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getting around from island to islandCountry forums / Pacific Islands & Papua New Guinea | ||
i like to visit all countrys like : | ||
Country-collecting in the Pacific is for the rich. | 1 | |
do you know a web page for hitchhiking by boot or i have to do it like the last time showing up in the harbor day by day | 2 | |
Good luck. | 3 | |
How is controlling the vessels what living New Zealand to the pacific island | 4 | |
I did a trip like this last year and wanted to visit each Pacific country. Laszlo is right, it costs a fortune and waiting around will also cost a lot. My itinerary went like this: Taiwan I wasn't able to make it to Nauru because the local airline changed the flight schedule, leaving me to spend four days longer than planned in Kiribati. So this summer I actually flew back to Brisbane and got another flight from there to Nauru for a few days. The South Pacific is possible -- but expensive, and there's no other way around it. I did Couchsurfing where I could, but that was only possible in 2 or 3 places. And even homestays are not necessarily cheaper than budget accommodation. Good luck! | 5 | |
Hey babahi, You visited the countries in this order ? Thanks for the replay | 6 | |
I did it all by plane. You can pretty much forget about doing it by ship, unless you have more than a year to spare -- and that includes living expenses while you're waiting. Also, a lot of these places have no regular ship service, so you'd be waiting around a lot. I keep an itemised list of all my expenses, so here you go, all in order: Flights: I hunted around a lot to find the cheapest combinations of routings and also booked as early as I could to get the cheapest fares, which did indeed rise a fair bit later on. | 7 | |
how many days you spend for the trip , | 8 | |
Hi! The amount of days you can spend is up to you. I suggest you read up in what each place is like and then set how much time you want. The Pacific islands can take a year or a month, and they're all different. But the order of the flights I wrote was the most straightforward and economical route I found. So if you search for those flights then you'll automatically see which airline flies that route. And don't forget that you need a visa for Nauru, although it's relatively easy to get. | 9 | |
Where did you searched for the flights Skyscanner? | 10 | |
I suggest you check again about the visa for Nauru. Write or call the consulate in Brisbane and ask specifically. I was told that there is a lot of incorrect information and that only certain Pacific Islanders are exempt from the visa requirement. I have a Canadian and EU passport. I booked my flights with SkyScanner and Kayak, and sometimes directly on the airline's website; whatever was cheaper. Every flight was booked online, so I was able to plan ahead. | 11 | |
thanks babahi For all, I do not need a visa but a travel permit. request at | 12 | |
Crewing on a yacht would be possible, the best place to start would be New Zealand or Australia. Yachts always travel in the winter seasons. There would be a few routes you could go. Like Aus- New Caledonia- Vanuatu or New Zealand- Fiji- Vanuatu- New Caledonia- Aus. Once in Fiji some boats head north for the cyclone season, Fiji- Tuvalu- Kiribati- Marshall Islands- Micronesia ect ect. There are facebook groups designed for cruisers, where you could post asking to be crew. Most boats leave Aus or New Zealand in may or June. This is the start of the cruising season. Once you have enough nautical miles under your belt, you may even be able to pick up work as paid delivery crew and get from place to place. It will require a bit more effort then booking a flight, but you will get to see alot more of the pacific by going by yacht. You may even see Island Atolls that no one has even heard of. I am a cruiser, I have sailed the Pacific for two years. I have met alot of Back packers who hitch rides on yacht.This is a possible option. I have travelled through New Caledonia, Fiji, Tuvalu, Kiribati and Marshall Islands. Making friends with the locals can also end up in them inviting you home. My two preschool age girls and I have stayed at many a random peoples homes in the pacific. They really are a very nice, kind bunch of people. If you travel to more out of the way places, your chances of being invited to some ones home will be alot greater. Having an I-matang or kaipalangi ( white person)in there homes is almost a status symbol for them. I hope this was of some help. Flying will be expensive as there is no competition. If you want to get to Tuvalu you can only fly Fiji Air, Fiji Air can charge what they want, so a flight will cost you $800 one way. | 13 | |
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