Arriving in Rarotonga, Cook Islands and eating with locals
Kia Orana! Get your sunnies and jandals ready coz it's time for a dose of relaxation and paradise in Rarotonga!
On this first of a three-part series let us show you what you need to do to get going once you arrive in Rarotonga, Cook Islands. Raro is a short 4 hour flight from Auckland, New Zealand. In this episode we show you how much things cost, where to stay and then take you along on a progressive meal where we eat with local Cook Island families at their homes.
First things first we stop off and get our sims from Bluesky. Pretty much the only local phone operator to get your mobile data or wifi from. You can check out their full rates on:
www.bluesky.co.ck/ just be warned that data isn't very cheap and the connection isn't the best on Raro but it works mostly fine enough.
Once you've ticked off mobile connectivity it's time to sort out transport. Scooters are the most popular option for getting around in Rarotonga but due to the fact we had 5 people and the chance of rain for most our trip was very high, we decided to hire a 7 seater vehicle instead.
We found Island Car and Bike Hire to have the cheapest rentals however the trade off is the vehicles aren't the newest which suited us just fine.
www.islandcarhire.co.ck/
Supplies! Before we head over to our resort we need to get stocked up. Rarotonga only has two big grocery stores on the island. We headed to the one closest to our resort called Wigmore's Superstore which is on the Muri beach side.
Together with our group of friends we stayed at the Pacific Resort. Located right on Muri beach we enjoyed many piña coladas and bowls of ika mata (a raw fish dish) from this great and convenient accommodation.
www.pacificresort.com/
We've saved the best for last though. This was one of our favourite activities during our stay. Dining with some Rarotongan locals and their families on a progressive meal. This involved getting picked up at our resort, going in a shuffle with a bunch of strangers then getting taken to three different Rarotonga family homes for delicious home cooked Cook Island food. The first home serves the entrée, second home the mains and the last home, dessert. Amazing way to experience Rarotonga's culture and food. We were able to meet so many great people and really familiarise ourselves with Cook Island food. You can check out the experience yourselves at Cook Island Tours.
cookislandstours.co.ck/
We'd like to give a big shout out to our awesome friends Is That Us Fam for our gifts that we wore during the progressive meal with Cook Island Tours! You can watch their video where they surprised us with those gifts in their video here:
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Keen to learn more about Rarotonga for things to do and where to eat? Be sure to watch our other 2 videos we made about Raro :)
PART 2: Top 5 Things to Do in Rarotonga Cook Islands
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PART 3: Where to eat in Rarotonga, Cook Islands
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We have three episodes for you in our Rarotonga series. Hope you enjoy them everyone we want to go back 😅
@armysofblinks1321
5 жыл бұрын
Hi Peter today I went to Rotorua and went to the skyline there
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
Hey bro! That sounds like an awesome way to spend your long weekend. Is your grandparents there with you too? Hope you all are having a great time we were blessed with some good weather too 😁👍 we just got back this evening after an amazing time with our friends in bay of islands. Vlog coming soon.
@armysofblinks1321
5 жыл бұрын
No they already went back
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
Btw sorry I jumped to conclusion and said bro you may be a girl hahaha sorry! Did you enjoy skyline? Hope you got a chance to do the luge. Btw we have joined your channel too hope you get to 100 😁👍
@armysofblinks1321
5 жыл бұрын
Yep it was really fun and yeah I’m a girl
Yen pronounced those Cook Island words like a local now that’s awesome 👏🏾 hope y’all having a blast 💙 so jealous
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
Kia orana realG! Meitaki ma'ata! 😊 It's a lovely language and was glad I could pick up a few words 😊 We had a great time in Rarotonga thanks, back in Auckland now but so we've got 2 more videos to share for our Raro series, hope you'll enjoy them too! 😁👍 - Yen
@H4KTNNT
5 жыл бұрын
Totally agree yen was on point with pronunciation of words. Vowels are always important to pronounce and she got them always. It shows a huge appreciation. Nga mihi
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the compliment I was trying to pick up as much as I could from our cook island friends and from the locals to make my pronunciation as good as possible 😊❤ appreciate you noticing - Yen
Peter’s voice is like a tv show host.. and Hi Yen! I’ve never been to rarotonga..very informative video. Love your outfit very summer. The food looks amazing!
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
The outfit was gifted to us from our cook island friends is that us fam 😁👍 you might remember them from the ice cream challenge video Haha. Glad the video was informative for you now you can plan your trip too liz 😂
Staying on the beach is the best, especially on that lagoon. Looks stunning!
