Only 9 privileged travelers
will journey to Easter Island to witness the annular solar eclipse on October 2, 2024.
A 10-day trip.
With breakfast, lunches, and dinners included.
With transfers and island excursions included.
Guided by Claudio Cristino, professor at the Department of Anthropology of the University of Chile, Director of the Easter Island and Oceania Studies Center,
and part of the team from the Rapa Nui Planetarium, a renowned Polynesian archaeologist and archaeoastronomer, we will discover the culture of the westernmost territory of Chile. An island paradise 5 hours and 20 minutes by plane from the Chilean coast.
And an astronomical gem.
Maximum of 9 spots available
Deadline May 15th
From September 25, 2024, to October 4, 2024
Image credit: Eric Gaba (Sting), translated by Bamse
Wednesday
September 25th
12:50
Arrival at Hanga Roa Airport, on Easter Island. Traditional Polynesian welcome and transfer to Boutique Hotel La Perouse Rapa Nui.
17:00 - After settling in and resting from a long journey, introductory talk about the trip.
20:00 - Dinner in Hanga Roa and return to the hotel.
Thursday
September 26th
8:30 - Breakfast.
9:30 - Departure from the hotel to visit Anakena, Tongariki, and Rano Raraku.
12:00 - Lunch at a restaurant in Hanga Roa.
15:00 - Departure to visit Rano Kau, Orongo, and Tahai.
20:00 - Dinner at a restaurant in Hanga Roa.
21:30 - Return to the hotel.
Friday
September 27th
9:00 - Breakfast.
10:00 - Departure to Anakena to enjoy the beach.
12:00 - Lunch at a restaurant in Hanga Roa.
15:00 - Visit to the Rapa Nui Planetarium.
17:00 - Astrophysical and archaeoastronomical talks at the Planetarium.
20:00 - Dinner at a restaurant in Hanga Roa.
21:30 - Return to the hotel.
Saturday
September 28th
8:30 - Breakfast.
9:30 - Departure to Akivi, Puna Pau, and Huri a Urenga.
12:00 - Lunch at a restaurant in Hanga Roa.
14:00 - Rest and free time at the hotel and surroundings.
18:30 - Dinner at a restaurant in Hanga Roa.
20:30 - Departure to visit archaeological site for stargazing with telescopes.
23:00 - Return to the hotel.
Sunday
September 29th
9:30 - Breakfast, rest, and free time at the hotel.
12:00 - Lunch at a restaurant in Hanga Roa.
15:00 - Departure to Akahanga, Vaihu, and Vinapu.
20:00 - Dinner at a restaurant in Hanga Roa.
21:30 - Return to the hotel.
Monday
September 30th
8:30 - Breakfast.
9:30 - Free morning in Hanga Roa to visit the city and its museums.
12:00 - Lunch at a restaurant in Hanga Roa.
14:00 - Free afternoon for shopping and enjoying the city.
20:00 - Dinner.
21:30 - Return to the hotel.
Martes
1 de Octubre
8:30 - Desayuno.
9:30 - Salida hacia el área de Roiho (espeleología).
12:00 - Lunch en restaurante de Hanga Roa.
15:00 - Charla astrofísica sobre el eclipse en el Planetario de Rapa Nui y organización para el día siguiente.
20:00 - Cena en restaurante de Hanga Roa.
21:30 - Regreso al hotel.
Wednesday
October 2nd
5:00 - Departure to Tongariki. Astronomical observation awaiting sunrise.
9:30 - Breakfast at Tongariki and preparation for the annular eclipse.
12:24 - 15:53 - Annular Solar Eclipse. Duration of annularity phase: 5 minutes and 46 seconds.
16:00 - Return to Hanga Roa and time to rest at the hotel or explore the city.
20:00 - Dinner at a restaurant in Hanga Roa.
21:30 - Return to the hotel.
Thursday
October 3rd
8:30 - Breakfast.
9:30 - Departure to Vaitea, Te Pito Kura, and Ovahe. Free time at Ovahe for swimming.
12:00 - Lunch at a restaurant in Hanga Roa.
14:00 - Return to the hotel and time to share the eclipse experience and photographs.
20:00 - Farewell dinner at a restaurant in Hanga Roa.
21:30 - Return to the hotel.
Friday
October 4th
10:00 - Breakfast.
12:00 - Farewell photo, check-out, and transfer to the airport. Be at the airport 2 hours before the flight.
14:45 - Flight to Santiago de Chile.
We are going to take a visual tour of the places we will visit during our stay on the island.
Hanga Roa is the main city of Easter Island, also serving as its administrative capital.
