Cook Islands General Tips by FletteMette

Favorite Thing: The Cooks enjoy a pleasant, tropical climate - with warm, sunny weather all year round.

Heaviest rainfall and highest humidity December to March, with average temperature over this period around 25 degrees Celsius. (usually ranging between 22 and 29 C) On Rarotonga often bright sunny mornings, and late afternoon downpours - this is also the mosquito season, so bring along some repellent...

The drier months from April to November are a bit cooler, and during the winter months of June - August you will probably need a sweater in the evenings.

Cyclone season is between November and March, but even though the Cooks recently were hit quite hard by two tropical storms, severe weather is rare.

The islands of the Northern Group and Aitutaki are all a bit warmer than Rarotonga.


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Favorite Thing: If you enjoy snorkelling, and don't have a waterproof case for your camera - then get a disposable underwater camera. You'll probably find them on Rarotonga, but to be absolutely sure I didn't end up without one, I picked up mine at the airport (Heathrow) before flying to Los Angeles and on to the islands. They're cheap, the quality of the pictures is usually ok (and ok-ish pics are better than no pics at all!:o) - some of these cameras even come with flash. (not a good thing IMHO, the flash lights up any particles in the water near the lens and is not strong enough to reach the fish/octopus/child/whatever you're actually trying to take pictures of - I prefer the ones without flash.)

Most disposable underwater cameras seem to come loaded with a roll of 27 exposure film, and most can be used down to 15 feet (some down to 50 feet). These cameras are of course also great to use on the beach, where sand & sun lotion might cause problems to your regular camera.

When snapping pics with your underwater camera, remember to get *close* to your subject.


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