Aitutaki Cook Islands
aitutaki accommodation and travel guide
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Aitutaki Island
Pacific Travel Guides
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Aitutaki Cook Islands is one of the most enchanting lagoons of the South Pacific destinations. Aitutaki Island remains untouched by mass tourism and we like to think that in today's age it will be spared such negative impact. Many of the tiny motu islands surrounding the lagoon remain totally uninhabited and even the main island retains its simple laid back lifestyle with few shops, restaurants and no large high-rise resorts.
If this is your first visit, we suggest you start at our detailed Aitutaki Travel Guide which will advise you on everything from beach reviews to scenic attractions. We also review accommodations in each region with links direct to the property website so you can make a booking or enquiry for your holidays.
Aitutaki lies a 45-minute flight to the north of Rarotonga, the main island of the Cook Islands in the heart of the South Pacific. There are no direct international flights to Aitutaki but the island is connected by five daily flights from Rarotonga (flight time approx. 40mins ; no flights on Sunday) and by a monthly ferry service which takes 18 hours. The population of Aitutaki is just over 2,000, spread out along coastal and inland villages.
Aitutaki is a lagoon island, with rolling hills, quaint villages and most of the tourist accommodation. The island is surrounded by a fringing reef and lined with about twenty low lying tiny uninhabited coral islands. It is these islands which have the most tourist appeal, with gorgeous palm fringed beaches and excellent snorkelling lagoons and can be visited on a day cruise from the main island.
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