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Rarotonga (Cook Islands)

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By: Carlo Piccinelli

Rarotonga on Google Maps.
Rarotonga, in addition to being the largest island, is also the capital of the archipelago. For this reason, Rarotonga has many resorts and hotels, restaurants, night clubs and shows where is possible see local Polynesian dances. Numerous dive center but the main activity of tourists who reach the island is trekking in the dense tropical forests that cover the island's mountains. The unspoiled nature is explained by a particular guide, Pa. As a child, Pa lived in the forest away from the coast and from the villages and towns born on the turquoise lagoons fringed of white beaches. Even today, after a life lived in the forest, Pa accompanies tourists on long walks through the trees and among the big ferns that cover invisible paths that only he knows. Pa tells his life, explains how to recognize edible plants and what is hidden in the forest. An unforgettable experience reach the highest point of the island from which you can see a great sea of green plants and, on the horizon, the blue of the Pacific Ocean. A journey of sport, nature, culture and relax between sounds and Polynesian music that accompanying, during the day, the tourists on holiday in Rarotonga.
Useful links for more informations:
www.cookislands.travel
www.tourismcookislands.com
www.tourismindustry.co.ck
Air New Zealand: www.airnewzealand.com