Ikari House
- Santa Cruz - VVI
- May to October
- Dorado, Pacu, Pirapitinga, Yatorana
- 6 Rods + 1 host per week guests
- Wifi: Yes
- Language: English/Spanish
- Physicality: Low
- CC Payment at Facility : Yes
Ikari House
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ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE LOGISTICS
While the travel logistics to Christmas Island can appear daunting at first glance, it’s actually pretty straight forward once you have a good look at the whole process. Fiji Air makes one round trip flight every Tuesday from Honolulu to Christmas Island and back. This is the only option to Christmas Island. What this means is that guests will need to arrive in Honolulu and overnight in Honolulu on the Monday before the Tuesday departure to Christmas and should plan to overnight again back in Honolulu, on the Tuesday night once your week at Christmas is over. Doing this eliminates the stress of delays and cutting arrival and departures too close for comfort and potentially missing the flight to Christmas as a result.
Space is limited on the flight to Christmas Island so please make sure that you send your deposit, flight payment and photocopy of your passport immediately upon booking the trip.
On the last day at the lodge, after breakfast, you´ll have a short dug-out canoe ride back to the airstrip, then the charter plane Back to the Santa Cruz domestic airport, where the Tsimane host will transport you to the 5-star hotel to spend your last night in Bolivia. The next morning, you´ll be picked up and taken to the Viru-Viru International Airport to take your international flight back home.ACCOMMODATIONS
The Ikari House is a privately-owned fishing lodge, located in Ronton, managed by Jacob & Lavinia Teem with the help of local staff and some of the finest fishing guides available in Kiribati. The property lies at the edge of the lagoon entrance with its own private beach and view of Cook Island. Fly fishers hunt bonefish, giant, bluefin and golden trevally along with triggerfish and milkfish. Customized offshore trips for wahoo, sailfish and a variety of tuna are also encouraged. A thatched maneaba serves as both restaurant and bar where guests enjoy communal dining and cold beverages at days end.
The Ikari House offers one of the most aggressive, convenient and thorough fishing programs on Christmas Island. Located just 500 yards from the put in dock and minutes from superb bonefish and giant trevally angling, you’ll waste no time in accessing the prolific lagoon flats. The lodge has 14 comfortable guest rooms, each with 2 twin beds or 1 king size bed, en-suite bathrooms with on demand hot and cold water and air conditioning. A large in-room table and storage rack keeps gear organized and maximizes space. An outdoor rod rack and rinsing station is convenient too.
DESTINATION CAPACITY
Ikari House
Ikari House
INCLUDED IN PRICE
- Land transfers on the Island, on Arrival and Departure days
- All meals (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
- 6 days guided fishing
- 7 nights’ accommodation, DBL occupancy
NOT INCLUDED IN PRICE
- Round trip, international flight
- Alcohol
- Fishing License
- $34 USD Christmas Island fishing license
- $20 USD Island Departure Tax
- Telephone calls while at the Lodge
- Gratuities
TRAVEL DOCUMENTS REQUIRED
It is necessary to have a Passport that is valid for 6 months from the end of your trip to Christmas Island. American and Canadian guests no longer need a tourist visa to visit the Island.