ALL A​BOUT THE ​​COOK ISLANDS
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All 15 islands. getting there, getting around, where to go, what to see and do...and more

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WHAT'S ON

CULTURAL FESTIVAL AND CONSTITUTION CELEBRATIONS
30 July-5 August (detailed schedule now  in the calendar)
JULY-OCTOBER
Whale watching season
ROUND RARO ROAD RACE
19-25 September

EVENTS CALENDAR

INSIGHT

WHALE WATCHING
This is the time of year when whales swim so close to shore you don't even need to get your feet wet to watch them. Find out more about how and where to watch these stunning creatures responsibly and safely

WATCHER GUIDE

DID YOU KNOW?

LANGUAGES
There are five living languages in the Cook Islands, and they've just  been celebrated in the annual language week. We've got some useful phrases and a chance to have some fun with slang

Speak like a local

FEATU​RED ISLAND

Manihiki from the air

Mrs Robert Louis Stevenson called SUWARROW the most romantic island in the world. It wasn't the inspiration for her husband's famous novel, but it is a real treasure island in more ways than one. For 16 years it was also home to just one man. 

EXPLORE SUWARROW

POPULAR IN PARADISE

Air Rarortonga plane

Even if you're only spending a few days in Rarotonga, there's time to explore more of the Cook Islands. Find out where it is (and isn't) easy to visit and discover places that will reward you with unique memories to last a lifetime

ISLAND HOPPING

NEW IN PARADISE

Kukicast Cook Islands podcast

The 2024 Olympics in Paris are underway and the Cook Islands will be one of the smallest teams in the Games.  Although the nation has never won a medal, the Olympic spirit is as strong as the hopes for success

FOLLOW THE TEAM

FEATURED ISLAND

Suwarrow from the air

Mrs Robert Louis Stevenson called SUWARROW the most romantic island in the world. It wasn't the inspiration for her husband's famous novel, but it is a real treasure island in more ways than one. For 16 years it was also home to just one man. 

EXPLORE MANIHIKI

POPULAR IN PARADISE

Eating out in Rarotonga

Even if you're only spending a few days in Rarotonga, there's time to explore more of the Cook Islands. Find out where it is (and isn't) easy to visit and discover places that will reward you with unique memories to last a lifetime

ISLAND HOPPING

NEW IN PARADISE

Cook Islands podcast

The countdown to the 2024 Olympics in Paris is underway and the Cook Islands will be one of the smallest teams in the Games.  Although the nation has never won a medal, the Olympic spirit is as strong as the hopes for success

MEET THE TEAM

MY COOK ISLANDS

"Images and recollections will be entwined in the realisation that this collection of disparate, far-flung islands constitutes one of the loveliest, least spoiled lands on earth"

Ewan Smith, Managing Director of Air Rarotonga in his book, 'The Cook Islands'

MORE BOOKS ABOUT THE ISLANDS