What are the bureaucratic requirements for visiting Easter Island?
A. Most visitors require only a passport (valid for at least three months) to visit Chile and its territories. Visas are not required for North Americans, Australians, and most Europeans (but New Zealanders do need a visa, which costs US$90 and which must be obtained beforehand). No vaccinations are required and malaria is not present anywhere in Chile or its territories. U.S. citizens must pay a $100 entry fee to Chile, valid for the duration of the passport (US$55 for Canadians, US$30 for Australians, US$15 for Mexicans). This so-called reciprocity tax is applied to any country that charges Chilean nationals a fee to process visas. If you fly in and out of Tahiti, there is no fee. Airport taxes are sometimes included in your ticket. In order to drive in Chile you must have an international driving permit, though this isn t typically enforced on the island. (Still, better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it.) And if you wish to rent a motorcycle, a motorcycle licen
