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The most beautiful lagoon on earth<\/h3>\n

Aitutaki<\/strong> means “Little Paradise,” which is a well-chosen is name for this picture-perfect island that is part of the southern Cook Islands<\/a>. It has a beautiful green interior framed by swaying palms, pearly white powder beaches and a 74 km2 lagoon known as the most beautiful on earth. This turquoise jewel has a rich underwater world and is dotted with uninhabited islets that have evocative names like Heaven and Honeymoon island. Where the world can’t find you…<\/em><\/p>\n

Snorkeling safari<\/h4>\n

From the beach you can walk right into the tepid crystal clear waters to snorkel among giant trevally and the most beautiful corals. For a languid lunch and a unique passport stamp, hop in a canoe and paddle to One Foot island. Rent a boat, sail to Heaven and renew your vows before setting foot on Maina and Honeymoon island. Or take a lagoon cruise with Teariki, the self-proclaimed king of the lagoon, and spend a day exploring the waters around the island, where a sumptuous champagne brunch is part of a snorkeling safari.<\/p>\n

And there is more<\/h4>\n

Although Aitutaki is praised worldwide for its dazzling lagoon, there are more reasons to visit this little paradise. It has a vibrant Polynesian culture, a choice of delicious restaurants, exceptionally friendly locals and a laid-back island vibe.<\/p>\n

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Small paradise<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":296540,"parent":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"country":[750],"highlight_category":[600],"continent_category":[257],"class_list":["post-297126","highlights","type-highlights","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","country-cook-islands","highlight_category-hoogtepunt-en","continent_category-oceania"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlights\/297126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlights"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/highlights"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=297126"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlights\/297126\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":297128,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlights\/297126\/revisions\/297128"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/296540"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=297126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"country","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/country?post=297126"},{"taxonomy":"highlight_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlight_category?post=297126"},{"taxonomy":"continent_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/continent_category?post=297126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}