Its center features shops, hotels, restaurants, supermarkets, a pharmacy, and other places of cultural interest.
Image credit: XLR8TION
Anakena is a white coral sand beach located in the northern part of Easter Island, and it is the site where the first king of the island, Ariki Hotu Matu'a, settled.
It features an archaeological complex dating back to approximately 1200 AD.
Image credit: Imagina Rapa Nui
Tongariki is one of the most significant archaeological sites on the island. It features 15 moai statues aligned on a platform. Professor Claudio Cristino assisted in its reconstruction after it was toppled by a tsunami in 1960.
It is a spectacular place to watch the sunrise.
Image credit: Voltamix
Rano Raraku is a volcano located in the eastern part of Easter Island, housing a freshwater lagoon within its crater.
Now extinct, it formed over 300,000 years ago.
It holds historical significance as it served as a quarry for the construction of the moai statues.
Image credit: Imagina Rapa Nui
Rano Kau, or Rano Kao, is the largest volcano on the island, located south of the city of Hanga Roa, on the other side of Mataveri Airport.
Its formation dates back to about 2.5 million years ago.
It also features a freshwater lagoon with a diameter of 1.5 km that teems with plant life.
Image credit: Imagina Rapa Nui
The ceremonial village of Orongo, built around 1400 AD, is an archaeological site located in the southwest of the island.
It is the place on the island with the highest concentration of rock paintings and petroglyphs.
It also houses the island's only moai made of basalt: Hoa Hakananai'a.
Image credit: Imagina Rapa Nui
The ceremonial complex of Tahai combines natural beauty with archaeological significance.
It is one of the oldest settlements on the island and is the site where we find various ahu or ceremonial platforms.
It is a spectacular place to enjoy the sunset.
Image credit: Imagina Rapa Nui
The house of Rapanui cosmology, its mission is to research and disseminate information about the role of astronomy in local mythology.
It has several planetarium films to understand Rapanui culture, and its researchers offer astrophysical and archaeoastronomical talks.
Image credit: Rapa Nui Planetarium
Constructed between the 15th and 16th centuries, and with precise astronomical orientation, Ahu Akivi is a unique archaeological site, where its 7 moai are the only ones on the island facing the sea.
Image credit: Imagina Rapa Nui
El volcán Puna Pau se considera la cantera de los pukao, los tocados cilíndricos rojos que coronan algunos de los moáis de la isla.
Crédito de la imagen: Imagina Rapa Nui
Ahu Uri a Urenga is a ceremonial platform on private land on the island that supports a single moai with the particularity of having 4 hands.
Both the platform and the moai are precisely oriented towards the sunrise during the southern winter solstice (~June 21). It is a solar observatory that played an important role in the Rapanui calendar.
Image Credit: Imagina Rapa Nui
According to oral tradition, Ahu Akahanga is the burial place of the first king of the island: Ariki Hotu Matu'a.
Excavations conducted have not confirmed this fact.
However, it remains one of the most important sites on the island due to its history and number of statues.
Image Credit: Imagina Rapa Nui
Vaihu is a remote location on Easter Island where we find a large ceremonial platform that once supported 8 statues that now lie toppled.
It is a good example of the so-called huri moai period or toppling of the moai, which took place from the 18th century as a result of clan wars.
Image Credit: Imagina Rapa Nui
Vinapu is an archaeological complex in the south of the island where the carving techniques used for the construction of the ahus are evident.
It is also known for the "Inca" wall seen in the image, which has sparked controversial hypotheses about its connection to the Inca walls of Peru.
Image Credit: Imagina Rapa Nui
The Roiho area, northwest of Hanga Roa, is of geological interest as it is where the last volcanic eruptions on the island occurred.
It is home to the world's most extensive cave network, with over 200 caves.
Image Credit: Moe Varua
The Vaitea Shepherd's Industrial Complex represents the remnants of an industry that had a significant social and cultural impact on the island from the late 19th century to the mid-20th century.
Today, it is part of Rapa Nui's industrial heritage.
Image Credit: Government of Chile
Located in front of La Pérouse Bay, we find the archaeological complex of Te Pito Kura, home to the moai Paro, the largest moai ever erected on a platform.
A few meters away, there is an ovoid stone with a diameter of 80 cm with magnetic properties surrounded by legends.
Image Credit: Imagina Rapa Nui
Ovahe is a small beach with pink sand that, due to its difficult access, has preserved an almost untouched character.
It was a place of residence for the ancient natives, as evidenced by the numerous caves that pierce its cliffs.
Image Credit: Imagina Rapa Nui
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