Te Rua Manga, also called The Needle, is a pointy rock formation peeking through the green wild jungle of Rarotonga and it is also the most famous (as well as difficult) hike to do here. When you start on the north, you hike through the whole island and get out of the jungle on the south, ot you can try the other way around from south to north. This was a must-do for us, so on our 3^rd morning in Cook Islands, we packed some snacks, lots of water, bug spray and sunscreen, hailed the bus and headed north. the needle hike rarotonga