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Avarua Roundabout, one of only two on Rarotonga. The Cook Islands uses left-handed traffic. [1] The maximum speed limit is 50 km/h. [1] On the main island of Rarotonga, there are no traffic lights and only two roundabouts. [1] A bus operates clockwise and anti-clockwise services around the islands coastal ring-road. [2] Road safety is poor.
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 ...
Aitutaki Airport is the airport for Aitutaki, one of the Cook Islands (IATA: AIT, ICAO: NCAI). The airport was originally constructed by the United States and New Zealand militaries during World War II. [1] The runway was upgraded in 2004. [2] The terminal building at Aitutaki Airport is a roof with no or few windows.
Aitutaki is the second largest tourist destination in the Cook Islands, after Rarotonga, receiving 38,777 visitors in 2018. [27] As a result, tourism dominates the economy, with 36% of the labour force employed in the restaurant and accommodation sector. [ 27 ]
Air Rarotonga Embraer 110 at Rarotonga International Airport (2012) Air Rarotonga Saab 340 on the tarmac at Rarotonga International Airport Air Rarotonga route map as of February 2008 [3] Air Rarotonga is an airline based in Rarotonga , Cook Islands and is the flag carrier of the country, known by their slogan as ‘The Airline of the Cook ...
Rarotonga is the largest and most populous of the Cook Islands. 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 popular ...
A boat tour is a short trip in a relatively small boat taken for touristic reasons, typically starting and ending in the same place, and normally of a duration less than a day. This contrasts with river cruising , yacht cruising , and ocean cruising , in larger boats or cruise ships, for any number of days, with accommodation in cabins .
A specific sub-type of tour boat is the duck tour vehicle or amphibious bus. In World War II, the United States built and deployed over 20,000 DUKW 2½-ton payload, 6x6 drive, amphibious trucks; and upon winning the war, many became surplus, and were left (sold or donated) in the liberated countries. In many countries these very robust vehicles ...