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- Bokak Lagoon: The reason to come. The shallow, wind-ruffled lagoon changes color with the depth and light, from near-white over sand to inky blue at the coral heads. Walk its inner shore at low tide when the flats are firm and clear.
- Seabird Colonies on the Northern Islets: Terns, noddies and tropicbirds nest on the ground and in the shrubs. The noise and the ammonia smell hit you before you see the birds. Keep your distance and your steps careful, because eggs sit directly on the sand.
- Green Turtle Beaches: The sandy stretches on the quieter islets are used by green turtles, and you can read their tracks in the morning as wide, dragged furrows up the beach. Sightings of the animals themselves come mostly at dusk and in the lagoon shallows.
- Ocean-Side Reef Flats: The outer edge of the atoll is
- Bokak Lagoon: The reason to come. The shallow, wind-ruffled lagoon changes color with the depth and light, from near-white over sand to inky blue at the coral heads. Walk its inner shore at low tide when the flats are firm and clear.
- Seabird Colonies on the Northern Islets: Terns, noddies and tropicbirds nest on the ground and in the shrubs. The noise and the ammonia smell hit you before you see the birds. Keep your distance and your steps careful, because eggs sit directly on the sand.
- Green Turtle Beaches: The sandy stretches on the quieter islets are used by green turtles, and you can read their tracks in the morning as wide, dragged furrows up the beach. Sightings of the animals themselves come mostly at dusk and in the lagoon shallows.
- Ocean-Side Reef Flats: The outer edge of the atoll is a pale platform of coral rock, with surf booming against the reef edge. Tide pools hold small fish and hermit crabs. Check the tide before you go out, as the flats flood quickly.
- Pisonia and Scaevola Groves: The islets’ interior vegetation is low, tangled and surprisingly cool. Pisonia trees host nesting birds in their canopy, and the shade makes these groves the best place for midday rests.
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Hi, I’m Johan (Netherlands 🇳🇱), the creator of TakeYourBackpack. Over the past 3 decades, I’ve backpacked through 90+ countries across six continents, gaining extensive experience with independent travel, long-term trips, and overland routes.