Survivor: Cook Islands was the thirteenth season of the United States reality show Survivor. It was officially announced by Jeff Probst during the Survivor: Exile Island finale. Applications were due February 3, 2006.

The location was discovered by the website Survivor Maps before it was revealed on the Survivor: Exile Island finale. The show premiered on September 14, 2006. The two-hour season finale aired on December 17, 2006, followed by the Reunion show live from CBS Television City in Los Angeles.

During this season of Survivor, the contestants were divided into four tribes by race; African American, Asian American, Hispanic American, and White American, a decision that generated some controversy prior to the premiere. Besides random division or team-choosing by the contestants, tribes had previously been divided by gender and/or age. The respective tribes' names were Manihiki ("Hiki"), Puka Puka ("Puka"), Aitutaki ("Aitu") and Rarotonga ("Raro").

These four tribes were named after islands located in the Cook Islands. In the third episode, the four tribes evenly divided into two new mixed tribes, just Aitutaki and Rarotonga. After the merge, the tribe decided to name themselves Aitutonga.

A mutiny offer was made to all remaining players during this season. In Survivor: Thailand, mutiny was offered but no one accepted the offer. In this season, two players from the same tribe accepted the mutiny offer, which turned out to be a critically important turning point in the game, as it caused the remaining members of that tribe to become underdogs through the rest of the competition.

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