Tours & Sightseeing · Nature & scenery
7 Explorers Tour: Ahu Akivi
Nomades
Explore Ahu Akivi and the legend of Hotu Matu’a’s seven explorers, an introduction to Rapa Nui’s origins and founding stories, before the island’s settlement.
Please check with the organizer whether this activity is available in English.
Details
Price
- Adult: CLP$ 45.000 per person.
- Child (age 2 to 7): CLP$ 21.500 per person.
- Infant (age 0 to 1, without a seat, on an adult's lap): for free.
We will begin from your accommodation in Hanga Roa, heading to Puna Pau, the quarry of red scoria where the pukao (topknots) that crowned the statues were carved. This site reveals an essential part of the moai creation process.
Next, we will visit Ahu Akivi, the first altar on the island to be scientifically restored in 1960. Its seven moai aligned with the rising sun stand out for being located inland. According to oral tradition, they represent the Seven Explorers sent by Hotu Matu’a before the colonization of the island.
We will finish at the Tahai Village, north of Hanga Roa, one of the most significant ceremonial complexes of Rapa Nui.
We will return to your accommodation after discovering the legacy of the Ahu Akivi and the 7 Explorers, timeless symbols of Rapa Nui culture.
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Where
Isla de Pascua
Isla de Pascua, Región de Valparaíso
