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The Cook Islands

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Reasons To
Visit The Cook Islands

  • Cook Islands Christian Church

    The CICC is vitally important to most islanders for whom it has a profound influence on everything they do every day. Visitors are most welcome to attend a church service which take place on Sunday mornings and evenings and several mornings during the week. The service is in Maori but foreign visitors are made to feel very welcome as long as they dress smartly in long dresses and trousers.

    Cook Islands Christian Church

  • Culture

    Cook Islanders consider themselves true Polynesians and are very proud of their Maori and Maohi heritage. However, equal importance needs to be given to the influence of Christian missionaries on this society. Today, an unusual yet harmonious blend of Christianity and ancient pagan traditions exists in the Cooks and is a wonderful example of how two vastly different beliefs can coexist peacefully.

    Culture

  • December Parades

    The stunning flora of the Cooks is celebrated in all its glory in December. Parades of beautifully decorated floats cram the streeets, and there are prizes for the most impressively decorated government buildings.

    December Parades

  • Diving

    The best dive sites in this tropical paradise are found off the islands of Rarotonga and Aitutaki with plenty of scuba diving and snorkelling opportunities available both inside and outside the reef. Surrounded by beautiful lagoons, both Rarotonga and Aitutaki have a wealth of marine life to explore.

    Diving

  • Lagoon cruises

    Cruises around Aitutaki and Rarotonga are the perfect way to spend a day as you explore and discover the many wonders that are found in the lagoons here. Most cruise operators usually include a swim, a barbecue lunch, a beach stroll and a snorkelling trip as part of your lagoon cruise, so that you take in the best that these islands have to offer.

    Lagoon cruises

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Visit Aitutaki, The Cook Islands

This beautiful atoll island, first settled by Melanesian sailors around 800BC, is a gently sloping island at the heart of a glorious ring of coral, enclosing a turquoise lagoon five times the island’s land size, fringed by a low-lying ribbon of islets.

Temperature and Precipitation

Aitutaki climate data provided by Weather2Travel.com
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Precipitation (mm)25123721421617499819990124165233
Temperature (°C)303030302828272728282929

Daylight, Sunshine and UV

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UV Index

UV Index and what it means

The ultraviolet index is a measure of the risk of skin damage due to exposure to the sun. Be aware that the potential damage caused by the sun varies from person to person as well as by time of day, altitude and several other factors. We recommend contacting your GP for further advice.

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Wear sunglasses on bright days; use sunscreen if there is snow on the ground (which reflects UV radiation) or if you have particularly fair skin.

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Wear sunglasses and use sunscreen, cover the body with clothing and a hat, and seek shade around midday when the sun is most intense.

6-7

Wear sunglasses and use sunscreen having SPF 15 or higher, cover the body with sun protective clothing and a wide-brim hat, and reduce time in the sun from two hours before to three hours after solar noon.

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Wear sunscreen, a shirt, sunglasses and a hat. Do not stay out in the sun for too long.

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Take all precautions, including: wear sunglasses and use sunscreen, cover the body with a long-sleeved shirt and trousers, wear a very broad hat, and avoid the sun from two hours before to three hours after solar noon.

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Further reading:
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