Easter Island
This really isn’t a budget destination, but we thought, what the hell? When will we ever get the chance to do this again?? Yeah, you only live once!!
Rapa Nui is Easter Island’s local name. It is in the Pacific Ocean and officially belongs to Chile, which is 2300 miles from mainland Chile. We have a flight booked, which I booked many months ago as it is very expensive to get to and from Easter Island, and the earlier you book your flight, the better the price. Only two airports serve Rapa Nui, Santiago, which we will fly from, and the flight is around 5 hours. The other is a 7-hour flight from Papeete (Tahiti) in French Polynesia, with one flight a week!!!!!
Easter Island Fast Facts
- The island is famous for its 887 huge statues called Moai, made by the early Rapa Nui people.
- Easter Island is the world’s most secluded inhabited island.
- Dutch admiral Jacob Roggeveen became the first European to land on this remote island on Easter Sunday in 1722, he named it ‘Paasch-Eyland’ (Dutch for ‘Easter Island’) in tribute.
- It is a volcanic island with 3 extinct volcanoes (thank God) .
- Rapi Nui National Park which covers 40% of the island has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1995.
