What should you pay attention to when traveling to Palau?

Language: The official language is American, and the local KANAKA ethnic group also has a traditional language.

Climate: Like other South Pacific islands, it has a tropical ocean climate, with summer all year round, and almost no typhoons or earthquakes throughout the year. The annual average temperature is 29 degrees Celsius, and the average water temperature is 27-29 degrees Celsius. The dry season is from January to April every year. Even in the rainy season from July to October, there are at most afternoon thundershowers. There are no seasonal changes here, only distinctions between hot, very hot and very hot.

Best time to travel: All year round.

Clothing: Just wear short sleeves and shorts. The temperature will be relatively high during the Spring Festival, with the lowest average temperature being 27.2 degrees. Just dress as you would in the summer, and be sure to bring sandals. Walking on the beach in Palau wearing sandals is very exotic. Bring sunscreen, parasol, and everything you need to protect yourself from the sun in summer.

Visa: Palau’s visa policy for mainland Chinese citizens is also quite generous. Mainland Chinese citizens can enjoy visa-free entry into Palau. Departing from China and transiting in Seoul, they only need to apply for a Korean visa. That’s it, so you can leave the country smoothly and fly to this tropical paradise.

Accommodation: Palau Hotel provides toothpaste, toothbrushes, towels, bath towels, detergent and other toiletries. Others include: warm clothing (for use on airplanes or when cooling off after swimming), swimsuits, swimming caps, beach shoes, beach towels, sunscreen, sunglasses and other personal necessities, as well as personal toothpaste, toothbrushes and other personal toiletries. Bring your own, waterproof equipment (including larger waterproof bags to put your valuables on the boat to avoid damage). Snorkeling equipment is provided by local travel agencies.

Shopping: Except for fishery products and a small number of fruits and carved products in Palau, the rest of the clothing, daily necessities, tobacco and alcohol are all imported products. Please understand your needs before purchasing, otherwise Maybe you can buy Taiwanese products. You cannot pay directly in RMB for local shopping. Please bring USD cash with you before going abroad (please prepare at least US$500 in cash per person). MasterCard or Visa credit cards are accepted in Palau, but there are very few stores where you can pay with them.

Voltage: Palau’s voltage is 110 volts (the same specifications as Taiwan, China); the sockets are American standard (two vertical holes, one round hole).

International calls: China === Palau: 001 680 Palau local user phone number, Palau === China: 011 86 China city area code Chinese user phone number. Chinese mobile phones with international roaming enabled can directly make and receive international calls and text messages in Palau.

Communication: ◇Mainland mobile phones (China Mobile and China Telecom) can be used in Palau.

◇The communication condition of mainland mobile phones in Palau is poor.

◇If you call a mainland landline, for example, dial Beijing landline 85913904; in Palau, dial like this: 001 86 10 85913904;

◇If you dial a mainland mobile phone, for example, dial 13601253382, the phone number in Palau is: To call Palau, call 001 86 10 13601253382;

◇If you make an international call from a hotel room, you need to dial an external number first. Please check with your tour guide or hotel.

Currency: The US dollar is the only common currency.

Time difference: There is a 1 hour time difference between Palau and China. (Palau is 1 hour faster)

Shops: Monday to Saturday AM08:00 to PM09:00/Sunday AM9:00 to PM6:00

Warm Tips: Travel in Palau The development has been very developed, so the immigrant population is also complicated. If there is no special reason, it is safer for girls to stay in the hotel at night.

Palau Diving Site:

Blue Holes

The water depth is about 40 meters. It is a long and solid rock cave. The distance between the exit of the big cave and the exit of the small cave is about 20 meters facing the Great Blue Corner. Dive in from the top of the cave and dive out from the water. There is a very rich variety of soft corals growing. Fish include nurse sharks, lobsters, many species of stingrays, anemone fish, large numbers of slugs, Spanish dancers, and cave fish.

When the water is rising at the outlet, it may encounter surface currents.

Blue Corner

This is one of the most popular diving spots in Palau. The topography of the Blue Point area is unique. The coral peninsula on the seabed slopes sharply from a depth of 30 meters at the top to a depth of 50 meters. The vertical sea wall in the area plunges to a depth of 3,000 meters, which is a spectacle. The water here is fast and changeable, and the terrain stretches into the sea. Therefore, many fish gather in this area, and every dive will bring you a different new feeling.

Ulong Channel

About 18 meters deep, elongated, running through the Jiaoshadi waterway. Many corals grow; fish include manta rays, leopard sharks, stingrays, anemone fish, slugs, manta rays, basket and yellow line snappers, barracudas and large groupers.

New Sea Wall Area (NewDropOff)

This is a relatively new diving spot. There is a channel in the middle of the reef, where divers can find numerous and colorful corals and fish. ; When the tide rises and falls, stronger currents will appear, bringing in a large number of tuna and sharks; this area is also a paradise for experienced divers, who can swim in the water or float with the current to enjoy the experience of drift diving. pleasure.

German Channel

It is about 10-25 meters deep in sandy land. It is an artificial long-shaped water channel running through the sandy land. It has a mountain on the left at high tide and a mountain on the right at low tide. Many corals grow; fish include manta rays, leopard sharks, various stingrays, anemone fish, slugs, bat fish, and large groupers. The current is weak and the visibility is 10 to 25 meters.

Jellyfish Lake Snorkeling (Jellyfish Lake)

The isolated Jellyfish Lake, the bottom of the lake is connected to the open sea, and thousands of jellyfish are photosynthesizing in the lake every day at noon. It's quite spectacular when you come out of the water; the jellyfish here are completely non-toxic and individually transparent. Snorkeling among them feels like being in a foreign land, which you will never forget.

BigDropOff

This is another diving holy place. The fault area starts from a water depth of 3 meters and dives to a depth of 2,000 meters. The fault is surrounded by various types of sea fans and colorful soft and hard corals. Various schools of fish and rare fish can be seen swimming among them, making it suitable for underwater photography.

Diving equipment rental price

BCD: 25~40 US dollars/day (new and old vary) Frog goggles: 5 US dollars/day Cold clothing: 10 US dollars/day Fins: 6 US dollars /Tian water hook: 5 US dollars/day (required) Coral rubber shoes: 5 US dollars/Tian underwater camera: 45 US dollars/Tian underwater video: 180 US dollars/day (with professional uniforms, editing VCD)

Package rental: (BCD, cold-proof jacket, frog goggles, fins) 35 US dollars/day (the above quotation is the off-season price, and the peak season increase is 20%)

Diving boat diving quotation: 3,200 US dollars/boat

The price includes: meals on board (excluding alcoholic drinks), accommodation on board for 2 to 4 dives per day, the whole trip is 4 days, and the number of people per boat is no more than 20 people

The price does not include: Tip (USD 12/person), sea tax (USD 35/person)

Conditions: The room is small and the conditions are relatively simple. The diet is mainly Western-style simple meals.