Whenever I visited Raro, my two favorite activities have been either snorkeling in the coral lagoons, or renting a bicycle and doing lots of colorful nature photography around the island's glaring, intense jungle scenery.
I visited the Cook Islands in late September 2022 for my birthday and I stayed out there for 12 nights and flew back home in early October 2022. I love both Rarotonga and Aitutaki. I did go on the Captain Tama’s Lagoon Cruizes a couple of days before I flew back home and snorkelled during that cruise with everyone else. I went hiking up to the Needle mountain or Te Rua Manga the week before that with a group through Pa’s Cross Island Hike where Bruce Pa’s nephew was the guide for the group. I visited Aitutaki for the day twice while I out in Rarotonga and when I was visiting Aitutaki I was on the Vaka Cruise twice and snorkelled out in the beautiful ocean surrounding Aitutaki’s gorgeous motus and I snorkelled near the beach of One Foot Island. In Rarotonga I was staying in the Titikaveka area and I stayed in Makayla Palms for the first ten nights and then I stayed in the Little Polynesian Resort for the last two nights. I loved the local Cook Islanders and I even enjoyed meeting and chatting with all the other different tourists who were usually from New Zealand, Australia or even from the UK. I love going to the Cook Islands so much because it’s such a stunningly beautiful country with such warm and lovely local citizens. I can’t wait to go back there again. That trip was literally the best trip of my life so far and I had the best birthday I’ve ever had in my life while I was out there. I can die a happy woman now that I’ve been out to the Cook Islands I swear to you.
Yo Lana! that's awesome didn't know you had a family home in Raro! how handy, you could stay there for long term and it would be alllll g. Would totally stay longer if we could find reasonably priced accommodation. So lucky yall saw a turtle wooooow the snorkeling is just amazing on that turquoise water what an amazing place. So jelly!
Yes! It’s super nice to have it, usually it’s rented out a lot but since COVID we’ve had barely any people renting there. I must say I was very tempted to stay longer but I needed to come back home and work 😅 I loved the snorkelling there. Next time I want to do the turtle tour. We just didn’t get many nice weather days. Hope you guys are doing well!! ☺️☺️
My friend first thank you for a great video secondly can you help me with some information because I want to travel to Rarotonga island to work in agriculture and again thank you very much
What a beautiful island! I thought I'd missed something since you are in NZ & the Cook Islands and there's no mention of Carlos, but I went back through the videos of the past 6 months, and there's nothing. ?
A beautiful island indeed 😊 Yes it’s been quite busy for me since being back home. But I’m going to make a lil video for next week to show my plans for NZ and where I am now 😁
There is nothing like island life, some good music, the sea, food, and smiles all over. Seriously, the water is so incredible, look at those fish, so colorful and nice. Lieles would be on the cage for the majority of the time hahaha
Island life is the best 🥰 We had such a great day that day! Haha love it, I was on the cage for a bit at the beginning, but once I saw the fish I was off 😆🤩🐠
I know what you mean about the water; I've spent so much time snorkeling in Rarotonga's Muri lagoon....the water is so crystal-clear it's like swimming through liquid glass.
@@LanaTiare My two favorite snorkel spots are Muri and Fruits-of-Rarotonga because they have different advantages. Muri is warmer, calmer and clearer but FoR has gigantic, crazy-looking coral reefs all over the place the size of sofas. So it's an even trade-off.
