• Travel through Hanga Roa, Easter Island’s only town and around the island to visit key moai sites including Ahu Tahai, Ahu Tongariki and deeply historic Anakena Beach.
• Learn what we know about the styles, eras and meanings of these enormous stone-faced statues.
• Tour the Rano Raraku quarry where the moai were all carved, and where time and progress suddenly stopped in mid-production cir...

MYSTICAL MOAI EXPERIENCE - Easter Island — January 27, 2021

There’s no inhabited spot in the world quite so isolated as Easter Island. A mere dot off the coast of Chile in the vast Pacific Ocean, Rapa Nui, as it’s called in the people’s native language, is a one-of-a-kind destination making it the perfect place to join your fellow world cruisers for an unforgettable shoreside experience. Explore Rapa Nui’...

• Travel by coach through Hanga Roa, Easter Island’s only town with stores, power and running water.
• Visit the archaeological site at Tahai to view an unusually varied, very old set of stone moai statues, standing enigmatically on three ahu platforms.
• Travel inland to visit the matched lineup of moai at Ahu Akivi, thought to represent seven ambassadors of the island’s legendary first K...

• Travel to the coastal site at Ahu Tahai to view its unusual and very old set of moai statues.
• Enjoy a rare and fascinating cultural experience as you watch Easter Islanders demonstrate ancient customs near these stone statues that might be their ancestors.
• Hear the oral traditions of the Rapa Nui people, who left no written record of their civilization here.
• Watch typical dances...

• Visit the Ahu Tahai along the coast to view its unusual and very old set of stone moai statues.
• Travel to Ranu Kau, an extinct volcano with a mile-wide crater lake and marshes at its bottom.
• Take in this breathtaking setting from a rim overlook then visit an even more spectacular sight: ancient Orongo.
• Discover the unforgettable story of the “birdmen” who once raced down these...

To ensure that your shoreside experiences are as convenient and enjoyable as possible, we are delighted to offer a complimentary shuttle between your ship and the city center in every port where the ship is not docked within walking distance of the city center. This service runs continuously, aligning perfectly with your ship’s in-port schedule. Best of all, there’s no need to reserve your seat in advance. Simp...

• Tour a family-owned apiary that produces a variety of honey-based products .
• Watch how the bees are maintained and how the honey is collected .
• Learn why honey produced on Easter Island is considered healthier than other honey .
• Sample honey products that are more aromatic and lighter than common honey .

• Travel by van toward the center of the island and begin your trek up Mount Terevaka.
• Spend about 90 minutes ascending this 2,000-foot extinct volcano and be rewarded with epic views of the island and ocean in every direction.
• Hike back down and land at Ahu Akivi, a set of seven monumental, precisely aligned moai statues.
• Learn about the remarkable efforts of an American archaeol...

• Join the effort to remove microplastic from a beach on Easter Island’s northern shore .
• Discover why microplastic can be more harmful to marine life than larger pieces of plastic .
• Take great satisfaction in knowing that your effort helped the local environment .