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a. Fishing b. Cultural Experience & Outer Adventure What are the product c. Cruising highlights you would like to promote? d. Surfing e. Diving and snorkelling f. WWll Battlefield tours & Commemoration Events g. Birdwatching & Wildlife tours

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Fishing Holidays: Kiribati is a world class holiday fishing destination. World class saltwater fly-fishing Holiday is offered on Island, Fanning Island in the Line , or air / boat Photo # 1 charter game fishing on Kanton in the Protected Area (PIPA) where Description bone and giant trevally come in huge numbers with plenty of opportunities to catch double digits. Nevertheless, blue water game fishing charters are also available in (capital), and Kiritimati Island.

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Cultural Experience & Outer Island Adventure Holidays: Experience the unique Kiribati Culture and explore the natural beauty of our islands while taking an adventure in or in the Outer islands of the group. Solitude and tranquility are the focus of an outer islands experience. Here visitors explore and experience the traditional way of life on the outer islands, learn and participate in cultural activities, do sightseeing, fishing, dancing, local sports, feasts, canoe riding and Photo # 2 sleep in traditional housing. Traditional outrigger canoe races and traditional dancing Description contests are a must see while visiting Kiribati. Contests are common during festive events such as the National Day 12th July. The opportunity of being in Kiribati during a festive event or ​te botaki​ will enable you to see community gatherings where there will be traditional dancing, singing and storytelling in a ​Mwaneaba​ (a community meeting house). Each place or island you visit has its own story and history to tell. Islands; and were made famous by the famous writer: Robert Louis Stevenson who lived on these two islands during the late 1880s.

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Cruising Kiribati: Kiribati is open to attracting small to medium scale cruises such as Adventure Cruises, Expedition cruises and Ocean Cruises who would like to explore our islands, our culture, our marine life and enjoy our shore excursion activities. Popular cruise destinations in Kiribati are: Fanning Island and Kiritimati Island in the Northern ; the Southern Line Islands and in the Phoenix Islands Protected Area.

Kiribati is open to attracting small to medium scale cruises such as Adventure Cruises, Photo #3 Expedition cruises and Ocean Cruises who would like to explore our islands, our culture, Description our marine life and enjoy our shore excursion activities.

Kiritimati Island (Line Islands), Fanning Island (Line Islands), Butaritari Island (Gilbert Islands) and Kanton (Phoenix Islands Protected Area) are popular cruise ship destination stops where passengers get to enjoy shore excursion activities – getting glimpse of the Kiribati people & the cultural entertainment, buy souvenirs, sightseeing tours, sunbathe on pristine white beaches, swimming, scuba diving, surfing, snorkeling and game fly-fishing are the popular activities passengers will get to engage in.

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Photo #4 Surfing in Fanning and Kiritimati Island Description: Surfing in Kiribati makes a difference with other surfing destinations because here you own your surf and you don’t have to yell at any surfer or swimmer in the water in front of you. Simply saying, surfers don’t have to worry about water crowds, there are none; “Your Wave, Your Surf, Zero Crowds.” Fanning Island () and Kiritimati Island are the best world class destinations for surfing in Kiribati. Of all surfing in Kiribati, Fanning Island surfing is the pick of is the pick with almost year-round consistent swell. Fanning has breaks on the North and South with consistent surfing in during the swells in March to June, and during October to March.

Kiritimati also hosts a golden 5km stretch of 24 surfable spots on the coasts of Village and Paris Point with surf season during swells from October through to March.

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Diving & Snorkeling: The vast waters surrounding the islands of Kiribati offers potentials world class diving experiences and snorkeling opportunities to explore intact and the rich underwater life. Places like the Southern Line Islands and the Phoenix Islands Protected Area are world class diving sites offering huge potentials for chartered dive cruise Photo #5 explorations. These islands are identified as one of the last healthy, undisturbed places in Description: the ocean. At these islands you can experience the rich marine life while snorkeling or diving and explore the deep with remotely operated vehicles. Go ashore on Millennium Atoll () and be one of the first to set foot the first island to welcome the millennium in 2000 or set foot on Kanton and islands of the Phoenix Islands Protected Area, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the largest marine protected areas in the world.

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WWII Battlefield tours and Commemoration Events​: th​ rd​ The aftermath of World War II’s “Battle of Tarawa 20​ -23​ Nov 1943” and “Battle of ” th​ rd​ 20​ -23​ Nov 1943” left scars of the battle between American and Japanese forces. The Photo #6 island of Betio in the capital Tarawa atoll and Butaritari atoll are where you can explore Description: remains of war relics that become historical attractions for visitors to observe and learn about the history. Commemoration events are also held on every 20th November to commemorate both the Battle of Tarawa (held in Betio, Tarawa) and the

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Birdwatching & Aquatic Wildlife Experience For a bird watching enthusiast, Kiritimati Island and Northern Line islands are truly exceptional islands for bird watching experience, offering you that opportunity to see 18 of birds (tropic and land birds) including the endemic bird the “Warbler” locally known as the “,”and the Lorikeet tiny , including other endangered Photo #7 species and extensive colonies of interesting sea birds. There are protected zones that Description: supports bird breeding and nesting on the islands of Kiritimati (Christmas Island), Fanning (Tabuaeran) and (Washington). cruising in Kiritimati Island also offers opportunity to come in close encounter with our aquatic wildlife; schools of Manta Rays, turtles and whales. Wildlife on Kiritimati Island is under the protection of Wildlife & Conservation Unit (WCU)

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