What does a one-day visit to Babeldoab Island Palau look like? | Our Itinerary | Big Island of Palau

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0:51 Mapping out our one-day itinerary on Babeldoab Island Palau
3:58 WWII Japanese Communications Center Babeldoab Island Palau
7:46 Airai Bai Babeldoab Island Palau
10:07 Airai War Canoe Babeldoab Island Palau
10:38 Ngchesar State Babeldoab Island Palau
11:40 Mesekelat Waterfalls Babeldoab Island Palau
13:24 Palau National Capital Ngerulmud Melekeok Babeldoab Island Palau
14:44 Stone Monoliths this way
15:07 Badrulchau Stone Monoliths Babeldoab Island Palau
17:06 WWII Japanese Lighthouse Babeldoab Island Palau
19:02 Ngiwal State Babeldoab Island Palau
20:20 Ngardmau Waterfall Babeldoab Island Palau
21:55 Ngatpang State Babeldoab Island Palau
22:40 Ngatpang Tabecheding Waterfall Babeldoab Island Palau
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Our adventurous day on Babeldoab Island begins in the state of Koror the most populated of Palau’s states. After crossing over the Koror-Babeldoab Bridge we enter the Palauan State of Airai.

Airai State is home to Palau’s international airport as well as several significant historical sites. Our first stop is an abandoned WWII Japanese Communications Center known as Kaigun Sho.

After exploring the crumbling walls and twisted steel of Kaigun Sho we head down the road into the historic village of Airai to visit the Airai Bai. A magnificent 200-year-old ceremonial meetinghouse.

Just a mile further down the road we reach the Airai harbor, home to the Airai War Canoe, a traditional canoe hand crafted by the village elders.

After our Airai experience we travel north into the state of Nehesar for a visit to the tiered falls of Mesekelat.

After a fantastic hike and swim at Mesekelat Falls we get back in the car and drive north into Melekeok state…home to the Palauan Capitol city of Ngerulmud. It is the smallest capitol city in the world. The entire state of Melekeok has only 318 residents.

Back in the car we now travel north through 5 more Palauan states, ending in the northern most state on Babeldoab known as Ngarchelong. We are amazed to find that in just 30 minutes we have passed through half of Palau’s Babeldoab states.

Ngarchelong is at the northernmost tip of the island and is home to two more ancient and modern historically significant sites.

The first historically significant site is the Badrulchau Stone Monoliths. One oral history states that gods or supernatural beings constructed the columns for the Palauan people as supports for a special Bai meetinghouse.

The second historically significant site is the WWII Japanese Lighthouse known as Todai.

Back in the car we begin our journey southwest into Ngiwal State to take a jungle trek to visit Ngardmau waterfall, Palau’s most visited waterfall.

Ngatpang state is the location of our last stop on this loop around Babeldoab. It is home to the remote and little visited Ngatpang Tabecheding Waterfall. The hike across the top of the waterfall, and its spectacular rainforest setting, make Tabecheding Water a fantastic last adventure, before we head back to Koror.