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
The lagoon is just insanely beautiful. I was just telling the story of how one afternoon we all just sat next to the beach drinking pina coladas from late afternoon into the evening followed by a night swim. That was the ultimate in relaxation hahaha 😁❤
wow that is amazing, tour at people's home? that is so amazing!
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
I know right! It's genius. Thank you cook island tours for putting together such an amazing experience. I've been trying to find similar things in other countries too but it's so hard to find these kinda tours 🤔
Sausage 🤤 bbq time? Haha Place looks like a paradise for a quick getaway - so beautiful. Man that bus is so lively 😀 fun - yen went in w the 🎤 karaoke session there haha The food feels so tropical 😀, looks like it was a worth while the price for the tour! 😆 they sure do love their ukelele 🎸 👍 such nice and vibrant community feel too.
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
The people in rarotonga were so awesome always made us feel so welcome at each activity. I especially like that they encourage us to go for seconds and thirds hahaha 😂👍 the fruits were amazing we were feasting on papaya every morning. Yen has a very nice singing voice 😁❤
What an amazing idea for a food tour. Three different home-cooked meals?? Can’t go wrong there.
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
The food tour was amazing you guys should totally consider setting something like this up in New York I think people would really enjoy a borough's experience at local homes. I know we'd definitely sign up for that 🤔😁👍
What an experience! Glad you survived the expensive wines...
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
Luckily we were on a fish and pina colada diet only 😂 it was an amazing trip and even more amazing experiences to come over the next two weeks 😁👋
@FamilyonStandby
5 жыл бұрын
@@PeterandYen Well, that's reasonable then! Don't want to violate the diet lol! Looking forward to seeing the experiences!
I love how you guys just get in there and embrace different cultures and enthusiastic about trying new things
@PeterandYen
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Kat 😁💕 we really enjoy it too 👌☺
Absolutely beautiful video ! So stoked you guys had a blast in our beautiful island Rarotonga x Yen you better come through with that pronunciation #perfection 🔥Can't wait to see the rest of your epic series x Keep up the litness fam !
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
Meitaki fam!! I learnt from the best (you guys) 😁 it's that taro with a 'd' ay haha ☺️👌 Have an awesome day ♥️😊 - Yen
That food looks fantastic! So colorful! What a great way to show the culture by doing the tour with the familes!
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
This was my absolutely favorite thing to do in rarotonga and I think every country should have things like this. They make for amazing experiences and you learn so much about the culture this way. You won't see yen's favorite experience till episode 3 of this series 😁👍
I love you alls videos😁. That is so awesome! That is such a great tour! You two look freat
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks caroline! These raro videos were super fun to put together. 6 nights of good times and the progressive dinner was my favorite experience of it all. Thanks for the compliments on our outfits too 😊❤
Beautiful beach,friends locals, and great places to eat
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
The beach is so spectacular because it is a lagoon first time yen and I have seen one. The people are so warm and wonderful and the food was amazing! Especially the 🐟😁👍
Omg 5:58 Peter and Yen what can I say? Your special effects make me queef! 😂 I'm very impressed with your execution on this vlog it's like quintessential Peter and Yen as we know them back home but in a different island. I love that you guys are the type that will never change which is part of your appeal that makes us viewers attracted to you, very relatable, down to earth and just a joy to watch!
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
Hahaha happy Easter st waters! 👋 Glad you enjoyed the special effects 😂👍 I don't think we know how to change even if we wanted to I love the idea of being able to tell a story through video. If anything I just hope that are are able to show more of our personality through the vlogs. It's already gotten a lot better but there is always room for improvement 😊 we'll have 2 more raro videos for ya 😁✌
This place looks fun 😊 Kind of reminds me of Hawaii... except more tropical. That island transformation at 5:58 was super cute 🙈 Great video as per usual guys!
@thesoulrecipe
5 жыл бұрын
my fav part too . hehehehehe
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
Hahaha thanks guys ❤❤❤ haven't been to Hawaii but it's on our bucket list. Rarotonga brings you to a really relaxed zen state its so peaceful and beautiful 2 more in the series 😊✌
@_lenasnow
5 жыл бұрын
@@PeterandYen Aww! Can't wait for the rest of this series. P.S. Yen cheesing at 8:21 is everything... like "YAS... FooOooooood" hehe~
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
Hehehe yeah she is pretty cute in that footage 😊❤
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
Lolol thanks Lena and Nicholas!! Hahah yeah I was very chuffed with my plate 😁♥️ - Yen
Very lovely host and Raro is so peaceful looking. Reminded me of my childhood time in mysia where things were so simple then....love it..
