Diving Aitutaki

Untouched and pristine, Aitutaki Lagoon's spectacular reef is a diver's dream.  Aitutaki's geological formation over millions of years means there are amazing caves, canyons and walls to explore.

Incredible visibility in crystal clear waters provides divers with unparalleled views of coral, wrecks and an excellent variety of sea life, including sharks. Water temperatures vary between 23 and 30 degrees celcius.

Join Aitutaki's professional dive teams for a day to remember.  Aitutaki Scuba have been diving the atoll's amazing waters for over 15 years and know where to go to get the most of your trip.

View massive schools of Trevally, dive with a diversity of sharks or later in the year, if you're lucky, watch huge whales at play in the ocean.  While Pilot Whales swim the waters of the Cook Islands year round, Humpback whales visit Aitutaki anytime from July to September, after their long arduous journey from Antartica, to bear their young.  In 2001 the Cook Islands declared its waters a whale sanctuary.

Fishing Aitutaki

Go deep sea game fishing from Aitutaki and experience a day's worth of first class fishing. Professional, fully equipped game fishing boats provide all you need for a great day out at sea.

The Cook Islands' exceptional game fishing opportunities are one of the South Pacific's best kept secrets.  World class catches and locals who know the waters like the back of their hands mean you get the best advice and go to the best places.  And you don't have to go far. There's no long journey to get to fishing grounds - game fishing starts right outside the reef.

With ideal current, reef and topography conditions for yellowfin, tuna, marlin, barracuda and wahoo, to mention just a few, big fish are abundant.  As an example, the Cook Island marlin catch record is an immense 280kg (616lb).

The Aitutaki lagoon is also utilised for fly,lures or bait fishing of trevally, snapper, cod and many other reef fish species. (Set in October 1989, the lagoon holds the world all-tackle record for Hump Head Maori Wrasse).

Whether you're new to deep sea game fishing or an old hand, charters will take you out on the water.  There's a selection of tours available to suit your interests, including night fishing with the Aitutaki locals.