Easter Island/Rapa Nui is amazing!!! The experience's to be had on the island are unforgettable. There's an endless amount of sites to see and things to do. It's not just dig sites, there's a couple of gorgeous beaches, beauty packed hikes, surfing, diving and snorkeling. Not to mention the town itself that has the museum, shopping, restaurants and dance shows every night to see and explore.

Easter Island is much more than just the Moais The Town is not much ( that is part of the charm) It is like Hawaii was about 100 years ago. It is essential that you rent your own transportation ( preferably a small 4 x 4 ) Easter Island is best experienced at your own pace. I arrived on a Sunday afternoon and left on a Friday afternoon. For me, I found four full days on the Island to be just right.Make sure you buy A Companion To Easter Island by James Grant Peterkin before your trip. I bought mine through Amazon. In my opinion, Tataku Vave is the best restaurant on the island. I went there on two different occasions. One night I had ceviche and the other a local fried fish, Both were excellent choices. The ocean view ambience adds much to your experience.

The only city on the Easter Island, has multiple restaurants and the food is 99% delicious, very peaceful place in general. Very inspiring to look at he sunset. There is a soccer field in the middle of the town, recommend to watch a local game, even girls are playing sometimes, great atmosphere. Hanga Roa has a Rapa Nui museum with loots of information in English, so before exploring the Island I do recommend visiting museum first for better understanding of the Island history. Restaurants: - Bar Pea: has a great views, it is so pleasant to sit out on the deck and eat ceviche or catch of the day fish. - Club Sandwich - recommend if you are on the budget : gigantic hamburgers, good empanadas. - Te Moana - great restaurant, ask for recommendations if eating there! - Also there was restaurant right across the street from the Bar Pea( cant remember the name) but please if you there try empanadas, wont regret it. Fun things to do: If you are adventures recommend going to dive on the Easter Island, we used "Mike Rapu" the guys were speaking English, and were quite entertaining and will make you experience fun! Hiking! hiking! hiking! May be go meet a sunrise on the Terevaka( highest point of the island)

R$pa Nui (Easter Island) is all about the mo'ai. You can rent a car but unless you are very well read about the history of Easter Island,a guide is good idea.The mo'ai are fascinating and seeing where they were carved and understanding how they might have been moved from the carving site to their final location has people still wondering. We ate in downtown Hanga Roa at the Haku Hona which is across the street from the harbor. The place is totally low key and unhurried. You can watch the surfers catching enormous waves or view glorious sunsets as you sip on drinks and nibble on freshly fried sopapillas. The staff is delightful and the food very good.

An indescribable experience. I have never been to a place like Easter Island, and I don't think I ever will again. The history, the culture, the nature - it is truly unbelievable. The southern circuit was gorgeous. Ranu Raraku, Anakena Beach and Ahu Tongariki are truly breathtaking. Getting around Hanga Roa is easy, as the town is small and easy to navigate by foot. If you want to do your own thing, there are plenty of car rental spots and driving the island is easy (just be careful for the free-roaming horses, chickens and dogs!). The food is also the best we'd eaten during our two week stay in Chile! I am so, so happy I went. It's a once in a lifetime experience!

Hanga Roa itself is a small town but it offers a great base for going and viewing the moai and learning about Rapa Nui culture. The moai are truly impressive and the mystery surrounding the culture that created them intriguing. Easter Island / Rapa Nui is definitely a once in a lifetime destination. The island itself is also beautiful and great to hike around. The landscape is unique with undulating grass covered hills, rain water filled craters, and a rugged shoreline with crystal clear blue water and some impressive waves. In-between the sites and excursions be sure to enjoy the local tuna ceviche and empanadas, preferably with a cold beer!

Easter Island is simply amazing, each day we had a new adventure. We hike a lot and love to explore. We did not do any water sports but they offer diving and surfing as well. We were there 5 nights which was perfect for us. You can do it quicker with tours but that is not our style. We like to do our own thing. We rented bikes (there are some hills and it's hot, took longer than we expected but really enjoyed it), we hiked, rented a car for two days, visited ALL the sites big and small. With a car rental you can be at the top of the island, go back to town if needed for a break, driving around the island is quick, safe and easy. One hike from Anakena to the highest point (Maunga Terevaka) is no longer accessible due to ranch fencing so we accessed by walking along the coast from Ahu Tahai and combined with the the caves Ana Kakenga (very cool lava tubes, flashlight on phone was enough light) and we loved we reached the highest point on the island (only 500 meters but still cool). If you go out for the day bring lots of water, only the largest spots have refreshments. It is not large but you are constantly stopping to explore so you will be out longer than expected. Lots of variety for restaurants from quick to gourmet depending on your budget. We were worried about the prices after reading but if you look around and try different things, go to the main grocery stores, pack your own lunch you can find a good balance. Club Sandwich sounds North American but it has great casual, local food at good prices (lots of locals doing take out). It is always full. The island is beautiful, the coast is stunning, lava beds, caves, wild horses, and of course the moai and volcano sites. ENJOY !!!

People who want to visit Easter Island must take into account that it is very expensive to do so. The air tickets from Chile is is not cheap because only one air line operates the route. And if you want to take the most expensive flight in the world it is the once a week five hour flight from Easter Island to Tahiti. There is talk that Air Tahiti Nui might also start to fly this route which might bring down the price of the ticket,

I went to see the moais, of course. But you can see all the iconic places, with no rush, in two days. Everything is close, you can do it even in a full day hiring a taxi (about 150 US). WIth one explanation, you have all, since most are theories and there is no written history. Unfortunately there is nothing cultural to see beyond the moais unless you go for the Tapati festival in February. When I've asked at tourist information, they've sent me to the dancing shows and the tattoo places if I wanted to know more about the culture. Those are fine but commercial businesses not cultural institutions!! Besides, the island is beautiful and enjoyable. But if you have to move by taxi, everybody charges you whatever they want. That seems to be the rule in everything in the island. The hotels are expensive for what they offer. I've paid 80 dollars for a place in Istanbul I've paid 25 !! And you can not be in anything less than 80 dollars because it would be an unhealthy place. Of course, get ready for the cockroaches!!! If you can not stand them, Easter island is not for you. Unfortunately they are even in the expensive hotels; they've invaded the island long ago. Easter island is great for surfers, divers, people connected with the sea. The island is the door to Polinesia. You can feel it. The food is expensive but not unbearable. There are some cafeterias and see shore restaurants, simply lovely. The museum is too small and does not display many objects despite saying it has over 15,000 in its collection. Hanga Roa is very very little, to do it by foot. There are some moais in the downtown area, but the 3 most important places are a bit far, you can not walk to them.

Easter Island Travel gave me the 2 day tour (A+B). Outstanding guide and learned so much about the historical and archeological importance of Easter Island (Rapa Nui). I have wanted to go see the moai for 40 years so this was truly a “bucket list” item for me. Prices are expensive as everything is imported. Restaurants were expensive but excellent fish or seafood. If coming from Santiago, you get 2 checked pieces of luggage, so bring fruit, and anything else you know you want to eat while there as the mini markets don’t have a huge choice.