Group
Shared culture day
East coast with a group
- Length8 hours
- From$80
- AccessWheelchair label
Help me decide
Private tour on Easter Island, group day or a family plan
Private Tour: Full Day Easter Island Highlights
★ 5.0 · 113 reviews so far
Answer in brief
A private tour on Easter Island costs several times a shared day, so it pays off mainly for families with small children, travelers with limited mobility or anyone who wants east and west in one day.
Private or group essentials
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Private guide or a shared day
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Best for you
Shared culture day
from $80
8 hours on the east coast with a guide in English or Spanish, free time at Anakena.
Best for you
Private highlights day
from $294
6 hours with your own guide and vehicle, up to 4 travelers per booking.
Best for you
Shared day, wheelchair label
from $80
The culture day is listed as wheelchair accessible; ask the operator about the paths at each site.
Best for you
Private sunrise at Tongariki
from $80
2.5 hours at Ahu Tongariki with pickup in Hanga Roa, listed as wheelchair accessible.
Your own guide and vehicle, or a seat on a shared day: what each costs per person, how children and wheelchair users fare, and when the extra money really changes the day.
Editorial team, easterislandtour.quest · Updated November 11, 2026 · Takes 7 min
The essentials
- Private day6 hours with your own guide and vehicle, from $294 a person.
- Shared dayOur 8-hour culture tour starts from $80 a person.
- Booking sizeThe private day takes up to 4 travelers per booking.
- ChildrenA foreign child from 7 to 12 enters the park for CLP 38,000.1
- AccessOur culture tour is listed as wheelchair accessible.
What a private tour on Easter Island changes
A private tour on Easter Island gives you a guide, a vehicle and a day built around your group alone. A well-reviewed private listing lasts 6 hours and covers collection from your hotel and back, a professional guide and a vehicle of your own, and it has 113 reviews with an average of 4.9. It is priced per person, from $294.
Its stop list shows where a private day spends its time: 120 minutes at Rano Raraku, 60 at Ahu Tongariki, 45 at Anakena and Ahu Nau Nau, a brief halt at the rim of Rano Kau, 60 minutes at Orongo and 30 at Ahu Akivi. That combination of east and west in one day is hard to match on a shared minibus, which on the shared listings here sticks to a single coast.
The deeper change is in the conversation. With nobody else in the vehicle, you can ask about the clans behind a platform, linger where a story grabs you and move on when the children grow restless. Every visit to the park still needs a guide accredited by the Ma'u Henua community, private or not, so the privacy buys you attention and time, not access you would otherwise lack.2
Side by side
Private and group tours compared
| Tour | Format | Length | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Culture day | Shared | 8 hours | Wheelchair label |
| Sightseeing day | Up to 14 | 8 hours | Not stated |
| 2-day highlights | Up to 14 | 2 days | Wheelchair label |
| Private highlights | Up to 4 a booking | 6 hours | Not stated |
| Private sunrise | Private | 2.5 hours | Wheelchair label |
Format, length and accessibility labels as each listing states them.
The shared minibus day and the Easter Island group tour
An Easter Island group tour is the simplest way to see the island, and a good one. Our culture day takes 8 hours to work its way along the eastern and northern shores, collects you in town, and is guided in English or Spanish, with free time at Anakena to finish. Its guides score 4.6 in the rating breakdown of 370 reviews, and the same breakdown gives 4.6 to transportation, a part of a shared day that matters on a long route.
Group size varies by operator. A competing sightseeing day caps its groups at 14, and the 2-day highlights tour works with the same limit. Reviewers of our culture tour mention a pleasant group size and a comfortable minibus, which is what you want on a day with short drives between many stops. A shared day is also sociable: you meet people who have just arrived, swap plans and compare notes at the beach.
What you give up is control of the clock. The shared day follows its stop list: 45 minutes here, an hour there, with Tongariki marked as optional. For many adults that rhythm works well, since the route is planned around short drives between the sites. It works less well for a toddler who falls asleep at the wrong moment or for a photographer who wants to wait for the light to change.
Hours of guiding
Length of private and shared days
- Shared culture day8
- Private highlights6
- Birdman half day3
- Private sunrise2.5
Durations as listed on each tour's booking page.
Price per head for couples, families and groups
Both formats here are priced per person, which makes the arithmetic straightforward. The private day starts from $294 a person and the shared culture day from $80. The calculator on this page multiplies those starting prices for your group size, so you can see the gap for a couple, a family or a larger group.
The private listing caps a single booking at 4 travelers, so a larger group needs a second booking or a different operator. Another private option, the GetYourGuide highlights tour, runs to the same 6 hours, collects you in Hanga Roa and is priced from $294. Ask the operator before booking how a larger family would be split across vehicles.
Add the park on top in every case. Each foreign adult needs a ticket of CLP 95,000 and each child aged 7 to 12 one of CLP 38,000, and a single online order holds at most 6 tickets.1,7 For a family that is a large line in the budget, and it is the same whichever tour format you choose, so compare tours on their own prices and treat the park fee as fixed.
