In search of the Birdman Cult: Full Day Private Tour

<h3 style="font-size:28px;line-height:1.6;color:rgb( 52 , 64 , 78 );margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em"><strong>Sites visited</strong></h3><p style="font-size:14px;line-height:1.6;color:rgb( 87 , 100 , 111 );margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em">Rano Kau, Orongo, Puna Pau, Ahu A´kivi, Vinapu</p><h3 style="font-size:28px;line-height:1.6;color:rgb( 52 , 64 , 78 );margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em"><strong>Description</strong></h3><p style="font-size:14px;line-height:1.6;color:rgb( 87 , 100 , 111 );margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em">Explore the final chapter of Easter Island’s ancestral culture on this in-depth full-day tour. Learn about the fascinating <em>Tangata Manu</em> (Birdman) ritual and visit the most symbolic archaeological sites of the post-moai era.</p><p style="font-size:14px;line-height:1.6;color:rgb( 87 , 100 , 111 );margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em">Start your day with a hotel pick-up and drive to <strong>Rano Kau</strong>, a majestic extinct volcano with a freshwater lake nestled in its crater. Take in sweeping ocean views and walk among the ruins of <strong>Orongo</strong>, the ceremonial village where the Birdman competition once took place. Discover its petroglyphs and learn the stories of those who competed for spiritual and political power.</p><p style="font-size:14px;line-height:1.6;color:rgb( 87 , 100 , 111 );margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em">Continue to <strong>Ahu Akivi</strong>, a unique platform of seven moai statues that face the sea — a rare orientation. Visit the red-stone quarry at <strong>Puna Pau</strong>, where the distinctive moai topknots (<em>pukao</em>) were carved. End your journey at <strong>Vinapu</strong>, an archaeological site famous for its intricate stonework, drawing comparisons to Incan engineering.</p><p style="font-size:14px;line-height:1.6;color:rgb( 87 , 100 , 111 );margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em"><br /></p><h3 style="font-size:28px;line-height:1.6;color:rgb( 52 , 64 , 78 );margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em"><strong>Optional Add-on: Lunch</strong></h3><p style="font-size:14px;line-height:1.6;color:rgb( 87 , 100 , 111 );margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em">You can add a traditional lunch in Hanga Roa or a similar local venue.<br />Includes: Main course, fresh salads, juice or soda, and dessert.</p><p style="font-size:14px;line-height:1.6;color:rgb( 87 , 100 , 111 );margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em"><br /></p>