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I did some searching around looking for information on the Cook Islands, Rarotonga, etc. I wasn't able to find too much. If you have a couple minutes I will make this long but maybe interesting. I grew up and live in the mountains of Idaho, USA. (about 1800 meters elevation) where right now it is -10c with 10cm of snow on the ground. Not much of a dive destination! I lived in Southern California for a short time. While there I got my dive certification and picked up some gear. Right after finishing the class and a couple dives I moved back to Idaho. While down there I gained a couple of good diver frineds and now one of them would like to do a South Pacific trip. She is a PADI dive instructor and has a lot of experience in really cool locations. In chatting with her about doing a trip I thought of the Cook Islands. My grandfather was stationed there when he was in WWII and always talked about how beautiful it was and how nice the locals there were. So I mentioned this to her and she seems totally stoked about it. Ok, was that long enough?
Now the questions. Is it a good dive destination? Where are good web sites for information? The sites I have seen all look like they were put together by the same person/company and I haven't found much in the way of good information. I would love to get a little bungalow on the beach. Nothing fancy and the fewer neighbors the better. I found three that looked ok but thought that they looked kind of expensive. Is there a good way to do a trip there for up to a week and keep it on a good budget? Are there places that will do the tank and weights rentals? Can you beach dive or does one really need to take a boat?
Any and all information is appreciated!!! I did some searching on this forum for cook islands and didn't find too much. I like this as hopefully it is not a popular place to go. I would love the private tropical getaway.
Thanks all!
Now the questions. Is it a good dive destination? Where are good web sites for information? The sites I have seen all look like they were put together by the same person/company and I haven't found much in the way of good information. I would love to get a little bungalow on the beach. Nothing fancy and the fewer neighbors the better. I found three that looked ok but thought that they looked kind of expensive. Is there a good way to do a trip there for up to a week and keep it on a good budget? Are there places that will do the tank and weights rentals? Can you beach dive or does one really need to take a boat?
Any and all information is appreciated!!! I did some searching on this forum for cook islands and didn't find too much. I like this as hopefully it is not a popular place to go. I would love the private tropical getaway.
Thanks all!