Travelers who want to escape the hustle and bustle of the workaday world can find their relaxation in the Cook Islands. This South Pacific nation just to the west of French Polynesia offers untouched paradise with comfortable resorts sitting along turquoise waters. The Cook Islands is small and laidback, providing the ideal environment for travelers who want to forego the winter cold for weeks or months at a time.
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Aerial view of Muri Lagoon on Rarotonga in the Cook Islands (Photo Credit: Darren/Adobe Stock)
The Cook Islands offers untouched nature and relaxation
In the Cook Islands, it’s only a 20-minute drive from the airport to the resort. Once there, travelers will enjoy direct access to the waters and convenient locations along the most beautiful beaches in the nation. There are large, sandy beaches, warm waters year-round, and lush mainlands dotted with small settlements and white-washed churches. The landscape is gorgeous and pristine, a vision of paradise mostly untouched by humanity. Look no further than Aitutaki for proof of its unmatched beauty. This island, a short flight from Rarotonga, is home to arguably the most beautiful lagoon in the world. It offers a vision of powdery white sands and lapping blue waters that seems like a travel postcard come to life.
Polynesian Pacific Island Women wave hello to newcomers (Photo Credit: Rafael Ben-Ari/ Adobe Stock)
The Cook Islands is laid back and friendly
In perhaps the most iconic demonstration of what a laid back place the Cook Islands is, the law prohibits any building from being taller than a coconut tree. This law guarantees that everything on the islands blends into its gorgeous natural surroundings. There are no high-rise resorts, no sprawling complexes blocking the views of the ocean. Rather, everything is calm and modest in the Cooks. There are no traffic lights on the ring road that encircles the main island of Rarotonga. There are a little over 16,000 citizens of the Cooks, most of them Māori Cook Islanders who keep their Indigenous traditions alive and are happy to share their dancing and drumming skills with visitors. The Cook Islands is a place that epitomizes relaxation.
Couple visit Aitutaki Lagoon, Cook Islands (Photo Credit: Rafael Ben-Ari/ Adobe Stock)
The Cook Islands is made for long-stays and honeymoons
The Cook Islands is affordable when it comes to South Pacific island getaways. There are convenient connections to Rarotonga through Honolulu with Hawaiian Airlines. There are gorgeous resorts that offer intimate, romantic environments with beach villas and private gardens. Travelers can stay for weeks or months at a time, renting out an apartment-style accommodation and learning to live like a local. The Cook Islands provides a great place to escape the winter for as long as you want.
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