Accommodations during your Christmas Island stay will be at the Captain Cook Hotel, named for the English explorer who first arrived here on Christmas Eve 1777. Beachside bungalows provide relaxation after a day of diving. With each year, the management matures by mainstream travel standards, although it will no doubt require a little time and patience for the psyche of the newly-arrived, travel-hardened American to get into sync with the island's atmosphere. The many returning guests concede that this is as it ought to be and indeed is part of the Captain Cook's considerable charm. The Captain Cook Hotel is convenient to the island's jetport, is operated by an English-speaking staff, and is nestled within sight and earshot of the island's barrier reef. The reef isn't just awesomely beautiful to see but is guaranteed to lull you to sleep at night as the surf breaks over it in the distance.


The hotel features 24 modern, simple but pleasantly decorated rooms, some air-conditioned. All are on one floor and open onto a courtyard facing the beach. Each room has a small refrigerator and private bath, which includes a stall shower heated by solar energy. There are also 10 attractive, duplex, thatch-roofed cottages (with all conveniences) situated beachward from the main facility. The dining room is another surprise, serving ample portions of a variety of hearty meals as well as some exotic dishes. Local fresh seafoods are memorable. Meats and vegetables are flown in from Hawaii, so there's no concern about stomach disorders. Groups are treated to a weekly outdoor luau, featuring fresh lobsters and complete with traditional native singing and dancing.

The comfortable Frigate Bar in the hotel or the open-air Maneaba on the beach is where the gang usually gathers each evening to swap yarns of large fish encounters underwater and hear tales from bone fisherman who have been fishing the expansive flats all day. Both are always well-stocked, there's plenty of ice, and the informal atmosphere couldn't be better. You'll find the Christmas Islanders, who are mostly of Gilbertese descent, to be warm, friendly people who smile often and easily and are unspoiled by the outside world. Their island, too, remains virtually untouched by commercialism; and thus, for the nonfishing guest whose primary concern is to get out of the fast lane, Christmas Island should prove a real treat. Come to Christmas Island -- it's closer than you think.

For information and reservations please contact:

Dive Kiribati
P.O. Box 1583
Kaneohe, Hawaii 96744

Phone: 011-881-631-442-811
Phone: 011-686-81-139

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