What a beautiful place and how interesting that this is also part of your heritage. What a great place to have a 😍family home and to visit. Funny that that is winter for you, where its still warm enough to wear shorts and swim 😂
Haha yes I love that they don’t really experience a proper winter there 😂 A great place to escape the rainy Auckland weather. Hope you guys are doing well 😊
Hi Lana, Thanks for sharing! I'm planning to come to Raro and your place is one of the ones where I plan to stay! Won't be for awhile as I'm from Canada. Titikaveka area looks & feels like the right place for me.🌴🌸
Hi Sue, Oh awesome! I’m happy to hear that! You’ll have a lovely time in Titikaveka it’s more local and the best swimming spots too! I hope the borders open soon for Canadians to travel here 😊
It is like the turtle knew you all were waiting for her to say hello! haha that is how I wear clothes in winter too, with Lieles around hahaha he is a walking heater hahaha
I visited the Cook Islands in late September 2022 for my birthday and I stayed out there for 12 nights and flew back home in early October 2022. I love both Rarotonga and Aitutaki. I did go on the Captain Tama’s Lagoon Cruizes a couple of days before I flew back home and snorkelled during that cruise with everyone else. I went hiking up to the Needle mountain or Te Rua Manga the week before that with a group through Pa’s Cross Island Hike where Bruce Pa’s nephew was the guide for the group. I visited Aitutaki for the day twice while I was out in Rarotonga and when I was visiting Aitutaki I was on the Vaka Cruise twice and snorkelled out in the beautiful ocean surrounding Aitutaki’s gorgeous motus and I snorkelled near the beach of One Foot Island. In Rarotonga I was staying in the Titikaveka area and I stayed in Makayla Palms for the first ten nights and then I stayed in the Little Polynesian Resort for the last two nights. I loved the local Cook Islanders and I even enjoyed meeting and chatting with all the other different tourists who were usually from New Zealand, Australia or even from the UK. I love going to the Cook Islands so much because it’s such a stunningly beautiful country with such warm and lovely local citizens. I can’t wait to go back there again. That trip was literally the best trip of my life so far and I had the best birthday I’ve ever had in my life while I was out there. I can die a happy woman now that I’ve been out to the Cook Islands I swear to you.
I love Raro and I've been there several times over the past couple of decades. I've always had a deep fascination with Pacific island paradises and I've visited quite a few of them. The stunningly beautiful Raro is the perfect island because it's large enough to have a lot to see and do - yet still small enough that it's quick & easy to get around the whole island, making it the most perfect vacation spot. I've been visiting Hawaii, Tahiti and the Cook Islands so many times, it's my continuous travel joke that I'm secretly a Maori hiding inside a white man's physical body, lolol! And of course you Maoris reading this know I mean that as an honest compliment.
Hi Nathan, Oh that’s awesome to hear! I agree Raro really is a great size but small enough to get around the island fast. Sounds like you’ve seen quite a bit of the Pacific Islands. I’m still yet to visit Tahiti and Hawaii but they’re on my list for sure. Haha love it! A Maori at heart 😁
Yes ma'am, you really need to visit Hawaiian and Tahitian islands, they have a lot of unique, amazing-crazy-looking features on each of their islands which you won't soon forget. I've always had a long-time fascination with Pacific islands in various different ways. Heheh, I've spent so much time in Pacific island paradises, like I said it's my long-term joke that I'm secretly a Maori hiding inside a white man's physical body. You can't go wrong with some of these Hawaiian and Tahitian paradises, my goodness they're a visual feast!
Hey Guys! Have you hear of Rarotonga before? And if you’ve been here what’s your favourite thing to do in Raro? 😊🌺
Whenever I visited Raro, my two favorite activities have been either snorkeling in the coral lagoons, or renting a bicycle and doing lots of colorful nature photography around the island's glaring, intense jungle scenery.
I visited the Cook Islands in late September 2022 for my birthday and I stayed out there for 12 nights and flew back home in early October 2022.
I love both Rarotonga and Aitutaki. I did go on the Captain Tama’s Lagoon Cruizes a couple of days before I flew back home and snorkelled during that cruise with everyone else. I went hiking up to the Needle mountain or Te Rua Manga the week before that with a group through Pa’s Cross Island Hike where Bruce Pa’s nephew was the guide for the group. I visited Aitutaki for the day twice while I out in Rarotonga and when I was visiting Aitutaki I was on the Vaka Cruise twice and snorkelled out in the beautiful ocean surrounding Aitutaki’s gorgeous motus and I snorkelled near the beach of One Foot Island.
In Rarotonga I was staying in the Titikaveka area and I stayed in Makayla Palms for the first ten nights and then I stayed in the Little Polynesian Resort for the last two nights.
