Day 1: Santiago Arrival at Santiago Airport, transfer to the hotel. 4-hour city tour of Santiago with a private guide. Free evening. Optional dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight at the hotel.
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Day 2: Valparaiso and Vina del Mar Breakfast. Excursion to the Pacific coast: UNESCO city of Valparaiso for a walk through its streets. Group tour with an English-speaking guide. Visit the city of flowers, Vina del Mar. Walk along the waterfront and observe pelicans. Optional wine tour on return to Santiago, offering a chance to taste Chile's world-renowned wines, explore vineyards, and learn their history. Overnight in Santiago.
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Day 3: Santiago - Easter IslandBreakfast. Transfer with a Spanish-speaking driver to the Santiago Airport. Flight from Santiago to Easter Island. Arrival and start of the tour. Group tour with an English-speaking guide. Excursion to the ceremonial center of Orongo, exploring the slopes of the Rano Kao volcano, witnessing the beauty of the crater lake. Visit the ceremonial village of Orongo, where the island's leader was chosen through a risky competition involving the sacred bird Manutara. Overnight at the hotel.
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Day 4: Easter Island - Anakena Breakfast at the hotel. Full-day island tour with an English-speaking guide. Visit the southern coast to see examples of unreconstructed platforms: Ahu Vaihu in Hanga Te'e Bay and Akahanga, believed to be the burial site of the famous king Hotu Matua. Proceed to Rano Raraku, where most of the Moai were carved and where numerous statues remain. Enjoy a boxed lunch in nature. Visit Ahu Tongariki (restored with 15 Moai), then head east to Ahu Te Pito Kura and the "Navel of the World," the most energetic place on the island. Relax on Anakena Beach with its warm turquoise water, white sand, palm trees, and the Ahu Nau Nau platform, creating one of the most attractive landscapes on the island. Return to Hanga Roa via the central route. Return to the hotel.
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Day 5: Easter Island - Ahu AkiviBreakfast at the hotel. Group tour with an English-speaking guide. Visit the restored platform of Ahu Akivi, built in the center of the island, featuring seven Moai statues. Legend has it that these statues represent seven explorers sent to Rapa Nui by King Hotu Matua. See the unrestored Ahu Hanga Puku Riki. Then visit Puna Pau, a green and picturesque site with notable red tuff extracted from the slopes of the extinct volcano Puna Pau. This stone was specifically used for making the topknots of the giant statues. Continue to the ceremonial complex of Tahai, an archaeological site on Rapa Nui. The Tahai complex includes three main Moai platforms from north to south: Ko Te Riku – with restored eyes, Tahai, and Vai Ure. The ceremonial center at Tahai is now an integral part of Rapa Nui's national park, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Transfer to the airport and departure to Santiago. Upon arrival, transfer to the hotel. Accommodation and overnight at the hotel.
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Day 6: Santiago(International Departure) Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport at the scheduled time for the return flight home.
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