The wonders hiding in Palau's waters | WIDE
Palau is a nation of islands in the Pacific Ocean, situated approximately 800 km east of the Philippines. This country obtained its independence in 1994, thus becoming one of the youngest nations on the planet; for this reason, even its name is unknown to many travellers… except perhaps to divers!
With over 200 islands, Palau offers one of the best sites for diving in the world. The underwater relief is exceptional, containing virtually everything that a diver would hope to find: canyons, underwater tunnels, caves and lagoons... but also sharks and manta rays!
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10. Ngkeklau
Ngkeklau is a populated area in the southern region of the state of Ngaraard in the Republic of Palau. The town has a small population, on the east coastal plains of Ngaraard.
09. Kloulklubed
Kloulklubed is the main settlement on the Palau island of Peleliu. it is situated at the northern end of the island, close to North beach.
08. Airai
Weather: 27°C, Wind E at 0 km/h, 82% HumidityHotels: 3-star averaging.
07. Melekeok
Melekeok is a town in the State of Melekeok. It is located on the east coast of Palau's largest island, Babeldaob.
06. Angaur
Angaur or Ngeaur is an island in the island nation of Palau. The island, which forms its own state, has an area of 8 km². Its population was 130 in 2012. The state capital is the village of Ngeremasch on the western side.
05. Eil Malk
Eil Malk or Mecherchar is the main island of the Mecherchar Islands, an island group of Palau in the Pacific Ocean. In a more narrow sense, just the southeastern peninsula of Mecherchar is called Eil Malk.
04. Ngerulmud
Ngerulmud is the seat of government of the Republic of Palau, an island nation in the Pacific Ocean. It replaced Koror City, Palau's largest city, as capital in 2006.
03. Babeldaob
Babeldaob is the largest island in the island nation of the Republic of Palau. It is in the western Caroline Islands, and the second largest island in the Micronesia region of Oceania.
02. Rock Islands
The Rock Islands of Palau, also called Chelbacheb, are a small collection of limestone or coral uprises, ancient relics of coral reefs that violently surfaced to form Islands in Palau's Southern Lagoon, .
01. Koror
Koror is the state comprising the main commercial centre of the Republic of Palau. It consists of several islands, the most prominent being Koror Island. The state of Koror contains about 70% of the population of the country.
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PALAU: Exploring the beautiful city of KOROR ????️????️, what to see! (Pacific Ocean)
Island of Koror in Palau, top sites to see and visit in the island of Palau in the Pacific Ocean! Here's a tour of the island of Koror in Palau in the western Pacific Ocean where I spent 4 days. Koror is the state comprising the main commercial centre of the Republic of Palau. Koror consists of several islands, the most prominent being Koror Island. The state of Koror contains about 70% of the population of the country.
Koror, formerly Corrora, one of the Caroline Islands that is part of Palau. The island of Koror lies in the western Pacific Ocean just southwest of Babelthuap island. Koror city served as the provisional capital of Palau until 2006, when the capital was moved to Melekeok in eastern Babelthuap. Partly uplifted coralline limestone and partly volcanic in origin, Koror has a land area of 3 square miles (8 square km) and rises to 459 feet (140 metres).
Palau is an archipelago of over 500 islands, part of the Micronesia region in the western Pacific Ocean. Koror Island is home to the former capital, also named Koror, and is the islands’ commercial center. The larger Babeldaob has the present capital, Ngerulmud, plus mountains and sandy beaches on its east coast. In its north, ancient basalt monoliths known as Badrulchau lie in grassy fields surrounded by palm trees.
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Palau - Visiting Helen Reef Conservation Area
Helen Reef is an atoll located about 330 mi south of its mother country, Palau in the western Pacific, and about 220 mi north of Sorong, Indonesia.
It consists of a ringing reef with lagoon, a major deep-water pass, and on the north side, one tiny island of sand and a few trees. All of Helen Reef is a protected conservation area rich in marine life, in and out of the water.