I loved the local Cook Islanders and I even enjoyed meeting and chatting with all the other different tourists who were usually from New Zealand, Australia or even from the UK.
I love going to the Cook Islands so much because it’s such a stunningly beautiful country with such warm and lovely local citizens. I can’t wait to go back there again.
That trip was literally the best trip of my life so far and I had the best birthday I’ve ever had in my life while I was out there.
I can die a happy woman now that I’ve been out to the Cook Islands I swear to you.
wow...a very cool natural scenery...
The beach is very beautiful...
This is a must visit place....
Hey Lana-great video! Looks likeliness amazing place! Reminds me if Hawaii. Thanks.
Yes it’s not too far from Hawaii 🌺
The water is so beautiful! So cool that you have a family home there.
We would love to stay there one day. So beautiful, Lana and very spacious indeed
Yes I hope you guys get to visit there one day too ☺️🥰
Yo Lana! that's awesome didn't know you had a family home in Raro! how handy, you could stay there for long term and it would be alllll g. Would totally stay longer if we could find reasonably priced accommodation. So lucky yall saw a turtle wooooow the snorkeling is just amazing on that turquoise water what an amazing place. So jelly!
Yes! It’s super nice to have it, usually it’s rented out a lot but since COVID we’ve had barely any people renting there. I must say I was very tempted to stay longer but I needed to come back home and work 😅 I loved the snorkelling there. Next time I want to do the turtle tour. We just didn’t get many nice weather days. Hope you guys are doing well!! ☺️☺️
My friend first thank you for a great video secondly can you help me with some information because I want to travel to Rarotonga island to work in agriculture and again thank you very much
Great video Lana! Good information, and funny too (sarong!). Thanks!
I was going to rent Macs Shack! Awesome location but too big for 1 person lol
What a beautiful island! I thought I'd missed something since you are in NZ & the Cook Islands and there's no mention of Carlos, but I went back through the videos of the past 6 months, and there's nothing. ?
A beautiful island indeed 😊
Yes it’s been quite busy for me since being back home. But I’m going to make a lil video for next week to show my plans for NZ and where I am now 😁
There is nothing like island life, some good music, the sea, food, and smiles all over.
Seriously, the water is so incredible, look at those fish, so colorful and nice.
Lieles would be on the cage for the majority of the time hahaha
Island life is the best 🥰 We had such a great day that day! Haha love it, I was on the cage for a bit at the beginning, but once I saw the fish I was off 😆🤩🐠
I know what you mean about the water; I've spent so much time snorkeling in Rarotonga's Muri lagoon....the water is so crystal-clear it's like swimming through liquid glass.
@@nathanfitzgerald6651 Yes! It’s so awesome right!
@@LanaTiare My two favorite snorkel spots are Muri and Fruits-of-Rarotonga because they have different advantages. Muri is warmer, calmer and clearer but FoR has gigantic, crazy-looking coral reefs all over the place the size of sofas. So it's an even trade-off.
Hi Darling . I Am Waiting For your video.
The Mack Shack 🥰🥰 in our village Titikaveka 💯💙
What a beautiful place and how interesting that this is also part of your heritage. What a great place to have a 😍family home and to visit. Funny that that is winter for you, where its still warm enough to wear shorts and swim 😂
Haha yes I love that they don’t really experience a proper winter there 😂 A great place to escape the rainy Auckland weather. Hope you guys are doing well 😊
Hi Lana, Thanks for sharing! I'm planning to come to Raro and your place is one of the ones where I plan to stay! Won't be for awhile as I'm from Canada. Titikaveka area looks & feels like the right place for me.🌴🌸
Hi Sue,
Oh awesome! I’m happy to hear that! You’ll have a lovely time in Titikaveka it’s more local and the best swimming spots too! I hope the borders open soon for Canadians to travel here 😊
🌷🌷🌷♥♥🌷🌷🌷🌷Wonderful very very beautiful
It is like the turtle knew you all were waiting for her to say hello!
haha that is how I wear clothes in winter too, with Lieles around hahaha he is a walking heater hahaha
Yes the turtle just popped up to say hello very quickly hehe
😂😂😂 Always great to have someone to keep you warm ☺️
Snorkelling looked incredible 😍
I visited the Cook Islands in late September 2022 for my birthday and I stayed out there for 12 nights and flew back home in early October 2022.
