8 days in Rarotonga Itinerary
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Avarua — 7 nights
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Avarua is known for shopping, historic sites, and museums. Your trip includes some of its best attractions: enjoy the sand and surf at Muri Lagoon, take in the dramatic scenery at Papua ( Wigmore's) Waterfall, tour the pleasant surroundings at Titikaveka Beach, and get a new perspective on things with Boat Tours & Water Sports.
To see where to stay, reviews, photos, and more tourist information, go to the Avarua travel tool.
Auckland, New Zealand to Avarua is an approximately 8-hour flight. Due to the time zone difference, you'll gain 22 hours traveling from Auckland to Avarua. Expect a bit warmer temperatures when traveling from Auckland in March; daily highs in Avarua reach 34°C and lows reach 28°C. Finish up your sightseeing early on the 12th (Sun) so you can catch the flight back home.
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To see where to stay, reviews, photos, and more tourist information, go to the Avarua travel tool.
Auckland, New Zealand to Avarua is an approximately 8-hour flight. Due to the time zone difference, you'll gain 22 hours traveling from Auckland to Avarua. Expect a bit warmer temperatures when traveling from Auckland in March; daily highs in Avarua reach 34°C and lows reach 28°C. Finish up your sightseeing early on the 12th (Sun) so you can catch the flight back home.
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Rarotonga travel guide
The center of Rarotonga is a mass of peaks and ridges, closely thatched with dense jungle. Around the outer edge of the island, between verdant bush and pristine white beaches, you'll find a scattering of hotels and resorts; restaurants, bars, and cafes; paw paw patches and fields of taro, mango, and bananas. Explore the unspoiled scenery of the interior, or relax wholeheartedly into the laid-back Islander way of life. There are two bus routes--clockwise and counterclockwise around the island--and the buses stop on demand, allowing you to get around with ease (if at a sedate place). Encircled by a sheltering coral reef, the crystal clear waters surrounding the island are calm and perfect for fishing, swimming, diving, paddling, snorkeling, or simply splashing about. Rarotonga also serves as the gateway to the rest of the Cook Islands, with tiny traditional communities, ancient caves, uninhabited islets, and sandy atolls to discover.
