travel42 Port Guide: Rarotonga

travel42 Professional Cruise Port of Call Review

Rarotonga is the only island other than Aitutaki in the Cook Islands with developed tourist facilities. It is rather small (67 sq mi/108 sq km) and a little crowded.

Avarua, the main town, is compact and easy to see on foot—it's laid out between the two harbors.

A good way to get oriented is to take a day and bicycle or motorbike along the 20-mi/32-km flat road circling the island. There are a few potholes, but it's a pleasant trip and you can really see, feel, smell and hear the island. Yo...