The Cook Islands are 15 unspoiled  islands lying in the center of the Polynesian Triangle of the South Pacific.   The main island, Rarotonga,  shown below, is only 22 miles around but is a beautiful volcanic island.  But what makes the Cook Islands different from the other islands in the South Pacific is that there are no chain resorts and no chain fast-food restaurants but instead wonderful places to stay that are owned by the locals - Cook Islanders, Kiwis, Aussies and an occasional American.   These are people who came to the Cooks and fell in love with the island and are willing to share their little bit of paradise with you.    There is only one road circling Rarotonga and there isn't a stoplight on it.   The Cooks are the way the South Pacific used to be!  Click on the buttons above and Rarotonga and Aitutaki on the left to discover more about this wonderful South Pacific island.