Nauru Nauru, officially the Republic of Nauru, formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country and microstate in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies within the Micronesia subregion of Oceania, with its nearest neighbour being Banaba (part of ...

is a small, isolated western

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island, which lacks many of the tourist facilities of some of its larger neighbours, such as

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, the

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, or even

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Tourism Tourism is travel for pleasure, and the Commerce, commercial activity of providing and supporting such travel. World Tourism Organization, UN Tourism defines tourism more generally, in terms which go "beyond the common perception of tourism as ...

does not make a significant contribution to the economy. According to the

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Outbound Travel report published by the

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in 2008, a total of 478

inbound

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s visited the island, 117 for vacation, 140 for business, and 221 for other reasons.

Getting to Nauru

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is the sole airport on the island. Nauru Airlines, formerly known as Air Nauru and Our Airline, is the only passenger airline operating to the island. It operates four passenger (and one cargo) Boeing 737-300 aircraft out of Brisbane, Australia, and provides an air link to

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, Pohnpei, Palau and

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Accommodation

There are four accommodations in Nauru, namely the Menen Hotel (the largest hotel on the island), the OD-N-Aiwo Hotel, Ewa Lodge and Goodworks accommodation (serviced apartments). The Menen hosts one restaurant and one bar. The hotel offers views of Anibare bay, off the east coast of the island. The OD-N-Aiwo Hotel is located in

Aiwo District Aiwo (rarely Aiue, in earlier times ''Yangor'') is a district in the Pacific country of Nauru. It belongs to Aiwo Constituency. Geography It is located in the west of the island. It covers an area of and has a population of 1,258. It is sometim ...

. While smaller than the Menen Hotel, it is the tallest building in Nauru. The hotel is a three-story complex with nearby facilities including a supermarket, coffee shop, Naoero Postal Corporation, Nauru Tourism Corporation, an Australian Bendigo Bank branch and an ATM. The available room types are single standard small, single standard large and twin standard large rooms and are equipped with basic amenities. The Ewa Lodge accommodation is made up of modern serviced apartments. It is located only one minute away from the Ewa beach and has various facilities such as a bakery, coffee shop, supermarket, bottle shop to purchase liquor, an Australian Bendigo Bank branch and an ATM within the premises. The Goodworks accommodation is made up of serviced apartments, available as 3-bedroom and 1-bedroom apartments. It is located in Aiwo District and is about 7 to 10 minutes away from the airport by car. There are various

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s which offer Oriental, Western and Pacific style cuisine, laundromats, car rental agencies, and accommodations airport shuttle service to

Leisure activities

The region is covered by the sandy coastline and coconut trees. Deep sea game fishing is offered by several local businesses, with privately owned boats available for charter.

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equipment is available on Nauru; the surrounding waters provide various wreck diving opportunities.

References

External links

The Government of the Republic of Nauru

Nauru Tourism Corporation

Nauru Airlines

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Getting to Nauru

Accommodation

Leisure activities

See also

References

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