COOK ISLANDS
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Four of the best
A drop in the ocean THERE are no fewer than 15
MAUKE: The ‘garden island’ with fl owers
everywhere and locals who take enormous pride in their gardens. The island's traditional name is Akatokamanava, meaning ‘where my heart rests’. Just 300 people live here and there are no hotels. Visitors stay in self- catering cottages. MITIARO: This tiny island and its people
will appeal to independent travellers looking to sample the local way of life, which hasn’t changed for years. They can use the home-stay programme to live, eat and work with the locals – a truly unique experience. MANGAIA: An ancient volcanic island, serene
and beautiful and steeped in legends. Friday morning’s colourful market is a must for the fi ne craftwork. There is just one self-catering property here. MANIHIKI: An atoll made from 40 tiny coral
islets, or motu, which form a ring around a clear, deep blue lagoon. The 400 locals live on the two main islands each with a tiny school, church and shop. The airstrip is on Tukao where visitors can stay in simple
over-water rooms at Manihiki Villas.
It's lush...
The Cook Islands' tropical climate, with two distinct seasons – hot and humid – make it a grower's dream. It is lush and verdant with its fair share of rainforests and volcanic soils that support great fl ora and fauna. Learn more at:
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Cook Islands spread out over 2.2 million square kilometres of sparkling Pacifi c Ocean and each one has its own special place within the group and offers something different to its island neighbour. Wise up to their diversity and unique attractions and selling them becomes increasingly easy. The lush main island of Rarotonga
and the idyllic paradise of Aitutaki are the fi rm favourites for many visitors but some of the smaller,
remote islands hold their own individual charm and are well worth recommending to the more intrepid traveller. Other islands reached by light aircraft from Rarotonga include Mauke, Mitiaro, Mangaia and Manihiki which you can learn more about on this page. Beyond these, the other tiny Cook Islands can be a real challenge to reach for even the most adventurous traveller. Inter-island boats and even inter-island fl ight services do run but they are very irregular.
“Manihiki is the pearl farming centre of the Cook Islands, producing the
legendary black pearls from farms built on coral outcrops scattered
over the lagoon” IAN GRIFFITHS, OCEAN MARKETING
The island of Mangaia is believed to be one of the oldest in the Pacifi c Ocean, and its ancient artefacts, alongside old human remains in burial caves, have long inspired interest from anthropologists and geologists the world over.
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