We found the anchoring more challenging than in other places. The lagoons are almost always too deep to anchor a charter boat, so most anchoring is on the shoulder of the fringing reef. The lagoons shoal very rapidly which can make the approach tricky. The sun should be high behind you, but length of the passages between islands make it difficult to always anchor that early. A lot of the anchoring is in passes with strong currents. Throw in a squall from the opposite direction and things can get interesting. The holding isn't always good. There is coral everywhere.

6+ years ago, there were few moorings and those you couldn't always trust. Things may well have changed.

M4000 "Lio Kai"