Our adventure on Rapa Nui, the original name for Easter Island, continues. Day 11 was a sandwich day between our two island tours (read about our tour 1/2 here). We woke up early to see the beautiful sunrise at Ahu Tongarika. On the way back, we stopped at Ovahe to explore more of the wild pink beach.
Ovahe is a wild beach that you reach by gravel road, past grazing cows. We steered our rental car twice through the muddy road, which was pockmarked with water holes and grooves. There are no road signs to Ovahe, which makes this little bay truly secluded and keeps its paradise character. In the rising morning light and with a calm sea, Ovahe looked even more beautiful. Its radiant red and jagged volcanic stone made us instantly think of the royal moais. The cliff’s color also gives Ovahe its second name “pink beach.”
Pursuing my childish adventure spirit, I directly climbed upon the rocks, followed by Stefano. In a few minutes, we reached the sand beach and its superimposed small cave. It’s a true little paradise beach. Unfortunately, we were not prepared to go snorkeling. Nicolas told us that there is an artificial moai underwater, which makes it a nice snorkel destination for locals. Maybe next time!
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