10 Useful tips to know before traveling to Palau! 🇵🇼
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
- Other things I would like to add adding to tip number 1, is just like the US, we drive on the right side of the road, BUT!!! Most of our cars are Japanese made so our steering wheels are on the right side as well. Another thing is although Palauan is our native language, most people will understand english.
I only listed 2 of the main permits. If you already scheduled your stay with your tour company, they will get your permits ready, but if you are traveling independently, you can pick up your permits at koror state ranger office located in Malakal, koror. You will need these permits to do any water activities. Although if you are planning to go scuba diving, swimming, kayaking in places other than the southern lagoon such as dive spots in Peleliu, you would need a different permit you can get at the Peleliu state office.
In my video I also mentioned MAKIT. A cheaper alternative to eating out in Palau. What is a better way, than to grab food on the go and have a picnic while enjoying the view. Here are my favorite spots to grab makits.
1. Yano’s Market
2. Kings Minimart
3. Save More (cash only)
4. Melias
5. Franco
6. Blue bay gas station (topside location)
7. Blue bay gas station (mid town location)
In tip number 6, I mentioned other activities you could enjoy other than marine activities. It would be easier to explore via rental car since places in Palau are far apart, but if you are not confident to drive up north, it’s ok! Fish n’ Fins, a tour company offers a off roading tour up north. I’ve done this multiple times and had a blast each time. You or a tour guide drive a off roading vehicle up north to a few historical site where the tour guide explains the significance of the site. Have lunch, then end the adventure at a waterfall.
If you are comfortable to drive up north independently, it’s really easy, and you just follow the signs. There are many historical sites. If you visit the office of Palau Visitors Association, they offer maps and can answer any questions on where you want to visit.
In koror there are also museums, the two main ones are Etpison’s museum, and Belau a National Museum. Palau Aquarium where you can learn about native fish and marine creatures.
On Thursdays, there’s a local farmers market located at Ernguul Park right across from Palau Community College.
On Saturday nights you could go to the night market under the Palau and Japan friendship bride, where there are lots of booth vendors that sell food and souvenirs. Also there is live music and dancing.
If you want to check out the night life scene. The Taj, a Indian restaurant turned into a club during the weekends has good music and dancing. Canoe House has live weekends and a fun place to go dancing. Some nights there are live bands at the Drop off and Elilai Seaside dining.
PNCC website if you were interested in getting a visitors SIM card
www.pnccpalau....
Thank you for watching! Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have other questions!
This is a great video, so professionally done!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've been to 10 times in Palau and I recommend visiting Carp Island, it is a very cozy place to spend a couple of super relaxing days.
Her family are the ones that run Carp Resort.
I am Turkish, I am interested and wondering about life in an island especially overseas ones. Thank you for the video. By the way your voice is soothing and your accent is so clear.
Go for it my friend! Life is short.
@@MrRourk thank you so much!
Thank you so much!
That's part of the Philippines Palau
Beautiful
I visited Palau just before the Pandemic and am hoping to visit again soon. Beautiful and clean!
OMG WHAT'S YOUR NAME I HAVE TO KNOW I'M FROM PALAU!!!!
greetings from germany, thank you for the video, palau is beside dubai one of my expat destinations for the near future
I hope you can visit Palau soon. It's a magical place.
Beautiful. Great video
Tammy you're awesome!❤🎉
Love this video! Very informative and transparent
Good night from PAPUA NEW GUINEA.
Grazie Tami
Very helpful :) am visiting there soon for Christmas. Looking forward to it.
I hope you have a great time!
Beautiful country.
Thank you so much sister
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Aww U Soo Sweet! Thanks For Sharing Beautiful Sweet Of Palau ☝️❤️ Yorosku Alwayz ☝️❤️🥰
Love this video ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Well done Tami!! 🎉❤
Great video!
Sadly, Yano’s Market closed a few months after this video was published. I used to buy my AirTime there because they had it cheaper and I support my family business.
Another restaurant to try Palauan Food is Penthouse beside SDA Elementary School in Koror. Try their Taro Bread!
That was very sad, Yano was one of my favorite places.
@@Tamikish ochoiii. It had a honto feel to it. I’ll be brave when I visit home and not tear up when I pass by. Where do you guys shop for home like food? Probably Asian stores like us lol but some places do have Pasifika stores.
When did you come? Ahh I wish we met! Glad you had fun! 🇵🇼✌️
I moved back for a few year but just moved back off island a year ago! And I know! We should have contacted you to go body boarding again!
