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Welcome to the island of Aitutaki, (a-too-ta-key) the Cook Islands vacation island, and the home of Matriki Beach Huts. Please join us at the Matriki Beach Huts, Aitutaki accommodation. If you're considering the Cook Islands, Aitutaki, known as the Lagoon of the South Pacific, will make your vacation dreams come true. Aitutaki will soothe your body and mind. Arrive as guests, Leave as friends!
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A picture is worth a thousand words
Aitutaki Lagoon Today's water temp. ( 78 ) *F ( 26 ) *C
Getting here.
Baggage limits.
Having to lay over on Rarotonga, why not get those muscles into relax mode...massage?
Cook Islands Original language (Măori)
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Cook islands vacation. Visiting Aitutaki Lagoon, Cook Islands for your vacation is one of the best vacation destination decisions you may ever make. The Aitutaki lagoon is as idyllic a place as you will ever find; many poets and writers have spun thousands of lines describing its wonders and beauty. Matriki was built on the foundation that all people should be able to enjoy this splendor without the high costs associated with such remote travel. Aitutaki lagoon offers snorkeling, Scuba diving,
fishing,
whale watching,
picnicking on
beautiful beaches,
sailing, kayaking, and
much more. While snorkeling, you can view a myriad of
colorful fish and
see first-hand the
giant clams of Aitutaki and the South Pacific; these clams are now
protected in four separate reserves in the Aitutaki lagoon.
Bone
fishing is a thrill all its own - although we don't eat the fish they
are truly a rush to stalk and catch.
Fishing for pelagic
species outside of the Aitutaki lagoon offers up
Yellow Fin Tuna
(Ahi), Dorado
(dolphin fish), Wahoo,
and array of jacks and snapper. Bring some of your catch back and perhaps
we will make you some sushi or special fish dishes. At Matriki we practice
fishing conservation - never kill what you can't eat in a few days, and
never kill billfish.
Dreaming of a Cook Islands vacation? Aitutaki will fill your days with sun, sand, and beaches. Aitutaki is Known as the Cook Islands vacation island and offers up spectacular beaches, and crystal clear turquoise waters. Matriki lets you enjoy this environment normally reserved for the more affluent travel by providing Aitutaki accommodation at budget prices. We are located on the same stretch of Aitutaki beach as the other more costly Aitutaki accommodation. See what our guests have to say about a Matriki Cook Islands vacation!
Aitutaki lagoon Today's water temp. ( 78 ) *F ( 26 ) *C
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Kia Orana ("Greetings-Hello") Matriki Beach Huts provides small budget Aitutaki accommodation for the adventure traveler. Situated beachfront on Aitutaki lagoon, Cook Islands. The separate beach hut Aitutaki accommodation and the two huts in our two storey treehouse setup each have their own private verandas with stunning views of the Aitutaki lagoon and the ocean beyond the reef. The garden unit Aitutaki accommodation is set back from the beach but has an ensuite bath and shower. Matriki beach offers fine white sand, all-tide swimming, budget Aitutaki accommodation, world class snorkeling, glorious sunsets and much more.
Matriki now Number 1# in Trip Advisor, Aitutaki specialty accommodation.
Matriki prides itself on direct interaction with our guests, we are always looking for ways to make your Aitutaki Cook Islands vacation special. We realize this may be your one or two weeks out of the year you get to unwind, explore, relax, de-stress, or spend quality time with your loved one. Whether you're looking for solitude and relaxation, or you'd like to discover the Aitutaki lagoon with other guests on one of our tours, Matriki's rustic Aitutaki vacation island budget Aitutaki accommodation may be for you!
The best reason to come to Aitutaki! The smiles and waves. In our travels through the world we've met many friendly people but no place we've been compares to Aitutaki. You will be pleasantly surprised to discover an island where everyone has a genuine smile for you and people will wave as you pass on the street. A trip to the local bakery is as much for the conversation as for the bread! And a visit to Tauono's organic farm for hand-picked fruits and vegetables may just turn into a mini-history lesson. The women here still make and wear flower headdresses; the sight of these beautiful ladies zipping around on their scooters, adorned with flowers is guaranteed to make you smile too!
