The Easter Island extension can be taken after select departures of “Antarctica,” “South Georgia & the Falklands” and “Antarctica, South Georgia & Falklands.”
Adds 4 days/4 nights to the voyage. SEE THE 100-TON STONE STATUES & CEREMONIAL SITE SET ON A VOLCANIC CRATER. VISIT THE RESEARCH CENTER WITH ARCHAEOLOGIST EDMUNDO EDWARDS. SHARE IN POLYNESIAN TRADITIONS AT DINNER AT A PRIVATE HOME.
DAY 1: USHUAIA/DISEMBARK/SANTIAGO
Today we disembark National Geographic Explorer in Ushuaia and fly to Santiago, where we check in to the Grand Hyatt Santiago Hotel.
DAY 2: SANTIAGO, CHILE
This morning you may explore Chile’s sophisticated capital before we fly to Easter Island and check in to the fine Antiplanico Hotel, our base for the next three nights.
DAY 3-4: EASTER ISLAND
Visit the Tahai archaeological complex and museum to learn about the prehistory of the island, and the Rano Kau ceremonial site of Orongo, sited magnificently at the very edge of a volcanic crater. Explore Ahu Te Pito Kura, Punapau red stone quarry and Ahu Akivi, one of the latest constructions on the island, with seven moai 14 feet tall. See Rano Raraku, where most of the stone statues were carved. Visit Ahu Tongariki, the largest ceremonial altar in Polynesia.
DAY 5: EASTER ISLAND/SANTIAGO
We have the morning to continue our explorations of Easter Island before our flight to Santiago, connecting to home-bound flights.
DAY 6: ARRIVE U.S.
