Easter Island - Gallery

Posted by Kenny – December 15, 2012 – Chile, Chile

Here are some photos taken during our week long stay on Easter Island (December 5th - 12th, 2012). You can also read more about our Easter Island trip here.

View Easter Island on Google Maps

Touch down on Easter Island just before sunrise

Blessing of food prepared for celebration of Waka Tapu's arrival from New Zealand

Arrival of Waka Tapu on Anakena beach

Anakena beach

Lone moai at Ahu Tongariki

Ahu Tongariki

Ahu Tongariki

Ahu Tongariki

Ahu Tongariki

A human moai

Beached moais

Meditating moai

Hike to Rano Kau crater

Rano Kau crater

Enjoying an empanada at Rano Kau crater

View out to sea from Orango village on southwestern tip of Easter Island

Laura and lone moai at Tahai

Ahu Ko Te Riku at Tahai cerimonial complex

Puna Pau, where the moai top knots (pukao) were quarried

Hiking to Terevaka

Volcanic crater lake of Rano Raraku

View of a moai at Rano Raraku

Horse among moai at Rano Raraku

Stare-down between moai and women

Rano Raraku moai

Horse and moai sharing a view

Rano Raraku

Do NOT surf on the moai

Sunset at Tahai

Just after sunset at Tahai

Just before sunrise at Ahu Tongariki

Sunrise at Ahu Tongariki

Us after sunrise with lone moai at Ahu Tongariki

Distant view of volcanic crater, Rano Raraku

Laura and sunset across from campground

View from within our accomidations for the week

Laura enjoying another long sunset

Tamas and Hayley

Island native

Tags: Easter Island, Rapa Nui, Isla de Pascua

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Monika – December 28, 2012
Beautiful pictures guys! I really miss Easter Island when looking at these. I guess I gotta come back here at some point, it was such a magical place! Good luck and keep the posts coming :)
1. Kenny – December 28, 2012
  Thanks Monika! It was great meeting you there and we had a great time. Maybe we'll plan a 5 year Easter Island reunion(?). When I get around to it, I need to put captions with the pics of you in it... so people won't think you are an actual moai. ;)
  
  Take care!