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Night
spots, discos with bands and island dancing feature at the major hotels
and resorts. Wining and dining is also a delight as a number of excellent
restaurants offer a fine selection of local and international cuisines and
are romantically located along the seafront.
A
highlight in the Cook Islands is the Polynesian Feast or Banquet, prepared
in the traditional style with foods such as ika mata (marinated fish with
coconut sauce), eke (octopus), taro (tuba vegetable), rukau (spinach like
taro leaves) and kumara (sweet potato).
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Golf,
tennis, sailing, trekking, squash, windsurfing, scuba diving, bowls, game
fishing, horse riding through tropical plantations to Wigmore Falls and a
wide range of aquatic sports including parasailing, windsurfing and
snorkelling. Boats are available for charter for deep sea fishing.
Shops
are open between 8am and 4pm. Lustrous precious pearls are indigenous to
The Cook Islands. The beautiful black pearl is unique to French Polynesia
and Manihiki Island in the Northern Cooks. Set in gold or complemented
with precious gems these black pearls are a special reminder of these
islands. The traditional white pearls, found in the same area are
predominantly golden in colour.
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