Location 3 - Micronesia - FSM - Palau - Caroline Islands - Marshall Islands

archive:// Location

Micronesia Blog. We intent to bring you updates on the islands of Micronesia with travel offers provided by various travel partners around the world.

If you have a story on any of the islands of Micronesia, please share it with us.



Guam vacation and vaccination tourism

2021 - Dec - 25 | Activities, Guam, Micronesia Destination Guide, Mid-range, Modern

[Guam Governor Lou Leon Guerrero, registered nurse personally administered the vaccine to CBS News team. ]

The US territory of Guam is offering visitors a COVID-19 vaccine with their tropical holiday in a bid to restart its struggling tourism industry. The program is aimed at Americans living in the region. First batch of 160 tourists arrived from Taiwan. The participants in the program can choose between the Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines.
Travelers must undergo a seven-day quarantine at a self-paid facility upon arrival in Guam. On day six if they pass the Corona virus test they will be allowed to enjoy unrestricted beach side holiday.

Tags: Japanese occupied Micronesia, tropical islands

Mariana Rota Island

2021 - Dec - 24 | Activities, Diving, Family-friendly, Fishing, Hiking, Honeymoon, Micronesia Destination Guide, Modern, Rota, Surfing

[Rota Island ]

This tiny, remote island in The Marianas is only 20 kilometers long and gets many more visitors each year than it has residents. Balmy weather, sensational sights, and superb scuba diving and water sports are the main attractions on this island.

A tour provider can arrange a snorkeling or scuba diving trip to any of the undersea walls, shipwrecks or vivid coral reefs surrounding the island. Popular sites include the World War II wreck of the Shoun Maru, Blue Hole, and the Grotto, a collapsed limestone cavern with underwater passageways.

Diving, windsurfing, parasailing, and banana boating are available on this island.

Tags: fishing, friendly, sandy beaches, Scuba diving, tropical islands

Mariana Islands Food

2021 - Dec - 22 | Family-friendly, Food, Mariana Islands, Micronesia Destination Guide, Service

[Locally available items ]

The cuisine of the Mariana Islands is largely made up of meat dishes including pork, poultry, horse meat, and meat from other land mammals. Some popular land animals consumed include bats, mice, rats, and lizards. Most of the dishes are cooked in coconut oil. Seafood is another popular option because of the surrounding seas. Some seafood includes sea cucumbers, whale meat, and various fish.

Kelaguen is a favorite dish of the Chamorro people. The dish consists of chicken, shrimp, fish, or beef marinated in a mix of lemon juice and fresh coconut.

Buffet World Restaurant (Susupe, Saipan) is a place where you can sample all the local favorites during a single meal.

Tags: Hotel, sandy beaches, tropical islands

Mariana Islands Tourism

2021 - Dec - 20 | Activities, Budget, Business, Diving, Family-friendly, Food, Mariana Islands, Micronesia Destination Guide, Mid-range, Modern, Service

[Scuba diving in North Mariana ]

Tourists for this island nation mainly consist of Filipino, Japanese, American, Korean, Taiwanese, and Chinese tourists. There are several large tour operators in Saipan that cater to Asian tourists coming into the island. By far, the majority of tourism in the Northern Marianas is in Saipan. Several flights a day land in Saipan. Tourism has grown slowly and is now a major part of the economy.

Near the Saipan beach, there are themed cafes and the American Memorial Park with a historical museum, where you can see the artifacts of World War II.

American chain establishments from Pizza Hut to the Saipan Hard Rock Café abound on the Northern Mariana Islands. There are also several independently owned restaurants whose menus include traditional island favorites like chicken kelaguen.

Karaoke and hostess bars are the most common nightlife options. But Western-style bars are also common and are safe to party to. Some bars have live music.

Tags: sandy beaches, Scuba diving, tropical islands

Mariana Islands

2021 - Dec - 18 | Business, Family-friendly, Fast Facts, Mariana Islands, Micronesia Destination Guide, Saipan

[ Map of Northern Mariana]

Northern Mariana covers an area of just 464 square kilometers and is inhabited by over 55,000 people. Saipan, Rota, Tinian, and Pagan are some of the main islands.

Saipan has an international airport. There are smaller airports on Rota and Tinian.
The country’s official languages are English, Chamorro, and Carolinian.
The people on the island lead a Spanish Roman Catholic way of life but strongly influenced by the American culture.

There are two active volcanoes on the islands of Pagan and Agrihan.

People born in the Northern Mariana Islands are both citizens of the United States and citizens of the Northern Mariana Islands. US citizens can live and work in the country without a visa.

Saipan is the center of all activity and the main tourist destination. The island is also home to the country’s capital, the city of Capitol Hill.

Tinian is likely to have been the first island in Oceania to have been settled by humans.

