Cook Islands Vacation Travel Guide | Expedia

The Cook Islands - The land of pristine white sands fringed by coconut palms. Experience the castaway island magic as you follow our journey through paradise.
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Situated at the very centre of Polynesia, a mere four-hour flight from New Zealand, the #CookIslands is an archipelago nation comprised of 15 islands. It is spread across an area in the South Pacific three times the size of Texas.
According to legend, these tiny islands, dotted amongst the vast ocean, were discovered thousands of years ago by the very finest Polynesian seafarers. Guided by the stars and using other sophisticated navigation techniques, they landed their legendary double hulled Vakas and set about creating paradise.
It has been almost 250 years since Captain Cook became the first European to discover these islands and yet there is a gentle timelessness that endures here. #Vacation here and discover the generous rhythm and warm hospitality of the Cook Islands for yourself.
For now, we hope you enjoy watching this #travel #guide as much as we enjoyed making it.
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0:00 - Cook Islands
1:24 - Rarotonga
2:20 - Matutu Brewery
2:56 - Cook Islands Christian Church
3:13 - Aitutaki
3:27 - O’out Beach
4:25 - Aitutaki Markets
4:43 - Atiu
5:00 - Anatakitaki Caves
5:42 - Rimau Burial Cave

[@savvyg5020]

My husband and I had honeymooned in the Cook Islands in July 2019. We are from the USA and the Cook Islands are a bit unknown to most Americans. But we wanted to go to a place that was a hidden gem. We were not disappointed. We stayed in Rarotonga and Aitutaki. Both islands were truly paradise on earth. The most beautiful islands we’ve ever seen with some of the friendliest people we’ve met and we are a well travelled couple. We can’t wait to go back!

[@nathanfitzgerald6651]

Right on, I'm also an American who's spent a lot of time in the Cook Islands and besides the physical beauty, I always loved its comfy, warm, affectionate ambience throughout its society. That's why I've been there several times over the years - I've always felt so well-taken-care-of as a visitor in these islands.

[@keenanketsdever590]

How long is that plane ride ?

[@savvyg5020]

@@keenanketsdever590 From Los Angeles it’s a 10 hour flight to Rarotonga. To get to Aitutaki you’ll need to fly into Rarotonga and then take a flight from Rarotonga to Aitutaki, this flight is about an hour.

[@keenanketsdever590]

@@savvyg5020 thank you !

[@thewanderingwolves90]

I want to book ASAP can you recommend the best place to stay please tia

[@NJ-ow6fw]

our earth is so beautiful

[@hammadiqbal3960]

hi

[@nabeelawannabeelawan4415]

Exactly and your so beautifull

[@ivankontra3446]

what a creepfest

[@ivankontra3446]

also that's the photo of an actor you idiots

[@triggeredinpoland235]

Ngl that sounds like communist

[@rafaelmendoza7357]

can you imagine living here wow!

[@Expedia]

+Rafael Mendoza I know, right?

[@JohnSmith-bh3vg]

+Expedia can you do one video about Poland? please?

[@cnty8293]

+Expedia aren't the cook islands part o new zealand?

[@kalinsapotato]

+PerfGuyKrish It's a complicated situation where the Cook Islands are still a country and are self-governing, but they still use the NZ dollar, fall under NZ protection and NZ speaks on behalf of them in the UN. It's kind of like a HK - China situation but less opposed by the Cook Islands population... mostly because we're a chill bunch of people I guess haha. (same applies for Niue and Tokelau)

[@MsMimo07]

+Raf Mendoza must be pretty boring after a few months to be honest^^

[@globetrotter9126]

I first went to the Cook islands in 95 and I thought it was Paradise then. I have not found a better place and so happy to be going back there in a week :-)

[@Pokeman79797]

How was it?😊

[@evak7175]

My jaw just dropped, wow!!! Paradise

[@juniorshakur1423]

type exploring vanuatu 2017 more good

[@amirhossainrony6359]

Hi

[@daviroza4700]

It belongs to Somalia 🇸🇴

[@kiikoronooroa8212]

Thanks Expedia for promoting the cook islands to the world it a heaven on earth paradise proud to be a cook islander. ...

[@Alini1399]

wow! that must be so interesting living there! and sooo pretty, I am actually really jealous:o once, I wanna go there! Is there a cheap Place to sleep, which you could recommend? greetings from Germany🇩🇪😊

[@kiikoronooroa8212]

Douglas Williams hi i was born there but im currently living overseas yeah haven't been back for long time thinking of going back next year...

[@kiikoronooroa8212]

alini mausi hi Thanks for the comment wish i could help you with the cheap hotel to stay im currently living overseas haven't been back for a long time...

