Lonely Planet™ · Thorn Tree Forum · 2020

How long......?

Country forums / Pacific Islands & Papua New Guinea / Cook Islands


hi all,

just wondering, how long should one plan to stay in the cooks.......i know i could possibly stay somewhere like that forever :)

but how long is long enough to see enough .....

what do you think?

Pretty vague question. One can see the basics on Rarotonga in four or five days, for two islands I'd plan two weeks or so.

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2 weeks is good. Spend one in Rarotonga and one in Aitutaki. It will cost you to fly there but so worth it! The Cooks are amazing,have fun!

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if the standard holiday visa is still 30 days you should go for 30 days! you won't want to leave...

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It's an automatic 31 days, then can be extended to 6 months total thereafter. No work is allowed, so you'll enough funds to survive, and a return or onwards air ticket for arrival. [this is for all those reading who want to stay there "forever"]

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2 weeks...one in Raro, one in Aitutaki!! You will regret it if you don't go to Aitutaki, its paradise!

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We spend 3 weeks in raro as a family, and thatt was way TOOO short! There is some really nice hiking around, and you probably won't get bored! We only did 1 day in Aitutaki, and we were really disapointed going back to Raro, because it is amazing there! Have a good trip!

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