Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
Confirmation Insight Cruises Easter Island
CONFIRMED ITINERARY SPECIALLY PREPARED FOR
Insight Cruises
CHILE
Easter Island/Santiago Pre Cruise
FEBRUARY 2013
Confirmation Insight Cruises Easter Island
Santiago / Easter Island Option
Pre Nights and arrival flights: Names : Date Flight: Franco Beltrame 02-‐14-‐13 JJ 8028 GRU/SCL (Feb. 14) Michela Beltrame Arlene Bruskin 02-‐14-‐13 AA 957 MIA/SCL (Feb. 14) Barbara Freeman 02-‐15-‐13 AA 945 DFW/SCL (Feb. 15) Thomas Harris Maureen Harris Robert White Santiago, Chile: South American Tourism, Chile Mr. & Ms. Beltrame Hotel Atton El Bosque Santiago, 2 nights from 14 to 16 Feb, 2013 taxes and breakfast included Ms. Bruskin Hotel Atton El Bosque Santiago, 2 nights from 14 to 16 Feb, 2013 taxes and breakfast included Ms. Freeman Atton El Bosque Santiago, 1 night from 15 to 16 Feb, 2013 taxes and breakfast included Flight Inventory: Airline flight Date From To Departure time Arrival time Lan 841 16 February Santiago Easter Island 930A 1:10P Lan 836 19 February Easter Island Santiago 1215P 7:30P E tickets numbers: White/Robert 045-‐703724773 Bruskin/ Arlene 045-‐7105537430 and 045-‐7105537431
Confirmation Insight Cruises Easter Island
Rooming List Double Rooms Thomas Harris Standard Rom Maureen Harris Twin Rooms Franco Beltrame Standard Room Michela Beltrame Single Rooms Arelene Bruskin Standard Room Robert White Standard Room Barbara Freeman Standard Room
Confirmation Insight Cruises Easter Island
Contact and hotel info:
Ground Operator:
Chile South American Tours de Chile Padre Mariano 82 – of 803, Providencia Santiago, Chile Phone: 011 56 2235 3610 Contact: Carolina Emergency #: 011 56 9 7210 7271
Emergency Email: [email protected]
City:
Date: Hotels:
Easter Island Feb 16 - Feb 19 Hanga Roa Hotel Av. Pont S/N Isla Pascua Easter Island, Chile Phone: 011 56 32 100 299 Fax: 011 56 32 100 695 Las Condes, Santiago Feb 19 - Feb 20 Atton El Bosque Roger de Flor # 2770 Las Condes, Santiago, Chile
Phone: 011 56 2 947 3600 011 56 2 947 3610
Fax: 011 56 9 9 232 7247
Confirmation Insight Cruises Easter Island
Daily Itinerary: 14 Feb 13 – Santiago Assistance at arrival and transfer to Atton El Bosque hotel Mr. & Mrs. Beltrame Ms. Arlene Bruskin Day at leisure
Overnight in Santiago 15 Feb 13 – Santiago Breakfast in the hotel for Bruskin and Beltrame Assistance at arrival and transfer to Atton El Bosque hotel Ms. Barbara Freeman Day at leisure
Overnight in Santiago 16 Feb 13 Easter Island 7:00 AM – M.Mrs. Beltrame ,Ms. Bruskin, Ms. Freeman -‐ early pick up at the hotel to board your flight LAN 841 from Santiago to Easter Island with estimated arrival time at 1:10 P 16 Feb 13 Easter Island Group arrival in Easter Island with immediate transfer to the Hanga Roa Hotel Afternoon at leisure (B)
Overnight in Easter Island 17 Feb 13 Easter Island Breakfast and depart to your Full day island excursion with Rano Kau, Orongo, Ahu Akivi, Puna Pau Early departure from your hotel. The first stop is the volcano Rano Kau, the second oldest on the island. Its huge calderas (1,1 km at its base) contain one of the island’s fresh water lakes. From the lookout you get an impressive view: The 200 meters below located crater lake and more distant the roaring Pacific Ocean. Moreover you will see the three small islands Motu Nui, Motu Iti and Motu Kao Kao. At the rim of Rano Kau, you continue to the nearby ceremonial village of Orongo, best known for the birdman cult celebrated here. Within the village, 47 houses restored in 1974 by Dr. William Mulloy can be seen as well as the remains of an ancient Ahu. In Orongo there is the biggest accumulation of pretroglyphs known in the whole Pacific area. From here, you’ll have a magnificent view on the three small islands Motu Nui, Motu Iti and Motu Kao Kao. Lunch in a typical local restaurant in Hanga Roa (transfers to the restaurant are included). In the afternoon you will be visiting Ahu Akivi with seven restored Moais, built in the middle of the island. Dr. William Mulloy dated this site at 1460 AD and restored it in 1960. According to an old legend, the seven moai statues on this Ahu present the seven messengers sent to Rapa Nui (Easter Island’s local
Confirmation Insight Cruises Easter Island
