• The order of the excursions on Easter Island may vary, so the final order will be given upon arrival to the island.
• Hotels mentioned or similar
• The entrance ticket to Easter Island National Park must be purchased at your arrival, directly on the Island or at the following site prior to your arrival http://www.rapanuinationalpark.org/
• The Tourist Superior category program includes the hotel Diego de Almagro near the Santiago Airport for the connecting nights in Santiago. To take the transfer from the airport to the hotel, you must go to the second floor of the airport, go to Gate 3, Transvip office and show your reservation at the hotel. Upon arrival at the hotel, you must go to the Reception desk to book your transfer to the airport the next day. In the case of the Superior Category Program, it includes the Holiday Inn Santiago Airport hotel, which is located just across the street, so you will not need transfers.

Itinerary

Day 01: Calama Airport - San Pedro de Atacama - Moon Valley - San Pedro de Atacama

Reception and transfer to San Pedro de Atacama from Calama airport. In the afternoon, departure from the hotel to the Moon Valley (15:30 in summer and 14:30 in winter, previous confirmation). If you come to San Pedro de Atacama you can not miss this unique place in the world, the Valley of the Moon, in the middle of the deep aridity of the Cordillera de la Sal we find a landscape of salt and clay molded by water and wind over millions of years, in our walk we will visit the Tres Marias, the Canyon, the Duna Mayor and the Amphitheater by the extravagant forms that gives us the mountain range inciting the imagination and reflection for its tranquility. In the late afternoon, we will go to the Kari viewpoint (Piedra del Coyote) to enjoy one of the best views of the Valley of the Moon, to finally finish watching the sunset that, through its colors, gives us a wonderful end to our excursion.

Return to the hotel. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 02: San Pedro de Atacama - Baltinache Lagoons - San Pedro de Atacama

Breakfast at the hotel. At 13:30 hrs. Departure from hotel in San Pedro de Atacama. We will visit the wonderful Hidden Lagoons of Baltinache, where you will be able to bathe in very salty waters and thus be able to float thanks to the great concentrations of salt just like in the dead sea. We will also visit the geoglyphs of the shaman and enjoy a
We will enjoy a delicious cocktail at the Lickanantai viewpoint where you will be able to appreciate a beautiful sunset.

Return to the hotels at 19:00 hrs. Overnight.

Day 03: San Pedro de Atacama - Piedras Rojas, Lagunas Altiplpanicas, Toconao - San Pedro de Atacama

Starting time excursion: 08:30 hrs. In this excursion we will visit Piedras Rojas located in the Salar de Tara with its fascinating and beautiful landscape of reddish color, which stands out for its amazing geological formation, product of the oxidation of iron. Then we head towards the Altiplano to visit the Miscanti and Miñiques lagoons at more than 4,200 meters above sea level, surrounded by large and imposing volcanoes, originated by the elevation of the Andes Mountains and around which you can observe a variety of birds and animals in their natural habitat. We continue the tour to Laguna Chaxa, a scenery of spectacular beauty that is divided into several water mirrors, where a large number of flamingos and other birds such as large and small parinas live. Finally, before returning, while the landscape gives us breathtaking views of the Licancabur and Láscar volcanoes, we will visit Toconao of typical colonial architecture, its bell tower and San Lucas Church, the first National Monument.

Return to the hotel. Lodging.

Day 04: San Pedro de Atacama - Geyser del Tatio - Calama Airport - Santiago Airport - Santiago

Departure during the early morning from hotel in San Pedro de Atacama (05:30 hrs. Pick up at 05:00, subject to confirmation) We will head towards the Tatio Geysers. Our trip to the altiplano begins during the early morning to finally reach one of the most important geothermal fields in the world, the Tatio Geysers, surrounded by water and steam emanations we will enjoy the beauty of the Andes and with this natural scenery we will offer you a replenishing breakfast. Then we will visit the Pozon Rustico where you can enjoy the hot springs that the mountain range gives us. Taking the road back to San Pedro de Atacama you will enjoy the beauty of the landscape, native flora and fauna and finally from a viewpoint we will observe the village of Machuca, a place of ancestral llama shepherds. We will observe the flora and fauna of the Putana River such as vicuñas, llamas, rheas, vizcachas, flamingos, ducks and seagulls.

Transfer to the airport and flight to Santiago. Overnight at Hotel near Santiago Airport.

Day 05: Santiago - Santiago Airport - Mataveri Airport - Ahu Akivi (The 7 Explorers)

Departure from the hotel in Santiago to the airport to take the flight to Easter Island. Arrival at Easter Island Airport. Reception at the airport with welcome with flower necklace and transfer to the hotel of your choice.

Arrival at Easter Island Airport. Reception at the airport with welcome with flower necklace and transfer to the hotel of your choice.

Our tour starts around 15:00 hrs. from Hanga Roa to Ahu Akivi, the first scientifically restored Ahu on the island in 1960. This Ahu with 7 Moai is one of the few in the center of the island, with its statues facing the rising sun. According to the story, they represent the 7 explorers sent before the arrival of Hotu Matua to reconnoiter the island. 

Then we will visit the Puna Pau quarry, in a small crater of red slag. Here the Pukao or headdresses that crowned the Moai were obtained. There are still some unfinished and abandoned. And we finish in the Ahu Huri to Urenga, whose four-armed moai is also called the astronomer because it is aligned with the southern winter solstice (June 21).

Return to Hanga Roa.

Overnight in Easter Island.

