Kiribati Things to Do Tips by Rusket

Abaiang is another Island in the Gilberts. It does not appear in the list of destinations, thus I made a travelogue about this journey on my Gilbert Islands page.

Travelling around Kiribati has tought me a lot, like for instance: serenity, equanimity and patience. Why rush? The boat leaves when the tide is right and the plane arrives after dropping of some passangers on another island to make room for you. You WILL get to wherever you want to go, and the waiting gives you lots of time for contemplation :-)

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Address: Gilbert Islands, Kiribati, Pacific Ocean
Directions: Start the trip in Betio Harbour or Bonriki International Airport, Tarawa.

Butaritari is one of the outer islands in the Gilberts, 1 hour by air north of Tarawa. Since Butaritari is not a destination of it's own in VT, I have made a travelogue about the trip on my Gilbert Island page.

All in all the week we spent on Butaritari was the best part of our Kiribati adventure!

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Address: 3.07N 172.48E, Pacific Ocean
Directions: On the border between Kiribati and Marshall Islands.

Copra is a main export product from Kiribati. We visited a muto in the Butaritari lagoon, where local people move out for a couple of months each year to make copra. See the travelogue about the visit on my Gilbert Islands page.

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Address: Butaritari lagoon, Gilbert Islands, Kiribati

This wreck is in the Butaritari lagoon. It is not a museum of any sort, the wreckages are just there because nobody have removed them.

Large battles took place between Japan and USA during WWII. The linked page is Jane Restures page about these battles.

In Betio, a part of the Tarawa atoll, one of the worst battles of the second world war took place. Many war relics can be seen there, especially at low tide.

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Website: http://www.janeresture.com/kiribati_ww2/egan11.html