Rarotonga Holiday Tips — 12 Things To Do In Paradise! | Cook Islands Ep. 1 of 7

Welcome to Rarotonga! The heart of the Cook Islands, a holiday in Rarotonga is like no other - so here's 12 amazing things to do in paradise... Book your Rarotonga tours here: https://geni.us/4mz7 ⬇ More Below ⬇

We recently got back from our 3rd trip to the Cook Islands, spending most of our time in Rarotonga (along with a few days in Aitutaki as well) and met a bunch of people who'd found our last Raro videos and had used them as a bit of a guide for their holiday. So, to help with your potential Rarotonga holiday and some things to do we've put together 12+ travel tips and advice for what you can get up to.

We were hosted by Cook Islands tourism and some operators that feature in this series, but as always these are our opinions only and what we recommend is all our own thoughts, we have full editorial control.

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Here’s some links to the activities, tours, accommodation and food spots we mentioned in Rarotonga:

1 - Lagoon Tours
Captain Tamas: https://www.captaintamas.com
Koka Lagoon Cruises: https://www.kokalagooncruises.com

2 - Seafood
Muri Night Markets: https://cookislands.travel/experience...
Mooring Fish Cafe: https://www.themooringfishcaferaro.com
Charlies: https://www.charliesraro.com/
Antipodes: https://www.antipodesrarotonga.com/re...

3 - Swim With Turtles
There’s a few different companies operating snorkel trips, but we recommend…
Ariki Adventures: https://arikiadventures.rezdy.com/236...

4 - Accommodation
Rarotonga / Cook Islands Tourism Site: https://cookislands.travel/where-to-stay
Te Vakaroa Villas: https://www.tevakaroavillas.com/
Pacific Resort: https://www.pacificresort.com/rarotonga/
Moana Sands Lagoon Resort: https://www.moanasands.co.ck/moana-sa...

5 - Markets
Muri Night Markets and the Punanga Nui Markets: https://cookislands.travel/experience...

6 - Chase the sun
Arore Mountain Trek: https://cookislands.travel/it/node/1405
KiteSUP: https://www.kitesup.co/night-paddle
Antipodes Restaurant: https://www.antipodesrarotonga.com/re...

7 - Car Hire
Polynesian Rental Cars & Bikes: https://www.polynesianhire.co.ck

8 - Drink a local beer
Hula Bar at The Islander Hotel: https://www.islanderhotel.co.ck/
You’re gonna find cocktails and beer EVERYWHERE, but you can check out: https://rarotongabrewery.com/our-dist...

9 - Snorkel
Some great options here: https://cookislands.travel/experience...

10 - Embrace the rain
Raro Buggy Tours: https://www.rarobuggytours.com

11 - Local life
Progressive Dinner Tour: https://cookislandstours.co.ck/experi...

12 - Aitutaki trip
Aitutaki day tour: https://aitutakidaytour.com/


CHAPTERS:
00:00 Rarotonga
01:01 Lagoon tours
01:32 Local seafood
02:08 Swim with turtles
02:39 Accommodation chillin
03:44 Markets
04:22 Sunrise & sunset tours
05:19 Explore
05:56 Local beer
06:37 Snorkel
07:16 Buggy tour
07:46 Progressive food tour
08:38 Aitutaki day trip
09:11 Bonus tips
09:55 Final thoughts
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