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
Harlo mum we just got home 😁 yes things are very simple in rarotonga that is the perfect way to describe it. We really enjoyed that about it the most 😊🌿❤
love the intro drone shots! that looks like a wonderful paradise!! cant wait to see what you have for us on this video
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
Paradise is the perfect word to describe this lil island. It's kept so amazingly clean too the locals really look after it 😊🌿
@TheMamuchos
5 жыл бұрын
Peter and Yen that’s awesome
Holiday Vibes, yes sole! SO lucky as you two. We love how confident you guys are and how well edited each episode is getting. Miss those island grab for sure! Can't wait for the next video guys...
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you fams ❤ this was our first time visiting a Pacific island but just the first of many to come. Had an amazing time in the cook islands and miss the food especially 😁 we're finally getting a lil more natural on camera but there is always room for improvement 😊✌
awesome vlogs guys! and again congrats for 4k!!
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you ❤ it's been great having you guys along the ride with us 😁✌
It’s beautiful place to be , many thanks great video
@PeterandYen
4 жыл бұрын
An amazing place that we'd love to come back to. Thank you for watching 😁✌
You know.... I live here and I didn't even know that the banana-coconut-salad-thing was a thing lmao... But yeah! Great video, I'm stoked that you guys liked it here!
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ash! We had no idea either but it tasted great and made for an awesome entree. We're figuring out when we can come back to cook islands, had an awesome time 😁👍
Absolutely divine ❤️
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
👍 Rarotonga ❤
Beautiful accommodations! Love that effect of when you guys change clothes. So cool you guys got to eat with the locals. Looks delicious. We eat with a lot of taro and root veggies too. That pavlova with passion fruit! Yum!!
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks guys! I like effects but it takes me a while to figure out how to make em hahaha. Eating with the locals is the best way to fast track yourself in understanding a culture. Such a lovely experience and the food was delicious to boot ❤
Love your video. So good to see home again. You have done a great job.. OMG I cant even watch the food part, yummmmmm
@PeterandYen
2 жыл бұрын
😂 yeah! Would love to eat some ika mata right about now. Thanks for watching
Awesome upload dear friend very nice TFS
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you glad you enjoyed our video from rarotonga 😁👍
Thank you for posting this... I took my mum to Raro June last year and one of the activities we did was to go to these three houses to share meals with them.. my mum just passed away two weeks ago. I went to search Rarotonga and this clip came up first. Beautiful memories, thank you again :)
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
Hello that's so sad to hear that your mum passed away two weeks ago. Our condolences go out to you and your family. We're happy that you're able to watch this video and bring back some happy memories of experiences that you've shared with her though. 😊❤ take care ✌
Awesome videos guys....it made me home sick. You're b-roll is really GOOD!!! Can't wait for the next one....💖👍😎💖
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! we had an amazing time in rarotonga. As soon as we arrived in Auckland I wanted to go back to raro 😍❤ your home country is just beautiful 😊
What a nice getaway. Looks like you guys had an awesome time. Interesting food too. That dishes with banana were pretty different.
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
Local cook island food was the perfect way to kick off our first day in rarotonga. We had a blast and you're right island food is like nothing else in the world very unique flavors 🤤
Keep up the good vids bro you deserve 100k plus subscribers
@thesoulrecipe
5 жыл бұрын
thats a fact!!
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
Hahaha you guys are too kind thank you so much for the support really it does mean a lot to me and yen ❤ have a great Easter break!
Love you guys! I really enjoyed your feedback on my homelands.. Look forward to your visit to Aitutaki..
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
❤ Tokoa 😊 we spent 6 nights just in rarotonga and decided to make the most of our time there. Next time we're coming back to raro we'll go to aitutaki as well and try stay there for a while too cause we heard it's really beautiful there.
This island and the ppl have a Hawaiian feel to it!! The food looks great!!! It's like a mixture fusion of everything combined!
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
The food is amazing in the Pacific islands especially the local cuisine. Ika Mata has to be one of the greatest things ever.. so simple yet amazing flavor and you feel fantastic eating it. Taro could be my rice replacement it's so yum! Never been to Hawaii but we do want to go one day 😁👍
Oh thanks for sharing love the video.