Day 06: Easter Island - The Hotu Matua Route: Ahu Akahanga - Tongariki - Rano Raraku Volcano - Anakena Beach

Breakfast at hotel in Easter Island.
Departing from the town of Hanga Roa around 9:00 hrs. we will head towards Ahu Akahanga, or also called "platform of the king". Legend has it that the tomb of Hotu Matua'a would be near this place. Here we will find 4 platforms, 12 Moai, 8 Pukao and towards the interior of this Ahu you can appreciate one of the best preserved villages of the island.
Then we will continue the journey to Ahu Tongariki, which with its 15 Moai is the largest Ahu on the island. Following the route we will find Ahu Te Pito Kura, which has the tallest statue of the island erected on an Ahu, the Moai Paro (10 meters high and 85 tons with a Pukao of 11.5 tons) and next to this ceremonial temple is a large spherical stone that is identified as the Navel of the World (Te Pito or Te Henua), which according to legend, was brought to the island by Hotu Matua'a in his boat. Continuing our journey we arrive at Ahu Nau Nau, a temple of complex construction due to its different levels where we will find 5 Moai with Pukao where we can see petroglyphs on the backs of the statues. We continue our excursion until we reach the volcano and quarry Rano Raraku, where most of the Moai of the island were carved using the volcanic rock of its inner and outer slopes. Nearly 400 Moai can be seen in various stages of carving.
To end our adventure, we head to the wonderful Anakena Beach, a white coral sand beach chosen for the arrival of Ariki Hotu Matua'a and his sister Avareipua. Anakena corresponds to the name of a small cave in an adjacent creek. Return to Hanga Roa village, total duration 8 hours.
Overnight in Easter Island.

Day 07: Easter Island - Orongo Ceremonial Village

Breakfast at hotel in Easter Island.
We start our tour around 09:00 hrs. from Hanga Roa towards the natural cave of Ana Kai Tangata where it is possible to see some cave paintings depicting birds such as the "manutara" and where it is possible to see the waves crashing on the cliffs. We will continue our tour visiting the Rano Kau volcano from where we can see the largest crater on the island and one of the largest reserves of fresh water in the place. Finally, we will visit the Ceremonial Village of Orongo, an ancient and magnificent ceremonial city located on the western summit of the Rano Kau volcano, composed of 53 elliptical houses with slab walls and a small square entrance facing the sea. In this place the most important ceremony of the second period of the island, the election of the Tangata Manu (bird man) which was stopped approximately 150 years ago, product of the arrival of the first Christian missionaries.
At about 13:00 hours we return to the village.
Overnight in Easter Island.

Day 08: Easter Island
Breakfast at hotel in Easter Island.
We have several options (not included) to do in Easter Island:

Te Ana Circuit 
Departure time: 09:30 am 
Duration: 3 to 4 hours
This tour specializes in cave exploration. A whole subway world where Rapa Nui has the number ten worldwide with galleries reaching up to 10 kilometers in total. Here we will visit important caves and caverns of the island and understand how its inhabitants were able to survive the scarcity of resources and the inclement weather. We will also learn about the volcanic origin of the island and its geographical formation.
Trekking Adventure Excursion
Departure time: 09:30 am
Duration: 3 to 4 hours
Departing from the town of Hanga Roa we will visit part of the northwest coast of Rapa Nui, Ahu Akapu, Kakenga cavern, Te Pora, Te Pahu and finally Ahu Te Peu. Return at 14:00 hours.
Horseback riding to Easter Island Caverns
Departure time: 09:00 or 14:30 hours.
Duration: 4.5 hours

Departing from the hotel in Easter Island, we will enjoy a unique horseback ride to the caves sector. These caves that populate the island were used as habitation centers, as a burial place and as a refuge in times of war. We will ride, visiting the caves of Ana Kakenga and the Caves of the 2 Windows, located on the northwest coastal edge of the island. It is accessed through a hole at ground level. Then, we will go to Ana te Pahu Cave, a little visited place in the island, but of great beauty, then we will continue to Ahu Akivi, an important sacred altar and platform of the island, and we will finish in Maunga Roiho.

Day 09: Easter Island - Mataveri Airport - Santiago Airport - Santiago

Breakfast at the hotel in Easter Island. At the agreed time, transfer to Mataveri Airport with island souvenir. Flight to Santiago. Reception at Santiago airport. Transfer to hotel in Santiago. Lodging.

Day 10: Santiago - Santiago Airport 

Breakfast. Transfer to the airport.

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Accommodations

• Superior
  - Santiago: Hotel Holiday Inn Santiago Aeropuerto, Radisson Blu Plaza El Bosque, Cumbres Lastarria
  - San Pedro de Atacama: Hotel Noi Casa Atacama, Hotel Terrantai
  - Isla de Pascua: Hotel Otai
  - Rapa Nui: Hotel Taha Tai
  or similar category, depending on availability.

• - Santiago: Hotel Diego de Almagro Providencia, Hotel Holiday Inn Santiago Aeropuerto
  - San Pedro de Atacama: Hotel La Casa de Don Tomás, Hotel Diego de Almagro San Pedro de Atacama
  - Isla de Pascua: Hotel Manutara
  or similar category, depending on availability.

Important note: In the event that one of the hotels does not have availability, it will be exchanged for a hotel with similar characteristics.

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Reviews

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Leifang He

March, 2018

5 /5 all the tours were very good. Drivers came on time and tours guides were clear on describing the sites visited

1. the schedule for clients should add English. The pick up time in San Pedro was 30 minutes before the schedule time which is confusing 2. Uyuni trip: crossing : visa fees for US citizen, the bill of $160 needs brand new. this created frustrations