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History of the Moai Tour offers an immersive journey into the rich cultural worldview of Rapa Nui. It is not just a historical tour; it's a living experience that connects you with ancient oral traditions. Throughout our excursion, you will discover stories that cannot be found in any book, passed down through generations by authentic members of the Rapa Nui people. Each place we visit comes alive with unique legends and narratives, providing you with an intimate and genuine perspective on the island's culture and heritage. Come and experience an adventure that will make you feel part of the living history of Rapa Nui.
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Embark on a journey through time, visiting the most awe-inspiring locations in chronological order. Learn about the arrival of the first king, the rise and fall of the mighty moai statues, the deadly competitions of the birdman order and the arrival of missionaries, ending the ancient culture. Enjoying the personalized experience of having a guide of your own, you will have all the time in the world for questions, and you'll be able to have the tour adjust to your taste and liking. The itinerary is highly optimized to visit the sites with best possible light conditions for photography, and with the least amount of crowds around. Combine this with "Private Full-Day Easter Island Highlights South and East" to discover Easter Island in a complete, thorough manner, with all of its history, culture, legends and society. You may also book "2-Day Private Tour Easter Island Highlights Complete Discovery" instead, which includes both these tours.
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Experience Easter Island like never before on this two-day private tour, designed to immerse you in the island’s extraordinary history, culture, and natural beauty—without waiting for anyone else. Your guide, Joaquín Soler Hotu, is a native archaeologist and owner of this family-run business, with years of experience in conservation and restoration projects across the island. Over two days, follow in the footsteps of Easter Island’s ancestors, exploring ceremonial platforms, ancient villages, and sacred sites. Visit the volcanic quarry and Moai across the island, while personal stories and archaeological insights connect you deeply to both its past and living culture. With hotel pickup and drop-off included, you can enjoy a seamless experience, focusing entirely on Easter Island’s magic. This tour offers a unique and complete introduction to the history, people, and culture of Rapa Nui—perfect for history enthusiasts, culture lovers, and anyone seeking an unforgettable adventure.
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Come and live an incredible tour experience in this one-hour-and-a-half-offered tour, you will learn about the vineyards and vinification process of our wines, ending with an interesting tasting of wines paired with amazing appetizers.
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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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Enjoy a full-day private tour of Easter Island learning about the historical Birdman Cult competition and seeing many stunning highlights of the island. Caves, beautiful ocean vistas, the huge volcanic crater of Rano Kau, the top knot quarry, and some of the most beautiful rock-work on the island await your discovery on this breathtaking journey. Enjoy hotel pickup and drop-off and a private guide that will teach you about the culture and history of Easter Island and the cult that partook in the Birdman competition.
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Venture into the fascinating ancient world of Easter Island. Maximize your experience by spending two full days learning about the history, culture, archaeology and legends of this awe-inspiring, unique island. Enjoying the personalized experience of having a guide of your own, you will have all the time in the world for questions, and you'll be able to have the tour adjust to your taste and liking. During the two days you'll visit all of the highlights of Easter Island, including Orongo, Rano Raraku, Ahu Tongariki, Ahu Akivi and much, much more. The itinerary is highly optimized to visit the sites with best possible light conditions, and with the least amounts of crowds.
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Live the experience of making your own wine at MontGras, the winery that started this program in Chile! Dare to be a winemaker for a day tasting different wines, creating your own blend, bottling it and also elaborating its personal label! In one hour and 45 minutes you will live a complete wine experience starting in the vineyards, then the winery and finally end with the activity of "Make Your Own Wine". As a gift you will receive one Apron & one bottle of your own "Unique" Reserva wine to enjoy per person.
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All the best sites in two days with a fun, informative, and knowledgeable English-speaking guide. We offer award-winning small group tours covering the highlights of the island. We 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, local, and have a deep love and respect for the work they do. We look forward to being part of your Rapa Nui adventure!
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We offer a personalized, professional and quality service. We have experience working with groups, we are flexible and we adapt to the interests and requests of our travelers so that they enjoy every minute of their experience.
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This tour will allow you to explore the beauty of the southwest of the island in half a day. You will climb the volcano, whose crater is naturally impressive. Then we will visit the ceremonial town, on the edge of the volcano, where the Birdman competitions were held, which decided the leader of Rapa Nui. We finish, where the most perfect platform on the island is located, a powerful testimony of the skills and knowledge of the ancient inhabitants, reminiscent of the works of the Inca empire.
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Be awed by seeing the biggest and most impressive moai statues ever built by the ancient Easter Island civilization. Visit fallen statues in the southwest, and see how they grow in size as we approach the eastern side of the island, where virtually all moai originated from. Enjoying the personalized experience of having a guide of your own, you will have all the time in the world for questions, and you'll be able to have the tour adjust to your taste and liking. The itinerary is highly optimized to visit the sites with best possible light conditions for photography, and with the least amount of crowds around. Complement this with "Private Full-Day Easter Island Highlights North and West" to discover Easter Island in a complete, thorough manner, with all of its history, culture, legends and society. You may also book "2-Day Private Tour Easter Island Highlights Complete Discovery" instead, which includes both these tours.
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Embark on an incomparable odyssey towards the most enigmatic confines of Easter Island. On this full-day tour, you will get to know the greatest and most impressive that Easter Island has to offer. You will visit the great quarry where the moais were carved, the largest monument on the island with its 15 restored statues, and more. We end up on our most beautiful beach, Anakena, which in ancient times was the home of the kings of the entire island.