[@maricabrera5686]

kiikoro nooroa invite me 😂😂😂😂

[@andrei-teodorene9729]

Pfff...I am very jealous :))). I live in Romania, Europe, Balkans. Curent temperature: -6°C, we have an ugly see, ugly beach and a VERY ugly vegetation. How is your life over there, u lucky guy??

[@xiaolongcui1753]

Sometimes I wish that I could just escape to a place like this and throw away all the life baggage I have been carrying.

[@catrashoo]

Yup I can see it on your profile picture lol

[@johnkennedyification]

Dont forget to cal me wen u r going....

[@seencreater2905]

George Hamilton you live in cook Island

[@kevinmac1989]

It sure didn't work out for Howard! You'll wind up trying to sell ships in a bottle in an over saturated market and eating plastic fish.

[@seekingtruth7658]

Find Christ and dwell in Heaven with him. Heaven will be way greater than this. I can't imagine what beauty we will have there!

[@bosspixels7648]

I already imagine myself living in this place how amazingly serious she wakes up in this paradise every day 🙌 😀

[@fearfacts755]

Definition of a paradise...beautiful waters, sand and trees.

[@RaspberryStudios]

I went to Rarotonga for 8 days and then stayed in Aitutaki for 3 days. It was absolutely beautiful there.. I would actually love to move there. I thought I would rewatch this video and see what I recognized and this seriously made me smile and think of my lovely trip ^^ Wish I could have stayed..

[@Kingk1w1]

Go back and pick me up on the way will ya.

[@jrmetmoi]

I visited the Cook Islands in late September 2022 for my birthday and I stayed out there for 12 nights and flew back home in early October 2022. I love both Rarotonga and Aitutaki. I did go on the Captain Tama’s Lagoon Cruizes a couple of days before I flew back home and snorkelled during that cruise with everyone else. I went hiking up to the Needle mountain or Te Rua Manga the week before that with a group through Pa’s Cross Island Hike where Bruce Pa’s nephew was the guide for the group. I visited Aitutaki for the day twice while I was out in Rarotonga and when I was visiting Aitutaki I was on the Vaka Cruise twice and snorkelled out in the beautiful ocean surrounding Aitutaki’s gorgeous motus and I snorkelled near the beach of One Foot Island. In Rarotonga I was staying in the Titikaveka area and I stayed in Makayla Palms for the first ten nights and then I stayed in the Little Polynesian Resort for the last two nights. I loved the local Cook Islanders and I even enjoyed meeting and chatting with all the other different tourists who were usually from New Zealand, Australia or even from the UK. I love going to the Cook Islands so much because it’s such a stunningly beautiful country with such warm and lovely local citizens. I can’t wait to go back there again. That trip was literally the best trip of my life so far and I had the best birthday I’ve ever had in my life while I was out there. I can die a happy woman now that I’ve been out to the Cook Islands I swear to you.

[@mrplegacy2571]

I am a cook islander and I love cook island even though I'm from Australia

[@gabriellataufa6603]

I'm cook island and I love watching my beautiful island ❤️

[@alimohammed3173]

Yes so nice place

[@vijeshnadukkandi4857]

Wow your Island great and I would like to visit there .::

[@WayToManyAssassins]

We flew from Auckland to Rarotonga so good to get a break from city life and relax on the beach. The people that live there are very friendly and hospitable. Love to go back again one day!

[@simondenisetropoinraro]

Have lived here for 3 years and hope to return when the kids leave home...paradise with awesome people!

[@tonym492]

is there like adrenaline type stuff to do? Like surfing... jet skiing?

[@ym7212]

This is a great video! Thank you Expedia! Can't wait to get there! 😍

[@Expedia]

Thank you for watching!

[@stinkring]

Yana

[@user-nk8bc5mf6x]

I wish I will be there,its really a fantastic island!!

[@CreatingVisions]

My goodness, never knew this existed! #bucketlist#90

[@ianbrown9743]

Have been there 5 times the most beautiful place we have ever been to. The people are very shy but once you have there attention they have the most beautiful smile you could ever see . This place is heaven on earth. Scuba diving perfect Cristal clear water Picific divers great place

[@gideonwilliams6399]

So Beautiful , wish I could just get away and forget bout everything else ...

[@DheerajKumar-dk747]

Most isolated yet hidden beauty of the world!

[@samuelfrancis458]

Cook lslands :Heaven of Pacific ocean

[@roobleawdal8038]

I love traveling to beautiful islands. Can’t wait to go to Cook island

[@chicklet456]

Wow! What a beautiful island!..... Wish i was there.......

