Avarua Guest Houses - Reviews and Rates

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Well we have just had 5 days in Rarotonga...still as fantastic as it sounds apart from the bloody wild roosters .....anyone got a gun they crow 24/7....and run wild all over the island.
Hired another scooter and had great fun buzzing round the island. Feeling much more relaxed and still on Island time which is half as slow again ...

Rarotonga, in the Cook Islands - my new favourite place in the entire world! I wonder if I'm going to say that about every new country I go to?

My arrival was less than ideal - it was 1.30am, belting it down with rain and I had no idea whether my hotel was expecting me. Thankfully, they were and I collapsed gratefully into bed. A dull cra...

After stopping off in Tahitti for an hour we finally made it to Rarotonga. We were greeted by a few blokes playing banjo's at the airport when we were walking off the plane. It was so hot when we got off the plane and looked like paradise. Rarotonga has a circumference of about 20 miles, so it is quite small, with pure white sandy beaches and cr...

We arrived at the airport and were greeted by Vara (legend!) who gave us all a flower to stick behind our ear! Vara's was really nice, right on a white sand beach with palm trees. We attempted to sunbathe but the sun did a dissappearing act so we gave up. We headed to the Island night in town with a few other people from Vara's. We decided to ge...

Today we decided to hit the main town. It is easy to find your way here, either get a bus clockwise or anticlockwise!! They even have that on the front of the bus instead of a number. We got the clockwise one as this went round the rest of the island we hadn't yet seen to get to the main town. The town itself is not exactly London, or even Lough...

Today was amazing, absolutely one of the best days of my life. We were up earlyish, the sun was shining, the chickens cook-a-doodle-dooing, the bonfires burning. Had some breakfast out over looking the garden, which has a great view of the lagoon and the sea in the distance then headed down to the Scooter shop to rent a scooter. It's taken Lee a...

Day 111 - 3rd August 2006 - Aitutaki, The Cook Islands No lazing around this morning - we have stuff to do and places to go - which is good, as it means it's the last time we'll be crawling into the dribble of water that consitutes the shower here at Stinksville No. 7. We won't name it, but if you ever plan to come to Raro, email us and we'll le...

Really enjoying just relaxing and kicking back. I am sharing my room with 4 guys. 2 brothers from England a guy from Brussels and also another kiwi guy. Also meet a really nice couple from England. We all had a few drinks last night, it was fun. Tomorrow we are all planning on going to the markets and hiring mopeds so that should be quite good. ...

Well, had some good nights out in Raratonga. Did the usual really, going out getting drunk - usually losing something along the way (my speciality!). Mostly spent the days lazing around - catching the sun . However today is Leaving day! Woke up early and brought my bike back to the rental place. Phoned home today - as I was feeling a bit home si...

Arriving in Raratonga (The main Cook island) the day before you took off was a new experience ( e.g. crossing the date line) but to have two Friday nights can't be bad ! No hassle really, just a nice chilled out airport with a few locals sorting out accommodation and tours for those who had not made any plans yet. Anyway we arrived in the early ...