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Meet Piper, one of our travel experts for Cook Islands.
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Piper is the founder of honeymoon specialty travel company Remarkable Honeymoons, and an award-winning agent with almost 30 years experience.
She's a Virtuoso agent, and winner of WeddingWire's Couples Choice awards every year from 2014-2022.
She is well versed in international travel after having visited dozens of countries in her career, and also through her studies abroad living in both Mexico and France. From the Orient Express, to tenting in Nepal, to flying the Concord, she's had many wonderful travel experiences.
Testimonials from Piper's clients:
"Piper made honeymoon planning simple. She quickly provided recommendations and quotes based on our specified interests for our honeymoon in Hawaii. She was able to secure us awesome hotel room upgrades, and provided great excursion and dinner recommendations. We had an amazing time and owe much of that to Piper!"
- William
Testimonials from Piper's clients:
"Had half a dozen trips set up through Piper before COVID hit. She has been a champ with cruises cancelling, flights changing, cancelled plans, rescheduling, etc. Have rebooked several for next year and she is always happy to help and very detail oriented. It is especially helpful to have someone you know will be "on the other end of the line" when travel plans change, flight connections are missed or changed. Piper is readily available to help you through it all!"
- Becky
Testimonials from Piper's clients:
"Working with Melanie and Piper was a dream! They were super helpful in building the trip of our dreams, helped us coordinate activities and provided excellent recommendations. We cannot recommend them enough!"
- Kay
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Overview
Atiu Island, also known as Enuamanu (land of the birds) lies 187 kilometers northeast of Rarotonga in the Cook Islands. The Atiu Island population of 569 (1/12/06) is divided into 5 villages that radiate out from the center of the island on a flat-topped central plateau. At the edge of the plateau stands the Atiu Villas, Atiu's most developed and top vacation destination. Surrounding the plateau is a ring of taro water gardens and then the jungle clad makatea (fossil coral reef). Notched into the cliffs of makatea are over 28 beaches untouched and almost unvisited except by those seeking a beautiful, quiet, and secluded spot.
The Atiuans were the Vikings of the Cook Islands in pre-European times, however, with the conversion to Christianity of their much-feared ariki, Rongomatane, in 1823, domination of Atiu by the London Missionary Society began, along with its accompanying strictures.
The village settlements were moved by missionary decree from the lowlands near the coast to the central site they now occupy, and a church built there. Ziona Tapu, the Cook Islands Christian Church of Atiu, by the cross-roads in the centre of these villages, is one of the most imposing in the Cook Islands.
The makatea is clad with jungle and riddled with caves. The dark of one cave, called Anataketake, is the home of the indigenous bird called the Kopeka. An excursion to this cave is conducted frequently and provides a real experience to nature lovers and bush walkers. There are many other caves and in fact you could spend a week exploring underground caves and find even more caves to explore. The raised central plateau is where we all live. It is cooler and breezier. Outside the central populated plateau are many nature walks through the lush tropical jungle. Being the land of the birds we also specialize in guided bird tours where Birdman George explains the fauna and flora on Atiu as well as Atiu's part in the recovery program for a back from the brink Rarotongan bird called the Kakerori and for the colorful and endangered Rimatara lorikeet called the kura.
Atiu also produces distinctive coffee. There are two producers. One, 'Atiu Coffee' is known as a gourmet coffee in many parts of the world. The 'Atiu Coffee Factory' also has a coffee tour available that ends with you drinking cups of coffee in the Atiu Fibre Arts Studio. The other 'Atiu Island Coffee' is produced by Mata Arai in the Atiu traditional method of roasting in coconut cream over an open fire. Take Mata's tour and learn how to process your own coffee and enjoy fire roasted coffee with coconut cream and pikelets.
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