Tabon Te Keekee Homestay
Our undisturbed and tranquil home in Abatao is located on underdeveloped North Tarawa, Kiribati. With few western luxuries, Tabon te Keekee is the perfect location to unwind and rediscover the simple things in life. Our separate eating house and coffee corner provide places to gather and interact with your hosts, other guests, and local people, while you take in the view of South Tarawa across the sparkling turquoise lagoon. |
Betio Lodge
Betio Lodge is one of the few accommodations in Betio town, located on the island of Tarawa in the Gilbert Islands region of Kiribati. The hotel has welcoming public areas, complete with a restaurant, maneaba lounge area with couch, coffee table and 54" flat screen TV. We also have an outside mini-bar and BBQ area for guests to relax among the coconut palms and plants. |
The Islands of Kiribati lay claim to a number of the bloodiest battles that were fought out in World War II. Sixty years on and much of the evidence of these battles still remain available for travellers to view as a living museum of this part of history; in particular Tarawa, Butaritari and Abemama of the Gilbert group, and Banaba island. The Japanese entered the pacific and invaded the Gilberts in December of 1941, two days after they bombed Pearl Harbour. In August of 1942, the US Marines held three major operations in an attempt to remove the Japanese, including "The Battle of Tarawa", reputedly one of the bloodiest battles ever fought in World War II. On Tarawa and Butaritari Atoll there are still physical relics of the occupation and operations. This includes four eight inch coastal defense guns, and solid concrete bunkers and pillboxes. Rusted tanks, amtracs, ship wrecks, and plane wrecks can also be seen on the shores at low tide.