Cook Islands
The Cook Islands is a country in the South Pacific. It has political connects to New Zealand. The Cook islands comprises of 15 islands and are spread over an immense area. Rarotonga is the biggest island and is a home to rugged mountains. Avarua, is the national capital. Towards the north is Aitutaki Island which has an immense tidal pond encompassed by coral reefs and little, sandy islets. The nation is famous for its many swimming and scuba-plunging destinations.
Rarotonga International Airport is the main international airport in Cook Islands. All major carriers fly to Rarotonga.
Winter months are the best time to visit the Cook Islands i.e May to October. July and August are the best times to visit Cook Islands.
Cultural Tours
Tourism is travel for pleasure or business; also the theory and practice of touring, the business of attracting, accommodating, and entertaining tourists, and the business of operating tours. Tourism may be international, or within the traveller’s country. The World Tourism Organization defines tourism more generally, in terms which go “beyond the common perception of tourism as being limited to holiday activity only”, as people “traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes”.
Tourism can be domestic or international, and international tourism has both incoming and outgoing implications on a country’s balance of payments. Today, tourism is a major source of income for many countries, and affects the economy of both the source and host countries, in some cases being of vital importance.