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching and leaving us a comment 😊👋 have a great week!
Very nice... Our little ones are half Cook Island... We have never been... Want to definitely go there for a holiday soon now.. Thanks for sharing!
@PeterandYen
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you glad you enjoyed the video! Yen n I wanna go back to the cook islands too 😍 hope you guys get to go on your trip soon!
Yayyyy!! You visited my homeland! Hoped you guys really enjoyed it & especially the FOOD 😍 Real nice relaxing island to be in!!
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
Your homeland is beautiful. Enjoyed the food, people and beaches so much. Missed it as soon as we left. Entered a new level of peacefulness while we were there 😊❤
Glad you enjoyed your experience on my island home ❤️ KIA ORANA E KIA MANUIA !!!!
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
Kia Orana Ruanne your island home is just beautiful. We will need to go back and visit again one day and go to Aitutaki too. Did so many fun activities and ate great food coming up on the next two episodes 😊❤
Brilliant !!! that "BED FLOP" straight fiiiiirrreee!!! :D
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂 it was like jumping into a massive marshmallow 🔥
You should’ve kept rocking that on your head, Peter! 😂
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
😂 yen gives new meaning to clawing my eyes out 😂😂😂
Very nice place! I love the airport live music reception :) Food looks delicious!!
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
Rarotonga is an awesome island. Next time we would love to go back and explore the different islands too 😁👍 great food readily exceeded expectations!
Love 💓 love💓 love you guys
@PeterandYen
3 жыл бұрын
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You guys are getting so pro with these vids! Loved it. This place gave me some serious Hawaii vibes!
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks guys appreciate the feedback we always wanna keep pushing the videos more and make them better 😁👍 quite a lot of people have said raro has Hawaii vibes. We needa go Hawaii for sure one day!
Ah... The Cook Islands... Looks like paradise guys. You soon got stuck into the lovely food on the first day. Accommodation looked plush. Looking forward to seeing this series unfold ❤️👍
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
The food is the most exciting part of any trip hahaha especially being lucky enough to get some delicious traditional cultural foods that's an unforgettable experience 😊👍 yup accommodation was awesome too right by the lagoon can you have too much of a thing in this case NAH 😂
I love your trips and holidays everywhere
@PeterandYen
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Yasmin 😊👋 looking forward to our next adventure, any suggestions? 😃
@yasmindawoojee6831
Жыл бұрын
@@PeterandYen - definitely check out Germany always wanted to go there!!!
@PeterandYen
Жыл бұрын
Ooo yes never been to Germany before that'd be cool
@yasmindawoojee6831
Жыл бұрын
@@PeterandYen - I love PARIS to be honest and Italy - hope you get there - nice couples like yourself travelling - best wishes xx
thanks for the video guys, miss my island so much, the food so yummy looking u2 enjoying eating. and again, thanx for the video. 👍👍
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
Heya Joey! Yeah we love eating a lot 😂 we were fed so well from the lovely families in the cook island culture tour. So delicious... i really miss ika Mata 😅🐟 thank you so much for checking out our video and dropping us a comment. 2 more videos from raro on their way 😊👋
You are my sunshine... Love that song. I didn't know of Raratonga until you guys showcased it. The food you guys ate looks so delicious. That was an interesting tour setup.
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
Rarotonga is a 💎 of a place that us kiwis and our aussie neighbors have been going to for many years. Food sights and hospitality are world class this was just overall an amazing trip 😍
Another awesome vid guys!! 2nd home you went to is my bestmates aunty Kalo. Lovely lady & makes the best food. All that delicious island food mmm! Hope you had a wonderful time.
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
O my gosh does this mean you can stop off at aunty Kalos place for dinner from time to time??? Hahaha cause that would be amazing! Love Pacific island food yen and I both have our own favorites. We were there for 6 nights and I ended up having 8 ika Mata 😂 it was such an relaxing trip we want to go Samoa next.
Omg I miss Raro so much can’t wait to go back
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
We can't wait to go back too such a magical place 😊❤
You both are talented! Keep it up!
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you! We have many big plans for the channel coming up this year
Great hospitality. The resort looks amazing. Great getaway. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
Hey David! 😁👋 hope you're having an amazing Easter break. The location of the resort was fantastic not far from the lagoon which was so beautiful!
