Easter Island Travel Guide
Located in the South Pacific Ocean, Easter Island is an isolated place that
belongs to
Chile. The island is well known because of the statues
found in the area, especially on the coastlines called "moai". Moai are statues
that natives carved out of a compressed volcanic ash to form as large as 33 feet
high of Moai. One could easily recognize a Moai because all of it is made of
heads carvings or from the chest up to the head type of carving.
Being a finalist of the New Seven Wonders of the World, tourists flocked to
visit some of Easter Island's attractions that its country can be proud of. Some
of these visitors are mostly from Europe or from the mainland of Chile. The
Easter Island can only be accessed by plane or a chartered flight
because of the existence of the island's only airport, the Mataveri
International Airport. LAN Airlines is the only commercial carrier that serves
the Mataveri Airport, offers direct flights to Santiago, Papeete and Tahiti. The runway of Easter Island's had been
lengthened to serve as an alternate landing site for the U.S. space shuttle.
There are a lot of places to visit while tourists enjoy vacation to Easter
Islands as the place is almost entirely uninhabited by humans. Since tourists
will surely enjoy watching the moai statues during the trip then why not visit
the source of it all? The Rano Raraku. Some of the popular moai statues can be
seen at Ahu Tongariki displayed in a military flat rock platform. Rapa Nui has
breathtaking landscapes, a reason why it has been announced as the Rapa Nui
National Park in the Easter Island.
Tourists are able to see an Inca-style ruin at Orongo as this fascinating place
has native inhabitants with beliefs that the first residents of the area came
from the American continent. Orongo also has a lake-filled crater wherein
remains of Birdman cult practiced until 1867 can be found. Guests should never
miss visiting a 324-meter tall extinct volcano called Rano Kau as it has a
crater lake that contains an ample amount of fresh water. Rano Kau is only one
of the sections of Rapa Nui National Park, which is mostly visited by tourists
who wants to have a glance of Easter Islands' panoramic views. Rano Kau is very
accessible as its northern side slopes down near the Mataveri International
Airport.
After a tour to most lakes and moai's, a trip to the main town called Hanga Roa
is always in the list of every tourist. Stores are present everywhere as the
town is filled with tourists' access to hotels where they can book reservations,
restaurants for fine dining, supermarket for stocks during activities and
pharmacy for health and minor emergencies. The town is also equipped with the
latest communication and facilities as plenty of Internet cafes had been opened.
No one will never be out of money because automated teller machines are also
available everywhere.