Go, but pay attention.
No major changes since yesterday.
Governments, one trip
What they're telling their own citizens about Kiribati
The real score
The breakdown
See it from your perspective
Go, but pay attention.
The general Sketch Score, unweighted for any specific traveler.
Staying healthy
What to watch out for, health-wise
Active notices
- • Global Measles
Vaccines
Required: Yellow Fever
Recommended: Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Measles, Rabies, Typhoid
Source: CDC Travelers' Health →Getting in
What you'll need at the border
Visitors to Kiribati must obtain a visa unless they come from one of the visa-exempt countries.
Source: Wikipedia →Real, not invented
Terrorism
Although there’s no recent history of terrorism in Kiribati, attacks cannot be ruled out.
Source: UK FCDO →Real, not invented
Cultural & legal notes
LGBT+ travellers
Same-sex sexual acts are illegal. If found guilty, the penalty could be up to 14 years imprisonment. Read more advice for LGBT+ travellers .
Source: UK FCDO →From people who've been there
Local know-how
Staying safe
- •Kiribati is generally a safe place to travel.
- •Normal common sense applies when moving around.
- •Some care should be taken on the roads as the traffic can include pigs, children, dogs and buses all fighting for road space.
Staying healthy
- •Don't drink the water without boiling or filtering.
- •Get a hepatitis A vaccination, and be up-to-date on all your other vaccinations, preferably several weeks beforehand.
- •There's no malaria, but dengue fever outbreaks (mosquito transmitted) do sometimes occur.
- •Medical evacuation insurance is highly recommended for Kiribati. Many outer islands do not have airstrips, making any sort of evacuation long and difficult.
Adapted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA — edited by travelers, not us.
Right now
In the news the last few days
Pack this, know this
The little things that trip people up
Plug & voltage
I · 230V
Driving side
left
Emergency
police: 100 or 999 / ambulance: 100 or 999 / fire: 100 or 999
Cash vs. Card
Australian dollars, denoted by the symbol "$" ( ISO code: AUD), are used as the official currency. While Australian banknotes are used, Kiribati issues its own coins in denominations of 5¢, 10¢, 20¢, 50¢, $1 and $2, but it is pegged at a 1:1 rate to the Australian dollar.
Show the receipts (8 sources)
- us-state — observed 2026-09-09
- uk-fcdo — observed 2026-09-09
- ca-gac — observed 2026-09-09
- worldbank-political — observed 2026-09-09
- worldbank-policeTrust — observed 2026-09-09
- cdc-health — observed 2026-09-09
- wikivoyage — observed 2026-09-09
- lgbtq-legal-wikipedia — observed 2026-09-09