Is Easter Island worth visiting?
If the moai and unique history of the island is intriguing and you want to prioritize Easter Island over perhaps another highlight of Chile, then you should make the effort. The natural beauty, stunning moai, and modern Polynesian culture are very much worth the trip.
How many days should you spend on Easter Island?
Most visitors to the island spend between four and five days here, which is plenty of time to see its highlights and really dig beneath the surface of Rapa Nui culture. The amount of money that you will spend during that period can vary significantly.
Can you travel to Easter Island right now?
Key Information for Travelers to Easter Island If you are not up to date with COVID-19 vaccines, avoid travel to Easter Island. Even if you are up to date with your COVID-19 vaccines, you may still be at risk for getting and spreading COVID-19.
Can you take a boat to Easter Island?
Boat trips to Easter Island are limited. To go there in your own boat or rent one for the occasion, you need official permission. Set sail from Valparaiso and anchor in Hanga Roa or Hotuiti on the island. Alternatively, secure a spot on el Aquiles, a Chilean Army ship that sails to the island twice a year.
Where is Easter Island?
A dot in the middle of the South Pacific, Easter Island (or Rapa Nui, to use its local name) is one of the remotest inhabited places on earth.
What happened to the people of Easter Island?
Interestingly, after years of violence, and prolonged periods of famine and disease, by the late 1800’s the population of Easter Island had diminished to just 111 people. All of the Rapa Nui population today can trace ancestry back to that small group of survivors.
What is the Easter Island monolith?
The monolith is one of hundreds, called Moai, carved by the Rapa Nui in honor of their ancestors and sometimes referred to as the Easter Island heads.
Will Easter Island’s giant statue return to Chile?
Chile’s National Museum of Natural History said Monday it will return to Easter Island an enormous stone statue taken from the Rapa Nui people and brought to the mainland 150 years ago.