MICRONESIA
and nightlife.
Where to stay
Each island differs in accommodation.
The more developed islands such
as Guam, Saipan and Palau have
international hotels. Rota also has
several new hotels and a resort with an
18–hole golf course. In the Marshall
Islands guest accommodation on some of
the outer islands is in traditional thatched
huts with few amenities.
Food and entertainment
The islands that are best equipped
for tourism offer world-class seafood
restaurants. In Guam, Palau and Saipan
enjoy a variety of cuisine including
American, Japanese, Korean, Chinese,
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Filipino, Mexican and Chamorro. In
Pohnpei try the local drink, sakau. In
Chuuk sample Japanese and local
cooking while in Rota indulge in the best
of the traditional Chamorro cooking. In the
Marshall Islands, American, Western-style
cooking and Chinese cuisine go hand in
hand with Marshallese specialties.
teeming with fish life, a unique blue hole
and caverns.
Activities
Comprising approximately 2000 islands
and atolls, Micronesia caters for all levels
of diving. Here's a taste of what you can
expect to find at the various destinations.
There are several wrecks of historical
importance here including a Japanese
Zero. Also, the remains of a Spanish
galleon, the world's largest side paddlewheeler, and a 230–metre passenger
liner can be found layered on top of each
other. You can also trace the remains of
both world wars at the double wreck of
the Cormoran, a WWI German Gunboat,
and the Toka's Maru, a Japanese freighter
from WWII.
Guam has an exceptional underwater
world. The water is crystal clear, with
60 metres visibility commonplace, and
you can expect to see coral gardens
Saipan is famed for its beaches and
some of the fiercest fighting between
the Americans and the Japanese. As a
result there are an estimated 18 sunken
