eSIM — Kiribati

Le volume de données dont vous avez vraiment besoin

Most visitors end up using far less data than they are used to: short messages, email and checking flights, mostly over accommodation Wi-Fi in South Tarawa when it is working. Prepare maps, tickets and documents as offline files, and treat any connection you do get as a bonus rather than something the day depends on.

À l'atterrissage

The main gateway is Bonriki International (TRW) on Tarawa, with flights from Nadi, from Brisbane via Nauru, and other regional services on set days. A separate gateway is Cassidy International (CXI) on Kiritimati, which connects to Honolulu and Nadi rather than reliably to Tarawa. Outer islands are reached on Air Kiribati domestic flights and on cargo and passenger ships leaving the wharf at Betio.

Où la couverture change

Anything workable is concentrated in South Tarawa, along the strip from Betio through Bairiki to Bikenibeu, plus the main settlements of London and Banana on Kiritimati. Outer atolls such as Abaiang, Butaritari, Abemama and Tabiteuea, and the almost entirely uninhabited Phoenix Islands, should be treated as having no connection at all, and the same is true for the days a ship spends in open water between them.

Villes qui intéressent les voyageurs

• South Tarawa: The country's main urban strip, with the hotels, shops and government offices.
• Betio: The main port and the place boats leave for the outer islands, with war memorials.
• Bairiki: The administrative part of South Tarawa, where banks and offices sit.
• Kiritimati: Large coral island in the Line group, known for bonefishing and seabirds.
• Abaiang: Atoll close to Tarawa reached by boat, with traditional village life.

Applications à installer avant de décoller

• Google Maps with Tarawa and Kiritimati downloaded in advance
• Facebook and Messenger, where agencies and lodges post real updates
• An email app set to sync when a connection appears and read offline after
• The airline app for your route, such as Fiji Airways or Nauru Airlines