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A Cook Islands vacation is not complete without seeing the beautiful island of Aitutaki - in fact people in the know fly straight to Aitutaki for their Cook Islands vacation and visit Rarotonga as a short stopover. Aitutaki is about a 40 min flight 220km north of Rarotonga. It is partly volcanic and partly of atoll origin. It's highest hill, Maungapu, which gives a 360% view of the Aitutaki lagoon and island, is said to be the top of Rarotonga's Raemaru Peak, brought back by victorious warriors. The spectacular triangular shape of the Aitutaki lagoon - 45 km around - with it's crystal clear turquoise water and white sand beaches on it's many uninhabited motus (small islands)- is abundant with colourful fish of many varieties. Visitors should set their watches to "island time". In this laidback Cook Islands vacation atmosphere you will find what you are looking for - a place of natural beauty and tranquility providing a simple tonic to sooth away the pressures of the outside world. An island night - buffet dinner and floor show - is an experience on Aitutaki where it is a family affair. The dancers of all ages on Aitutaki are non-professionals but still manage to steal the show at every Cook Islands competition.
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Read what Matriki's guests have to say.
April/08 Aitutaki accommodation , Cook Islands vacation OOOH - You're torturing us. The slideshow is fantastic - and the mural on the treehouse is not bad either.
We had such a terrific time there at Matriki I feel I should be warning people off going for fear they're likely to feel restless and unsettled for the rest of their lives, once they've had a taste of how life can be. Aitutaki airport should replace the Kia Orana sign (do they have one?) with "take care all those who enter here"' or " enter at your own peril" or something similar. It's a dangerous place and there's no escaping that.
Great to see the fish are biting Fred - but a shame you only have the tiddlers and throw-backs in the show - still I guess they must have made good live bait... As I said when we there - You've just gotta come to Australia!...
You were both so warm and kind to us when we were at Matriki we are way overdue to write and thank you - but then you have seriously ruined our lives.
And the pleasure goes on - with the Coconut Chronicles. We tune in every now and then and they are truly wonderful - funny, insightful, so beautifully written by a very keen observer and appreciator (is that a word?) of just about everything. Please let us know when your book is available Kris.
All is well here - well apart from the expensive therapy sessions etc but we are beginning to pull through - well that is until the damned slideshow arrived...
Warmest best wishes from us both, Tim and Chris , Australia
May/08 Aitutaki accommodation , Cook Islands vacation Ciao Fred & Kristene,
grazie mille for the slideshow and in
particular for the last image= me
You are always in my mind and in my heart
I miss Matriki a lot
I hope everything is it ok for you
I am freezing in Wellington
We are waiting for you in Italy!
Valeria
June/08 Aitutaki accommodation , Cook Islands vacation Fred & Krissy Well what can we say? The most ultimate destination in the world for a wedding/honeymoon/holiday. We can't thank you guys enough for the care and concern you offered to make our wedding day go off without a hitch. Fred's sea captain skills - "we'll just follow that rain storm out - and it will be fine", well what can we say - it was, and there was sunshine throughout the whole ceremony. Fred's camera skills which ended up with us having a wonderful array of photos from both his and our camera. Krissy's wonderful video-ing of the whole service on Honeymoon Island captured the essence of the day and we will have that forever to look back on. We will never forget our stay, mainly because of the way you two take so much pride in offering your friendship and care in making all your guests feel extremely welcome and catered for. Tony is still talking about his great tuna he caught, and we are already beginning to think about coming back next year.
Thank you so much, the both of you. Best wishes Tony and Janice
Feb/08 budget Aitutaki accommodation , Cook Islands vacation,
Hi Fred and the good looking one,!
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Michaela & Nicke Lund Jan/08 budget Aitutaki accommodation , Cook Islands vacation,
Hi Fred & Kristine,
Dec/11/07 budget Aitutaki accommodation , Cook Islands vacation,
Hi Guys,
budget Aitutaki accommodation , Cook Islands vacation, Never in my wildest dreams did I think Aitutaki, Cook Islands – anywhere in the world for that matter – could be this beautiful. This is really paradise. The Beachfront hut Aitutaki accommodation is in a great spot – every night I kept the door open so I could wake up to the view of the lagoon. Matthias's lagoon cruise was a fab day, really personal, great lunch, and I finally faced up to my fear of fish – the snorkeling was wonderful. Thank you Riki – great massage – Matthias + Keegan for helping to make this a trip I will never forget + hopefully will return some day. Lou (UK/Sydney)
July/4-7/07 budget Aitutaki accommodation , Cook Islands vacation,
Wow, this place is absolutely fantastic and
our wildest dreams and expectations more than fulfilled!! This place has a
dream location and the tree house
Aitutaki accommodation a wonderful charm. It’s just what we wanted. Life
here is so peaceful and relaxed, – we truly hope to be back someday.