Formats compared
Shared, private or a sunrise of your own
Private
Private highlights
Your own guide and car
- Length6 hours
- From$294
- BookingUp to 4
Short
Private sunrise
Tongariki at dawn
- Length2.5 hours
- From$80
- PickupHanga Roa
Planning an Easter Island family tour
An Easter Island family tour works best when the day has a beach in it. At Anakena the sand is white and the sea is warm in every season, and our culture tour leaves you 1.5 hours there before heading home.8 Sernatur notes that the beach is publicly accessible, while the platform of Ahu Nau Nau beside it needs an accredited guide.9
Plan the toilets as carefully as the moai. On the east side, the quarry and the beach are where you will find the park's toilets; elsewhere only Orongo and Ahu Akivi have them.10 Bring water, snacks, hats and sunscreen; Sernatur recommends layers, a raincoat and sturdy shoes because the weather changes quickly.11
Talk to children about the rules before the first site. The park forbids touching, climbing, sitting on or leaning against the moai and their platforms, and fines for damage are set by law.12,13 Framed as respect for the ancestors of the island's families, the rule is easy for children to understand, and it turns the visit into a lesson in looking closely rather than touching.
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- Private highlights6 hours, own guide · from $294 up
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View - Shared culture day8 hours, east coast · price per person from $80
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View - Sightseeing day8 hours, up to 14 · price per person from $70
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Starting prices on GetYourGuide, exchanged at the ECB reference rate. The booking page gives the exact price.
A private day
How a private highlights day is spent
Children, tickets and the length of the day
The park sells a child ticket to foreign children aged 7 to 12 at CLP 38,000, and the adult ticket applies from age 13.1 Tickets are personal, and each one is checked against its holder's identity document at the gates, so bring each child's passport or ID card. Keep the tickets for the whole family on one phone, ideally the phone of the adult who carries the passports.14
Length is the bigger question for young children. A shared culture day runs 8 hours, while the private highlights day runs 6. Splitting the island over shorter outings can suit families better: the Birdman half day lasts 3 hours, and with a ticket that lasts 10 consecutive days there is no need to cram.14
Older children often enjoy the sunrise trip at Tongariki, with its 15 restored moai standing against the dawn.3 Private sunrise outings last 2 to 2.5 hours with pickup in Hanga Roa, which makes for an early night before and a nap after. Sernatur suggests arriving about an hour before sunrise, so set alarms accordingly.15
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Each person must have an entry to be able to enter Rapa Nui National Park.
Family checklist
Before a family day on the island
Paperwork3
- A park ticket for each traveler, with child tickets where they apply
- Passports or ID cards for everyone
- Free cancellation deadlines noted
In the bag3
- Water and snacks for long drives
- Hats, sunscreen and a raincoat
- Swimwear for Anakena
Access and comfort2
- Ask the operator about paths and vehicle access
- Plan stops at sites with public toilets
Wheelchair access and other needs
Our culture tour is listed as wheelchair accessible, and so are the 2-day highlights tour and both private sunrise outings at Tongariki. That label covers the vehicle and the tour's own arrangements; the paths at each site are another matter, and many are grass, gravel or volcanic ground. Ask the operator which stops you can reach and which you will see from the vehicle or the viewing area.
The park itself advises visitors with a disability, including wheelchair users and deaf visitors, to arrange the visit with agencies or guides experienced in accessible tours, and to check that they are certified or accredited.5 A private guide can adapt the route and the pace, which is the strongest case for paying more when mobility is limited.
A service dog may come along once the park has the date of your visit and the dog's documents by email, but ordinary pets stay out.16,17 Visitors using a wheelchair should also plan around the toilets, since only a handful of sites have them. Build the day around those stops and the rest falls into place.10
Who each format suits
Choose the shared day if you are a couple or a solo traveler happy to follow a well-tested route, and if the budget matters. From $80 you get 8 hours, a guide in English or Spanish and the main east coast sites. Add a western half day and you have seen both halves of the island for far less than a private day.
Choose the private day if you have limited mobility, small children or a strong interest you want to follow, and if your group is no larger than 4 per booking. Like the shared tours, it can be cancelled at no charge up to 24 hours ahead, which matters if a flight moves or a child falls ill. For families with a toddler or a grandparent in the party, that flexibility is often worth more than the price difference.
Mixing the formats often works best. A shared east coast day keeps costs down, a private sunrise at Tongariki gives the children a morning they will remember, and an evening at Tahai, the park's pick for sunset, is only a short walk from town. Bring a blanket, find a spot well back from the platforms and let the light do the rest.18
FAQ
Fast, clear answers, short.
How much is a private tour on Easter Island?
From $294 a person.
That is the starting price of a 6-hour private highlights day with pickup.
How many people fit in one private booking?
Up to 4 travelers.
The private highlights listing takes at most 4 travelers per booking.
Do children pay the park ticket?
Yes, from age 7.
For a foreign child between 7 and 12 the ticket is CLP 38,000, and the adult price starts at 13.1
Is the group tour suitable for wheelchair users?
It is listed as accessible.
Our culture tour carries the wheelchair accessible label; site paths vary.
Are there toilets at the sites?
Only at some.
Toilets exist at the quarry, at Anakena, at Orongo and at Ahu Akivi, and nowhere else in the park.10
How big are the shared groups?
It depends on the tour.
A competing sightseeing day stops at 14 people per group, as does the 2-day highlights tour.
Sources
- Ma'u Henua Indigenous Community, Rapa Nui National Park administration, ticket sales on Tur.com · Parque Nacional Rapa Nui entrance ticket ↩
- Ma'u Henua Indigenous Community, Rapa Nui National Park administration (rapanuinationalpark.com) · Rapa Nui National Park ↩
- Ma'u Henua Indigenous Community, Rapa Nui National Park administration (rapanuinationalpark.com) · Rapa Nui National Park ↩
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- Ma'u Henua Indigenous Community, Rapa Nui National Park administration (rapanuinationalpark.com) · Rapa Nui National Park ↩
- Chile National Tourism Service, Sernatur (chile.travel) · Anakena ↩
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