Tour: Explora Hotel in Easter island
4 days / 3 nights Code: EXI001
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The new experience of Explora Hotel is now in Easter island. You'll be able to appreciate all the wonders of this mysthic land with a great variety of activities. All the excursions keep the Explora style, known as 5 stars experiences.
Itinerary
Travesía to Easter island
Located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean and home to a culture whose origins are still unknown, Easter Island is a place of magnetism and mystery. An agreeable climate year-round allows travelers to walk along its coastline and visit the numerous "ahus" that contain the gigantic "moai" sculptures.
It is an unsolved mystery who made these sculptures and when, but it is presumed that the island was inhabited from the beginning of the first centuries of our time, and that the moais are hundreds of years old. It is also known that numerous tribes lived on the island during a time when they fought amongst themselves, destroying the territory. It is not known why they destroyed the majority of the moai.
Today visitors can share the island with the descendents of this ancient culture, who preserve their ancestral customs in the face of the advancement of civilization.
TRIP DESCRIPTION
Duration:
3, 4, 5, 7 nights, depending on the time of year.
Trip Season:
Year-round.
Requirements:
Desire to walk and eat excellent seafood.
Lodging:
At the excellent Explora Rapanui Hotel, which offers 30 fabulous rooms, divided in 26 standard and 4 suites, built in volcanic stone and wood and full equipped with the best amenities for the passengers.
Program:
Easy to difficult walks that slowly reveal the secrets and beauty of the island. The walks are combined with picnics and explora-style meals on the rocks or on the sea shore. Guests may dine in town or in Explora Rapa Nui hotel.
Equipment:
Bathing suit, shoes for walking, boots for trekking and a light windbreaker.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location:
Easter Island is located at 27º09 Southern latitude and 109º26 Western longitude, which is 3,800 km from the central coast of Chile. The closest inhabited island is Pitcairn, 1,900 km northwest. Easter Island’s surface is less than 170 km squared. It is a perfect triangle with a maximum length of 24 km and a width of 12 km.
How to get there:
Fly to Santiago via an international flight. From Santiago, travelers must take a 5-hour flight to Easter Island. explora staff will greet and transfer guests to Explora Rapa Nui hotel.
Climate:
Located South of the Tropic of Capricorn, Easter Island is characterized by a marine subtropical climate that is profoundly influenced by wind and maritime currents. The average temperature is 21ºC (79ºF), with highs of 28ºC (82ºF) during the summer and
14ºC (57ºF) to 22ºC (72ºF) during the winter. May is the wettest month, although it can rain any time of the year.
Lodging:
For lodging we have the Explora Rapa Nui hotel, that offers the best service and relaxing treatments as massages and hydro massages, with pleasant exterior surroundings.
Rooms:
Explora Rapa Nui has a total of 30 excellent rooms, full equipped with the best services and all the amenities such as living rooms, lobby, bar and the Baths House Vare Hai, with relaxing treatments.
Activities
- Cultural
- Excursion
- Mystic Routes
Today rates(Jan/01/2011 until Mar/31/2013)
Rates in USD (US Dollars), per person
| 3 nights | 5 nights | 6 nights | 7 nights | 8 nights | |
| $4,800 | $7,850 | $9,240 | $10,255 | $11,480 |
| $3,225 | $5,230 | $6,090 | $6,860 | $7,600 |
- USD Dolar
- CLP Peso Chileno
• Roundtrip transfer between Easter Island airport and Explora Rapa Nui hotel.
• Lodging in Explora Rapa Nui hotel.
• All meals and open bar.
• Daily explorations in groups of max. 8 people, with bilingual guides and equipment.
• Rates are per person, expressed in US dollars.
• Rates in US dollars are tax exempt according to decree D.L. 825 art. 12 for guests who are foreigners, not residents of Chile and pay in dollars.
Kids:
Kids younger than 2 who lodge in their parent’s room are free of charge.
Pets:
It is not possible to bring pets on any TRAVESÍA explora. Programs at explora are non-divisible and cannot be transferred.
Changes:
Changes to confirmed reservations are allowed according to availability.
Penalties for cancellations are as follows:
• 60 to 30 days prior to check-in: US$ 200 per room.
• 29 to 10 days prior to check-in: 30% of the total value of the reservation.
• 9 to 0 days prior to check-in: 100% of the total value of the reservation.
Liabilities:
explora reserves the right to alter, change or eliminate parts of the exploration itineraries without prior notice, when advisable for the well-being or safety of guests.
