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Tarawa

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Betio

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Bairiki

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  Unspoiled Pacific island culture, wonderful people, no crime, relaxed lifestyle, sunshine every day 


Con

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  A bit hot for a moose 


In a nutshell

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  No cars to be afraid of, except on Tarawa. 

 

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Biking on North Tarawa

Biking on North Tarawa, Kiribati

 JoAnn94024 Says:  Atolls are a great place for a bike ride - the southern part of North Tarawa has no cars so biking gets you a lot further to see more. Good news - atolls are... 

 Things to Do in Kiribati

Tabon Te KeeKee: North Tarawa

Tabon Te KeeKee: North Tarawa, Kiribati

 JoAnn94024 Says:  Accommodations on Tarawa are somewhat limited, but this one is a gem. First, if you are traveling to Tarawa for vacation you must have a sense of adventure, so... 

 Hotels in Kiribati

How to get to Kiribati

How to get to Kiribati, Kiribati

 glenn57 Says:  There are only 3 ways to fly to Tarawa, the main atoll of Kiribati: from Fiji on Air Pacific, from Nauru on Air Nauru, and from Majuro (in the Marshall Islands)... 

 Transportation in Kiribati

Take Air Kiribati between atolls

Take Air Kiribati between atolls, Kiribati

 glenn57 Says:  If you dare.... one of their two little planes crashed. And when I was on Air Kiribati, there were 3 more passengers than seats - passengers were sitting in... 

 Things to Do in Kiribati

Visit Abaiang, an outer atoll

Visit Abaiang, an outer atoll, Kiribati

 glenn57 Says:  Abaiang is a 4-hour boat ride (or 15 minute plane ride) from Tarawa. I really enjoyed it. It offers a more traditional and more rural Kiribati than Tarawa.... 

 Things to Do in Kiribati

See the WW2 guns and tanks

See the WW2 guns and tanks, Kiribati

 glenn57 Says:  In December 1941, a few days after Pearl Harbor, the Japanese occupied 3 of the atolls of Kiribati. They remained until a US offensive in November 1943 - this... 

 Things to Do in Kiribati

Wander the streets of Betio

Wander the streets of Betio, Kiribati

 glenn57 Says:  Do this during the day only (see my danger tip). Tarawa's population is most heavily concentrated at Betio, which is at the far southwest emd of Tarawa. This is... 

 Things to Do in Kiribati

See Betio Harbour

See Betio Harbour, Kiribati

 glenn57 Says:  In general, you see very little economic activity happening in Kiribati. But take a trip to Betio harbour and you'll see some activity. This is where the boats... 

 Things to Do in Kiribati

See the parliament buildings

See the parliament buildings, Kiribati

 glenn57 Says:  Kiribati's modern parliament buildings are on Bairiki Island, north side, on Tarawa atoll. A photo of them appears at the top of my Kiribati intro. They are a... 

 Things to Do in Kiribati

See Kiribati from the air

See Kiribati from the air, Kiribati

 glenn57 Says:  Kiribati consists of dozens of atolls. Each atoll consists of many long narrow islands arranged in a circle; by 'narrow', I mean usually less than 200 metres... 

 Things to Do in Kiribati

Don't swim in the lagoon....

Don't swim in the lagoon...., Kiribati

 glenn57 Says:  Swimming is good on the ocean side of Tarawa. I wouldn't swim in the lagoon, after what I witnessed there many times. Frankly, the people use the lagoon as a... 

 Warnings Or Dangers in Kiribati

Going to Kiribati

Going to Kiribati, Kiribati

 Rusket Says:  Air Nauru flies from Fiji to Tarawa a couple of times a week. There is a connection from Hawaii to Christmas Island once a week too no flights since april... 

 Transportation in Kiribati

The Place

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The People

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 I stayed in King's Motel simply for a change of scenery and also because Betio is the only place in Kiribati that has any kind of bar culture. I was due to take... 

11 members live in Kiribati

 

Popular Destinations in Kiribati

  1. Tarawa
  1. Betio
  2. Bairiki

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Questions and Answers

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Q:  I'm travelling on the Air Pacific service from Nadi to Honolulu with the transit stop on Christmas Island. Given it's probably the... 

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A: The flight information on Air Pacific says that the stop is a technical stop. A technical stop is usually a stop which is required for technical reasons in an... 

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Kiribati

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 The Republic of Kiribati conists of three groups of islands on both sides of equator and on both sides of the date line: Gilbert Is., Phoenix Is. and Line Is. Christmas Island (Kirimati) in the Line... 

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Kiribati

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 Many places in the world are marketed as 'paradises'. It's an over-used phrase and a destination should have more than sunshine, sand and palm trees to earn the accolade. In Kiribati, the world's 10th... 

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Kiribati

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 Kiribati was completely different than anywhere I had been before. It is composed of dozens of atolls, where each atoll contains several long narrow islands arranged in a ring; this ring can be 50 km... 

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Moose in Kiribati

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 My mom stole this picture to use it as her member picture :-( I shall tell her to change it, cause this is MY picture! The fan she is holding is made by a woman we met, she made it from leaves on the... 

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AyurinHiro's honeymoon travel to Kiribati!

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 We chose Kiribati as our honeymoon destination. It's a very very small country,but you can find very rich life there! PHOTO:MAURI PARADISE(Bungalows in North Tarawa) 

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