Biketawa, Tarawa

#3 among attractions in Tarawa

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Facts and practical information

Biketawa is one of the twenty-four small islets which comprise the atoll of Tarawa in the Republic of Kiribati. The capital of Kiribati, South Tarawa, is located on Tarawa. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 1°26'10"N, 173°4'19"E

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Day trips

Biketawa – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bikenibeu, Te Umanibong, Bikeman Island.

6.1 miSE
Area
Bikenibeu, Tarawa
155 min walk • Bikenibeu is a settlement in Kiribati. It is located close to the southeastern corner of the Tarawa atoll, part of the island country of Kiribati. It is part of a nearly continuous chain of settlements along the islands of South Tarawa, which are now linked by causeways. The low-lying atoll is vulnerable to sea level rise.
5.9 miSE
Museum
Te Umanibong
150 min walk • Te Umanibong or the Kiribati Cultural Museum, or Kiribati Museum and Cultural Centre, is a museum in Bikenibeu on the atoll of Tarawa in Kiribati. It displays artefacts and other items of cultural and historic significance.
6.5 miSW
Island
Bikeman Island
166 min walk • Bikeman Island is a submerged islet about a half-hour's canoe ride northeast of Betio, Kiribati. Due to changing currents and the construction of a causeway between Betio and Bairiki, Bikeman has been submerged since the early 1990s.

Biketawa, Tarawa

Facts and practical information

Biketawa – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Bikenibeu, Tarawa

Te Umanibong

Bikeman Island