Operates daily Mondays through Saturdays.
Departs from Rarotonga Airport at 8 am and returns at 5.30 pm. The tour
includes transfers to/from airport to your accomodation, flights, island tour
of Aitutaki, lagoon cruise, lunch, towels and snorkeling gear provided.
This is our most popular excursion. The Day Tour starts with a coach transfer
from all hotels and motels to Rarotonga International Airport for an 8 am
departure to Aitutaki. The flight takes 40 minutes on our Saab 340 pressurised
airliner during which a light breakfast muffin and tea/coffee are served.
On arrival at Aitutaki you will be taken on a short island tour by 'le truck'
lasting around one and a half hours and during which a stop is made at the
local village market where souvenir T-shirts etc. can be purchased.
Then it's on to the highlight of the day - the lagoon cruise. Departing from
the wharf opposite Aitutaki Lagoon Resort and Spa, you will board the 21 metre
catamaran Titi-ai-tonga. (Translation: "Wind from the South" the name of
a historic trading schooner that used to serve the island early last century).
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The catamaran has comfortable covered
seating as well as sunbathing decks and access is easily negotiated for people
with physical disabilities including those in wheel chairs.
The clear turquoise water of the Aitutaki lagoon is
spectacular!
There is time for snorkeling and swimming before stopping at a motu (small
islet on the fringing reef) for a tasty barbecue lunch, cooked right on board.
Anyone who has not snorkeled before will find our lagoon tour guides only to
happy to help you experience the wonder of the lagoons underwater world.
It's not that hard and after a short lesson most people will find snorkeling a
breeze.
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The cruise will pass by Akaiami, the small islet that
was once a stopover for huge TEAL (Tasman Empire Airways Limited)
Shorts Solent flying boats enroute from Fiji to Tahiti on the famous weekly
Coral Route TM. The service finished in 1965 when Tahiti’s international
airport at Faaa opened to landplane service. The return flight arrives back at
Rarotonga airport at 5.30 pm.
Snorkeling gear and towels are provided on the lagoon cruise. We recommend you
bring a light change of clothing, sun protection, and lots of extra film.
Price:NZ$449 per person all inclusive
When Booking the Aitutaki Day Tour on our web site, please choose a One Way flight from Rarotonga to Aitutaki Day Tour.
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Our staff check the Aitutaki weather each morning
before departure from Rarotonga. In the event of cloudy wet conditions, clients
are given the choice of re-booking for another day with no cancellation penalty
or surcharges.
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