What to book before you travel to Easter Island?

Most visits can be booked on the spot. A few sell out days ahead. Here they are, stop by stop, with what you can do without booking underneath. Keep the rest of your time free.

6 activities to book

Easter Island

Days 1-7
Days 1-7Ahu TongarikiFifteen moai on a platform almost 100 metres long, backs to the ocean; the tallest tops 8 metres, and one keeps its topknot.€75Book on GetYourGuide →
Days 1-7Rano Raraku quarryThe crater where nearly every moai was carved; around 400 remain on its slopes, including a 21-metre giant never freed from the rock.Included in the national park ticketBook on GetYourGuide →
Days 1-7Orongo ceremonial villageFifty-three stone houses on the rim of Rano Kau, centre of the birdman cult, whose contestants swam to Motu Nui for the first tern egg.Included in the national park ticketBook on GetYourGuide →
Days 1-7Anakena BeachThe island's one real white coral-sand beach, with Ahu Nau Nau's seven moai kept well preserved by the sand that buried them for centuries.Included in the national park ticketBook on GetYourGuide →
Days 1-7Ahu AkiviSeven moai standing inland, 2 km from the coast, unusual in facing out to sea and aligned with the sunset at the equinox.Included in the national park ticketBook on GetYourGuide →
Days 1-7Puna Pau quarryThe small red-scoria crater where every pukao, the cylinders set on some moai heads, was cut; around twenty lie abandoned, some over 2 metres across.Included in the national park ticketBook on GetYourGuide →

No booking needed: Rano Kau crater · Sunset at Tahai

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Frequently asked questions

How much do the activities to book in Easter Island cost?

6 activities are paid; one has a known price in euros, for about €75 per person. The others are paid on the spot or in local currency: the price is on each card.

What can you do in Easter Island without booking anything?

2 visits on this itinerary need no ticket or time slot, starting with Rano Kau crater, Sunset at Tahai. They make up most of your days: booking ahead only concerns a handful of sites with limited places.

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