Hello. Thank you for the great video. We will be visiting Palau soon. Could you tell us what you have heard about jellyfish lake presently? We have heard everything from, it's fine! to "no jellyfish". What do you think the status of the lake is?
Love you! ❤
Love you!
Thank you!
Soon i go palau state🥰🥰🥰
That's awesome!
🥰love it' Thank you..
I love your country very much Paul ❤❤❤❤❤❤
@@Tamikish Please my sweet friend
Thank yu Tami. I’ll be there in a couple months. Can’t wait. Oh are stores open on sundays. How about tipping😊
During Sundays there will be some that are closed, but some that are opened. the biggest grocery store in Palau is closed on Saturday evenings and open back up on Sunday evenings. Some small mom and pops stores are usually closed on Sundays, but for the most part, you'll be able to fins a store that will. be open. Another thing to consider are some restaurants will be closed form 2pm-4pm. Tipping is not like tipping culture in America but tips are always appreciated.
Good tip on the Jellyfish Permit
Thank you!
@@Tamikishwhat does alii mean?
@@rydergoode6922 Alii means hello
@@Tamikish could you do a video about the Palau digital residency
Are you Filipina 🇵🇭
What a great video. I think you could make many more as many of us don't know much about your republic. Talk about,history,hotels,restaurants,prices,beaches and so many more things that we would love to know more about.
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Can i convert a visit visa to a working visa in palau
Indonesian, Malay and even Proto-Malay (old Malay) word for "island" is "pulau" (English pronunciation: "poo-lau" or "poo-lah-oo"). The original Filipino word of island is "pulo" (not isla, which is adopted from the Spanish language after the 15th century, English pronunciation: "poo-loh"). The Spanish colonized the Philippines from the 15th century and also colonized part of the northern Indonesian islands, Moluccas or Spice Islands, bordered with Palau, at the 16th century before expelled by the Dutch in 17th century. At this period, 15th-16th century, very likely the Spanish made the term Los Palaos in the Philippines generated from the word "pulo" or "pulau". The older natives in the Philippines before the Spanish arrived very likely already called the people in Palau as the "pulau/pulo people". In daily conversation it's very common to use the term pulau/pulo people when you refer to those who live on a separate island from the mainland. Thus, this way of calling was likely adopted by the Spanish into "Los Palaos". German people who took over the island from Spain in around 1900 later changed the name "Palaos" to "Palau" and this name "Palau" was later adopted in English. But if we trace the language history and the etymology, it is very likely that the name "Palau" originally comes from the word "pulau" or "pulo" (island). An archaic name for the islands of Palau in English was the "Pelew Islands", which sounds very close to "pulau" or "pulo" too.
I think this may be unrelated, in our native tongue we say Belau, that originates from the world Beluu, in our native tongue Beluu means village. The archaic name for Palau in English is Pelew, which in our language sounds like the word Beluu, also which is why our postal code is PLW, because of the world Pelew.
Source: The name "Palau" originated in the Spanish Los Palaos, eventually entering English via the German Palau. An archaic name for the islands in English was the "Pelew Islands".[16] Palau is unrelated to Pulau, which is a Malay word meaning "island" found in numerous place names in the region.
@@Tamikish I still think that "pelew" sounds closer to "pulau" or "pulo". In wikipedia about Palau I found that some believe the word "belau" or "beluu" originates from the word "benua". In Indonesian and Malay, the word "benua" or "banua" means big place or mega place, later it is used for a continent.
@@cosmanx1258 As a native to Palau I am just telling you what I know and what we’ve learned about our roots and our country, but if that is what you believe, that is what you believe.
You are both partially correct, While it's likely both the words "Belau" and "Beluu" have their cognate roots in the Proto-malay-poly word "Pulau".
The name "Los Palaos", as the Spanish dubbed it actually comes from the malay word Paraos/Proa" aka canoes, as When the spanish ship spotted a lone atoll on the horizon with a single palm tree, the silhouette reminded the sailors of the classic shape of a outrigger canoe on the sea, and so they named both that island and that general vague area of the map as "Los Palaos".
What they spotted was small atoll belonging to the south-western most island group of hatobei and sonsorol, which the Spanish mistakenly believed was the largest island in the area.
