The Republic of Nauru is a small, isolated Western Pacific island nation, lacking many of the tourist facilities of some of its larger neighbors, such as Fiji, the Cook Islands, or even New Caledonia. Access to the island comes through once a week, with flights from Brisbane

Brisbane

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, Australia

Australia

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, on the national airline provider of Nauru, Our Airline.

Accommodations

Hotels within the Republic of Nauru consist of:

• The Menen Hotel
  Menen Hotel
  -Description:It was built in 1969 by Nelson Architects, and was once considered one of the most comfortable in the Pacific. It has 119 guest rooms and conference room facilities for up to 200 people. Amenities include television, video, fridge, tea and coffee making facilities...
  
   (119 rooms, recently updated)
• The OD-N-Aiwo Hotel
  OD-N-Aiwo Hotel
  The OD-N-Aiwo Hotel is located in Aiwo on the Pacific island state of Nauru; it is smaller of the only two hotels in Nauru, the other being the Menen Hotel.-Features:...
  
  

Food & Beverage

The Menen Hotel hosts two restaurants, the Anibare and the Oriental, and one bar. These food and beverage facilities offer views of Anibare bay, off the east coast of the island. The Anibare offers international cuisine and local seafood. The Oriental serves Thai, Chinese, and Indian food. The restaurants are frequented by islanders.

Leisure activities

• Deep Sea Game Fishing is offered by several locals with privately owned boats who hire their services for chartered amounts of time. Fish that have been caught include: marlin, yellowfin tuna, skipjack, and barracuda.
• Swimming at the beach just outside the Menen Hotel is considered by locals and visitors alike to be the best on the island. White sand and bright blue water rival any other beach in the Pacific.
• Scuba Diving is a treat in Nauru thanks to the clear water and an intact reef. A plethora of marine life can be seen and wreck diving
  Wreck diving
  Wreck diving is a type of recreational diving where shipwrecks are explored. Although most wreck dive sites are at shipwrecks, there is an increasing trend to scuttle retired ships to create artificial reef sites...
  
   is even available. Equipment needed to scuba dive can be rented on the island.

Getting to Nauru

Our Airline, formerly known as Air Nauru

Air Nauru

Our Airline is the national airline of the Republic of Nauru. It operates scheduled international services to other Pacific islands and Australia. Its main base is Nauru International Airport...

, operates two Boeing 737-300 aircraft out of Brisbane, Australia. Our Airline serves Brisbane, Honiara

Honiara

Honiara, population 49,107 , 78,190 , is the capital of the Solomon Islands and of Guadalcanal Province, although it is a separately administered town...

 (the capital of the Solomon Islands), & Nauru.

External links

• http://www.discovernauru.com/nauru/cms/index.html
• http://www.ourairline.com.au/
• Nauru travel guide at Wikitravel
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