Ana Kakenga & Lava Tube Coastal Walk
Crawl through a lava tube to emerge at a clifftop cave with two natural windows framing the vast Pacific Ocean — one of the island's great hidden gems.
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Ana Kakenga Entrance
The inconspicuous entrance to the Two Windows Cave is a small hole in the coastal lava field north of Hanga Roa — easy to miss without local knowledge.
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Lava Tube Crawl
A short, narrow lava tube requires crawling for several metres before opening into a larger cavern that extends toward the cliff edge.
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Two Windows Cave
Two natural windows in the cliff face frame perfect oval views of the Pacific Ocean and rocky coastline — a sacred hiding place used in tribal warfare.
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Coastal Lava Shelf Trail
The trail follows the jagged lava shelf along the coast past blowholes, sea arches, and spray-drenched rock platforms alive with ghost crabs.
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Ana Te Pahu Garden Cave
A series of interconnected lava tubes containing a subterranean garden, where Rapa Nui people grew sweet potatoes and taro in the cool underground microclimate.
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Coastal Sunset Point
Return to the coast at dusk; the lava shelf here faces directly west, offering an unobstructed view of the sun dropping into the Pacific horizon.