Rarotonga Island Overview

Rarotonga is the largest island of the Cook Islands.

Rarotonga is kidney-shaped and 32 km in circumference.

Te Manga is the highest peak at 658 meters tall.

Rarotonga formed between 2.3 and 1.6 million years ago.

An ancient paved road called Ara Metua circles the island.

Four small islets surround Muri Lagoon on the southeast coast.

The Takitumu Conservation Area protects rare birds and plants.

Christianity was present on Rarotonga by 1830.

Ara Tapu is the main road circling Rarotonga’s coast.

Rarotonga International Airport is the Cook Islands’ only airport.

Visitors hike, snorkel, and watch jetblasts at the sea wall.