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Close view of the sculptures seen at Ahu Akivi on Easter Island
Rock formations seen on Easter Island
Entrance to small cave on Easter Island
Huge rock seen on Easter Island
View of Ahu Akivi site on Easter Island

Ahu Akivi Half-Day Island Tour

By Gray Line Chile
4.9 out of 5
Free cancellation available
Price is CA $162 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 3h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
Overview
  • Guided half-day tour to Easter Island's main sites
  • World-famous stone *moais* at Ahu Uri a Urenga and Ahu Tahai
  • Chance to learn more about the fascinating Rapa Nui history
  • Picturesque cinder cones & lush green of the Puna Pau quarry
  • Stunning row of 7 monoliths facing the Pacific at Ahu Akivi

Activity location

    • Easter Island, Chile

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Hotel Pickup
    • Hanga Roa, Chile

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Tour
  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h3h
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 3:00 p.m.
Price details
CA $162.48 x 1 AdultCA $162.48

Total
Price is CA $162.48
Until Sun, Mar 31

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedGuided tour of Easter Island
  • What's includedWhat's includedReturn transport
  • What's includedWhat's included Commentary in English and Spanish
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedAdmission to National Park (80 USD per person)

Know before you book

  • Children 2 and younger are complimentary.

What you can expect

Rapa Nui National Park, a wildlife sanctuary spread across most of Easter Island and a UNESCO World Heritage site, contains about 900 moai sculptures as well as 300 ahu, or ceremonial platforms, on which the carved figures stand. Sculpted from solidified volcanic ash, these statues are believed to represent the spirits of ancestors and high-ranking members of each tribe.

After Hanga Piko Port pickup from Hanga Roa, travel south with your guide into the park to Ahu Tahai, a ceremonial platform that has a unique moai, a stone giant that stands alone, but which is protected by its more than 4 metres high and its imposing figure.

Continue north to Puna Pau to see how some moai sport a different look. You'll notice they have pukao, or topknots made out of red scoria on their heads. It's believed the volcanic rock was used to impress rival tribes. Roughly 30 pukao are located in or near the Puna Pau quarry, the source of the red scoria.

Then head to Ahu Akivi, where you’ll see a line of seven moai looking out towards the ocean. The moai here each stand 16 feet (5 metres) tall and weigh about 18 tonnes (16 metric tonnes). What's mysterious about these sea-facing figures, It's an unusual sight considering the other ahu moai stand with their backs against the water.

One theory behind their unusual position: These moai symbolise the seven explorers from the Polynesian homeland of Hiva sent by the chief to find the island of Rapa Nui. According to this hypothesis, these statues face the ocean in the direction they came from.

Our last point will be The -Ahu Huri a Urenga- one of the 25 platforms that are not on the coast, but in the interior of the island and corresponds to an agricultural area, human settlements.

After your engaging exploration of ahu moai, you’ll be taken back to your hotel.

Rapa Nui National Park, a wildlife sanctuary spread across most of Easter Island and a UNESCO World Heritage site, contains about 900 moai sculptures as well as 300 ahu, or ceremonial platforms, on which the carved figures stand. Sculpted from solidified volcanic ash, these statues are believed to represent the spirits of ancestors and high-ranking members of each tribe.

After Hanga Piko Port pickup from Hanga Roa, travel south with your guide into the park to Ahu Tahai, a ceremonial platform that has a unique moai, a stone giant that stands alone, but which is protected by its more than 4 metres high and its imposing figure.

Continue north to Pun

Location

Activity location

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    • Easter Island, Chile

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEHotel Pickup
    • Hanga Roa, Chile