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Embark on a journey to an ancient world, to the whispers of the earth and the secrets of the wind in the majesty of Rapa Nui, Easter Island. This triptych of adventures is woven with the magic of mysteries, legends and a vibrant culture that beats in the heart of the island. Rapa Nui, a jewel in the middle of the vast Pacific, requires a journey of enormous distances. When the journey is so far, every moment on the island is precious. This adventure triptych is your doorway to Rapa Nui in its entirety, ensuring that you don't miss a single piece of its rich history, culture, and mystery. This trip is not just a visit, it is a total immersion in the world of Rapa Nui, a journey that takes you through each legend, each mystery, each corner that leaves you with memories for life.
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Live Rapa Nui from the inside with a local native company dedicated to keeping the culture of the island alive. At Maori Tour Rapa Nui, every experience is guided by a young and enterprising team, descended from Rapa Nui families who preserve stories handed down from generations. We run small group tours to offer a real connection to each site. Rather than dates, we share ancestral stories, family memories and the authentic vision of those who grew up on this sacred land. Thus, each place comes alive and allows travelers to feel the essence of Rapa Nui. Explore moai, ceremonial villages and volcanic landscapes with passionate local guides who share the mana and vivid spirit of the Rapanui people. Book now and discover Rapa Nui with those who call it home.
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On this mysterious tour, you will reach the most remote and abandoned area of Rapa Nui. In addition, together with our experienced guides, you will experience something that not even many of the Rapa Nui know about, as well as ancestral kitchens, caves, moais, hills, among others. Get ready to discover the story without intervention and let yourself be surprised by the enigma of the Poike. This tour is the only one that will guarantee that you have really known Rapa Nui...
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Embark on a journey into the heart of Rapa Nui culture with our Dinner and Show Experience. This activity offers an exquisite buffet dinner inspired by Rapa Nui cuisine fused with global flavors and a unique opportunity to connect with the island's rich heritage. Witness the ceremonial opening of an earth oven, savor food prepared using this ancient method, and learn about the island’s deep-rooted culinary traditions. Following dinner, enjoy a vibrant dance show spanning different eras of Rapa Nui history, with storytelling to reveal the meaning behind each dance. With pick-up / and drop-off and personalized attention throughout the evening, this experience is designed for those seeking more than just a meal—an unforgettable cultural journey awaits you.
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Experience a full day discovering Easter Island’s most iconic treasures. Start at Ahu Tongariki, the island’s largest moai complex, symbolizing ancestors who protected the community. Continue to Ranu Raraku, the moai quarry, and learn the secrets of their construction and spiritual significance. Finish at Anakena Beach, a historic Polynesian settlement and natural paradise, perfect for relaxing and enjoying the scenery. A complete experience of history, archaeology, and nature.
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On this tour you will tour a large part of the island, discovering the west coast, a place with incredible and unparalleled archaeological treasures, which tell the history and heyday of the Rapa Nui civilization. You will be able to visit the most iconic places on the island, among which the largest moais in Polynesia stand out, the Ahu Tongariki, as well as Rano Raraku, the mythical place where the moais were made, among many others. Discover the beginning, height and fall of civilization, as well as civil conflicts.
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On this tour we will see the sun rise behind the most impressive ahu moai that exists in Polynesia, the Ahu Tongaritki. When we enter this place you can see an incredible view of the Pacific Ocean and the sunrise behind Ahu Tongariki. We will be back at your lodging place around 9:00 or 10:00 am. Additionally, the tour time may vary depending on how much time you want to spend in this incredible sector. Places we will visit: Ahu Tongariki: The most impressive moai platform in Polynesia. An incredible view of the Pacific Ocean while we see the sun rise behind the moais, a view that is undoubtedly unmissable.
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Dive into the mystique of Easter Island with our unparalleled tour! Hotumatur invites you to discover the wonders of Rapa Nui, guiding you through six of the island's most iconic sites. Experience the ancient Polynesian charm, uncover the rich history and customs of the Rapa Nui, and marvel at the awe-inspiring stone statues, the Moai. Our Full Day Hotu Matu’a is an experience that will take you beyond history, into a world lost in time. Prepare to be captivated by the beauty, legends, and ancestral spirit of Easter Island.
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Start your day on Easter Island with an impressive sunrise on the Ahu Tongariki and enjoy the magic and mystery of these statues of Rapa Nui with this 2-hour tour. Located on the eastern end of the south coast Tongariki offers you the unique experience of admiring the sun rising every day in this place. Get amazed by the combination of colors, the sea and the historical moai that create special magic and mysticism in this place. An unforgettable visual spectacle that you will remember all your life. Please consider that the sun rises behind the platform during summertime (October to March) and from Poike volcano during the rest of the year. Also, there are more chances of unclear skies during wintertime.
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Watch the sunrise at Ahu Tongariki, Rapa Nui’s largest ceremonial altar, where fifteen majestic moai face the Pacific Ocean. Enjoy the peace of the morning as the sky fills with vibrant colors reflected in statues and the sea. With the arrival of the sun, the moai come alive, revealing their majesty and spirituality. A local guide will share stories and legends that enrich this experience, turning the sunrise into a sacred and cultural moment that will leave a deep impression. - Watch the sunrise over the moai in Ahu Tongariki - Hear tales and legends of the Rapa Nui worldview - Enjoy a unique cultural and spiritual experience - Ideal for those who seek to connect with the history and nature of the island
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Embark on a captivating journey through the enigmatic landscapes of Rapa Nui, where ancient moai statues stand in silent testimony to the island's mysterious past. Explore sacred sites, lush craters, and pristine beaches on this unique tour, discovering the rich cultural tapestry of Easter Island in just one unforgettable day.
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