Explorations Menú in Easter island
1. Walk to Hanga Oteo
Length: 4.5 to 5.5 hours (half-day). Walking 4 to 5 hours. Length: 13.5 km. Itinerary: Travel from Explora Rapa Nui hotel to Te Peu by van (15 min). Walk along a trail that borders steep cliffs and offers spectacular views. Visit natural bathing pools, cross locally owned fields and view numerous archeological sites. Arrival at Anakena Beach. Picnic on the beach. Return by van to Explora Rapa Nui hotel (20 min). Level: Medium.
2. From Te Peu ahu to Hanga Roa
Duration: 2 to 3 hours (half-day). Walking 1.5 to 2.5 hours. Length: 6.5 km. Itinerary: Travel from Explora Rapa Nui hotel to Te Peu by van (15 min). Walk along a trail that borders steep cliffs and offers spectacular views. View Motu Tautara and the astonishing Las Dos Ventanas cave. Arrive at Hanga Roa, first passing Tahai and ending at Pea. Numerous archeological sites along the way. Return by van to Explora Rapa Nui hotel(5 min). Level: Easy.
3. Ara O Te Moai, the moai route
Duration: 3 to 3.5 hours (half-day). Walking 2.5 to 3.5 hours. Length: 7 km. Itinerary: Travel from Explora Rapa Nui hotel to Hanga Tetenga by van (15 min). Walk along Ara O Te Moai, the trail once used to transport the moai sculptures; view numerous overturned moais along the way. Climb to Rano Raraku, the moai stone quarry, with views of the interior of the crater. Walk along the volcano’s edge and arrive at the natural rock pools at One Makihi. Picnic lunch. Return by van to Explora Rapa Nui hotel (20 min). Level: Easy.
4. Alturas del Poike
Duration: 4 to 4.5 hours (half-day). Walking 3 to 4 hours. Length: 8.5 km. Itinerary: Travel from Explora Rapa Nui hotel to Piko Mahore by van (30 min). Walk along an upward sloping trail (300 meters) that borders a steep cliff, and pass through Maunga Parehe and the Maunga Tea-Tea. View the Vai Aheva fountain. Climb to Puka Katike and then walk down to Tongariki to view 15 moais. Return by van to Explora Rapa Nui hotel(25 min). Level: Medium.
5. Climb to Terevaka
Duration: 3 to 4 hours (half-day). Walking 2 to 2.5 hours. Length: 6 km. Itinerary: Travel from Explora Rapa Nui hotel to Rano Aroi by van (20 min). The walk begins at Rano Aroi, then climbs from Maunga Kuma to Maunga Terevaka to appreciate spectacular views of the island from its highest point. The trail continues northeast toward Anakena along high coastal ridges that gradually descend to the beach, where guests may swim. Return to Explora Rapa Nui hotel by van (25 min). Level: Medium.
6. The Tangata Manu Route
Duration: 2 to 3 hours (half-day). Walking 2 to 3 hours. Length: 7 km. Itinerary: Travel from Explora Rapa Nui hotel to Vinapu by van (5 min). View Ahu Tahira. Walk along a trail that borders ascending steep cliffs (250 meters), arriving at the edge of the Rano Kau crater. Spectacular views of the ocean and the interior of the volcano. Walk along the crater to Orongo. Visit the significant ceremonial site of Tangata Manu (Bird Man) worship. Return to Explora Rapa Nui hotel (5 min). Level: Easy.
7. Te Pito O Te Henua, the navel of the world
Duration: 3.5 to 4.5 hours (half-day). Walking 3 to 3.5 hours. Length: 9.5 km. Itinerary: Travel from Explora Rapa Nui hotel to Ana Okeke by van (40 min). Walk along a descending trail that borders the northern coast of the island. View Ana Okeke, Maunga Parehe. Fishing cove “La Perousse,” local villagers and archeological sites along the way. Arrive at the Ovahe beach. Return by van to Explora Rapa Nui hotel (25 min). Level: Easy.
8. Walk to Te Miro Oone
Duration: 2.5 to 3 hours (half-day). Walking 2 to 2.5 hours. Length: 6.5 km. Itinerary: Travel from Explora Rapa Nui hotel to Te Miro Oone by van (15 min). Walk along a trail that offers panoramic views of the southeast side of the island. Climb along Maunga Kahurea and continue along Ara o te Moai. Numerous moai along the trail, arrive at Hanga Te Tenga ahu. Return by van to Explora Rapa Nui hotel (15 min). Level: Easy.
9. To Te Miro Oone by bicycle
Duration: 2 to 3 hours by bicycle (half-day). Length: 18 km. Itinerary: Travel from Explora Rapa Nui hotel to Te Miro Oone on bicycle, along the principal route that crosses through pretty forested sections of the island. Descend toward the southern coast, with views of various motu and archeological sites, following the coastal route until reaching Tahira. Return to Explora Rapa Nui hotel from Vinapu. Level: Easy.
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