Things to do in the Cook Islands

[Dom Traynor]

So I'm going to Rarotonga and Aitutaki in the Cook Islands in the first week of September. Any tips apart from the obvious?

 

[editor]

Visit the world’s smallest Post Office!


Or:

Cook Islands highlights​

• Soak up the sun on Muri, the Cook Island’s most beautiful white-sand beach
• Swim and snorkel in Aitutaki’s turquoise lagoon
• Cruise around the Cook Islands on a luxury sail boat
• Wander the streets of the pretty capital, Avarua
• Hike the Cross-Island Track in Rarotonga for spectacular scenery
• Enjoy eco-resorts and bird watching on Atiu Island
• Explore underwater treasures, windsurf and sail on Rarotonga, the largest island
• For a dose of local culture, catch a Te Vara Nui Night Show
• Visit the Punanga Nui Market, held every Sunday at Rarotonga Wharf

A first-timer's guide to holidaying in the Cook Islands

Dreaming of a desert-island getaway? Then come to the Cook Islands, an archipelago of 15 islands set in the South Pacific between Hawaii and New Zealand. Find out all you need to know about planning a trip to the Cook Islands, from flights to visas and how to get around, in this guide.

www.tropicalsky.co.uk

 

[Mrs Miggins]

I've only been to Rarotonga.

It's great for diving and snorkelling. Very little else to do other than lie around in the sun and look at fish.

You can walk over the middle of the island with a guide but it was pissing down most of the time I was there and so it was "not recommended".

The clockwise/anti-clockwise bus is fun.

I went to an island dance show which was of course mega-touristy but the music and dancing are amazing.

Ermm.....struggling with anything else really.

You can't buy booze any time you like. I forget the timings but they have restrictions.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Beach & fish, same as Camber Sands, minus the Pontins.

 

[Elpenor]

I immediately thought of Trashbat.co.ck

 

[shakespearegirl]

Aitutaki
Boat trip to honeymoon island to plant a palm tree
Snorkelling trip out to the edge of reef
Hire bikes and cycle round island
Kayak round island

raratonga
Night snorkelling
Round island bus

it’s been 11 years since I was there though so might be much more to do now, it was really really expensive to buy food/booze, take as much as you can. Friends from nz go regularly and they take as much food (including frozen meat in an esky) and stink as they can get on the plane

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Any tips apart from the obvious?

Drug and gun running would liven up your trip.