I love both Rarotonga and Aitutaki. I did go on the Captain Tama’s Lagoon Cruizes a couple of days before I flew back home and snorkelled during that cruise with everyone else. I went hiking up to the Needle mountain or Te Rua Manga the week before that with a group through Pa’s Cross Island Hike where Bruce Pa’s nephew was the guide for the group. I visited Aitutaki for the day twice while I was out in Rarotonga and when I was visiting Aitutaki I was on the Vaka Cruise twice and snorkelled out in the beautiful ocean surrounding Aitutaki’s gorgeous motus and I snorkelled near the beach of One Foot Island.
In Rarotonga I was staying in the Titikaveka area and I stayed in Makayla Palms for the first ten nights and then I stayed in the Little Polynesian Resort for the last two nights.
I loved the local Cook Islanders and I even enjoyed meeting and chatting with all the other different tourists who were usually from New Zealand, Australia or even from the UK.
I love going to the Cook Islands so much because it’s such a stunningly beautiful country with such warm and lovely local citizens. I can’t wait to go back there again.
That trip was literally the best trip of my life so far and I had the best birthday I’ve ever had in my life while I was out there.
I can die a happy woman now that I’ve been out to the Cook Islands I swear to you.
Hi Lena you looking so beautiful I like you are you married?
I love Raro and I've been there several times over the past couple of decades. I've always had a deep fascination with Pacific island paradises and I've visited quite a few of them. The stunningly beautiful Raro is the perfect island because it's large enough to have a lot to see and do - yet still small enough that it's quick & easy to get around the whole island, making it the most perfect vacation spot. I've been visiting Hawaii, Tahiti and the Cook Islands so many times, it's my continuous travel joke that I'm secretly a Maori hiding inside a white man's physical body, lolol! And of course you Maoris reading this know I mean that as an honest compliment.
Hi Nathan,
Oh that’s awesome to hear! I agree Raro really is a great size but small enough to get around the island fast. Sounds like you’ve seen quite a bit of the Pacific Islands. I’m still yet to visit Tahiti and Hawaii but they’re on my list for sure.
Haha love it! A Maori at heart 😁
Yes ma'am, you really need to visit Hawaiian and Tahitian islands, they have a lot of unique, amazing-crazy-looking features on each of their islands which you won't soon forget. I've always had a long-time fascination with Pacific islands in various different ways. Heheh, I've spent so much time in Pacific island paradises, like I said it's my long-term joke that I'm secretly a Maori hiding inside a white man's physical body. You can't go wrong with some of these Hawaiian and Tahitian paradises, my goodness they're a visual feast!
@@nathanfitzgerald6651 I can’t wait to explore them someday! Sounds amazing 🤩
I’m jealous of you because you’ve actually been to the Cook Islands more than once.
I’m obsessed with the Pacific Ocean.
Wow. Beautiful presentation. Loved the views and the water is so beautiful 👍. Thanks for sharing this nice adventure 👍
Thank you! The water in Rarotonga is amazing for sure 🤩
How much money is hause for 3 people
Very nice
Thank you! 😊
Hello Lana, are you alive?
Wow...enjoy lana, nice trip.
Thank you! It was a great trip, I’m home now enjoying the lockdown 😅😁
Haha 😂 looked like lots of fun. Loved it when the guy climbed up the tree.
Haha yes it was fun! Our guides were so awesome! ☺️🙌🏼
Looks amazing it's beautiful like heaven on earth thanks for sharing 👍
Yea it is 🤩 Thank you for watching! 🙏
Such a feel good video Lana! Miss you xx
Thank you Sarah! Miss yah too! Let’s have a catch-up when all this lockdown stuff is over 😊
Great video. I love that place.
Thank you! I love it too 🥰
Lovely lana.....beautiful location,best of luck.shamim zahuri from 🇧🇩bangladesh🤝💢🤍