The Backpackers International Hostel, Rarotonga, offers you a warm welcome
A visit to the island of Rarotonga, need not cost you a fortune, once you’ve got there that is, if you stay at the Backpackers International Hostel. With a population of a mere 9,500 people, Rarotonga is the most populous island of the Cook Islands of the South Pacific. If you are shopping for a round-the-world air ticket, you will find that many of these packages include the Cook Islands as a stop between Australia and the Americas.
The Backpackers International Hostel is a charming collection of huts on a quintessential unspoilt Pacific island beach, complete with swaying coconut palms, soft, white sand, and inviting turquoise sea, which is perfect for swimming. This unusual and romantically located hostel provides excellent value for money – for a mere NZ$16 per person, you get a bed in a three bedded dorm. A little more privacy is also offered with the availability of nine twin rooms and six double rooms at a cost of NZ$42 per room. Bathrooms are communal with each one having two toilets, two showers and two sinks.
The people running the place operate it very much like a family home, and will even pick you up at the airport – for free that is. The area offers snorkelling, beach volleyball, and other beach and water sports, and the hostel frequently lays on delicious outdoor banquets serving local food. The island itself is great to explore, on foot or by car, and has a circumference of only 32km.
So don’t forget to include a bit of relaxation on Rarotonga as part of your round-the-world trip.