Tags: sandy beaches, tropical islands

Palau Education

2021 - Dec - 16 | Activities, Micronesia Destination Guide, Palau, Service

[ ]

Palau education is modeled after the U.S. system. Schooling is compulsory for children between the ages of 6 to 14. There are 25 elementary schools with enrollments of 2,565. There is one high school with a student enrollment of 780 students. This constitutes the public school system.

School facilities are deteriorating. There are not enough furniture and other basic equipment. The languages of instruction are Palauan and English.

School funding comes from the U.S. Department of the Interior and from the U.S. Office of Education. Palau Community College, in the capital of Koror, enrolls about 450 students.

The private schools are independently operated under charter from the ministry. About one-third of the students attend private schools.

Mindszenty High School is the largest private Catholic school.

Tags: least spoiled, sandy beaches, tropical islands

Palau accommodation

2021 - Dec - 14 | Accommodation, Activities, Micronesia Destination Guide, Modern, Palau

[ Palau Pacific Resort]

Palau offers a number of guest house-style boutique accommodations. Many of these have AC, refrigerator, Cable TV, 130 V as well as 230 V power outlets, shower/bath, towels, etc. Guests have access to a swimming pool, tennis courts, fitness center, and gift shop. And wifi is provided across some of the resorts. But some guesthouses have only dormitory type of accommodation.

There are also lots of reasonably high-end resorts on Palau such as Palau Pacific Resort, Palau Royal Resort, COVE Resort Palau, etc.

Tags: diving destination, Hotel, sandy beaches, tropical islands

Palau Tourism

2021 - Dec - 12 | Accommodation, Activities, Food, Micronesia Destination Guide, Palau, Service

[ ]

Tourism is one of the important elements in the economy. In the fiscal year 2000–2001, some 50,000 business and tourists arrived there. Tourist activity focuses on scuba diving and snorkeling. There are many amazing diving sites such as The Blue Corner, German Channel, Ulong Channel, and Blue Holes. Palau Jellyfish Lake is an attraction. Here jellyfish have evolved away from their stingers in the absence of predators. The lake is good for scuba diving.

Nearly all visitors can receive a free 30-day tourism visa on arrival. Citizens of Bangladesh and Myanmar need to obtain a visa in advance for entry.

Taiwan and Palau launched Asia’s first Covid-19 travel bubble on 1 April 2021. On that day the first batch of around 100 Taiwanese tourists arrived at Taoyuan international airport near Taipei.

Tags: sandy beaches, tropical islands

Scuba Diving in Kiribati

2021 - Dec - 11 | Accommodation, Budget, Diving, Kiribati, Micronesia Destination Guide, Surfing

[ Scuba Diving in Kiribati]

Scuba diving on Kiribati Island is available year-round but the best conditions are April through November. An array of diving facilities are available both in the Tarawa Lagoon and in locations just off neighbouring atolls.
Abundance of underwater marine life provides a breathtaking undersea exploration around the waters of the largest coral atoll in the world.

Please do not delete the last two short code blocks, below.

Tags: Scuba diving, small islands, sunshine, swimming, tropical islands

Palau Island

2021 - Dec - 10 | Accommodation, Activities, Family-friendly, Fishing, Micronesia Destination Guide, Modern, Palau

[ Palau]

Palau is an archipelago of over 500 islands in Micronesia. The United States provides defense, funding, and access to social services. The country’s economy is based mainly on tourism, subsistence agriculture, and fishing. The country uses the United States dollar as its currency. The country has two official languages, Palauan (a member of the Austronesian language family) and English. Japanese, Sonsorolese, and Tobian are recognized as regional languages.

The population of this island nation is 18,000 of which 87% are Christian. Local food consists of cassava, taro, yam, potato, fish, and pork. But Western food is favored by the tourists. There are many cafes and restaurants. A variety of international cuisines such as American, Japanese, Taiwanese, the Philippino are available.

Tags: diving destination, sandy beaches, tropical islands

Micronesia guides, updates & offers.

Discover Micronesia (34)
- Accommodation (13)
  - Pacific Treelodge Resort (3)
- Activities (18)
- Food (11)
- Service (11)
Fast Facts (29)
Holiday type (42)
- Budget (29)
- Business (4)
- Cycling (14)
- Diving (14)
- Family-friendly (11)
- Fishing (13)
- Hiking (8)
- Honeymoon (1)
- Mid-range (12)
- Modern (12)
- Surfing (8)
Location (87)
- Caroline Islands (3)
- Guam (4)
- Kiribati (28)
- Mariana Islands (6)
  - Rota (1)
  - Saipan (2)
  - Tinian (1)
- Marshall Islands (3)
- Palau (4)
- The Federated States of Micronesia (39)
  - Chuuk (9)
  - Kosrae (9)
  - Pohnpei (8)
  - Yap (12)
Micronesia Destination Guide (90)
Travel Tip (2)



Sponsored ad.