Cooks Island Hotels,Information & Tourism

Cook Islands located in South Pacific Ocean lie north-east of New Zealand. The fifteen islands grouped into Southern Cook Islands and Northern Cook Islands have a land mass of 240 square kilometers. These coral atolls enjoy moderate tropical climates along beautiful shorelines where beaches and tropical mountain scenery abounds.

The Islands inhabited by Polynesian people were discovered by European mariners around 1595. British navigator James Cook arrived here in 1773 after whom the Islands got named.

This British protectorate was transferred to New Zealand in 1901. Today Cook Islands are independent "self-governing in free association with New Zealand". Both English and Maori are official languages. The main population is located on Rarotonga Island that has an international airport.

Tourism brings about a hundred thousand visitors annually. With no specific high or low season, the sun shines all year round on simple friendly folk settled here who are hospitable by nature. Hotels abound and rates are usually steady throughout the year. Cook Islands have cheap hotels with reasonable facilities that you can look for, to enjoy a Polynesian holiday.