after two years of closure, Easter Island is once again opening up to tourists

The welcome is warm. Tourists are almost in disbelief to have finally arrived in Hanga Roa, on Easter Island (Chile). The territory welcomes its first visitors after entry restrictions due to Covid-19, which were lifted on Monday August 1. “We are very excited and very excited to be able to welcome people back, to see new faces”welcomes Maima De Rapu, manager of the Sau Sau store.

In this idyllic island territory, famous for its imposing statues, 160,000 holidaymakers disembarked every year on board the two daily flights. From now on, only two planes per week will be tolerated. “I don’t think it will be the same tourism as before, but at least the tourists will come. Little by little we will get used to it and we will manage the situation in terms of health”Explain Roberto Ika, park ranger in the Tahai sector. To avoid a resumption of the epidemic on the island, each tourist must have an up-to-date vaccination schedule and a PCR test less than 24 hours old.