@davidjustdavid3955
5 жыл бұрын
Peter and Yen Rarotonga looks beautiful. Having a great easter 🐣 in Auckland. Had a great feast and family birthday in glen eden last night. Today we’ll enjoy the rain 🌧. Enjoy the resort 🌸
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
Heya David family feast sounds awesome 😍 we're already back in New Zealand too just spent a couple of days over in bay of islands vlog coming soon hahaha. Auckland greeted us the usual way with rain hahaha ❤
beautiful channel thanks for sharing
This is so helpful. I'm travelling to rarotonga soon and all my little questions I wanted answered are pretty much in your video!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH. Loved that ya'll included the phone and rentals as well as PRICES at the super store and hotel Love your guys accent too.
@PeterandYen
10 ай бұрын
Glad our video was able to help! Hope you have a wonderful time there 😊 the video was from a few years ago so prices probably have gone up but hopefully not too much 🤞🤞🍀 all the best to you 🙌
Love the intro! Feel those tropical vibes right away, especially with that music
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
Great! Hahaha that's exactly what we were going for. Really wanted to bring everyone right into the same experience that we were having 😁👍
What a big room you got!! It all seems like a perfect holiday spot! Relax, beach, pool... Haha! nice change of outfit there! Lovely ukelele sound!! Take us with you the next time!! 😍😍😍
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
Hahaha yeah it's a big room there were four of us staying in there. This was definitely the ultimate relaxation spot. We reached a new level of unwinding a place where words could barely be formed and the level of tension in our body was -100 😂😂😂 let's meet up overseas one day!
@LifetimeTravelmates
5 жыл бұрын
@@PeterandYen deal!! here we go!! ;)
Thnk u guys so much you just answered so many questions i had before my trip there👌
@PeterandYen
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Glad our video was helpful 🙂 hope you have a wonderful time in Raro!
its 2022 and this video still makes me hungry!
Such a beautiful place and so much food! I actually have never heard of the cook islands and had to look it up on the map haha
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
Yeah man it's an awesome spot. Those from New Zealand and Australia will know the island well but I imagine for a lot of the world cook islands is a bit too far for them 😊 hope the series might convince you to come for a visit Ralph 😁👍
Rarotonga looks beautiful guys. Love the relaxed Island vibe and food. Can't help but notice that it's a bit pricey, but that maybe due it not being commercialised.
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
Happy Easter Te ngu! From our research it looks like all the islands range from pricey to very pricey. I think raro is actually on the more affordable end with Tahiti getting very expensive. But as long as you eat local produce it makes the cost much more affordable 😊 hopefully over time we'll head out to each and every island 👌
Foodies find perfect places to eat......you,we are just like that.....relishing local cuisine is something device for us......I am sure you agree with us......superb place with authentic local cuisine.....
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
Yeah! We were so happy to find cook island tours and go on the progressive dinner one of our favorite activities of the whole trip. Met a bunch of fantastic people and ate some traditional delicious cook island cuisine 😍👏👌
That ika mata looks amazing, reminds us a lot of kinilaw, a Filipino style ceviche with coconut milk.
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
Oooo kinilaw writing that down. Cause ika Mata is my favorite polynesian food. It's the best 6 nights and I had ika Mata 8 times hahaha. The flavors the freshness everything is just beautiful 😁❤🐟
@teamthoth
5 жыл бұрын
Very similar to Samoan oka as well
@patcruising8925
4 жыл бұрын
It was on! once my partner and I discovered 'Bite Time', ha. Damn, wish I knew about the local dinner tours, I was craving local food my whole stay!
@PeterandYen
4 жыл бұрын
Aww man Bite Time was soo good ay! Haha looks like you'll need to book another trip to go back and get the local home cooked food Pat 😁👍
Enjoyed your video. The pronunciation of the local words “taro” “ika mata” “rukau” was on point. Im gonna go look for some good island food today, thx 😊
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
Hi Trina 😊👋 thank you for dropping by and glad you enjoyed the video. We got a chance to eat with our cook island youtuber friends is that us fam and that definitely helped with pronunciation 😁👍
this was enjoyable video to watch i probably need to put this on my bucket list
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
Yoooo Kiernan! Happy Easter hope you're having an awesome break from studying 😁👍 yeah man rarotonga is magic definitely needa visit there one day!
@STEADYWOOPIN
5 жыл бұрын
@@PeterandYen appreciate it love to hear from you guys i love to tune in every sunday and watching your guys videos keep it up
@STEADYWOOPIN
5 жыл бұрын
hope you guys enjoyed your easter weekend take care and have a lovely week
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you bro really appreciate your support ❤ Easter break was great we ended up going to bay of islands for a couple of days. Hope you had a good one too!
