Scuba Diving Regions in Cook Islands

Aitutaki is home to one of the most beautiful lagoons in the world, and its diving matches the famous postcard views. Inside the lagoon, The Pinnacles rise as d...

Atiu is a raised volcanic island south of Rarotonga, known for its makatea (raised coral limestone) cliffs and a relaxed, traditional way of life. Underwater, t...

Mangaia is the southernmost and one of the oldest raised atolls in the Pacific, a makatea island of dramatic limestone cliffs and ancient forts. Underwater, the...

Manihiki and Rakahanga are two remote northern atolls famous as the black pearl capital of the Cook Islands. Manihiki’s lagoon is lined with pearl farms, and di...

Palmerston Atoll is one of the most remote and pristine places in the Cook Islands, a tiny ring of islets surrounding a turquoise lagoon far to the west. Reache...

Penrhyn, also known as Tongareva, is the largest and northernmost atoll in the Cook Islands, a vast ring of reef and islets surrounding a huge lagoon near the e...

Rarotonga North & West covers the less-dived but equally rewarding side of the island, where the outer reef falls away into deep water and cultural sites meet t...

Rarotonga South is the heart of Cook Islands diving, where the fringing reef meets the open Pacific through a series of dramatic passages and drop-offs. The sou...

Suwarrow is an uninhabited atoll and national park in the northern Cook Islands, a completely untouched ring of reef and lagoon reached only by private sailboat...