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The Muri Lagoon is a lagoon in the district of Ngatangiia on the eastern coast of Rarotonga in the Cook Islands. The lagoon is a significant tourist attraction and the largest tourism revenue earner in the Cook Islands, [ 1 ] accounting for 25% of tourism bed usage on Rarotonga. [ 2 ]
Map showing the two chains of the Cook Islands. The Cook Islands can be divided into two groups: the Southern Cook Islands and the Northern Cook Islands. The country is located in Oceania, in the South Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand.
The island is volcanic, with an area of 67.39 km 2 (26.02 sq mi), and is home to almost 75% of the country's population, with 10,898 of a total population of 15,040. [2] The Cook Islands' Parliament buildings and international airport are on Rarotonga. Rarotonga is a very popular tourist destination with many resorts, hotels and motels.
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Aitutake is a small central volcanic island surrounded by a lagoon and encircling barrier reef. Takutea is a small table reef. Palmerston and Manuae are atolls. [1] Rarotonga is home to nearly three-quarters of Cook Islanders. The town of Avarua is Cook Islands' capital and main commercial centre.
1992: Beachcomber Hotels buys the former Pullman Hotel in Grand-Bay and renames it Le Mauricia; 1994 : Beachcomber Hotels buys the former "Le Mariya Hotel" located in Pointe aux Piments. Following extensive works, the hotel is renamed Le Victoria; 1996 : Le Méridien Brabant and Paradis are merged under the brand name, Paradis Hotel & Golf Club
Te Muri Regional Park is a peninsula formed between the Te Muri-O-Tarariki Stream to the north and the Puhoi River to the south. The eastern coastline of the regional park, Te Muri Beach, is the location of Te Muri urupa / cemetery. [2] The highest point in the regional park is Pūhoi, an 138 metres (453 ft) hill. [3]
Rarotonga International Airport (IATA: RAR, ICAO: NCRG) (Cook Islands Māori: Papa Rererangi o Rarotonga) is the Cook Islands' main international gateway, located in the town and district of Avarua, Rarotonga, 3 km (1.9 mi) west of the downtown area on the northern coast. Originally built in 1944, the airport was expanded in the early 1970s ...