North Coast of Easter Island: Full day Private Trekking Tour

Enjoy this trekking to the untouched coast. Visit caves, archeological platforms, and petroglyphs and discover how the islanders lived completely isolated from the rest of the Island.

The North coast is a place of settlement of the “Miru” clans, ancient descendants of the first King Hotu Matu’a, this sector is undoubtedly the one that remains mostly intact from the impact of man, its geographical location between the slopes of the highest volcano Terevaka and the West coast of Rapa Nui allows it to be the setting that even in these times transports us to the desolate past of Rapa Nui.
In this hiking, it is possible to see how animals that freely graze the surroundings and the archaeological remains that are preserved as in the past combine.

It is only possible to access this sector on foot or horseback.
This trekking will end up in Anakena, an ancient royal settlement characteristic of its white sands, turquoise waters, and palm trees

Ahu Te Peu is an area with a high archeological value. Since it hasn’t been restored it is possible to observe the site exactly as the old inhabitants who, after internal wars, knocked down the moais left it. There used to be a village there. In fact, you can see the biggest boathouse or hare paenga in the island, which is 43 metres long and is called Tore Tahuna which, according to tradition, belonged to the famous Ariki Tu’u Ko Ihu. In front of the village, there are two ahu or ceremonial platforms, the biggest of which has a back wall with huge well assembled blocks with 4 knocked down moais.

MA’IRAKI TE MOA:
The Ma’ítaki te Moa sector has a unique “Ahu” ceremonial platform, with a rear wall of large stones with precise cuts between stones that speak of the high level and experience in the construction of the ancient Rapa Nui who inhabited the area.
Inserted into the same platform as another stone is a unique Moai made of a different material from the 98% of the Moai that were built in the Rano Raraku quarry, among other archaeological features scattered around the place.

VAI MATA: The archaeological complex where it is possible to see the settlement of a town that also developed constructions of a high architectural level, evidence at a glance in the design of its “Ahu” platform, which has more precise stone cuts. We can also see, just a few meters away, some Moai that fell in their transport process to the place, old Hare Vaka constructions, or houseboats that were the typical Rapa Nui dwelling of that time, among other typical archaeological features of an ancient village.
One of the points of greatest interest is a house called Ana or Haro, a cave created by man that was used as a home and has a lining of rectangular blocks of reused boat house bases, making it destable its design and unique on the island.

OMOHI: The clan that inhabited this sector registered innumerable petroglyphs immortalized in the rocks called “Papa” of the sector which can be seen in this sector.

ANA O’ HEU: Popularly known as the “Cave of the Make Make”, the petroglyphs inside correspond to the image of the god Make Make, which is undoubtedly one of the must-visit points on this tour.

MOAI OF BLACK BASALT: This is one of the few moai statues made of basalt rock, one of the few remaining in Rapa Nui, it is made of the same material as the Moai statue that is now in the British museum “Hoa Hakanana’ia”

AHU A’TANGA: One of the astronomically oriented platforms on the island. Points out the astronomical north with millimeter precision at only 0.2° difference from our current reference, is located at the northern end of Rapa Nui and is an “Ahu” platform of the “Poe Poe” type, which was built after European contact ( 1722) and that emulate a western boat, in turn, the largest in Rapa Nui with 25 meters in length.

HANGA O’TEO: Archaeological settlements of the “Miru” clan that inhabited the area and ruins of the old cattle station converge in this place, its palm trees give us the impression of an oasis in the middle of the completely deforested road on the north coast.

ANA PAPA TEKENA: Small tunnel formation cave from the ground, some ancestral dwellings, and petroglyphs

This beach is characterized by warm turquoise waters and coral sand. It is the main beach of the island and used to be the ancestral residence of the Miru Araki royal family. The ahu Nau Nau is undoubtedly one of the most accomplished Ahu of the island because of the refinement of its moai.

• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

• North Coast of Easter Island: Full day Private Trekking Tour
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• Hotel pickup and drop-off
• Professional guide
• rain capes

• National Park entrance fees ticket ($90 USD)
• Tour not available for cruise ship passengers
• Food and drinks
• Gratuities

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• This Tour is Provided by Kava Kava Tours.
• Tour Timezone & Starts at Pacific/Easter.
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• Maximum 8 Travelers is accepted for booking.