Cluster · Yaren
Anibare Bay
Morning cluster: the only real bay on the island; go at first light or late afternoon, swim only at slack tide, and keep it to 60–90 minutes.
28″ bags
painful
Time budget
90m
Rescue coverage
100% ≤7′
max p90 5.1′
Places
1
1 sleep area in reach
Rules in force · 5
- Nauru ↗Most visitors need a visa arranged before travel, often with a hotel booking or sponsor: check with the Nauru government or a Nauru mission for your passport, and do not book flights until it is approved.
- Nauru ↗Do not photograph the regional processing centre or government facilities.
- Coastal ring (Yaren and Anibare) ↗There are no taxis or apps: your hotel or a hire firm arranges every ride, so book the airport pickup and the return before you fly.
- Yaren ↗There is no public transport, ride-hailing or metered taxi: the hotel or a hire firm arranges every ride, so agree the airport pickup and the return car before you fly.
- Yaren ↗Do not photograph the regional processing centre, port or government facilities.
Map to the centre
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Walking weather, next 5 days
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Bound and physics
Anibare Bay, the beach edge and the ring road behind it. The box is a desk estimate of the walking area; anchors are field-verify.
- Slope
- flat
- Stairs
- None
- Shade
- medium
- Surface
- sand, coral rock and ring road
- Sleep here or visit
- visit
Rescue anchors
A — Bay-side shade trees (field-verify)
shelter · seated_rest · valid: always
B — Roadside shop (field-verify)
food · valid: always
C — Beach access path (field-verify)
seated_rest · valid: always
D — Ring-road shelter north of the bay (field-verify)
shelter · seated_rest · valid: always
E — Anibare community area (field-verify)
shelter · seated_rest · toilet · valid: always
F — Ring-road shade south of the bay (field-verify)
shelter · seated_rest · valid: always
always: 100% covered, max p90 5.1′, worst cell 5.1′ · heat: 100%
Nodes in this cluster
- The one proper bay on Nauru: go at first light or late afternoon, swim only at slack tide where locals do, and be out of the sun by 10:30.
Edges out
| To | How | p50 | Climb |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meneng (east-coast hotels) | Car south along the east coast | ~6 min | flat |
| Aiwo (harbour and north-west ring road) | Car around the ring road | ~14 min | flat |
Sleep within reach
- Meneng (east-coast hotel) — 12–18 min
Red lines here
- Currents and surf at the reef edge are strong: swim only where locals do, and not alone.
- Sunday is for church: keep noise and swimming low-key near villages.
Around this cluster
Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.