name) by King Hotu Matu’a. Then you will visit the topknot-‐quarry Puna Pau with its red scoria stone, where all the Pukaos were made. Then back to the hotel for overnight. (B,L)
Overnight in Easter Island 18 Feb 13 Easter Island Breakfast in the hotel Full day island excursion with Vinapu, Vaihu, Rano Raraku Volcano, Anakena beach You start your day with a visit of Ahu Vinapu, famous for the excellent stonemasonship reminding us of pre-‐incal constructions and will go on to Ahu Vaihu, where eight large moais lie in ruins. Your trip continues on to one of the most attractive places on Easter Island, Rano Raraku, the volcano, where 95% of all moai were carved. Nowadays you can find 394 statues remaining in various stages of completition. There will be a hike to the top of the volcano to not only reveal many statues, but also admire a spectacular view on Rano Raraku’s gorgeous fresh water lake and in the distance Ahu Togariki, recently restored with its 15 Moais – this is the largest ceremonial statue center on the island. To some observers the quarry looks like a graveyard of giants’ stone. It seemed as if the production of moai were abruptly abandoned, leaving us a frozen snapshot of time so we can look closely at how detailled the moai were carved out of the volcanic rocks. This quarry and the nearby transit road were the staging area of which many speculators base their theories on how the moai were transported. Archaeologist Jo Anne Van Tilburg suggested that the moai production in Rano Raraku quarry probably started and stopped often over the years, possibly due to the periodic resource shortages or to political disagreements. Last stop before you return to the hotel is the beach of Anakena, where King Hotu Matua first landed on Rapa Nui. Anakena is one of two beaches on an island that are surrounded by a rough black rock coastline. In 1978, the archaeologist of Easter Island Sergio Rapu partially restored the Ahu Nau Nau The close by re-‐erected Moai at Ahu Ature Huki was the first one ever being re-‐erected onto an Ahu. This was done by a group of islanders working for the expedition of Norwegian Thor Heyerdahl in 1956. On the excursion you will have a Box lunch. (B/BXL)
Overnight in Easter Island 19 Feb 13 Easter Island -‐ Santiago Breakfast in the hotel 10:30 AM -‐ Morning departure to board your flight LAN836 from Easter Island to Santiago, with estimated arrival time in Santiago at 700 P Upon arrival transfer from your hotel for overnight (B)
Overnight in Santiago
Confirmation Insight Cruises Easter Island
20 Feb 13 Santiago -‐ Valparaíso Breakfast in the hotel Santiago de Chile is a city of contrasts with traces of its Colonial past mixed with the ultramodern, high-‐rise buildings of the financial center; Chile’s capital will surprise you. This tour offers you the opportunity to see this eclectic mix for yourself. On the way to the city center you will pass the lovely residential districts of Las Condes and Vitacura. Heading south through the downtown area, you will be passing by the Club Hípico, a beautiful horseracing track located in the oldest residential area of the city. Then you proceed alongside the Parque O’Higgins and also the Cousiño Palace, built between 1870 and 1878 for the wealthy Cousiño family. From here you head along the famous Alameda, Santiago’s colorful main avenue, towards the heart of the city, on the way you’ll see the Chilean University, the San Francisco Church and the Santa Lucia Hill, site of Santiago’s foundation in 1541. Then you continue towards the Plaza de Armas and the cathedral. You will pass by the historical museum, where you will learn more about the Chilean history. Very close from here is the famous Central Market, which is the main market for fresh fish and seafood, an interesting building, dating back to the end of the 19th century: It is a steel construction, built in London and brought to Chile by ship. Afterwards, you continue the tour crossing the Mapocho River to reach the bohemian Bellavista district on the way to the San Cristóbal Hill. From one of the hill’s view points, you will have the finest views of Santiago and the Andes Mountains. Following transfer to the pier to board your cruise. (B)
