| If the warm breeze, the white gold sands, the rolling | | | | on your skin, the soft sand underneath your feet, and |
| ocean waves are calling your name, then perhaps you | | | | the knowledge that a cool down swim is just |
| need to book yourself into a Rarotonga resort and | | | | footsteps away. There are many fantastic restaurants |
| succumb to the call. Many people find a short break in | | | | to dine at too such as: Tamarind House, Flame Tree |
| a warm part of the world can help them combat | | | | Restaurant, Stefano's Italian Cuisine and Paw Paw |
| anything. Especially the winter blues or that frenetic | | | | Patch Restaurant. |
| pace we can find ourselves in if we are not too | | | | Alternatively, you could use your days to explore the |
| careful. | | | | pretty rainforest and towns, the lagoons and features |
| There are many reasons that people come to the | | | | that make this place so attractive to visitors. You can |
| Cook Islands, but the reason they return again and | | | | easily hire a scooter or a car to go exploring around |
| again is because it's a home away from home, a | | | | the island, or enjoy sauntering around at your own |
| place where the generosity of the locals, the | | | | pace by foot. There are wonderful arts and craft, fruit |
| welcoming attitude of the people working where they | | | | and ice cream stalls scattered around the island, |
| are staying, and the general overall pace is far more | | | | making for a fun day's exploring. When you get to |
| refreshing than a holiday in a big city. | | | | Rarotonga you have a few transport hire companies |
| If you are planning a trip and are not decided upon | | | | to select from including Rarotonga Rentals - they hire |
| what you really want to do, what helps swing the | | | | cars, motorbikes, vans and bicycles. Many of the |
| decision in favour of a holiday in a sub-tropical | | | | resorts also have vehicles available to hire. |
| paradise? | | | | If you want even more, there are several thrill seeking |
| For a start, it's easy to just completely disappear for a | | | | adventures you can try, either out on the water or on |
| week, but you are not so removed from reality that | | | | land. For a day out on the sea be sure to check out |
| you can't contact people if you need to. The time | | | | these charters: Seafari Charters, Pacific Marine |
| difference from New Zealand or Australia is minimal, | | | | Charters and Bluewater Adventures. |
| and it's a short flight there and back, meaning your | | | | Enjoy taking yourself to the edge and seeing what |
| holiday time is not spent travelling to get to your | | | | you can discover about yourself, knowing you can |
| destination and then to return home. | | | | collapse happy and ready for sleep in your bed each |
| Of course you could spend all your time in your | | | | night at your Rarotonga resort. It's all a matter of |
| Rarotonga resort laying on the beach, with a cocktail in | | | | making that booking and the rest is up to the island. |
| one hand and a book in the other, feeling the warm air | | | | |