- Kiribati: Where are the “Oceania Sinking Islands”?
- How to get to Kiribati?
- Holidays in Kiribati
- Kiribati beaches
- Souvenirs from Kiribati
An inquisitive traveler knows where Kiribati is located - a state in which the rainy season (aumeang) dominates in October-March, and the drier season (aumaiaki) in April-September.
Kiribati: Where Are the “Oceania Sinking Islands” located?
Location Kiribati (capital - South Tarawa; country area - 812,000 sq. Km) - Micronesia and Polynesia. On the north-east and north sides, Kiribati is bordered by the Outer Minor Islands (USA), from the north-west - the Marshall Islands, from the south and southeast - French Polynesia and the Cook Islands, from the west and south-west - Tuvalu and the Solomon Islands. As for the coastal strip, it stretches for 1140 km.
Kiribati includes 33 atolls (of which only 20 are inhabited): 16 atolls and islands occupy the Gilbert archipelago, 8 - the Line archipelago, and another 8 - the Phoenix archipelago. Separately, it is worth mentioning the island of Banaba (here is the highest point of Kiribati - 81-meter peak): it is an elevated atoll, while all the rest are low-lying atolls. In addition, the island of Christmas belongs to Kiribati (it is 2700 km away from Tahiti, and 2500 km from Honolulu), which occupies almost half of the entire land area of this state.
How to get to Kiribati?
To fly to the capital of Kiribati, residents and guests of Moscow will be offered to make transfers at the airports of Los Angeles and Nadi, as a result of which they will be able to reach South Tarawa 37.5 hours later, Singapore and Nandi after 35 hours, Seoul and Nandi after 55 hours, Istanbul, Los Angeles and Nandi - 43 hours later.
Travelers from Moscow who need to be on Christmas Island will be offered to fly there via Shanghai and Honolulu (the flight will last 33 hours), Hong Kong and Nadi (arrival on Christmas Island can be expected after 47.5 hours), Tokyo and Honolulu (passengers will travel 32 hours), Los Angeles and Honolulu (39.5 hours will be spent on the air trip), Doha, Oakland and Nadi (53.5 hours on the way).
Holidays in Kiribati
Tourists will be interested in South Tarawa (in the evening here you can walk along the surf line, in the afternoon - take a look at the old prison and residences in which representatives of the authorities sat, enjoy the taste of exotic dishes, for example, pork with cassava, as well as join the beach entertainment), Christmas Island (a large number of seabirds are concentrated here, so vacationers will be able to see the white-chinned storm petrel, Christmas and wedge-tailed petrels, red-footed boobies, dark tern, white typhoon), Tabuaeran (popular with divers who meet clams and reef fish under water).
Kiribati beaches
- Bathing Lagoon: the shore and the bottom of the beach are covered with sand and coral chips. The place is distinguished by the absence of waves and perfectly clear water. If you wish, you can use umbrellas and sun loungers here.
- Betio Beach: The originality of this beach lies in the weapons of World War 2 located there, so Betio Beach is regularly cleaned and tidied up.
- Boating Lagoon: A distinctive feature of the beaches of this lagoon is the enchanting Martian landscape. Tourists should note that the nearest accommodation facilities can be found by walking for 1 hour from the lagoon.
- Poland Beach: on this sandy beach you need to be extremely careful, as strong currents can carry anyone away from the coast.
Souvenirs from Kiribati
You should not leave Kiribati without buying in advance souvenirs in the form of figurines of people, animals and deities from various types of wood, beads, bracelets, necklaces made in an extraordinary manner, dishes, original containers of an unusual shape for drinks, photographs depicting underwater caves and coral reefs, drink "kaokioki".
