The world's most relaxing destination
22nd November 2024
By
Kendall Hill
"I arrive there a tightly coiled spring of 21st-century concerns and head home five days later without a care in the world. The Cooks will do that to you."
"The relaxation therapy begins the moment I arrive at Rarotonga airport to find a ukulele-strumming man singing welcome songs. Local mamas with flower crowns bustle around the baggage carousel introducing travellers to their hotel and transport reps. Soon I’m tootling along the main road – the 32km Ara Tapu, with no traffic lights and speed limits set between 30kmh and 50kmh – heading to my hotel. Within the hour I’m toes in the sand, sun on my face, staring at a world of blues in a palm-lined lagoon. I can feel my muscles and mind unwinding."