We were lucky to have a chance to visit this isolated area while on route to Palau from Indonesia. Some technical issues, and a forecast for bad weather coming prompted us to stop here. The friendly rangers greeted us after we were safely tied to the conservation area’s mooring. We visited the rustic ranger station on the tiny sand spit of an island. We found them pretty self-sufficient, and resourceful. The island is a bird sanctuary and a nesting ground for hundreds and hundreds of birds squawking day and nite. The rangers tape off the area at the beginning of laying, but later, visitors can walk the length of the island and marvel in the sheer numbers and the beauty of their graceful flight.
During our visit, the Rangers, Louis, Jamos and Matthew, showed us a number of their duties for the Conservation area, and they took us to a number of important sites on the reef. Every day they check-in with the main office in Palau, and file a report. They patrol Illegal fishing activity on the reef, greet visitors, monitor the bird nesting, turtle egg laying, and the Giant Clam farm. They maintain the navigation and mooring buoys as well.
We were able to scuba dive at 3 sites, and record some of the rich marine life of the reef. At the old Japanese cargo shipwreck, only anchors and a few shards of pottery are left, but the reef is pretty with several white-tip lagoon sharks cruising the dramatic drop-off. One dive in the inner lagoon on one of the branches of the pass had the most gigantic lettuce leaf coral formation we’d ever seen. The dive in the Pass was action-packed; we were spinning our necks in every direction, not knowing what to look at next! All the sharks, schools of jacks, rainbow runners, barracudas, the giant grouper, turtle, and the rare and beautiful manta ray, were all seen during one dive!
Visiting the Giant Clam farm was inspiring, we’ve visited other Giant Clam farms, but they are usually instituted after the population has been depleted; at Helen Reef, they are everywhere in every size and every incredible color, and we saw them all over the reef system, not just in the farm area. We were happy to see this easily exploited mollusk protected and allowed to grow to its normal gigantic size.
We thank Jamos and his wife, Samdrina, Louis, and Matthew, the staff who manned the Helen Reef Ranger Station while we were there, for their wonderful hospitality, and for taking us around the reef, and for the fun filming sessions. Filmed in November 2014.
Palau - A visit to Dolphins Pacific
Dolphins Pacific is a non-profit educational/research center in Palau, near the capital city of Koror, that keeps bottlenose dolphins (that came from Japan) in a natural bay formed by small islets of the famous “rock islands” of Palau. We visited the center and took part in 2 of their dolphin encounter programs for visitors, Close Encounter, and Dolphin Symphony.
Visitors can interact with dolphins, touch them from the dockside, or in the water, learn to make them do tricks, and if conditions are right, even go on a ride holding the dorsal fin. The trainers and guides are very knowledgeable and guide the visitors to properly interact with the dolphins. The center has been successful breeding them and when we were there, there was a baby of three months old (see if you see her jump with her mother in the film), and one female was ready to give birth at any moment. This was a great experience, and so nice to see dolphins in captivity that still can play with reef fish, and giant clams, in an actual bay in the ocean.
Thank you to the management of Dolphins Pacific for inviting us to experience the center, and film it. Filmed in January 2015.
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What is so special about Palau! Pristine beaches, sheer cliffs, and brilliant turquoise water filled to the brim with marine life make Palau must visit place
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Cities
Babeldaob (Melekeok) - the largest Island, with a population of roughly 6,000 people, also Babelthuap, Babelthwap, Babeldoub, Babeldaub, etc.
Koror- home of the largest city of the same name
Rock Islands- made up of almost 300 mostly uninhabited islands, home to Jellyfish Lake, a lake with millions of jellyfish with very weak stingers where snorkelers can safely swim.
Peleliu - about 700 people live here, mostly in the village of Kloulklubed
Angaur - remote southern outpost with about 200 inhabitants, site of a major WWII naval battle and a modern day surfing destination of some repute
Sonsorol Islands - consists of Sonsorol and Hatohobei states, these islands are home to about 100 people way to the southwest of the rest of Palau.
Melekeok - is the new capital with a population of just 381 (!) This is on the island of Babeldaob and is a pleasant drive from Koror along the new road constructed by Daewoo. Head out over the bridge and the road to Melekeok is clearly signposted.
