Puna Pau

You can easily explore the town of Hanga Roa on foot. To explore the rest of Rapa Nui National Park, you can rent a vehicle, motorcycle, or bicycle. It is essential to know that visits to archaeological sites are only allowed in the company of an accredited local guide or as part of a tour.

Easter Island is famous for its stone statues of human figures, known as moai (meaning “statue”). The island is known to its inhabitants as Rapa Nui. The moai were probably carved to commemorate important ancestors and were made from around 1000 C.E. until the second half of the seventeenth century.