One Foot Island, Aitutaki, Cook Islands

Advantages: romantic hideaway
Disadvantages: remote

..., if not to say consisting mainly of a certain semi-rough. Well, we didn´t come here to play golf so on we went into our "Lagoon Resort", the only one on this small island which otherwise offers just a few beds in a couple of **hotels. The bungalow for 3 nights was spacious and had a large terrace facing the lagoon. The first night made us gape with awe when looking at the starry sky of the down under hemisphere with the "Southern Cross" clearly to make out. In the morning we were off for the most famous spot in Aitutaki lagoon: One-Foot-Island. These little specks of sand with palmtrees are called "motus" and this one has the shape of a footprint when viewed from the air. The crew handed us mask, snorkel and fins and then we dived down into a colourful world of tropic fish, which had been lured by skipper Leo with some chunks of food from... Read review

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Advantages: Absolutely stunning scenery, friendly people
Disadvantages: Long time travelling

...Swaying palm trees, bright multi-coloured fish, beautiful fragrant flowers… and ukeleles. Ukeleles everywhere. During September 2002 my new husband and I set off from Brisbane for our honeymoon in the Cook Islands. Altogether, the trip lasted twelve days - we spent four nights on the main island of Rarotonga, then two nights on Aitutaki, one of the outer islands, before returning to Raro for two nights and finally spending two nights in Auckland on the way home. We had booked all this through a travel agent which took a lot of the hassle out of it, and she also managed to get us some great deals since we were on honeymoon! The Cook Islands is a group of 15 islands to the east of New Zealand and the west of Tahiti. The population was just over 18,000 at the last census in 1996 (www.cook-islands.com), and the main industries apart... Read review

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Advantages: Soft white sandy beach with Crystal clear water, Great Diving!!!
Disadvantages: Tourism is not quite as developed yet; in the island fresh water is expensive on the island.

.... By night, the waterfront comes to life as various foreign and locally restaurants and bars start to fire up, with fresh snapper, grouper and tuna, cooked over charcoal flames, readily available. || Nightlife || This Island is also known as "Party Island", where mostly young European find themselves "Lost In Paradise". With spectacular sunrises over Lombok's Mount Rinjani volcano and breathtaking sunsets that illuminate Bali's towering Mount Agung volcano, together with warm hospitality of the Gili Trawangan residents. By a tradition that continuous today, only one establishment per night can play music and host dance party until 4 am. Of the seven weekly venues hosting parties, the one most anticipated by tourists and locals alike are the funk house and hard music parties with local DJ's in spinning disks at Rudy's Pub, often crowded... Read review

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