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Nothing will fully prepare you for your first encounter with the statues of Rapa Nui (Easter Island). Here's how to visit this remote island near Chile.

 

To make sure your trip is unforgettable we?ve prepared this complete guide with everything you need to know to plan confidently and safely from choosing travel dates and booking flights to understanding park requirements finding accommodation and selecting the best tours.

 

Easter Island Chilean dependency in the eastern Pacific Ocean. It is the easternmost outpost of the Polynesian island world and is famous for its giant stone statues. To its original inhabitants the island is known as Rapa Nui and its population is predominantly of Polynesian descent.

 

Rapa Nui also known as Easter Island is the most isolated inhabited territory in the world possessing an ancient culture in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. In this mystical place are the Moai gigantic stone statues whose construction is a mystery that endures to this day.

 

Rapa Nui National Park is a protected Chilean wildlife area located in Easter Island which concentrates the legacy of the Rapa Nui culture. This culture displayed extraordinary characteristics that are expressed in singular architecture and sculpture within the Polynesian context.

 

Explore the highlighted archaeological sites of Rapa Nui National Park. From the magical quarry of Rano Raraku to the majesty of Ahu To?ariki and the spirituality of ?ro?o each corner tells an intriguing story.

 

Rapa Nui people ... The Rapa Nui (Rapa Nui: [??apa ?nu.i] Spanish: [?rapa ?nu.i]) are the Indigenous Polynesian peoples of Easter Island.

 

Easter Island (Spanish: Isla de Pascua [?izla ðe ?paskwa]; Rapa Nui: Rapa Nui [??apa ?nu.i]) is an island and special territory of Chile in the southeastern Pacific Ocean at the southeasternmost point of the Polynesian Triangle in Oceania.