Avarua is the main town on Rarotonga and extends east from the airport. The town is quite small with a few supermarkets, two banks both with ATM machines (ANZ and Westpac), several restaurants / cafes, internet booths and lots of small boutiques specializing in the sale of black pearls and fine handicrafts. Avarua is well worth a visit, especially on Saturday morning when the open air market takes place. Tourists will find everything from brightly colored sarongs (wrap around dresses), to flower garlands, fresh fish and tropical fruits. The coast along Avarua Town is rocky but a passage through the reef makes it ideal as a harbor for fishing boats and yachts (yachting season May-Sep). There are a few part-sandy beaches to the east of Avarua Town but swimming is restrictive. Accommodation in and around Avarua is mostly budget inns and hostels, and includes Paradise Inn which sits alongside a small part-rocky beach and Tiare Village, a popular spot for budget travelers set in the foothills of the mountains behind town.