Koror - the largest city and former capital. Koror contains Palau's only real concentration of shops, restaurants, and hotels. Many of the largest dive operators are also based here.
Main Destinations
The South West islands of Palau are worth a visit if you have your own marine transport such as an ocean-going yacht. There are Sonsorol, Fana, Meriil, Hatohobei and Helen Reef, a conservation area. However be sure to take mosquito repellent if visiting Meriil as its local name is dancing island.
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Southwest Islands Hop Episode II: Tobi State
This is the second episode of the Southwest Islands Hop. We finally arrived to the first island in our trip, Helen's Reef. Helen's Reef is a territory of Hatohobei state, one of the 16 states of Palau. With only 4 habitants who work as Marine Law Officers Rangers who patrol the reef which is a large conservation atoll and the southernmost island of Palau. Next up is the island of Hatohobei aka Tobi island. As mentioned on the first episode the trip is an effort by Ministry of Health and Human Services to provide testing and vaccination for Covid 19 to the Southwest Island States.
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Diving the Rock Islands - Take the Palau Pledge
Diving and snorkeling the UNESCO World Heritage protected Rock Islands is a dream. Palau welcomes visitors with a Pledge to respect the natural environment. The signed passport stamp helps preserve the island nation for the future.
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Palau /pəˈlaʊ/ (help·info), officially the Republic of Palau (Palauan: Beluu er a Belau), is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean, some 500 miles (800 km) east of the Philippines and 2,000 miles (3,200 km) south of Tokyo. Having emerged from United Nations trusteeship (administered by the United States) in 1994, it is one of the world's youngest and smallest sovereign states. In English, the name is sometimes spelled Belau in accordance with the native pronunciation. It was formerly also spelled Pelew.[3]
Palau's most populous islands are Angaur, Babeldaob, Koror, and Peleliu. The latter three lie together within the same barrier reef, while Angaur is an oceanic island several miles to the south. About two-thirds of the population live on Koror. The coral atoll of Kayangel is situated north of these islands, while the uninhabited Rock Islands (about 200) are situated to the west of the main island group. A remote group of six islands, known as the Southwest Islands, some 375 miles (600 km) from the main islands, are also part of the country and make up the states of Hatohobei and Sonsorol.
[edit] Climate
Palau enjoys a tropical climate all year round with an annual mean temperature of 82 °F (28 °C). Rainfall can occur throughout the year, averaging a total of 150 inches (3,800 mm). The average humidity over the course of the year is 82%, and although rain falls more frequently between July and October, there is still much sunshine. Typhoons are rare, as Palau is outside the main typhoon zone.
Consists primarily of tourism, subsistence agriculture, and fishing. Tourist activity focuses on scuba diving and snorkeling in the islands' rich marine environment, including its barrier reefs walls and World War II wrecks. The government is the major employer of the work force, relying heavily on financial assistance from the US. Business and tourist arrivals numbered 50,000 in the financial year 2000/2001. The population enjoys a per capita income twice that of the Philippines and much of Micronesia. Long-term prospects for the key tourist sector have been greatly bolstered by the expansion of air travel in the Pacific, the rising prosperity of leading East Asian countries, and the willingness of foreigners to finance infrastructure development.
In July 2004, Palau Micronesia Air was launched with service from Palau to Yap, Guam, Micronesia, Saipan, Australia, and the Philippines. By offering low fares it was planned to be a competitor of Continental Micronesia, however it ceased operations in December of the same year, mainly because of rising fuel prices. Palau Micronesia Air has not restarted operations since but has made a codeshare alliance with Asian Spirit, a carrier that operates flights between Palau and the Philippines (Davao, Cebu, and Manila). There are two flights weekly from Manila via Cebu to Palau and one flight weekly from Davao. Just after few months of service, Asian Spirit ceased its Philippines to Palau route.
Taxes are moderate, the income tax has 3 brackets with medium rates (9.3%, 15% and 19.6%), corporate tax is 4% and general sales tax is 7.5%. There are no property taxes.
