Destination Pacific

Tekake William’s pearl farm built on a kaoa (coral head) in Manihiki lagoon.

Manihiki – the island of black pearls

The Cook Islands’ main source of income is tourism but at the moment our borders are closed and there have been no overseas tourists since March 2020.Tourism Cook Islands, Air ...
Pukapuka, Cook Islands. Approaching the beach after crossing the lagoon from Motu Ko to Wale on the northern group atoll of Pukapuka.

Pukapuka – the Cook’s most isolated island

The Cook Islands’ main source of income is tourism but at the moment our borders are closed and there have been no overseas tourists since March 2020.Tourism Cook Islands, Air ...
The longboats at Bounty Bay on Pitcairn island are manned by islanders when the Bravo Supporter brings passengers and cargo to the island.

Aranui 5’s special journey to Pitcairn

Pitcairn. Home of the Bounty mutineers. And their descendants.A rocky speck in the great South Pacific ocean, it's thousands of kilometres from Chile to the east and New Zealand to ...
Creative Centre sign in Tupapa, Rarotonga, Cook Islands. The background shows the Creative Centre building.

The Creative Centre – an unusual tourist activity

The Creative Centre One of the more unusual activities for tourists on Rarotonga is a visit to the Creative Centre. Our South Pacific paradise in the Cook Islands is known ...
The Aranui 5 passenger/cargo ship unloading at the dock in Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands.

The Aranui 5 cargo/passenger ship

In the nineteen-fifties the Chinese-Tahitian Wong family started a shipping company operating the Aranui, a freighter sailing to the islands of French Polynesia. Later the Aranui 1 was the first ...
Aerial view of the Tahiti Intercontinental Hotel. Photo: Tahiti Intercontinental Hotel

Four star luxury in a South Pacific paradise

“Tahiti”. For westerners the name conjures up visions of swaying palm trees, golden sand, sparkling blue lagoons and colours as brilliant as those painted by Paul Gauguin. And at the ...
The Aranui 5 approaches the narrow Vaipaee inlet on Ua Huka, Marquesas Islands.

Six majestic Marquesas Islands – a different way to cruise

We are standing on a raised stone platform, once the home of a chief, looking down at a pit.“Some say it was used to keep prisoners for human sacrifice.” says ...
Moorea lagoonside rescue

Moorea lagoonside rescue

In November last year  (2017) we spent a few days on Moorea In a lagoonside bungalow at the Intercontinental Hotel. Beautiful. We were relaxing on the deck one sunny afternoon, ...