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- Home: all three categories, the full lineup of 8 tours, what each one costs, what it includes, where on the island it takes you, and the questions people ask before booking.
Tour categories
- Day tours and the night sky: four bookings you can do in a single day, $100 to $200 for the full circuits plus the $140 stargazing session, led by the flagship full day at 4.8 across 103 reviews. 224 reviews between them.
- Multi-day packages: the two-day that covers both circuits including Orongo at $170, and the three-day that adds a dedicated Tongariki sunrise at $250. 411 reviews between them, the largest review base on the island among them.
- Private tours: your own vehicle, your own certified guide and your own pace, $230 for the moai monuments day and $294 for the seven-hour archaeology day that holds a clean 5.0. 48 reviews between them.
Guides
Long-form, evergreen answers on getting there, what it costs, what the park rules mean and how to spend the days. Hub: all guides.
- How to get to Easter Island: one airline flies here, five and a half hours from Santiago. How the route works, what it costs and when to book it.
- The national park ticket, explained: $100 since October 2025, valid ten days, single entry at Rano Raraku and Orongo, and the rules most sites still get wrong.
- Booking from Santiago: what a mainland-departure package actually includes, and why the island tour and the flight are two different purchases.
- What a trip really costs: flight, park ticket, room, food and tours added up honestly, in budget, mid-range and comfort versions.
- The best time to visit: season by season, what the weather does, when the sunrise sits behind the moai, and what Tapati does to prices.
- How to spend two or three days: the day-by-day plan that fits the flight schedule, the single-entry rule and the sites worth the early start.
- The moai, explained: where they were carved, how they moved, why they fell, and what the quarry actually shows you.
- Things to do on Rapa Nui: what needs a guide, what does not, and how the free parts of the island fit around the tours.
- Where to stay in Hanga Roa: the one town, what the accommodation tiers really buy, and why the booking is tied to your entry form.
- Stargazing on Rapa Nui: what a sky 2,200 miles from the nearest city lights shows you, when it is clearest, and what the night session includes.
Answers
Direct answers to the questions people type before they book, and to the ones they ask afterwards. Hub: all answers.
- Is Easter Island worth visiting?
- Do US citizens need a visa for Easter Island?
- Why can't you touch the moai?
- How many moai are on Easter Island?
- Why did they stop making moai?
- Does anyone live on Easter Island?
- Is Easter Island safe?
- Can you drink the water on Easter Island?
- What currency is used on Easter Island?
- Can you stay overnight on Easter Island?
- What is the tragedy of Easter Island?
- Are Hawaiians related to the Rapa Nui?
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