Just came back from 2 wks Rarotonga - crystal clear waters got 4 days nice consistent wind - bit of a slalom course amongst the coral bombies but worth every minute of it - great friendly kiter locals at muri lagoon - chose to kite just sth of lagoon as islands in the lagoon made it a bit gusty there - snorkelling on non windy days unbelievable amount of different tropical fish species but lung dive over a ship wreck worth doing - used 10mtr kite for the 4 days - can kite any where - we stayed on sth side of island and kited just up the road - great place - friendly locals. Bit of a plane ride from WA though - would be there next weekend if it was closer. If you can pay another NZ$480 Aitutaki (flights and 2 nights accommodation from Rarotonga) is the Island to go for free style kiting - international comp. there in Sept. crystal clear waters and no coral bombies just crystal clear lagoon over sand.
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Just came back from 2 wks Rarotonga - crystal clear waters got 4 days nice consistent wind - bit of a slalom course amongst the coral bombies but worth every minute of it - great friendly kiter locals at muri lagoon - chose to kite just sth of lagoon as islands in the lagoon made it a bit gusty there - snorkelling on non windy days unbelievable amount of different tropical fish species but lung dive over a ship wreck worth doing - used 10mtr kite for the 4 days - can kite any where - we stayed on sth side of island and kited just up the road - great place - friendly locals. Bit of a plane ride from WA though - would be there next weekend if it was closer. If you can pay another NZ$480 Aitutaki (flights and 2 nights accommodation from Rarotonga) is the Island to go for free style kiting - international comp. there in Sept. crystal clear waters and no coral bombies just crystal clear lagoon over sand.
Raro is good but aitutaki is so much better, save up and extra few dollars and fly over is about $200!!!
Ohh yeh ill definetly be keen for a little side trip for a few days while im over there, so im guessing the wind is good there in winter?
6 days in rarotonga then 6 days at auitaki