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Palau World Heritage - A Naturalist's Haven
A mini documentary by Silke de Vos.
All around the world nature is threatened by the onslaught of mankind. It is commendable that the state of Palau tries to stem the tide in its territory by far-reaching conservation measures. Almost 60% of the marine environment is protected. In 2009 Palau became the first shark sanctuary in the world and in 2012 Unesco added Palau's Rock Islands to the World Heritage List.
PERHAPS THE BEST OCEAN I HAVE EVER SEEN!!! Tour the Rock Islands of Palau.
Palau is, if known very little visited...but as this video shows, the ocean is stunning!!!
DIY Destinations (4K) - Palau Budget Travel Show | Full Episode
This episode of DIY Destinations will feature the best of Palau has to offer, including the Rock Islands, Jellyfish Lake, German Channel, Big Drop off and more. We'll also explore the mysteries of the Badrulchau Stone Face Monoliths on the most northern tip of Babelodab Island, and Ngardmau Waterfalls. In the south, we'll explore the southern parts of the country with famous remains from World War II left behind from the Battle of Peleliu between Imperial Japanese Army and United States. Co-hosted by Charles Huang, Trissa Lin and Tangy Hesus.
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We recently visited Palau and Yap in Micronesia visiting Manta Ray Bay and the Palau Aggressor. This segment of video highlights our days in Palau, diving the famed Blue Corner and German Channel with Manta Rays, mating Leopard Sharks and loads of anemonefish.
Palau - A visit to Taki Eco Theme Park
Surprisingly, for a small, hilly, but not mountainous island chain, Palau has several waterfalls. The most well-known and visited waterfall is Ngardmau Waterfall. At the waterfall area, there is Taki-Palau Eco Theme Park. The theme park offers 3 ziplines along the descent from the parking area to the waterfall, and a monorail train that also descends to the waterfall site. Ngardmau State collects a $10 fee to visit the fall, then visitors can pay extra for the fun theme park options to descend or take the lovely walking trail that follows some historic rail tracks from former bauxite mining and over some rocky cascades on the way. The fall doesn’t have a pool for swimming, but forms a bridal-veil-type falls that people can walk under for a refreshing massage, and a pleasant view of nature.
We thank Hiroyuki Tanaka for the waterfall tour that Dolphins Pacific offers to visitors in addition to visits to their dolphin research center. Filmed in February 2015.
Alingano Maisu Crew Rescued; Returned To Palau
By Rolynda Jonathan
On Monday March 1 at about 6:29 am, the crew on board the Alingano Maisu, who were on a trip as part of the traditional voyaging program of Palau Community College, made a distressed call after parts of the hull began to sink.
With the quick response and communication between the Public Safety, Marine Law and the U.S. Coast Guard, the crew were rescued by a cargo ship and then transferred on to the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter by midday.
Amazingly, the crew were safely returned back to Palau twelve hours after they made their initial distress call.
PCC and the Micronesian Voyaging Society are now working on retrieving the Alingano Maisu in hopes to repair the damaged hull and keep the voyaging program going.
Sightseein on NGERMEAUS Island in Palau
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Palau - Diving Chandelier Cave
In a small bay near Malakal Island, near the city of Koror, Palau, there is a natural cave tucked away behind the yacht moorings, in a place you would never guess such a cave could exist. The water depth at the entrance of the cave is only about 8 feet (2.5m), but as you scuba toward the entrance, you see a dark hole in rock that descends into an immense chamber to a depth of over 60ft (18m). But the attraction is above you; if you ascend, you can come up into an air chamber with natural white, orange and gray stalactites hanging from the ceiling and sparkling in the light from your torch. Now you know why it’s called Chandelier Cave. The reflection of these on the surface of the water is magical. But there’s more! In fact, if you duck back under water, and continue, you’ll find three more chambers into which you can ascend into the air. The water is crystal clear, and divers look surreal suspended in “space” with this eerie otherworldly background surrounding them. A great dive, easy to do, and you don’t need to pay the Rock Island Park permit to do it! Filmed in December 2014.
Palau Adventure 2015 [Growing up in Paradise]
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