I was there 2 weeks ago and fell in love 🙌 I've nicknamed the island Scooter Island lol
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
Hahaha that's such a perfect name for raro 😁👍 you must be like us we miss the island too! Once you adjust to raro life you wanna stay in raro life 😁👌❤
I've been to Raro several times over the years and I love those lagoons! That's why this token "bloody yank papa'a" calls myself a Maori "trapped inside a white man's physical body" as my running joke. My favorite activities in Rarotonga include snorkeling in these shallow, crystal-clear coral lagoons. And doing a lot of nature photography over Raro's colorful jungle scenery. You know I mean this in a fun way.
@PeterandYen
2 жыл бұрын
Raro is such a beautiful place. Miss it a lot will have to come back sometime soon. The lagoons and mountains ⛰ plus all the yummy fish and fruit. But also the people are lovely 😁👍 you're fortunate to have visited a few times
Kia orana! I'm from the island of Rarotonga (Vaka Takitumu lessgoooo!) and I happened to stumble across this video and I loved every moment of it! I also had a bit of laugh because one minute into your video, I see my aunty and uncle in the corner LOL. It was so heart-warming hearing Yen pronounce our reo like local and seeing all the amazing food you tried! Got me a feeling a little homesick but I'm so glad I watched this video! Meitaki ma'ata and kia manuia!
@PeterandYen
4 жыл бұрын
Kia Orana! 😁👋 Aw thank you so much for your lovely comment ☺️ Haha that's awesome you spotted your aunt and uncle! 😂 Did you show the video to them too? We really enjoyed Raro and all the seafood especially.. ika mata.. oh my so delicious 🤤 hope you get a chance to go back home some time 🙂❤️ Meitaki ma'ata! 😁
fantastic! thank you so much
@PeterandYen
4 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! ☺️🙌
That banana and coconut salad looked delicious ✔️ Great video Peter and Yen! 😃
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Chelsea glad you enjoyed the rarotonga episode it was such an amazing experience being able to eat with three local families 😁👍
We been there........That was amazing....^ 6 awesome days in my life.......
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
We spent 6 nights there too. You must be wanting to return again just like us hahaha. Thanks for dropping by and leaving a comment 😊✌
Kia Orana Peter & Yen 👋🏼😃🌺 Your video was put together beautifully Wow $600 per night.. I nearly fainted but i guess with your group all putting in will make it lighter on your wallet Those houses you visited to have your meals, the 2nd house and it’s food Drool 🤤 Meitaki Maata for this video And you two looked good in your Kuki Attire 💕 Looking forward to your other episodes
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
Kia Orana auntie ❤😁👋 thank you for the compliment on the video we really wanted to make sure we could show off the awesomeness of raro properly so spent a quite few hours editing this one 😊 yeah $600 a bit steep but the location was excellent and after a few pina colada by the beach we forgot all about that 😂 cook island food is amazing I'm craving it right now I want Ika Mata hahaha 😁 thank you for watching!
Guys!!!! I’ve missed out so many of your vlogs, so sorry been so busy with life. Hope you’ve both been well! Loving the first part of this vlog, with more in depth tips & prices 👍🏽 That jump on the bed though 😂 epic! Ika mata is my absolute faaaave, pretty sure I had it everywhere I went and everyone makes it different - so good! Keep up great vlogs guys ❤️
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
Hey Michala hope you're having a wonderful Easter break 😁👋 don't be sorry it's all good we totally understand! You're so sweet ❤ we've been great this trip was just the ultimate in relaxation and guess what we have the same favorite hahaha I loved the ika Mata, over the 6 night stay I had 8 bowls of ika Mata and since being back in Auckland craving it so much! Yen's favorite is the poke and chop sui. Glad the prices were useful for ya take care ✌😁
@michala6006
5 жыл бұрын
That’s amazing to hear guys! I also found it to be very relaxing when I was there. Looking forward to the next episodes 🤗😍
Great video guys! I hope to visit on the way back from New Zealand.
