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The island nation of Kiribati is located on the equator in the Central Pacific, and until recently straddled the date line. Comprising 33 widely scattered low lying atolls divided into 3 groups– the Gilbert Islands including Tarawa and Butaritari, the Line Islands including Kiritimati and Fanning Island and the Phoenix Islands including Kanton – Kiribati offers visitors expansive unspoiled reefs and lagoons.
Traditional island culture is very much alive today with limited influence from the outside world. Families live in extended groups where old and young together look after one another. Many I-Kiribati craft their own homes and canoes from natural island materials and traditional crafts continue to be practiced, producing stunning handicrafts from leaves and shells. Kiribati dance maintains its great social and emotional importance and continues to be synonymous with Kiribati identity.
We wish to thank the following people for their kind contribution of Kiribati images used on this website: Tony Whincup, Peter Morse, Kim Anderson |
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Covered for a large part in coconut palms and pandanus, Tarawa is a chain of |
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interconnecting islets, some linked by causeways or bridges, some requiring... more > |
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Kiritimati is the largest coral atoll in the world and it is the unspoiled natural |
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environment interconnecting islets, some linked by causeways or bridges... more > |
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Abaiang, boasting the best and cleanest beach in Kiribati, is the |
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most easily accessible outer island due to its proximity to Tarawa... more > |
