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| Port: Rarotonga Circle Island Tour A drive around the island on the coastal road - the Ara Tapu - serves as perfect introduction to the charms of Rarotonga. YOUR SCENIC DRIVE Board your motorcoach and travel through Avarua, circling the island clockwise. Your drive takes you past Arai-Te-Tonga Marae, Ngatangiia Harbor, and Muri Beach. You pass the Cook Island Christian Church in Arorangi, the airport, the Parliament building, and Tereora College, traveling through a lush tropical landscape dotted with plantations of citrus, banana, tapioca, paw paw and taro. PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES Ara Metua - When Europeans landed on Rarotonga, they were surprised to discover a paved, all-weather road that was centuries old. The "Great Road of Toi" is paved with volcanic rock. Ngatangiia Point - Legend has it that explorers left here in 1350 A.D. on a voyage of discovery to New Zealand. SPECIAL NOTES Tour order may vary. |
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