In less than six hours, you can fly direct from Sydney to the Cook Islands, a South Pacific holiday spot with all that you’d ...

COUNTLESS sights capture your gaze from the pristine beaches of Aitutaki, one of the most beautiful of the Cook Islands and home to what some consider the world's best lagoon.

A country comprising 15 islands scattered across 850,000sq miles in the south pacific, the cook islands can feel surprisingly intimate, displaying a strong national identity. It’s a place that ...

This stunning destination happens to be One Foot Island, also known as Tapuae Ta'i, a tiny island in the Aitutaki atoll of the 15 that make up the Cook Islands.

The barrier reef is very close to the shore, so there is just one beach on the island — and that was where Captain James Cook's expedition landed in 1777. Atiu is small — about 2 miles long ...

One Foot Island in Aitutaki Lagoon. Credit: Cook Islands Tourism Tasman Empire Airways Limited (the forerunner of Air New Zealand) began its trans-Pacific service in 1951.

Few Americans -- about 5,300 a year -- set foot in this South Pacific land. More than four times that number arrive in Hawaii each day. Like our 50th state, the Cook Islands is a sun-kissed, beach ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Aitutaki may be just 17 square kilometres in size (with a high point barely 100 metres above sea level), but its lagoon is so big ...

Destination of the Week: Aitutaki, Cook Islands Why you should go: With unspoilt stretches of white sand and one of the world's most spectacular lagoons, Aitutaki is all about beauty with a capital B.

Aitutaki Lagoon in the Cook Islands. I never did find out why the shuttle driver was called Captain Terrible — my accommodation was a two-minute drive from the airstrip so I didn't get a chance ...

The Cook Islands more than live up to the South Pacific dream. No wonder Captain Bligh’s men took the mutinous decision to stay, says Nigel Tisdall Jump to content ...

One Foot Island, Cook Islands One Foot Island is the ultimate beach paradise with its pristine white sands, swaying palm trees, and crystal-clear turquoise water.