Kiribati Travel Guide

Kiribati travel tips & advice

Christmas Island covers almost half the land area of France, and is brimming with lakes and rivers. It’s a truly fascinating place where large colonies of wild birds make their home. Another great place to visit is Tarawa, the capital of Kiribati.

Take a tour of the history of Kiribati and see the WWII battlegrounds. When you get back stop in one of the local eating establishments for some local cuisine. Spend your evening at the maneaba, the local meeting house. You’ll be entertained with traditional dancing and singing. You may even get to hear one of the locals tell a tantalizing story about Kiribati. You won’t be disappointed.

If you’re not afraid to fly, take a flight over Kiribati, and see just how magnificent it really is. The planes are small, but the view is grand as you fly over the islands of Abaiang, Abemama. Maiama and Tarawa. When your feet hit the ground again it’s time for some delicious local cuisine.

What you can get depends on where you are. In the southern islands you can have the boiled fruit of pandanus. Sliced thin and spread with coconut cream, it’s a definite mouth-watering delight. Another Kiribati specialty is palu sami. Coconut cream with sliced onions along with a local favorite spice, curry powder. It’s all wrapped in taro leaves and pressure cooked in a sea-weed packed oven. You won’t taste anything like it in any other part of the world. Kiribati doesn’t have a lot of restaurants so you may want to eat as soon as you come across one.