Must-Visit Spots in The Cook Islands

✈️ How to Get There International Flights: Fly to Rarotonga (main island) from Auckland (3.5h) or Sydney (6h). Island Hopping: Domestic flights/ferries connect islands. If short on time, prioritize Rarotonga + Aitutaki (just 1h apart by air). 🌊 Must-Visit Spots 1️⃣ Aitutaki Lagoon "The world’s most beautiful lagoon" – swim in jellyfish-blue waters, laze on One Foot Island’s sandbar, and watch Polynesian outrigger canoes glide by at sunset. 2️⃣ Maria’s Tear (Te Pito O Te Henua) A dramatic limestone arch – walk through at low tide or watch waves crash like "the ocean’s tears." 3️⃣ Te Ana Nga Moana (Black Pearl Beach) One of the world’s three rare black sand beaches – snorkel with tropical fish in velvet-soft waters. 4️⃣ Vieira Church (Rarotonga) The oldest church in the Cooks, with stained-glass rainbows and Sunday hymns. Behind it, a garden hides rainbow-skinned lizards! 5️⃣ Roto Rua Geothermal Park Boiling mud pools and sulfur vents – like stepping into Harry Potter’s Forbidden Forest! #Roto Rua Geothermal Park #Vieira Church #Maria’s Tear