[@Kai-hj8rp]

nevada ga Just go, don't wait. It's not impossible!

[@anwaroppu]

Heaven on earth.

[@magic3061]

4:45 bless you

[@JC-sf6sf]

My eyes are watering so much I’m in love ...

[@zwervl4507]

I’m glad and proud to be a Cook Islander

[@gauravjha8237]

I have been to one such island country- Maldives. Everything there is breathtaking and so beautiful that you doubt your own eyes. But life becomes monotonous in not more than 7 days and you want to come back home.

[@ryhanathaboobaker4991]

GAURAV JHA very true.even i have been to maldives for 3 days and it was fantastic,but you feeel loney after a while.but travelling to maldives is one of the best thing that ever happend to me

[@teekay3983]

Maldives is boring. Cook Islands is different since you engage with locals who can keep you engaged with many activities

[@Monhistoire289]

Can we have cruise ships in Cook Island?

[@matthewbryson6423]

Looks so incredibly beautiful. What a magical place

[@amitk1494]

Such a wonderful place!

[@pokogiacomini2358]

the fact expedia is explaining my home is really something

[@TheGrandsummoner]

wow the water is so bluish, i just want to jump over through my Mobile screen lol

[@rhuancarlos6476]

Pm jojgfx

[@australianpatriot]

then u remember the sunburn, sand and rashes

[@stansoind]

Really beautiful I am just writing a review for the first time on KZbin because of this video

[@ayuhorlin-smith3742]

Can't wait to visit Cook island. Beautiful place

[@DanielTalevi]

Incredible beauty a dream place, my daughter is there now lucky girl enjoy!!!!

[@svenheilborn1537]

Congratulations for your national holiday on 4th August Cook Islands from your friends in Germany

[@thegreatceylon5174]

Fantastic ❤ love from Sri Lanka 🇱🇰

[@GalaXy808]

TO GET AWAY FROM CROWD,NOISY CITY...THIS IS THE PERFECT PLACE..

Don't you see the crowd on the video?

[@its_karthi_yoo]

A true paradise🏝️

[@nathanfitzgerald6651]

I've been to Raro several times (on their weekly flights between LAX and RAR). It's always been the most enjoyably perfect Pacific paradise - large enough to have a lot to see and do, yet small enough it's quick/easy to get around without a rental car (bus, bicycle, hitch-hiking, etc.). It's a peaceful island with a very comfortable energy vibe to it. It makes for a very nice trip.

[@ziurziur1ify]

How much are those weekly flights?

[@nathanfitzgerald6651]

@@ziurziur1ify From LAX to RAR it's usually been less than US$800 roundtrip (about NZ$1000). Not bad for a 10-hour flight.

[@ziurziur1ify]

Mmm, I looked up some today and it was like 10k per person

[@nathanfitzgerald6651]

@@ziurziur1ify Are you sure about that? And it wasn't a first-class seat you were looking up? Because in the several times I've flown from LAX to the Cook Islands, roundtrip airfare from the USA has been only around $800 US. I'm a budget traveler and I could never have afforded a Cook Islands trip if the airfare was the 10 thousand dollars you're telling me. There must be some kind of mistake.

[@ziurziur1ify]

Depends on the day but some are close to 10k, I found one for 2k per person

[@janus302]

Now that I see this, I just want to live there with almost nothing. A place to sleep and food is all I need 🌴🌴🥰🥰

[@MW-xx4cc]

We were lucky enough to spend our honeymoon on Rarotonga and Aitutaki

[@tonym492]

I'm from New Zealand and looking at going to Raro now we are out of lockdown :)

[@krishnanarayanan4653]

@@tonym492 nice

[@krishnanarayanan4653]

@@tonym492 I’ve been there once solo in February 2020

[@cutekittens8357]

I live in Australia and I am going there today

[@mitch1791]

I love the Cook Islands 🇨🇰 beautiful places can’t wait to go back in July next year

[@aditya.shinde2905]

beautiful ..would definitely visit .

[@longtailedsempaiproduction2420]

BEST PLACE IN THE WORLD COOK ISLANDS

[@RioAlberthoSuabey]

I am very amazed by the natural beauty that is shown that I hope one day I can arrive and enjoy the natural beauty there

[@rallr7921]

Wow beautiful!

[@tonymoretti2347]

Cook Islands by far number 1 on my bucket list!!!

[@MrMichaelpaul45]

I just might go here in November for my 60th looks gorgeous 😍🙂👍

[@naeemahmedqureshi6374]

Unbelievably beautiful.

[@ramziha4678]

oh my God ! Thanx you Expedia for this video I never known cook islands existed :) some Day I enjoy it with my familly

[@ritalawson7020]

Beautiful just love the tropical. paradise!!!!!!!!!!

