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Caves and Lava Fields: Half Day Private Hike
Hiking near the Ahu Te Peu region
Inside Ana Kakenga.
A rare Verbascum virgatum growing in the cliffs of the West Coast
Exploring the Vai Teka cave

Caves and Lava Fields: Half Day Hike

By Rapanui Pioneers Society (RPS)
10 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is NZ$529 per adult* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 4h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

This is a half day experience that explores a caverns circuit over the Roiho region of Rapa Nui (Easter Island). This walking tour will pass through Ana te pahu, Ahu te peu, Ana te pora, Ana kakenga. During this excursion we hike over a young volcanic landscape and enter a series of amazing caves of great historical and cultural importance to the local Rapanui people. In addition we visited Ahu Te Peu region where ancient traditions still live through its stone monuments.
According to our ancestral knowledge in this region of the island the first wooden figure known as kava kava was sculpted.
In this private tour, our local cultural experts will guide you through these places with care and share their knowledge and insights about the area. You should not miss the opportunity to visit the mysterious underground world of Rapa Nui during your visit to the island.

Activity location

  • Ahu Te Peu
    • Isla de Pascua
    • Hanga Roa, Chile

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Ahu Te Peu
    • Isla de Pascua
    • Hanga Roa, Chile

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Caves and Lava Fields: Half Day Hike
  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h4h
  • English

Pickup included

Starting time: 2:00 pm
Price details
NZ$529.11 x 1 AdultNZ$529.11

Total
Price is NZ$529.11

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedPrivate transport
  • What's includedWhat's includedAir-conditioned vehicle
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedNational Park Ticket not included

Know before you book

  • Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
  • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Activity itinerary

Rapa Nui National Park
  • 20m
  • Admission ticket not included
Starting point of the hike is in the Roiho area of the Rapa Nui National Park (ticket required). Along the way we will see several lava tubes, cliffs, ruins of archaeological sites and the topography of some of the youngest lava flows of the island.
Ana Te Pahu
  • 45m
In this field trip we explore the western wing of this lava tube, three stages of increasing levels of darkness. In some sections we see native vegetation and also some species introduced by early Polynesians.
Ahu Te Peu
  • 40m
A large archaeological complex with several ceremonial centers (ahu), dominated by Ahu Te Peu with its fallen moai. Te area has Polynesian ovens, foundations of hare pa'enga, manavai, hare moa and several other features.
Ana Te Pora
  • 15m
After about one hour hiking we reach this small and smooth lava tube turned into an Ana Kionga (shelter cave). A narrow lateral tunel, almost inaccesible, goes all the way to the cliffs of the west coast.
Ana Kakenga
  • 45m
After another short hike we get to Ana Kakenga. A small, modified entrance takes us to a narrow tunnel that gradually gets wider. At the end we see two windows to the sea. Each provides an amazing view to the ocean and either the islets of Motu Tautara or the rugged west coast of Rapa Nui. After visiting the last cavern, you will walk with the guide along the coastline appreciating the beautiful cliffs to return through the Vai a Mei sector and end the walk by taking the vehicle

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESAhu Te Peu
    • Isla de Pascua
    • Hanga Roa, Chile

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEAhu Te Peu
    • Isla de Pascua
    • Hanga Roa, Chile

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