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- Snorkeling and diving the barrier reef passes: The channels between islands funnel current across coral walls, with reef sharks, turtles and schools of fusiliers. Snorkelers get plenty from the shallow bommies near the guesthouses.
- Wood carving villages: Carvers around Chubikopi and nearby settlements work ebony and kerosene wood into nguzunguzu canoe figureheads, sharks and bowls. Buy from the porch where it was made and expect to bargain gently.
- Uepi area: The northern lagoon around Uepi Island has some of the best-known dive and snorkel sites and calm water for kayaking between islets.
- Kayaking the inner lagoon: Paddling the sheltered channels at dawn gives glassy water, hornbills overhead and mangrove shorelines you cannot reach by larger boats.
- Mount Mariu and rainforest walks: Short hikes
- Snorkeling and diving the barrier reef passes: The channels between islands funnel current across coral walls, with reef sharks, turtles and schools of fusiliers. Snorkelers get plenty from the shallow bommies near the guesthouses.
- Wood carving villages: Carvers around Chubikopi and nearby settlements work ebony and kerosene wood into nguzunguzu canoe figureheads, sharks and bowls. Buy from the porch where it was made and expect to bargain gently.
- Uepi area: The northern lagoon around Uepi Island has some of the best-known dive and snorkel sites and calm water for kayaking between islets.
- Kayaking the inner lagoon: Paddling the sheltered channels at dawn gives glassy water, hornbills overhead and mangrove shorelines you cannot reach by larger boats.
- Mount Mariu and rainforest walks: Short hikes inland lead to birds, giant trees and lookouts over the lagoon’s double barrier. Wear shoes with grip, because the trails are slick after rain.
- Village stays and shared meals: Sleeping in a leaf-and-timber guesthouse, you eat taro, sweet potato, fish and coconut cooked in an earth oven, with children paddling past in small canoes.
- Sunset from the water: The light turns the reef flats copper, and the call of flying foxes starts as you motor home. Ask your host for a sunset run to a sandbar.
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