SOUTHERN GROUP ISLANDS Rarotonga The capital island Aitutaki Your own blue lagoon Atiu Land of the birds Manuae Uninhabited Mangaia Oldest island in the Pacific Mauke Garden of the Islands Mitiaro Face of the ocean Palmerston An English legacy Takutea Uninhabited
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Following worldwide publicity prompted by the author of this website, the true story of William Marsters - the Englishman who founded a dynasty on remote Palmerston - can be told for the first time.
MY COOK ISLANDS
"If the purpose of life is the pursuit of happiness, the Cook Islanders have fulfilled that mission...in their warmth and genuine consideration for others and the desire to live their lives to the fullest."
Jamaican author, Clive Lancelot Dunn. Find out more
Mrs Robert Louis Stevenson called SUWARROW the most romantic island in the world. And although it wasn't the inspiration for her husband's famous novel, it is a real treasure island in more ways than one. Explore Suwarrow
World class cuisine with the beach as backdrop...just one of the options for dining out in Rarotonga.
Whatever your taste, the capital island has something to please. Here are a few personal recommendations