@PeterandYen
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it 🙂 feels like ages ago we were in Raro but it was just last year! 🇨🇰
Awesome guys!! Yenny you local! He he... Pete, better see you breakin it down Cook Island dancing in the nek few vids.... cheeeeehoooooo 👀👀🕺💃🤔
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂 ok well I had finished the third video and purposely left out the cook island dance fail attempt but for you liv might just work it back in...😅 no promises see how it goes 😂
@luv2927
5 жыл бұрын
@@PeterandYen *evil laugh* muahahahahaha.... 🕺🤯🤦♀️
Amazing views and the food island styles. Amazing, looks just like Hawaii without the big crowds. I just looked up Rarotonga and it's not too far from Hawaii, pretty close to Fiji, Samoa and Tahiti. I enjoy how you edit and adding the prices in US dollars, which is helpful for travelers looking to vacation, and those tips are perfect too!
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
Great summary of rarotonga it is an amazing place for sure. All the Pacific islands are reasonably close to each other but if you live in US will be a lil further for you to get there. We're glad you enjoyed these videos we think they are some of the best ones we've put together yet 😁👍
Kia orana guys I really love the video's and alot of memory's 😅👌👍 awesome love it
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
Hi Tangi thank you so much for leaving us a nice message 😊✌ cook islands is a magical place. It's our first time visiting a Pacific island and it definitely won't be our last can't wait to go back ❤
So cool. This reminds me of Hawaii! It's so far away from you guys! Our first stop at a new place is always the local convenience store. It's so much fun.
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
Hahaha I know right it's the best finding what the local snacks the store has. Dan and Naz did some research already there are direct flights from LA 😁👌
Beautiful
Oh nice! My home island! Make sure you try Vili's Burger Joint while you there
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
Brooo your home island is the bomb! Yen and I both loved our time in rarotonga. There was one afternoon we sat at the beach for 7 hours drinking pina coladas then going for swims afternoon to late night thinking.... does life really get much better than this 😂 we are back in Auckland already but we will go back one day and will needa try Vilis burger joint. Have a great long weekend!
Sweet place guys 👍 A bit pricey for our style of travel these days. We’ll just have to live it through your videos. Good to see you enjoying yourselves and all the wonderful food.
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
The cost was a lil better once we split it amongst the four of us. But yup things on the island can be a lil bit pricey. Rarotonga was a blast needa go back sometime soon and next time to Aitutaki too 😁
I appreciate you guys for going to my country 😁
@PeterandYen
4 жыл бұрын
We enjoyed visiting! You live in a beautiful place :)
While the best time is between end of July to August....The Maeva NuI starts. Its when all our island in the Cook Island come together and celebrate our culture🌴❤
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
Just did a bit of reading about Te Maeva Nui festival. You're right sounds like a great time to visit. National event celebrating the birth of Cook island independence 4th of August and lasts a week. Ok next time we come we will time it over this week 😁👍
Never heard of Rarotonga till now, it looks awesome tho! Great info on the necessities! the home visits look very intersting!
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
Yo guys being aussie, I totally would have thought you would have known about rarotonga 🤔😂 all goods one more place to add to your lists. The food tour was the bomb!
Glad use went there.. I'm from Rarotonga..
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
Hi Jaz 👋😁 had an awesome time can't wait to go back one day ❤
@jaztuaputa8887
5 жыл бұрын
Hi Peter and Yen 😊 I'm so happy to see people from overseas to take time to see my island.. Hope to see use one day there. Xx
the accomodation there looks very nice the food shop prices whew costly seems a nice place for a holiday and no surprise getting into the food there and it looks very tasty *got our like 👍fully watched 👀 AU🌟supported😁*
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
It was the best starting this trip off with some local cook island cuisine 😁👍 great spot for a holiday especially if you're stressed cause you will wind down many many notches. Beach side sipping pina coladas... that's the life 😂👏
Extraordinary 😀
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you! We had an awesome time in rarotonga this is only 1 day of 6 too hahaha 😁👍
Ratatonga...had to look that one up on the map! Looks like a fun place! Gotta do the bed dive lol!!
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
Hahaha it's been on our bucket list for ages. Now that we've ticked it off we want to head right back 😅 you should totally go and bed dive too 😁👍
Awesome video guys😉🤙 You've got the local words down too. I just got back a couple of days ago but stayed with family. Kia manuia!
