ROOMS & SUITES: 30 Rooms & Suites

Located on mythical Easter Island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, explora en Rapa Nui - Posada de Mike Rapu - is located on a hill in the Te Miro Oone sector, on 9.6 hectares of land that faces the sea.

The hotel is situated in the southwestern zone of the island, 5.6 km from Hanga Roa – the only town on the island – and it acts as a base for exploring this attractive and mysterious island, home to a culture whose origins and evolution remain unexplained.

Volcanic rock, native to the island and always used by the island's inhabitants in construction, and wood from the mainland are the principal materials. The hotel has 30 guestrooms that spread out from central areas that house reception, living areas, a bar, kitchen and services. Next to the common areas is the Casa de Baños Hare Vai, with a pool, massage salon and open-air Jacuzzis.

ACCOLADES & ARTICLES

explora en Rapa Nui Opens New Lodge on Easter Island

New York Times - 53 Places to Go - 2008
Travel + Leisure - Editors Choice Awards - 2008
Condé Nast Traveler - Hot List - 2008
World's Best New Hotels 2008 - Luxury Travel Magazine

AWARDS

Condé Nast Hot List
A-List - Luxury Travel Magazine Award

LEISURE

Hotel facilities include a pool, massage salon and open-air jacuzzis.

EXPLORE

The closest inhabited island is Pitcairn, 1,900 km northwest, and Easter Island's surface is less than 170 square Kms. (46 square miles). It is a perfect triangle whose maximum length is 24 km and its maximum width only 12 km.

With its location in the middle of the Pacific Ocean and home to a culture whose origins and evolution are still largely unknown, Easter Island is an attractive and mysterious destination.

A mild year-round climate allows for walking the island’s geography and traveling along the coast of numerous ahus that are home to the gigantic sculptures called moai.

Who, when and why were these sculptures created? It is a mystery. It is presumed that the island has been inhabited since the earliest centuries of our times, and the moai are hundreds of years old.

Today visitors can share with the descendents of this ancient culture and who preserve their ancestral customs in the face of the advancement of Western civilization.

AIRPORT

Easter Island-Mataveri International Airport (IPC)

GETTING THERE

Fly to Santiago via an international flight. From Santiago, travelers must take a 5-hour flight to Easter Island. You can also arrive on Easter Island flying from Tahiti (Papeete). The flight takes 5 hours.

explora staff will greet and transfer guests to explora en Rapa Nui.

Climate: Located immediately south of the Tropic of Capricorn, Easter Island has a subtropical marine climate that is profoundly influenced by wind and maritime currents. With an excellent climate year-round, the average temperature is 21 C (69.8 F), with temperatures of 28 C (82.4 F) during summer (January-February) and 14 C (57.2 F) to 22 C (71.6 F) in winter (June-August). The island is very luminous even on cloudy days. May is the wettest month, although rainfall can occur any time of the year.