The Spanish planned several expeditions back but all ended either in failure or had unsatisfactory results, so the Spanish decided to refocus their attention elsewhere in the pacific. All while the Main big island of Palau was still unknown to Europeans for about 200 years until a British East indies ship made first contact and established trade on the island, this angered the Spanish, and so they again sent back ships to enforce their claim and establish their own trade outposts and to properly map out the main island.
Source: August Kramer, Palau vol.1 p72, p216-219
Evidently and also a bit confusing is that in early Spanish maps and writings, the term "Palaos" was often used by Spanish officials to refer to the greater region of the Caroline islands of western micronesia, including Chuuk, Yap, Pohnpei, Kosrae as well as Palau.
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Am here now, no more jellyfish in the lake, 12 days of constant rain and 4% surcharge on credit card payment.
Sorry, not really impressed
That’s really sad. I was so excited about jelly fish lake as I’ll be arriving at Palau later this year. Everything I read online so far is you may see one or two gold ones and few white ones. People online are complaining that locals aren’t telling tourists that there is basically no jellyfish in the jellyfish lake. They are still charging $100 for the permit but nothing to show for so to speak. Buyer beware.
Hello I am so sorry to hear that you had an unpleasant time. Jellyfish lake is not the same as it was when I was growing up, but due to over excessive amounts of tourists and fluctuating water temperatures, the number of jellyfish had reduced over the time. There was a point where the government closed jellyfish lake to people so the jellyfish could reproduce, and the last time I went since they re opened I saw many, but also I'm sorry you did not have the same experience. When it is gloomy and raining, the jellyfish float down to the bottom because they feed on the sunlight and come up when the rays are strong. I do agree that permits are a bit pricey.
@@kevinhsu8184 For a while the government had to close down Jellyfish Lake due to excess tourism and fluctuating temperatures. Since they have opened and because our borders closed during the pandemic, The amount of jellyfish I witnessed was always back to how it was like before, although I since moved out of Palau and been living abroad for the last 3 years so I am not sure what it is like today. Some tips are try to go when it's sunny, as jellyfish feed on Sun rays. When it is gloomy and raining they stay at the bottom of the lake and you may not see as many.
Oh I forgot Tami. When I visit Palau in several months I want to go to peleiu. How hard is it to go there
It is fairly easy. You can take a ferry, takes a few hours but it is very cheap, you could take a motor boat, which will take just a little over an hour and also fairly cheap, or you could take a plane. I recommend the plane ride because the views are amazing even though it is the pricier option.
I am going to guess, but there are also fishing trips on the island?
Yes, I recommend Tail Chaser 680. You can find him on instagram or Facebook.
What is the best time of the year to come for 6 months
I would say March to August. During that time it is considered low season and some accommodations are cheaper compared to high season which are around holidays.
If you don't mind which part of Palau do live
I recently relocated to America, but in Palau I live in Koror.
How can I travel to Palau from Papua New Guinea
From Papua New Guinea you could fly Air Niugini to the Philippines, then catch on the direct flight to Palau from the Philippines through United airlines. Also you could fly to Brisbane and then catch a direct flight via Air Nauru to Palau, this option backtracks a bit but it's another option. After choosing a flight, and living accommodations, then you would apply for a Palau tourist visa. Hope this helped.
Hey Tami, one quick question, do you use mobile payment or bank applications for payment
For what
No, we only take cash and credit cards. I recommend using cash because in many establishments they will charge more if you use credit cards for tax reasons, and if your company is master card, some establishments don't take master card.
When is the best time to travel there ?
I would say during summer time since it is the low season. Around the holidays it is high season so costs go up a little.
Love from npl
Thank you !
Is there a lot of tattoo artist in palau?? Maam???
I know of a couple.
I am Romanian ,i need american visa??
Hey, you would need a visa for Palau.
Where you from
I’m from Palau
0:40 we dont use those
Yes we do.
Hello ..I need some help how can contact you ??
You can contact me via email
Your email id please, I am about to visit Palau in last week of May 2024
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because Palau is free to have their own government, what does politics look like?
Hello, we have a democratic government. We use the traditional ways for customs gatherings, but over all we are a democratic government.
ARE YOU MARRY ?
No she is Tami
Bro you don’t listen to tip.😂
Colourful English 😅
No but my mom is Mary
@@JamieR2077 LOL
Thank you❤
No thank you ❤️🌴
hi tami kish,,how to visit palau?,i am from philippines
I was in the Philippines last year.
Hello, There is a direct flight from the Philippines to Palau Via united. Also you would have to apply for Palau tourist visa.