We invite you to experience

• a triathlon in an island paradise
• a swim in clear water of one of the Pacific’s most beautiful lagoons
• a cycle around the entire island
• and a run along palm fringed roads, a warm wind in your hair

                              ....during a week long holiday in the Cook's!!


Not only will you enjoy a week of activities set in one of the worlds most picturesque locations, you can also spoil yourself with a beautiful island holiday with the whole family!

Boiler Swim
This is an ocean / harbour swim of approximately 800 metres out around the protruding wreck of the SS Maitai, a sunken steamer, which lies off the reef, and back to shore.

It starts and finishes from the shoreline in front of Trader Jack’s bar & restaurant (Ara Tapu, in Avarua) on the Thursday afternoon before the triathlon.

Swimmers proceed counter clockwise around the wreck taking care to maintain their distance from the wreck and to avoid the reef shoreline that will be on their right following the turnaround.

The course record is 9:00 minutes, set in 2001 by New Zealand Olympian Nathan Richmond.

Tour de Raro
The cycle race was added to the list of events in 1998 as an additional event for visiting athletes to compete in and a chance for the Cook Island residents to get some international competition.

It is a one lap clockwise circumnavigation of Rarotonga’s coastal road (31.2km) (the opposite direction to the triathlon), starting and ending in Avarua on the Tuesday afternoon following the triathlon weekend.

Anyone wishing to make this a social ride is encouraged to do so as this is meant to be a fun event that ends the festival schedule.

The course record is 42:16, set in 2002 by Australian Ironman Luke Bell. Bell was unable to complete the triathlon that year due to an injury but his cycle split in the Tour de Raro has since been unbeatable.

Package Inclusions:

• Return airfares Auckland / Rarotonga / Auckland on Air New Zealand

• Meet and Greet at the Rarotonga Airport on arrival
• Return Airport Transfers
• 8 nights accommodation at the Edgewater Resort
• Daily Tropical Island Breakfast
• $100 Resort Credit per room
• Complimentary  snorkelling equipment and tennis courts
• 50% discount on Spa and Salon Treatments including  massage
• Trader Jack’s Boiler Swim (10 May)
• Paster Dinner and Race Briefing (10 May)
• International Triathlon Entry (12 May)
• Triathlon Awards Dinner (13 May)
• Hash House Harriers Unum Feast (14 May)
• Turtles Tour De Raro Cycle Race – 31km (14 May)
• Cycle Race BBQ and Prize Giving (15 May)
• Matutu Mile - Fun Run and Sausage Sizzle (16 May)