Anakena Beach
Anakena Beach
5
3:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Monday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Tuesday
3:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday
3:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Thursday
3:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Friday
3:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Saturday
3:30 PM - 6:00 PM
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  • Baldeagle
    San Diego, California6 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Enjoy the water and sights!
    Small white sand beach that is in a very protected location. Very popular with locals and tourists. Restaurants available at the entrance to the beach and picnic tables under coconut trees if you prefer to bring your own food. Some Moai to view just behind the beach. They believe that this is where the King lived.
    Visited October 2023
    Traveled as a couple
    Written October 24, 2023
  • Ali921
    Edinburgh, United Kingdom1,502 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Surprising white sand beach on a volcanic island
    One of three places you can visit without a guide (the other two are Ovahe and Tahai) and visit as often as you like. Don't expect to have the place to yourself, always busy. It's a white coral sand beach, a surprise considering the island is volcanic rock, was expecting it to dark sand. Anakena has two ahus; Ahu-Ature has a single moai and Ahu Nao-Nao has seven, two of which have deteriorated. It also has a palm grove, car park, cafes and restrooms.
    Visited January 2024
    Traveled as a couple
    Written January 30, 2024
  • Rohit K
    37 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Beautiful beach
    This is a beautiful beach, with spectacular blue water, powdery sand, gentle waves, and lovely setting. Plan to spend a half day there — we stopped there on our island tour and it was insufficient. In any event, remember to take your beach stuff if you are stopping there on a tour. The service at one of the restaurants there was very slow.
    Visited March 2024
    Traveled as a couple
    Written March 9, 2024
  • ATTILA B
    Miskolc, Hungary672 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Szép strand
    It really is a beautiful beach. So far, I have seen few such beauties. The water is clean, fine and pleasant. The gold sand is clean and fine grained. It is worth taking the time to bathe if you travel to this island. The catering is chaotic. The waiter took the order in a minute. He served the drink after 20 minutes. They didn't start preparing the food in 1 hour. Service was continuous at the side window. Maybe you should have asked for a takeaway... But the tourist doesn't know that. That's why I can't give maximum points.
    Visited March 2024
    Traveled with family
    Written March 14, 2024
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ATTILA B
Miskolc, Hungary672 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2024 • Family
It really is a beautiful beach. So far, I have seen few such beauties. The water is clean, fine and pleasant. The gold sand is clean and fine grained. It is worth taking the time to bathe if you travel to this island. The catering is chaotic. The waiter took the order in a minute. He served the drink after 20 minutes. They didn't start preparing the food in 1 hour. Service was continuous at the side window. Maybe you should have asked for a takeaway... But the tourist doesn't know that. That's why I can't give maximum points.
Written March 14, 2024
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Rohit K
37 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2024 • Couples
This is a beautiful beach, with spectacular blue water, powdery sand, gentle waves, and lovely setting. Plan to spend a half day there — we stopped there on our island tour and it was insufficient. In any event, remember to take your beach stuff if you are stopping there on a tour. The service at one of the restaurants there was very slow.
Written March 9, 2024
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Ali921
Edinburgh, UK1,502 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2024 • Couples
One of three places you can visit without a guide (the other two are Ovahe and Tahai) and visit as often as you like. Don't expect to have the place to yourself, always busy. It's a white coral sand beach, a surprise considering the island is volcanic rock, was expecting it to dark sand. Anakena has two ahus; Ahu-Ature has a single moai and Ahu Nao-Nao has seven, two of which have deteriorated. It also has a palm grove, car park, cafes and restrooms.
Written January 30, 2024
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Dan E
Venice, FL23 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2023 • Couples
Two restaurants and a sandy beach make this a great place to spend an afternoon. The water is a crisp aqua and the waves are white capped.
Written November 22, 2023
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Baldeagle
San Diego, CA6 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2023 • Couples
Small white sand beach that is in a very protected location. Very popular with locals and tourists. Restaurants available at the entrance to the beach and picnic tables under coconut trees if you prefer to bring your own food. Some Moai to view just behind the beach. They believe that this is where the King lived.
Written October 24, 2023
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JnVSydney
Greater Sydney, Australia18,466 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2023 • Couples
A wonderful spot to visit with beautiful turquoise waters and coral sand. It is the main beach of the island and was the ancestral residence of the miru Araki royal family. There are restaurants to enjoy and a small market.
Written April 5, 2023
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ruthandvern
Wilton, CA15,442 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2020
March 18, 2020: This pre-evacuation excursion was truly the best of show of the amazing locations of cultural importance on Rapa Nui. We would have gone back to swim if we'd had the chance. Beautiful white sands, palm fronds waving in the breeze, majestic maoi standing guard eternally.
Written February 10, 2021
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DERtravels
Pomona, CA1,441 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2020
We were thrilled to make this our final stop on our tour. The first landing of Thor Heyerdahl was here. This area was also reconstructed in the 1970's. Black Obsidian was used for building of the platforms
Written December 31, 2020
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Sachin K
New York City, NY5,857 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2019 • Family
Anakena Beach is a white coral sand beach and is only one of two small sandy beaches in Easter Island. Anakena has two ahus(platforms), Ahu-Ature has a single moai and Ahu Nao-Nao has seven, two of which have deteriorated. It also has a palm grove. It offers several photographic opportunities. As per legend, Anakena beach served as the entry point for the first settlers on Easter Island. Would recommend visiting this place with a local guide to get a better perception of history.
Written November 22, 2020
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Dirk W
Antwerp, Belgium210 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2020
Anakena is our last stop on this tour, where six large Moai statues stand with their backs to the Pacific Ocean. There is also a nice, sheltered beach here where a few brave people splash happily in the water.
Written September 22, 2020
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