2 Hidden Destinations in Other

Cook Islands

Destinations

Rima Rau Cave, Atiu Island

Cook Islands · Atiu

Deep within a remote Pacific island's ancient coral skeleton lies a labyrinthine cave, where the spirits of ancestors are believed to rest among surreal formations and hidden pools.

Rima Rau is one of Atiu's most impressive makatea (fossilized coral) caves, a vast underground world carved by millennia of water erosion. B...
Anatakitaki Caves (Kopeka Caves)

Cook Islands · Atiu Island

Discover a secret world of ancient burial caves and a unique bird navigating by sonar, hidden deep within a remote Pacific island.

These vast limestone caverns on Atiu Island, affectionately known as 'Bird Island,' are not only sacred ancestral burial sites but also the ...