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Your angling package at Christmas Island Outfitters 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.

Not included in your Christmas Island Outfitters 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 pounds allowed for up to two bags checked); extra guide charges ($100.00/day); meals and accommodations while in Hawaii; items of personal nature, including fishing tackle and any other items not specifically listed in the inclusions; fishing license ($35.00); laundry services ($1 - $3/garment); departure taxes; travel insurance; visa fees.

• Credit cards are not accepted on Christmas Island.

The Fly Shop® is not in the insurance business, but we recommend Travel Guard coverage as a service with a desire to see your best interests protected. It is impossible to know when an unfortunate situation (loss of luggage, fly rods, illness in the family, or an accident) may occur. However, such things can and do happen, and this insurance can provide a means of recourse against non-refundable financial losses.

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Renee can be reached 1-808-949-8100 (ext 103#) or renee@ultimatevacations.us. Tell her that you are with The Fly Shop, and she’ll take extra special care of you.

The round trip via Fiji Airways flight between Christmas Island (or Fiji) and Honolulu costs approximately US$1140. Fiji Airways is a well-operated airline and provides good service; Renee can almost always get our guests great seats; wine and beer are complimentary; and a small meal is provided.

Renee can also make flight reservations from the mainland for you as well as make hotel arrangements in Hawaii, or Fiji. Most of our guests choose to stay at the Airport Honolulu Hotel (formerly known as the Ohana), particularly if spending only one night. The hotel restaurant has a decent breakfast. Dinners there are decent, and there are several good restaurants within walking distance. It is often worth the $30 cab ride (one way) to Waikiki for better dining options (Duke’s is one of our favorite restaurants, right on Waikiki Beach). The Pearl Ridge Shopping Center is nearby and reachable by taxi if you need any last-minute items.

You need to purchase Medical evacuation insurance. If anything happens to you while on Christmas Island and an evacuation to a medical facility is necessary, it is very, VERY, expensive should you have to do it without insurance. Check the Sportsman's Travel Protection Plan by Travel Guard brochure enclosed (or attached if you receive this by email) for information.

Passports must be valid for at least six months after your planned return date.

Christmas Island Itinerary:
Monday:
Preceding your scheduled week in Christmas Island that runs from Tuesday to Tuesday, we recommend flying to Honolulu on Sunday or Monday, giving yourself an extra day and night of rest and to allow for delays or lost baggage. The Honolulu Airport Inn (also named Ohana Honolulu Airport Hotel) is convenient and located near the terminal (and has a van for transfers; their phone is 808-836-0661). Remember, Christmas Island is one day ahead of US time. So, you'll be arriving on their Wednesday. And, you will be departing on their Wednesday. This is the first day of your week at Christmas Island. Upon arrival at Christmas Island, check through customs.

Tuesday Morning:
Please check in at the Honolulu airport according to instructions on your ticket or from your travel agent. This is the first day of your week at Christmas Island. Upon arrival at Christmas Island, check through customs. You will need to fill out a customs form and on it, is a place for where you'll be staying. It is known as "The Shark Place". The lodge host will meet you after clearing customs and take you to the lodge. You will meet Peter (head guide) and he will walk you through the fishing program and your lodge stay.

Wednesday - Monday:
Typically, your fishing days will look like this: After a 6:30 AM breakfast, you will depart for the flats around 7:00 AM. You will have two(2) days with the truck and four (4) on the boat. You will fish from approximately 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, then be back at the lodge around 5:30 PM. Dinner is around 7:00 PM. Remember, that this schedule will change according to your fishing desires and the tides. On your last night pay your extra lodge expenses to the lodge owner. Take care of tips and pack up for an early morning departure tomorrow. Make sure your flight reservations are confirmed. 6 full days of fishing.

Tuesday (departure day):
Depart Christmas Island. On this sad day, you will say your goodbyes, make promises to return next year if not before, get phone numbers and email addresses of new found fishing companions and be transferred to the airport. The lodge host will give you all of the details for your departure. Flights are scheduled to depart Christmas Island at 7:00 AM and arrive Honolulu at 10:00 AM. hotel arrangements in Hawaii.

Angling & Guide Options:
Your fishing package includes three lagoon skiff days and transportation by vehicle to the flats for three days. You will be assigned two guides for each party of four. If you wish an extra guide and, if one is available, the cost is $100 per day in U.S. currency. We recommend that you consider doing so if this is your first visit or if you are a beginner.

(3 minutes) to the boat harbor, providing much better access to the outriggers for daily fishing excursions into the lagoon. Sunset Horizon also sits on the beach on the ocean side of the island, with spectacular ocean views and sunsets. Sunset Horizon has full time power and good access to WiFi (for a fee).

Accommodations are rustic, simple, and non-luxurious. Each room is configured to house two anglers and has a private bathroom. Rooms are very simple, relatively rustic but kept clean and features ample space for your gear. all units do have A/C. Your room will be cleaned and restocked with soda, water and beer every day during your stay. Each unit is equipped with screened windows, fans, a small refrigerator, and simple plastic table and chairs. Meals are basic and typically focus on fresh seafood (snapper, tuna & wahoo, lobster, mantis shrimp), chicken, pork, rice, pasta and sometimes steak. Fresh vegetables and fruit are very hard to keep in supply.

There is nothing fancy or luxurious about Christmas Island. Accommodations are very simple and provide a clean, comfortable space to lay your head at night. As you drift off to a restorative sleep each night, you'll listen to the sound of waves crashing on the reef and dream of the next greedy bonefish or cruising trevally to attack your fly. Anglers should think of the facility as a "fish camp" built for one purpose, to provide a functional base camp by which to explore some of the most productive, beautiful and remote flats found anywhere in the world.

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Your fishing package includes three lagoon skiff days and transportation by vehicle to the flats for three days. You will be assigned two guides for each party of four. If you wish an extra guide and, if one is available, the cost is $100 per day in U.S. currency. We recommend that you consider doing so if this is your first visit or if you are a beginner.

Your guide will know which flat is most likely to turn on with a given tidal condition and which flats traditionally hold the bigger fish. One of the keys to seeing and catching fish at Christmas Island is being on the right part of the right flat with the right tide. Remember that you are more likely to see bigger fish at the highest tide and in thigh-to waist-deep water. You will catch much smaller fish in ankle-deep water.

Lunch is prepared for you each day and your guide/vehicle driver then packs it in a cooler with ice water and puts it in the vehicle. If you wish to take soft drinks, bottled water or beer, they can be taken from your in-room refrigerator and you will be billed accordingly. After lunch, the rest of the afternoon is spent fishing the various flats.