We are the Umu Experience based here in beautiful Rarotonga, Cook Islands.
We are a cultural venue in the village of Tupapa & specialise in a unique Polynesian method of cooking food under ground, known as the "umu". We show you how this is done in our Umu dinner & show & provide you with dinner from the umu & a buffet of hot & cold dishes & salads. Don't miss the Umu Experience Dinner & Show every Monday & Wednesday nights.
We also provide a few of our other local cultural experiences shown below.
The Umu Experience provides the following options. Bookings are essential for all experiences.
- Umu Experience Dinner & Show
Our flagship cultural night experience based around the umu in an intimate setting. We operate on Monday & Wednesday nights from 6.00pm to 9.00pm.
- Cooking Class 101: Learn to make two local signature dishes, the popular "ika mata" (raw fish) & a hot local dish pending availability of produce & ingredients. This is a day time activity preparing your lunch every Thursday from 9am to 12pm
- Umu Cooking Class: Our Umu Cooking Class with our Umu chef will guide you on all the steps required to cook food underground in an umu. This is a day time activity preparing your lunch every Friday from 9am to 1pm.
- Kava Experience: A fun activity for small groups drinking kava, singing songs & good company. Your host/ barman will keep you entertained. Available Friday 5pm to 7pm.
- Homebrew Experience: A fun activity for small groups drinking the local bush beer or "homebrew", singing songs & good company. Your host/ barman will keep you entertained. Available Saturday from 5pm to 7pm.
- Functions & Venue Hire: Our venue is available for functions & private events. Please contact us for details.
