A country · 12 places · 2 regions

Kiribati, all of it.

12 curated places across 2 regions — photographed, mapped, and noted with the season each is best in.

South Tarawa, Kiribati
South Tarawa · via Wikimedia Commons

Kiribati reads below in 2 chapters — Gilbert Islands and Line Islands — in any order you like.

Chapter I · Gilbert Islands · 9 places

Gilbert Islands

The densely settled capital corridor of Kiribati, a string of islets linked by causeways along the southern rim of Tarawa Atoll. Rusting relics recall the pivotal 1943 battle fought on its beaches.

Christmas Island (Kiritimati), Kiribativia Wikimedia Commons

Chapter II · Line Islands · 2 places

Line Islands

The largest coral atoll in the world by land area, with a maze of inner lagoons and salt flats. It is a renowned destination for saltwater fly-fishing over its vast shallow bonefish flats.

✦ April to October · $$

Every place in Kiribati

12 places, one country.