Highland Paradise Cultural Centre

Highland Paradise Cultural Centre You will learn of our proud and sometimes, sad and sordid history.

💚 UNESCO Tentative Listing
💚 AWARD WINNING

Sometimes known as “the
lost village” Highland Paradise is a cultural feast of Cook Islands entertainment & spiritual experiences.

💥 Cultural Island Nights
Wed & Fri
💥 Guided Cultural Tours Tues & Thur Weekday Guided tours (Tuesday & Thursday) of authentic historical sites in this mountain village refuge that lay forgotten for 150 years include re-e

nactments, interactive live days, restored maraes and faithfully rebuilt traditional buildings all recreating the ambience and spirituality of this sacred place where our ancestors lived, loved, fought and died. Our multi award winning, Monday, Wednesday and Friday sunset cultural nights, include hosted round-trip transport, expert guides, village cultural immersion experiences, marae visit, a tapu lifting, warrior welcome, cocktail, underground oven (umu) feasting like you have never experienced and spectacular stage show telling the story of our ancient heritage through singing, dancing and drumming.

03/12/2025
🌺 We're deeply honoured to receive the CITC Culture Award for 2025 at the Air New Zealand Cook Islands Tourism Awards. 🥰...
30/09/2025

🌺 We're deeply honoured to receive the CITC Culture Award for 2025 at the Air New Zealand Cook Islands Tourism Awards. 🥰

A heartfelt thank you to our team, guests, and supporters for making this possible.

We’re committed to sharing the spirit and culture with you all! 🇨🇰

Multi-award winning - KA'ARA -The Drums of our Forefathers . REAL RAW AUTHENTICA complete authentic Cultural Experience!...
20/12/2024

Multi-award winning - KA'ARA -The Drums of our Forefathers . REAL RAW AUTHENTIC
A complete authentic Cultural Experience! Transfers included. Don't Miss out.. BOOK NOW - Ph 21924 or email [email protected].

MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OUR SUPPORTERS AND VISITORS.

Kia Orana.. Pa Ariki & Jean at Highland Paradise..
20/12/2024

Kia Orana.. Pa Ariki & Jean at Highland Paradise..

Highland Paradise village tour by night.....
20/12/2024

Highland Paradise village tour by night.....

Tamariki Maungaroa learning to weave (rangaranga).
20/12/2024

Tamariki Maungaroa learning to weave (rangaranga).

DID YOU KNOW...❓️Highland Paradise offers fascinating  Cultural Day Tours visiting Rarotonga's  ancient tribal village s...
26/07/2024

DID YOU KNOW...❓️
Highland Paradise offers fascinating Cultural Day Tours visiting Rarotonga's ancient tribal village site❗️💥

There are many tribal landmarks hidden in the Maungaroa Valley, one being Navigators Rock, which points directly to Aotearoa. Hear the fascinating, colourful and sometimes gruesome stories told by descendants of traditional navigators of our ancient Tinomana warrior tribe.

Join us Tuesdays & Thursdays on our "Footprints of Our Ancestors" tour to discover Rarotonga's 'Lost Village' - 509m above sea level and ancestral home to our tribe.

Includes:
👉 Return transfers from around the island
👉 Light refreshments

Call 21924 today to book your REAL, RAW & AUTHENTIC trip back in time!

12/07/2024

💥 You NEED to FEEL an Island Night show, not just watch it! 💖

Our visitors always tell us how they get goose bumps throughout our performance - where you're UP CLOSE & PERSONAL near the stage❗️

Come experience our feast for all your senses soon! 💚🖤

Highland Paradise - home of Rarotonga’s ANCIENT Tinomana warrior tribal site.

👉 ORIGINAL & MOST authentic Island Nights:-
Wed & Fri

👉 COLOURFUL & FASCINATING step -back-in-time Cultural Day Tours:-
Tues & Thur

💚 UNESCO Tentative Listing!
💚 Committed to keeping our culture alive for our future generations to share with the world.
🖤❤️🖤

🚌 FREE return transfers from around the island.

Call us today!
+682 21924

Send a message to learn more

🖤 💚 🖤 💚 🖤REAL.     RAW. Authentically RAROTONGA❗️This sums up Rarotonga's longest standing cultural show! Meitaki maata ...
10/07/2024

🖤 💚 🖤 💚 🖤
REAL. RAW.
Authentically RAROTONGA❗️

This sums up Rarotonga's longest standing cultural show!

Meitaki maata to all local and international visitors who have expressed excitement in support of our Tentative World Heritage listing with UNESCO - a first for the Cook Islands. 💚

Come visit your hosts, descendants of our ancient Tinomana warrior tribe, and enjoy a night of traditional dance, song and feasting to the PULSING BEAT of our drums!

Call us on 21924 or email [email protected] to book your MOST AUTHENTIC Rarotongan experience today!


💚🖤 It's SMILES all round when we hear how much our visitors LOVE their time with us! "My 5th visit to Highland … Firstly...
27/06/2024

💚🖤 It's SMILES all round when we hear how much our visitors LOVE their time with us!

"My 5th visit to Highland … Firstly love the hospitality, friendliness … The food was amazing…
The show was super … The environment so beautiful … I would like to thank all the staff and management for their incredible service!” – Alisha K.

Join descendants of our ancient Tinomana warrior tribe 509m high up at Highland Paradise for our island's 💥 Original & Most Authentic Cultural Experiences! 💥

ISLAND NIGHTS
Wed & Fri

DAY TOURS
Tues & Thur

💚 UNESCO Tentative Listing!

🚌 FREE return transfers from around the island.

Call +682 21924 to join us for your MOST AUTHENTIC RAROTONGAN experience!


Address

Betela
Arorangi
0000

Opening Hours

Monday 09:00 - 22:00
Tuesday 09:00 - 16:00
Wednesday 09:00 - 22:00
Thursday 09:00 - 16:00
Friday 09:00 - 22:00
Saturday 10:00 - 15:00

Telephone

00682 21 924

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