[@ianab]

Got married there a a couple of years back. It's cool to the familiar sights, restaurant we got married in, the tour guides and entertainers we met etc. And I highly recommend the Matutu beer. Yes it's a real place, and it is pretty much like this clip shows it.

[@catrashoo]

Is it cheaper than Bora Bora ?

[@ianab]

+catrashoo Don't know, haven't been married in Bora Bora ;) But costs of a basic wedding in Raro is pretty reasonable.. Depends how many guest and how fancy the venue. We had ours at Sails Restaurant on Muri beach. It in the video at 1:36

[@funghouls5498]

catrashoo much cheaper than Bora Bora and similar scenery and beaches. I've been twice and will again :).

[@gaboltl]

Bam Ati are there any (direct) flights from the US?

[@reynaldonieves4452]

i missed this island.....

[@nutankarki8595]

The ending pictures were just WOW 😍😯♥️🌸

[@jimmyjimanambo5014]

God watches over this Island, it belongs to him.These are his people. Iam blessed by Sunday services.

[@catrashoo]

What a beautiful place .

[@terrieshadoan3556]

nmdjjd

[@aligeravamdzaroni5181]

This is a great video! Thank you Expedia...

[@konga27]

This is truly beautiful. The island videos always put me at ease.

[@Aliimranad009]

Hi

[@NalishAreIconic]

I was born in Tahiti and my mum born in Nadi and my dad born in Fiji and my baby bro born in Chatham Is and this is just my dream area I’m glad I live there now

[@LenaRiegler]

Love it! Thank you Expedia ❤

[@mocholo1201]

I'll get there someday mark my words people!

[@raiden5176]

Went there once, can't forget the vibe.

[@pobehlicaCaptava]

🌅Beautiful island Cook🌴🍊

[@musawwerabro5013]

oh awesome island my heart so like it

[@eufemiabuono9195]

Breathtaking what beaches!!

[@BlueSkyFan77]

Oh my goodness this is so breathtaking so unreal oh my goodness!

[@Mobiletoknow]

its a dreamland, i wish,someday i would be there..

[@5220640]

Simply beautiful

[@reason827]

Beautiful.

[@room2491]

Love your work!

[@eufemiabuono9195]

Maybe our next holiday destination for next year

[@jc9888]

Omfg ! This is heaven !!

[@TrevsTravelTales]

The Nicest People I met at all the Exhibits at The World Expo. Must be Fantastic.

[@karenhicks8918]

Oh how beautiful love to go there wow xx

[@nikolas315]

So beatiful!i love it !!i want!!!!!!!

[@HassnainYasir]

I've been the yesterday it feels like a paradise

[@rishavsingha1006]

Paradise is a small word for this another world

[@shaungordon9737]

Stunning!

[@victoriaking4634]

Thanks for the video

[@chhunmenghong2622]

one day, i'll be there

[@tunganetakulua2675]

chhun menghong26 w2q

[@Pokeman79797]

This is amazing!!! Im from Ireland so sadly i will never get to see the cook islands but this narrator i hope your living a high life that made my day

[@MsBliss89]

Wooooooooooooow butterfly in my stomach

[@MazDelaCerna]

Glad I found this!

[@domwings4329]

Bought a map and found this island on it decided to look it up. Looks awesome

[@stephenhoukol6478]

soooooooo beautiful

[@jemimahmejia1967]

Just wow😊

[@eit225]

wow. so beautiful. unfortunately, im not really a beach bum. i like being in place where i can find almost everything,not only beaches. but that is very beautiful beaches, probably the best i've seen so far.

[@drmanhattan225]

Amazing!

[@wghost1]

Definitely a place to visit

[@micoramos7234]

if i were gonna retire, this is where im staying.

[@heatherjane8267]

I was there 3 months ago. It is beautiful and the people are friendly but it is suuuuper expensive (in terms of food and other goods). Just about everything needs to be flown or shipped over on a barge from new Zealand. This aside, I would gladly visit again!

[@haroldkotalawala5095]

So nice island. Untouched by humam. So its Al ways safe . And free of pollution.

[@Supahemz]

It would be my dream to visit the beautiful islands of the South Pacific. Unfortunately it's completely on the other side of the planet for me! But hopefully one day...

[@wongdermayu7336]

Yeeeyyyyy will be there in two weeks 😀😀 Meitaki! 😉

[@imadeclau1290]

dream vacation destination

[@norhanalaa4459]

This is the happiest 😊

[@user-jj9yq1mb3e]

Makes me proud..😊😊🎉🎉

[@MuhdAkmalHakim]

amazing!