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Palau Japan Friendship Bridge

by GuthrieColin

When going out of Koror to the rest of the island you will have to cross the Palau Japan Friendship bridge. The channel that it crosses was a strategic point in the battle that was fought their in the second world was and there are some gun turrets below at the end of the cape in a private dumping site. It was funded and built by the Japanese after a violent storm destroyed the old bridge that stood just east from the current bridge's location. The channel below supposedly had a fast current. I wanted to jump off that bridge (about 60 feet) every time we crossed it but never got a chance to. Maybe you will be more lucky.

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The Arrival

by ogb4619

It's not really a "Must See" coz you'll be looking out the window anyway (hopefully).One of the most amazing things about this unbelievable place is the landing of your aircraft.As far as i know, aircraft only enter from Guam, Tokyo and Manila.Continental Micronesia flies there from Manila (my entrance point) and the landing will blow your mind.You travel for 2 1/2 hours over a boring blue ocean at 33,000 feet but as the 170 odd islands come into view, the sight is breathtaking.Small "rock islands" by the dozen, like someone tossed fresh boquets of flowers out the window of the previous aircraft.They look to be only a few square metres in area from the a few thousand feet up (and when you get down to sea level, they're not much bigger).Only about 10 islands are inhabited, as the rest can't be landed on. Centuries of sea erosion have left wide overhangs that surround these islands leaving...

Kayaking the Islands

by GuthrieColin

Kayaking around the small Rock Islands has become a part of many tours around Palau. The one I took started with a boat ride and after a little snorkeling and more boating we wound up at a beach where the kayaks were stationed. From there we paddled around and were able to get much closer to the islands and more greatly appreciate their intricacies. Being in the shadow of the overhanging edges of the mushroom shaped islands gives you a better chance to see the underground streams and brightly colored coral growing beneath them. You will also gain access to some parts of the islands like the tunnel which can only be reached by kayak.Sea kayaks are generally open on top and for that reason many people will find that the exposure to the sun is fairly large in these boats. Also since you will be paddling for a long distance in many of the tours you may get a little sore the next day in your...

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Etpison museum

by raych31182

Ok so once youre burnt, or it rains and you need to do something inside for a bit I recomend the museum. You can walk through in twenty minutes, theres a gift shop upstairs, as well as a restaurant, although I had some pretty bland chicken there. My prized possesion I brought back is a two book set all about Palau, with an overview of all the little obscure island cousins you never heard of. The book was made by Mandy Etpison, the president of Palau's wife. I got the book upstairs, and I think it was around 60 bucks. The museum is cool the Palaun first birth ceramony is interesting, info on the money beads, turtle shells, stuff about the chuuky money ext. At least check it out.

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Kayaking

by geekgrrl

The 3 of us rented kayaks at the resort and took off for a 3 hour paddle. Bill and Ayako had a double and I had a single. This was really fun for me as I have always wanted to ocean kayak. We brought some snack foods and paddled around our island. The whole island chain is surrounded by a coral reef which is fairly far out from shore. However, this keeps the wave action down and the sharks out. We stopped at a sandy, shaded area along the coast, ate, sat for about 45 minutes. Then we paddled back around to the resort, getting back about 1pm.

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Rock Island Swimming

by geekgrrl

On our snorkle trip, we went to “Sapporo”, a small opening in a rock island that one could swim through. We kept asking Aris how we would swim back through, but he was non-committal. So we all hopped in, got swept through the opening. In a couple of minutes, the current changed and we were swept back through. That was fun.

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Palau has incredible snorkling!!

by geekgrrl

We hired a boat to take us out for most of the day from a tour company located in the lobby of our hotel. We were provided with snorkles, masks, fins, lunch, drinks. The boat driver took us to a variety of spots to snokle.I have described the day in detail in the travelog.

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Hiking

by geekgrrl

This hike was on the resort grounds. It was about an hour and a half hike up about 300’. We were given a booklet that corresponded to markers along the path telling about the different plants. We were most intrigued with the Pitcher Plant. It was a tube shaped plant that catches insects. Locals sometimes chew the new shoots like tobacco. At the top of the hike, we had a beautiful view of the resort below and the Rock Islands in the distance.

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Prolific Plantlife

by GuthrieColin

Throughout Palau you will be seeing a diverse array of plantlife. In Koror, which is the largest city, the plantlife is nearly as abundant as it is elsewhere.Some of the many plants you will find are:Eucalyptus treesCoconut treesBeetle nut trees (which are thinner and have red nuts)Banana treesPapaya treesTapioca Taro (which looks like very overgrown cabbage)In some places the vegetation seems to be taking over. Such is the case in Peleliu where the WWII battle site is now a lush jungle.

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Dolphin Encounters

by kenmerk

As is the trend around the world these days, there is a place in Palau where u can swim with the dolphins.... Actually you can watch a dolphin show, swim with, snorkel with, dive with, probably even breed with the dolphins if you pay enough $$$'s I suppose.... Now I can see that it would be interesting to swim around with dolphins in the wild, but I have a little bit of a problem with doing it in an enclosed pen for $$$'s. (A little too much of close touristy encounter for the animals for my tastes, I guess....)Anyway, I did go down and see them jump around a bit one day.... Sorry no picts as I accidentally deleted the *&^%$## picts I took that day.. (another beer related causuality, I'm afraid...)

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Q:  Hi all, I am planning do a diving trip to Palau. I will be flying from Singapore to Manila via a budget airline. May I know... 

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A: There are not many options so 'cheapest' does not rally count..you can fly direct from Manila to Palau a couple of times a week with Continental www.continental.com... 

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