowds, or optimal lighting for photos, we are here to help you get the most out of your stay. Our guides are friendly, knowledgable and have a deep love and respect for the work they do.

 

Green Island Tours and Travel is locally owned and run by New Zealander Marc Shields and his Rapa Nui wife Tuhiira Tucki. With many years of tourism and travel experience, we offer tours and accomodation to suit all styles of travel. Explore our website and discover the many fascinating and wonderful sites that await you upon your arrival to Easter Island 

 

For a quick prompt response to any queries you may have contact us now on 

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Important info for entering the national park 

In order to access the national park of Easter Island you will need to purchase a national park ticket. The cost for this is $US80 and this can be purchased either online at www.rapanuinationalpark.org, at the airport upon arrival, or in the middle of the town of Hangaroa. Just ask one of the locals and they will be happy to point you in the right direction as to where it is.

Further, new rules require that every person coming to Easter Island must hire a a local guide to enter the National Park. For this reason, we recommend taking our tours in order to guarantee the quality of your experience.

 

Feel free to explore the tours we have available below. We recommend at a minumum doing the 'moai monuments tour' and the 'historic pathways tour' to see all the major sites by car at a good pace. If you are here for just one full day, the highlights tour might suit more.

 

Below is our recommend itinerary for those here for 2 half days and two full days

 

arrival day (usually around midday) 3pm Crater walk, 

 

Day 2  - Full day moai monuments tour, stargazing tour in the evening 

 

Day 3 - Historic paways tour

 

Day 4 - Sunrise at tongariki

 

If you are staying longer you could start adding full day hiking tours, or an additonal hidden treasures tour. For more info please do not hesitate to contact us @ greentourseasterisland@gmail.com

 


INTRODUCTORY TOURS

Historic Pathways Tour

Unearth some of the gems of Easter Island´s fascinating past with stops at several significant sites of interest. Head to Puna Pau, the small crater that acted as the scoria quarry for the moai's famous topknots, before continuing to the site of the island´s most intricate stone work at Ahu Tahira in Vinapu, where the moai platform is reminiscient of the legendary masonry of the Incas of South America. Take in the breathtaking views at the giant cauldron of Rano Kau, a miniature eco-system and the largest volcano crater on the island.   Experience the wind on your face at the clifftop ceremonial village of Orongo, and discover the significance of the Birdman Cult that emerged out of the ruins of the Moai building era. Peer off the precipice at the ocean below where once a year during the Birdman competition, brave warriors from the island's various clans would climb down the steep rocky cliffs to the swirling ocean below and swim out to the small islets off the coast in an attempt to bring back the first egg of the manutara bird, therefore winning the right for their clan to rule the island for the following year. Finish the day with a visit to Ahu Akivi, the renowned seven inland moai that stand gazing oceanwards, and explore the large and unique cave system of Ana Te Pahu, known affectionately as "The Banana Cave".   This excursion can be done as a private tour or as a small group tour. The Historic Pathways small group tour runs on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for between one and eight people. The maximum amount of languages spoken on the tour will be two (usually English or Spanish). Pick up from your lodgings is between 9:30AM-10:00AM. Lunch is not included in the tour, but there is an opportunity to have lunch at a small restaurant in Hanga Roa halfway through the day.  
FromUSD 380

Highlights of Rapa Nui

This tour looks to fit in the must see highlights of the island in one day, mixing the best from the Moai Monuments Tour and the Historic Pathways Tour. Beginning at the seven statues of Ahu Akivi, the only restored inland group of moai, survey the history of the Rapanui people and the various theories on why they constructed the moai and how they transported them. From there, head to Anakena Beach and Ahu Nau Nau, the cradle of Rapanui civilization, where the royal family lived and the first Polynesian voyagers arrived. Soak up the sights at this palm-fringed golden sand beach and jewel amidst a coastline of jagged rocks before continuing to Ahu Tongariki, the largest line up of moai on the island. Fifteen colossal megaliths stare down from an incredible height, now restored to their former glory after having been overthrown by the islanders during the 18th century.   Explore the volcano crater and stone quarry of Rano Raraku, the birth place of the statues, where about a thousand moai were fashioned and over three hundred still lay in various stages of carving. Towards the end of the day, drive the road along the rugged south coast before ascending up to the mile-wide volcano crater of Rano Kau - the most stunning natural wonder of the island. Enjoy the late afternoon light visiting the ceremonial village of Orongo, where once a year, certain warriors and chiefs from each of the island's clans would dwell for a month before a competion of epic proportions would take place, determining the island's next Birdman and ruler for the following year.
FromUSD 350

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