June/21-28/07 budget Aitutaki accommodation , Cook Islands vacation,
Like heaven on earth Aitutaki, Cook Islands.
Right on the most beautiful
beach. Awesome snorkeling, great
coral life out there, fantastic trip with Matthias, the
giant clams where
amazing, pretty rough outside the reef but Dave still got in for a
snorkel. If you want to go game fishing call up Mike & Mere – the neatest
people. Dave caught 3 tuna. Everyone so friendly wherever you go. We tried
all the restaurants + the one that hasn’t been mentioned is the Boatshed –
awesome seafood platter for 2. Everything we had been told about this
place is true and we will be back.
June/19/07 budget Aitutaki accommodation , Cook Islands vacation,
Well I’ve read through all the comments in
all three books (we stayed upstairs, downstairs and in the separate hut
Aitutaki accommodation) and can join in the chorus of admiration for both
Matriki and Aitutaki. Before we arrived we were told by Rarotongan locals
that 9 days was way too long to spend on Aitutaki, Cook Islands – but they
were wrong! We actually felt quite busy scootering around, eating
hamburgers at Kuku’s, island night at Samade, rocking at the Coconut
Crusher Friday night, hiking around the trails,
snorkeling, swimming and lazing around. Of course a trip on the
lagoon is a must. Absolutely
beautiful.
June/11/07 budget Aitutaki accommodation , Cook Islands vacation, We stayed for 7 nights – apart from the lagoon, snorkeling off the islands, beautiful weather etc, we actually had a great group of people here at the time – BBQ feast with freshly caught tuna and chicken under the stars. Fed the leftovers to the hermit crabs. We should have spent more time here then on Rarotonga, because Aitutaki is truly the island paradise you are looking for.. Did Matthias's cruise – was worth it – more personal and not so touristy as the bigger boats. Loved the giant clams, rays and turtles, the little fish – the Aitutaki lagoon is like a big swimming pool. We love it here and will recommend it online
(don’t appear in Lonely Planet Guide). My
friend the cheeky gecko will miss me and if that rooster is still here say
hello from me. Thanks Matthias for being a host, not just someone you rent
from.
May/29/07 budget Aitutaki accommodation, Cook Islands vacation,
We only spent 5 days here, 3 years ago – so
this time we arranged 2 weeks, still not enough!
Snorkeling on the reef here is the
best on the island – apart from off a boat in the reserve. The trip with
Matthias was excellent. After a couple of weeks the
treehouse Aitutaki
accommodation felt like home and we are sad to leave Aitutaki, Cook
Islands.
Feb/1/07 Aitutaki accommodation, Cook Islands vacation,
Before we came I was concerned that it would
not be so completely idyllic as I imagined it to be from the website – I
need not have worried, it has been fantastic, everything I hoped for and
more. The snorkeling is great, the
kayaking out at Outo is stunning and the game
fishing ( went with
Jason) was successful. Finally a big thanks to Matthias – the BBQ with all
of us and the fish we caught was great.
May 07 Aitutaki accommodation, Cook Islands vacation,
" We spent our honeymoon here for 7 nights
and stayed in the upstairs part Anne-Maree Kreller & Ian, Sydney Australia
20 Feb.
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accommodation, Cook Islands vacation
At the
very centre of the Polynesian triangle, the
Cook Islands
consist of 15 islands scattered over some 2 million square kilometres of
the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered to the west by Tokelau, the Samoas and
Nuie and to the east by Tahiti and the islands of French Polynesia. It
lies in the Tropic of Capricorn, latitude from 9-22 degrees. The islands
north to south, are Penhryn, Rakahanga, Manihiki, Pukapuka, Nassau,
Suwarrow, Palmerston, Aitutaki, Manuae, Mitiaro, Takutea, Atiu, Mauke,
Rarotonga and Mangaia. With a land area of just 240 square kilometres, the
islands range from low coral
atolls to
the mountainous majesty of Rarotonga, the largest island of the group and
home to the capital, Avarua. Aitutaki is known as the lagoon of the South
Pacific and a Cook Islands vacation is not complete without a visit to
Aitutaki.
Aitutaki Cook Islands Salutations
Oral/Verbal
Măori, Cook Islands original language
Good Morning - pőpongi
What is... your name? - ko‘ai tő‘ou ingoa?
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and the big mask !!!!!
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It was an incredible holiday with you, Sara and Francesco
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