2010 Price: from $4,995 per person based on double occupancy, $5,665 based on single occupancy*
2010 Dates: Custom departures available daily
The Cook Islands offer beauty, culture and adventure for the traveler looking for a unique desitination. This trip combines luxury hotels and adventurous diving on the islands of Rarotonga and Aitutaki. Spend some time and discover why the Cook Islands are the South Pacific's best kept secret.
Experience the beauty, tranquility and seclusion of the Little Polynesian Resort. Situated on the southern tip of Rarotonga, the resort offers a sanctuary of serene seclusion, romance and unpretentious luxury. Set on an unspoiled beach, the thatched “ares” exhibit Polynesian charm at its best. This is a stunning property on one of the islands most beautiful locations - a perfect spot to indulge in romance and luxury.
While at the Little Polynesian, discover some of the best diving in the South Pacific with the professional team at Pacific Divers. There are more than 30 dive sites around Rarotonga; you will never have to dive the same site twice. Rarotonga has it all: up to 60 meters visibility, drop- offs, caverns, swim throughs, turtles, sharks, and rays.
Next travel to the island of Aitutaki, famous for its pristine blue lagoon. The Aitutaki Pacific Resort which is spread out in lush tropical gardens of native hardwood, ferns and birds of paradise flowers. The property is luxuriously furnished and appointed with a theme reminiscent of the “romantic colonial” times of the South Pacific.
Your dive adventure on Aitutaki will be lead by Onu (his given name and translated into English means ‘turtle’). Once in the water you can expect to see huge schools of spotted eagle rays, massive green turtles, napoleon wrasses, and moray eels. There are beautiful drop-offs, walls and coral gardens, fish feeding spots where you can let the fish eat coconut out of your hand, and some great swim throughs and caves.
Included:
- Fresh flower ei, meet & greet international arrival
- Transfers on both Rarotonga and Aitutaki
- 7 nights at The Little Polynesian, Rarotonga (Overbeach Are)
- 5 nights at Pacific Resort, Aitutaki (Beachfront Bungalow)
- Daily tropical breakfast, dinner for two
- 2 days of 2-tank dives on Rarotonga
- 2 days of 2-tank dives on Aitutaki
- 30 minute massage for 2 (1 per person per stay)
- Daily cooked breakfast
- Island Night Buffet & Dance Show for 2 people
- Return airfares Rarotonga/ Aitutaki/ Rarotonga
*Price subject to change based on exchange rate at time of booking.
