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

WHALE WATCHING SEASON
July-October

Where to watch safely and responsibly

COOK ISLANDS GAMES
4-19 October
VAKA EIVA (canoeing races)
22-29 November

EVENTS CALENDAR

INSIGHT

TAKE THE ISLANDS HOME
Unique memories are the lasting souvenirs of a Cook Islands visit, but if you're after something more tangible there's everything from precious black pearls and hand-made scents to oddly shaped coins and a $3 note!

SOUVENIRS

DID YOU KNOW?

AN ENGLISHMAN'S LEGACY
Palmerston is owned and populated by the descendants of a 19th century Englishman who founded a dynasty there. It's also the only one of the islands that Captain James Cook set foot on himself

FASCINATING FACTS

FEATU​RED ISLAND

Tiare maori

MAUKE is the garden of the Islands....and although just a 45 minute flight from Rarotonga, it's a world away in lifestyle. A must see sight is a beautiful church which was literally divided down the centre because of an argument over interior decoration

EXPLORE MAUKE

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

FLYING INTO HISTORY

Rarotonga airport from the air

When you land at Rarotonga airport, you'll be flying into history this year.  It's 50 years since the the terminal and runway was opened with a Royal visit. But planes have been flying into the Islands since the 1940s

UP IN THE AIR

FEATURED ISLAND

Tiare maori

MAUKE is the garden of the Islands....and although just a 45 minute flight from Rarotonga, it's a world away in lifestyle. A must see sight is a beautiful church which was literally divided down the centre because of an argument over interior decoration

EXPLORE MAUKE

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

FLYING INTO HISTORY

Rarotonga airport from the air

When you land at Rarotonga airport, you'll be flying into history this year.  It's 50 years since the the terminal and runway was opened with a Royal visit. But planes have been flying into the Islands since the 1940s

UP IN THE AIR

MY COOK ISLANDS

"Our people are naturally hospitable and friendly. You don't often see an islander without a welcoming smile on their face. And why shouldn't we smile? We have so many things to smile about"

Young Islanders writing about their homeland