Tiare Cottages

The Cook Islands

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The garden units are basic, with a main sleeping area and a simple kitchen, toilet and shower tacked on the end. The newer self-contained lodge is more comfortable, with a better-equipped kitchen and an airy and cheerily furnished bedroom. There’s also a brilliant house – O’Kiva – with panoramic sea views from its cliff-top perch.

It’s self-contained and excellent value, and one of the nicest places to stay on the Cooks’ outer islands. Dinner costs NZ$20 per person, and you’ll need to provide for your own breakfast and lunch.

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  • Vai Nauri

    Vai Nauri

    28.9 MILES

    A real highlight in this region is the deep sparkling-blue Vai Nauri, Mitiaro’s natural swimming pool. Local women used to hold gatherings known as…

  • Motuanga

    Motuanga

    2.61 MILES

    Motuanga (the Cave of 100 Rooms) is a complex of tunnels and caverns in the island’s southeast that’s said to extend all the way under the reef and out to…

  • Vai Tango

    Vai Tango

    1.11 MILES

    Vai Tango is the best cave for swimming, a short walk from Ngatiarua village. Schoolkids often head there at weekends and after school, and they can show…

  • Te Pare Fort

    Te Pare Fort

    28.3 MILES

    The remains of Te Pare Fort, set deep in the makatea, are Mitiaro’s most impressive ancient ruins. The fort was built as a defence against ‘Atiuan raiders…

  • Marae Takero

    Marae Takero

    29.02 MILES

    The marae of Mitiaro are largely consumed by jungle, but you are still able to see the stone seat of the ariki and several graves at Marae Takero, located…

  • Marae Puarakura

    Marae Puarakura

    0.8 MILES

    Marae Puarakura is a modern marae, still used for ceremonial functions, complete with stone seats for the ariki, mataiapo and rangatira (subchief).

  • Marae Rangimanuka

    Marae Rangimanuka

    1.73 MILES

    Marae Rangimanuka, the marae of Uke, is one of Ma’uke’s many marae that are now overgrown, but you can still find it with a guide.

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2. Marae Puarakura

0.8 MILES

Marae Puarakura is a modern marae, still used for ceremonial functions, complete with stone seats for the ariki, mataiapo and rangatira (subchief).

4. Vai Tango

1.11 MILES

Vai Tango is the best cave for swimming, a short walk from Ngatiarua village. Schoolkids often head there at weekends and after school, and they can show…

6. Marae Rangimanuka

1.73 MILES

Marae Rangimanuka, the marae of Uke, is one of Ma’uke’s many marae that are now overgrown, but you can still find it with a guide.