Cook Islands Travel Planner

From luxury and romance to superb cuisine and sublime lagoons, the Cook Islands will win your heart.

Welcome to a postcard-perfect landscape of lush volcanic islands and tiny coral atolls fringed with stunning blue lagoons, reefs and white-sand beaches. In the Cook Islands, life unfolds in an easy, relaxed manner, untroubled by strict timeframes and schedules ... a true tropical paradise.

And what better place to relax than in an exclusive luxury villa? The recent development of top-end villa properties in the Cook Islands means you are now able to live-out the ultimate indulgent dream holiday. The villa concept is simple: choose the base rate for your accommodation then tick off all the pampering extras your heart desires, from daily housekeeping to having your own personal chef prepare a delicious Pacific Rim meal in your villa.

Another attraction of the villa stay is that travelling groups can rent out a set of villas in one property, ensuring your party an exclusive and secluded luxury stay. And if you are travelling for a special occasion, your resort can generally organise everything for you: weddings, honeymoons and vow renewals are particularly common here, as the islands offer the perfect setting for the romantic dream. Sunset strolls along the beach, his and hers massages and a gift of the Pacific black pearl complete the romantic picture.

This fabulous string of 15 tropical islands is spread over 2.2 million square kilometres northeast of New Zealand. The main island of Rarotonga attracts around 100,000 visitors a year with a good range of accommodation, activities, affordable dining choices and a laid-back island vibe. Or discover a particularly alluring getaway on sleepy Aitutaki Island, a place of unsurpassed natural beauty and tranquillity less than an hour s flight north of Rarotonga. Aitutaki is renowned for one of the most exquisite lagoons in the world, scattered with 21 tiny deserted motus (islets) and teeming with colourful fish.