Hardest Place to Visit Nauru Island - the Small Republic Country at North-East Australia

Located halfway between Australia and Hawaii, this beautiful oval shaped smallest republic island with a minimal population of just 11,000 and living on a space of just 22 square KM. the Island’s mining infrastructure contrast the green sea cliffs, coral reefs and wild coastline. Here, tourists can enjoy wide variety of marine life because of lack heavy tourist traffic and they are offering exceptional diving opportunities. However, this island also suggestions swimming in crystal clear waters, relax at white sand beaches, hiking phosphate mountain also at eight miles of coconut ranged seaside. Well, the coral reef surrounds the whole island which is look like dotted with pinnacles. Visitors can hire private owned boat for deep sea game fishing such as marlin, yellow fin tuna, skip jack as well as barracuda.

According to the records, Nauru the small Micronesian island was richest country in the Pacific for exports of phosphate also second higher GDP in the world, but unfortunately the economy collapsed and the interior of the island is a post- apocalyptic wasteland as this country involve in struggling, ravaged by the mining industry and stained by Australia’s controversial detention center. Moreover, the currency of this country is Australian dollar and tourists may face difficult like another pacific country they don’t have offer foreign exchange and also Credit/Debit cards are not allowed only Cash is the one and only Payment method.

Even though, it is not easy to go this place as tourists have to spend $100 for visitor visa from Nauru consulate or its government office and there are only 10 offices in the world. Later, receiving the visa tourist have to take once weekly Airline such as Our Airline and Air Nauru from Brisbane, Australia. Though, like western pacific islands Fiji, Cook Islands, Caledonia and many more this island is isolated and have lack of facilities because of tourism is not a major part of the economy. Also, there are only 200 tourists allow to visit this island, in fact no public transport as well as rental cars also hotels and restaurants are hardly existing and most visitors are politicians, diplomats and development workers.

Furthermore, there is only 2 hotels over here one is Government and second one is one family owned. Weather is around high 20 C to 30 C, so summer clothing has to keep but at government office and churches have to dress up appropriately. Additionally, swimsuits are not permitted at island instead of tourists have to wear sarong over the them or shorts. Plus, internet connection is available either at cyber café at the Civic Center or buy a Wimax unit from Digicel to access the internet.

Food is imported from Australia also arrange by ship or plane in every week as well as there are lots of small eating places who are selling Chinese food. Besides McDon’s severing Filipino dishes which another fast food takes away and reason is to mine the phosphates led to almost complete loss of agriculture land and island have to imported everything from another country and contains processed and high in sugar and fat so this island listed in fattest country in the world.

Places to visit at Nauru island should know.

Buada Lagoon

Nice, peaceful also ideal place for picnic spot which have freshwater, little brackish that located east of the Aiwo district at Pacific Ocean island nation of Nauru. However, it is not big as only 0.13 square km and average depth of around 24 meters also depth is 78 meters. Though, lake is endorheic means no outflow to other bodies of water like Ocean and river also area has enough moisture in the ground and plenty of trees unlike other places on the island. Well, tourists are visits this place like prettiest pot on the entire island, but unfortunately, it is a big pollution with metal low barriers, algae, trash and very bad smell. People also swim in it, but according to scientists’ saying water quality is not good and do not recommended to go inside as well as worth going just for the scenery around the Lagoon. 

Anibare Bay

One of the largest bay in the district where tourist and natural lovers can enjoy with its rare physical features at 2 km long beach. Moreover, this shaped by underwater volcanic activity as this beach is prefect for swimming and safe, too. Also, the sunset is awesome many of tourists come for that moment as well also enjoy local food at nearby restaurant. This Island hosts two amazing restaurants for tourists one is Anibare and the Oriental with one bar. However, the facilities at Anibare Bay which is located at off the east coast of the island and it offers many international cuisines such as Australia, Britain, Indian, China as well as local seafood.

Moqua Well

Moqua Well is underground water ground with source of freshwater at Yaren the capital of small island Nauru. Though, this well at small subterranean lake in the largest cave at the island which is Moqua Caves. This freshwater lake is 5-meter-deep and 2.5-meter depth, also this was most useful when WWII later it become beloved place where locals can spend time in the shade of trees and cliffs. Regrettably, government closed this lake with fence in 2001 because of drunken man drowned. 

Command Ridge

Consider the highest point and famous for rusted WWII guns including two big rotating six-barrel weapons at Nauru and having elevation 6 meters. Japanese kept watch in the 1940 till the day it is there in fact this used for communication bunker as get more to know have to keep flashlight or lantern and find some Japanese writing. This Command Ridge is passing close boundary between Aiwo and Buada district.

Anabar Beach

Anabar is a populated place which is located at Anabar, Nauru and it approx. sea level is 1 meters from the land.