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Tricots rayés, clownfish and giant lighthouse: An Amedee Island boat trip

In New Caledonia, Amedee Island is frequented by semi-aquatic sea snakes, but on a glass-bottomed boat trip there are plenty more surprises beneath the water To skip the story and book a full day trip to Amedee Island from Noumea, with a glass-bottomed boat tour,…

cruises, New Caledonia, Pacific Islands, wildlife

Guide to the Mulifanua to Salelologa ferry in Samoa

The Mulifanua to Salelologa ferry is the critical link between Upolu and Savaii, Samoa's two main islands. Operated by the Samoa Shipping Corporation (SSC), this service offers both passenger and vehicle transport. It’s a critical connection for the nation, and most travellers heading to Savaii…

ferries, Pacific Islands, public transport, Samoa

The Bishop's Cruises boat at One Foot Island, Aitutaki.

A Cook Islands cruise to One Foot Island, Aitutaki Lagoon

In the Cook Islands, the Bishop’s Cruises boat crosses one of the most spectacular lagoons on earth. And One Foot Island is the target at the other end of the Aitutaki Lagoon. Trevally in the Cook Islands There’s quite a commotion by the boat. Yelps…

Aitutaki, Cook Islands, cruises, Pacific Islands

Kayaks lined up by the Muri Lagoon, Rarotonga.

A quick travel guide to Rarotonga, the Cook Islands

What to see in Rarotonga To get an idea of traditional life on Rarotonga, the main island of the Cooks, head to the Te Vara Nui Village. The tour takes in presentations of all manner of skills and crafts, from coconut husking and carving to…

Cook Islands, Pacific Islands, Rarotonga

A quick guide to Aitutaki in the Cook Islands

What to see on Aitutaki Aitutaki in the Cook Islands is a tiny bit of land and a whole lot of lagoon. And, boy, what a lagoon – take all those romanticised images of South Sea island paradises and multiply it. Fringed with tiny motu…

Aitutaki, Cook Islands, Pacific Islands

Muri, Rarotonga: The perfect holiday town?

On Rarotonga in the Cook Islands, David Whitley discovers that a decade can make a substantial difference. How Muri has changed Muri doesn’t quite look or feel like it did. The key lure is still the same – the most photogenic stretch of Rarotonga’s lagoon,…

Cook Islands, Pacific Islands, Rarotonga

Samoa’s Pulamelei Mound: The mystery pyramid of the Pacific

Explore Samoa's ancient Pulamelei Mound, the mystery pyramid of the Pacific. Was this huge structure built by a lost society, or does it prove Thor Heyerdahl's radical theory? Walking to the Pulamelei Mound “This track is impassable after heavy rain,” says Warren Jopling as we…

Pacific Islands, Samoa

Exploring Rarotonga on a half day bike tour

Rarotonga in the Cook Islands may be small, but it packs in plenty of surprises – as a half day bike tour around the island shows. Cycling around Rarotonga The circular road around Rarotonga in the Cook Islands is largely flat, making it easy going…

Cook Islands, cycling, Pacific Islands, Rarotonga, tours

Inside Te Ara on Rarotonga, the Cook Islands.

Rarotonga’s Te Ara Museum: Pacific History, Admission Prices & Visitor Tips

Perhaps the best cultural attraction in the Cook Islands, Rarotonga's small Te Ara museum provides an unexpectedly engrossing look at the settlement of the Pacific Islands. The wall map in Te Ara For map geeks, the one on the wall in Te Ara is utterly…

Cook Islands, museums, Pacific Islands, Rarotonga

Trader Jack's on Rarotonga, the Cook Islands.

Raining in Rarotonga: Hiding out at Trader Jack’s

Rarotonga in the rain: discover the true pace of island life while taking shelter at Trader Jack's, the legendary pub rebuilt four times after cyclones. Rainy days in the South Pacific They never tell you about the rain. It’s all about the beaches, the lagoons…

Cook Islands, Pacific Islands, Rarotonga