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# Micronesia/Palau which order??? Country forums / Pacific Islands & Papua New Guinea / Micronesia, Federated States of
kunjun 11:58 UTC 02 Apr 2008 | Hi All, I have a few questions. We are booked to go to micronesia including palau in august. From what i understand the continental micronesia island hopping ticket includes Palau (ROR) but i want to be certain? My next questions if we have chose a good choice of islands and which order is best to do them, does continental stop at each one or are there direct flights, for example can i fly from gaum direct to kosarae and then go back to yap and then palau and back to gaum? or alternatively what would be a better order? We plan to do the following 1. palau 4 night live aboard 2. yap 4 or 5 nights 3. kosarae 4 nights (was not sure if to go to phonepei instead but kosarae sounds more gorgeous any opinions?????) MANY THANKS for any help and advice you can offer. thanks :) |
Laszlo 10:37 UTC 03 Apr 2008 | I am pretty sure if you do the island-hopper route, you must travel in one direction, taking in the islands in order of Continental stopping at them. Continental would lose a fortune by taking you from Guam way out east to Kosrae, then back west via Guam to Yap. The island-hopping route does include Palau, but you may have to pay extra to add it on. | 1
wouter1979 09:31 UTC 05 Apr 2008 | continental micronesia flies from west from Hawaii. First two stops on the Marshall islands then three stops in micronesia. Kosrae is the first and an absolute must see. I went there last september, it is great. Via Ponpei and chuuck you get to guam and from guam you can go to Palau. From Guam to palau is a direct fight and back to guam it stops on Yap. So going to Yap means flying via Palau. I got a ticket starting in Hawaii and flying all the way to tokyo. The best price you get is if you include it in a round the world ticket. Buying the tickets seperate is very expensive. have fun | 2