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for dropping by and happy to hear the feedback about the video 😁👍 our cook island friends taught us a couple of words before we left which definitely helped too. Wishing we were back there right now. It's too cold in Auckland hahaha
@shanghaimuts
5 жыл бұрын
@@PeterandYen a low of 3 degrees and 25 degrees just does not compare😳
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
Hahaha yup... at least we can watch game of thrones and feel like we're there 😁
Enjoy
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks! We had an amazing time in Rarotonga. Cook islands is awesome ❤
I've been there in december, it is a wonderful place
@PeterandYen
4 жыл бұрын
Such an amazing island! Sounds like you had an awesome experience too 😊👍
LOOOVE!!! You got a lot of good footage👌🏼 That lady from bluesky did my sim card too. Still guttered I didn’t get the chance to catch up with you guys. We’re planning a trip to Auckland in Aug so hopefully we can catch up for food. I’ll have a lot more free time too. I love how you guys got to go around and eat at the locals houses. I wish we did that tour instead of going to the island night buffet. Pacific resort is so beautiful btw. My Aunty stayed there. Can’t wait for your next few Raro videos 😆
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
Aww we're going to be overseas from July until the end of the year 😅 so not sure about that meet up either. The progressive dinner was one of the best experiences ever! Hope we're able to do that in every country we go to. It's a fast way track to understanding a culture. You should do it next time 😁👍
wow you travel again. very nice island, make me remember of lombok and gili Island in Indonesia
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
Traveling is our favorite thing to do 😁✌ we've been to Bali but haven't visited lombok or gili island. One day we'll be back to Indonesia for round two and we'll ad them to the bucket list 😁
@gunnertravel
5 жыл бұрын
Yup, just come, btw i thought you are Indonesian the first time i visited your channel lol
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
Hahaha I'm reasonably tanned for a Chinese guy is that what it was?
@gunnertravel
5 жыл бұрын
well i discovered you channel alongside with Helmi, so i thought you are also Indonesian, and yeah a little bit about your skin colour. pretty much i won't guest that you are really from mainland China
Ayyyeee you gotta get that wigmores icecream! Best treat on a hot day!
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
I was to fixated on the papaya and paw paw never had them so yummy before 😍 also the niu was amazing 😍 ice cream took second seat hahaha
That banana coconut salad looks good. You guys remain in great shape considering all of the great food you eat lol
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
Hahaha I dunno about that mate. My stomach is looking pretty puffy these days from my ice cream diet 😂
OMG love that someone at the airport is singing and playing guitar!! Never has that ever happened at an airport we have been to! What a warm welcome 😍 BUT $2.19 a litre for petrol.... Thats CRAZY expensive 😂 well compared to Aus anyways... Your resort looks lovely! So many palm trees! It's starting to get cold here in Sydney, and an island vacation would be fab right now!
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
Hahaha guess I'm pretty used to that price for petrol since we're from New Zealand it's around the same actually 😅 yeah the resort was great most impressive of all was the fact that it was right next to the lagoon where we spent a lot of time 😊
Was missing the “yoooo” on that dive on the bed 🤣🤣
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
😂😂 I think the intros won't have that yo of familiarity for this series 😁 just shot an episode this weekend and don't worry things go back to normal 😂
It's too bad that the Cook Islands are in terrible debt and many of the people are suffering. It's good that tourists keep going there. It helps alleviate the problem.
AAAWWWW so jealous, love the food, place, people - and everything there ... so wanna go back again - been away too long
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
Hi Royce 👋😁 totally right with all three of these things. We have only just left but we want to go back already. Had an amazing trip 👍
@royceturia1562
5 жыл бұрын
😁❤😎👍✈
Amazing
@PeterandYen
4 жыл бұрын
This place is totally amazing hope you get to visit sometime too 👍
You both sound like locals...great pronunciation and hope you both had a blast in Rarotonga ❤️
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
Hello granny hale 😊👋 I'm a lil bashful with my pronunciation but yen is very talented at getting words correct 😁 plus I'm sure being kiwi and growing up with Pacific islanders has helped ❤👍
@aaylarose
Жыл бұрын
No they don’t 💀💀
Big ups to both of ya for pronouncing the names correctly! 🇨🇰
@PeterandYen
4 жыл бұрын
Meitaki ma'ata 😁💕 We tried our best!
Rarotonga, NZ's secret little Pacific playground: clean, tidy: great beaches and resorts; delicious food; colourful natives.
that was pretty chur!!! hungry as!
@PeterandYen
4 жыл бұрын
😁👍
I'm from Rarotonga, its so beautiful their, I wish I could go back
@PeterandYen
5 жыл бұрын
Heya rhianna 👋 it is so beautifu! Hope you get a chance to go back and visit. We'll definitely be back too 😊✌