Introduction
A remote, deep-sea technicolour side show. Kiribati is more a sprinkling of far-flung coral atolls than dry land, more deep blue ocean than sandy beach, more coconut trees than people, more Christian church than ancient island beliefs. Kiribati (pronounced kee-ree-bus) is far away, hard to get to, untouristed and deeply religious.
Destiantion facts
Capital: Tarawa
President: Anote Tong
Government: republic
Time zone: GMT +12
Area: 810
Population: 96000
Languages: Kiribati Protestant Church, Catholic Church, other Christian denominations, Bahai'i, Seventh Day Ads, Mormons
Currency: Australian Dollar (A$)
Country Dialing Code: 686
Getting There and away
Go any time except the wet season, which is November to February. The weather will be hot outside of that period, but not as humid nor subject to as many tropical downpours. Only Tarawa and Christmas Island are serviced by international flights. You can fly to Kiribati via Nauru on Air Nauru/Our Airline or to Christmas Island from Honolulu and Suva, Fiji. Fanning and Christmas Islands are popular with visiting yachties.
The main islands have airstrips and are served from Tarawa, and passenger ferries go to many of the smaller islands. You'll need your own yacht or a berth on one to reach the more out-of-the-way islands, unless you're prepared to wait a month or two for a supply ship.
Visa:
Citizens of Britain and New Zealand can enter visa-free for a 28-day maximum stay. Citizens of most other countries need visas, which can be obtained from a Kiribati diplomatic mission.
Weather
These equatorial islands enjoy that typical tropical temperature range of 23° C to 33° C (73° F to 91° F) at all times of the day, every day of the year. Humidity is usually high but the even temperature and fresh sea breezes mean conditions are rarely too stuffy. Heavy rainfall on the southern islands occurs between November and April while right on the equator rain is evenly distributed throughout the year. North of the equator, rainfall is heaviest between June and November.
Places of Interest
Kiribati is more a sprinkling of far-flung coral atolls than dry land, more deep blue ocean than sandy beach, more coconut trees than people, more Christian church than ancient island beliefs. Kiribati (pronounced kee-ree-bus) is far away, hard to get to, untouristed and deeply religious.
A remote, deep-sea technicolour side show. Kiribati is more a sprinkling of far-flung coral atolls than dry land, more deep blue ocean than sandy beach, more coconut trees than people, more Christian church than ancient island beliefs. Kiribati (pronounced kee-ree-bus) is far away, hard to get to, untouristed and deeply religious.
Destiantion facts
Capital: Tarawa
President: Anote Tong
Government: republic
Time zone: GMT +12
Area: 810
Population: 96000
Languages: Kiribati Protestant Church, Catholic Church, other Christian denominations, Bahai'i, Seventh Day Ads, Mormons
Currency: Australian Dollar (A$)
Country Dialing Code: 686
Getting There and away
Go any time except the wet season, which is November to February. The weather will be hot outside of that period, but not as humid nor subject to as many tropical downpours. Only Tarawa and Christmas Island are serviced by international flights. You can fly to Kiribati via Nauru on Air Nauru/Our Airline or to Christmas Island from Honolulu and Suva, Fiji. Fanning and Christmas Islands are popular with visiting yachties.
The main islands have airstrips and are served from Tarawa, and passenger ferries go to many of the smaller islands. You'll need your own yacht or a berth on one to reach the more out-of-the-way islands, unless you're prepared to wait a month or two for a supply ship.
Visa:
Citizens of Britain and New Zealand can enter visa-free for a 28-day maximum stay. Citizens of most other countries need visas, which can be obtained from a Kiribati diplomatic mission.
Weather
These equatorial islands enjoy that typical tropical temperature range of 23° C to 33° C (73° F to 91° F) at all times of the day, every day of the year. Humidity is usually high but the even temperature and fresh sea breezes mean conditions are rarely too stuffy. Heavy rainfall on the southern islands occurs between November and April while right on the equator rain is evenly distributed throughout the year. North of the equator, rainfall is heaviest between June and November.
Places of Interest
Kiribati is more a sprinkling of far-flung coral atolls than dry land, more deep blue ocean than sandy beach, more coconut trees than people, more Christian church than ancient island beliefs. Kiribati (pronounced kee-ree-bus) is far away, hard to get to, untouristed and deeply religious.
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