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One Foot Island
The most famous motu on the Aitutaki lagoon — get your passport stamped at the world’s smallest post office.
Tapuaetai
The motu everyone visits
One Foot Island (Tapuaetai) is the small, picture-perfect islet on the southern side of the Aitutaki barrier reef that nearly every lagoon cruise visits. Step ashore and you can get your passport stamped with a unique One Foot Island stamp at what’s often called the world’s smallest post office — a great souvenir of an Aitutaki holiday.
The island appeared as “Bird Island” in the 2003 New Zealand film The Silent One.
Getting there
Most visitors reach One Foot Island as part of a half- or full-day Aitutaki Lagoon Cruise — see Lagoon Cruise for operators and booking. A few well-known local operators include Bishop’s Cruises (phone +682 31 009), Schofield’s Wet & Wild (phone +682 31 651), and Tai Herman’s The Vaka Cruise.
Watch a short clip of The Silent One, filmed partly on Aitutaki: youtu.be/19WqFL5YREg.
More links
- Aitutaki HOME
- Lagoon Cruise
- Accommodation Aitutaki
- Photos of Aitutaki Lagoon
- Map of Aitutaki Cook Islands
Written by long-time Aitutaki resident Ben Grummels. Contact to add your own One Foot Island photos.