The Villages of Christmas Island

Located on pristine white sand Discovery Beach, it overlooks the ever changing aqua waters of the atoll's lagoon. It's location puts it only a short 5 - 10 minute skiff ride to several large shallow easily waded flats, teeming with bonefish, some in double-digit sizes.

"The Villages", features 6 air-conditioned double twin-bed bungalows, comfortably accommodates up to 12 anglers at a time. There is a private bathroom in each unit and a porch facing Discovery Beach and lagoon. A "maneaba", a local name for the anglers gathering center, lies in the heart of the complex, featuring a comfortable lounge and dining area, all with elegant South Seas atmosphere. Locally flavored fish, meats and fowl are prepared by an experienced local chef

Package Cost:
The cost of the 7 night/6 day The Villages package is $2390 per person (double occupancy - Tuesday to Tuesday)

•  Additional options available (i.e.; additional boat, additional guide, private room, private guide)

Inclusions:
Your angling package at Christmas Island Villages includes (On Christmas Island only) meals and accommodations at the lodge; packed lunch on fishing days; transportation to and from fishing; driver and guide fees each day; Christmas Island ground transfers.

Non-Inclusions:
Not included in your Christmas Island Villages package are round trip air fare to Honolulu and Christmas Island; all alcoholic beverages, bottled water and soft drinks; gratuities; vehicle or boat rental other than that specified in package; offshore boat charter; baggage overweight charges (66

Christmas Island is located about 1200 miles south of Hawaii and only 110 miles north of the Equator. It's proximity to the equator guarantees consistent conditions throughout the year, making it one of the few fishing destinations in the world that provides great opportunities nearly every day of the year.

You should contact Carolyn Reid, travel agent in Honolulu at 800-284-0440 or carolyn@bnlh.com for reservations between Honolulu and Christmas Island. Tell her that you are with The Fly Shop® and Fly Water Travel. She is very familiar with this flight and will take good care of you. The Commercial Flight with Air Pacific (round trip) between Christmas Island and Honolulu costs $989.10 as of 11/2/11. She can also make flight reservations from the mainland for you as well as make hotel arrangements in Hawaii.

Located on the pristine white sand of Discovery Beach, The Villages is nestled among the palm trees overlooking the ever changing aqua colored waters of the atoll's lagoon. It is only a short 10-minute boat ride to several large shallow easily waded flats teeming with bonefish.

The Villages feature six air-conditioned double twin-bed bungalows, comfortably accommodating up to twelve anglers at a time. There is a private bathroom with shower and hot/cold water in each unit and a porch with views of Discovery Beach and the lagoon. There is a refrigerator in the rooms and bottled water, sodas and beer are available from the bar. A "maneaba", a local name for the anglers gathering center, lies in the heart of the complex featuring a comfortable lounge and dining area, all with an elegant South Seas atmosphere. Locally flavored seafood and meats are prepared by an experienced local chef and served by his trained staff. If you require special dietary meals, please let us know in advance of your trip. The bar has liquor, wines, beer and soft drinks that will be charged to your bill and your bar tab is payable at the end of your stay. You make and pack your lunch each day from the choices on a small sandwich buffet and it is put in the coolers assigned to your skiff.

With an ideal location on the pristine white sands of Discovery Beach, anglers need only walk a few steps from their cabana door right out to the water each morning to board their South Seas outrigger style boat and be transported to the interior flats. This is the only lodge on the island with this unique advantage. Many of the flats are reached 10 –

After breakfast anglers will gather their equipment and head to the beach. Guests prepare their own lunch and will order water, soft drinks or beer and all of it will be put into an ice chest and put on your boat. Lunches are taken on the water, to provide the maximum fishing time. Fishers return to the lodge at about 6:00 PM each day. Schedules vary some with weather, tides and fishing location.

The head guide, Teannaki, will schedule the daily fishing, according to the tide, water, sun position and weather conditions. Each day anglers will leave from the beach in their assigned skiff with their guides and boatman. A short ride brings you to some of the best bonefish flats. Christmas Island offers the largest white coral and sand flats on Earth. In most cases a guide will assist every 2 anglers and switch back and forth, according to who might need the most help. All of the bonefishing will be by wading and the flats will vary from 6 inches to 3 feet deep.

The guides will select flats according to the wind and sun position, whenever possible, in the anglers favor. The guides and the anglers will always be in sight of one another for safety on the flats. The boatman moves the skiff to follow the anglers and guides, so you'll be within easy walking distance from your skiff in the event that you want to get to your tackle, food, snacks or water.

Versatile South Pacific style skiffs are used to transfer anglers right from The Villages beach to the many productive bonefish flats and reef drop-offs. The pick-up trucks used by other lodges have been eliminated here, except for a few select oceanside and shoreline flats, so anglers are able to maximize their valuable fishing time. When fishing the Korean Wreck waters or some other sites that can only be reached by using land vehicles, they will be used. The head guide will discuss these special areas when they are fishing well. If an extra skiff and guide is requested, you may discuss it with Teannaki and find out the availability and additional cost.