New three-course zip line above Taki Waterfall Park in the state of Ngardmau.

Palau is famous for being a premier destination for underwater thrills, but now you can experience its new sky adventure 50 meters up in the air.

Tourists in Ngardmau will get to enjoy the view of the Taki Waterfalls while suspended 50 meters up in the air, attached to a harness, moving gently from point A to point B, as Ngardmau State and Palau Leisure Group, Inc. put up a zip-line attraction called the ZipSky to entice more tourists to visit the area.

New Palau Live Support

As of now, Palau fans have the possibility to chat live with us on our homepage http://www.visitpalau.eu/. Everyday, between 1 and 3 pm by clicking the button "Live Support" - we will answer your questions about Palau!

Palau’s Sharks are worth $1.9 Million each

Sharks worth a stunning 17,000 times more alive than dead to Pacific island nation.

A new study by the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) has found that during its full life one reef shark is worth $1.9 million to Palau in tourism revenue. Caught and sold for consumption the same shark would only fetch around $108.

Palau is one of the most progressive marine conservation nations in the world. In 2009 it declared it's waters a 'shark sanctuary' in a bid to arrest the sharp decline in shark population through overfishing and 'finning,' a cruel practice where sharks are caught, their fins sawed off and then thrown back into the water.
It has since declared whales, dolphins, and dugongs off-limits as well.
The report was commissioned by the Pew Environment Group to show that shark tourism can be a viable economic engine.

"Overfishing of sharks can have disastrous effects on ocean ecosystems, but this study provides a compelling case that can convince more countries to embrace these animals for their benefit to the ocean and their value to a country’s financial well-being," said their director of Global Shark Conservation, Matt Rand.
Shark tourism already brings in $18 million to the island nation a year (8% of the country's gross domestic product), making each shark worth around $180,000 annually.


Source: www.wanderlust.com.uk

DELTA AIR LINES began its Inaugural Flight in December 24, 2010, offering air services four times a week between Narita, Japan and Palau.

Offering direct flights from Narita, Japan to Palau, The average flight time is about 5 hours 45 minutes. The Palau flights, are operated with 182-seat Boeing 757 aircraft featuring 20 BusinessElite seats and 162 seats in Economy, with excellent customer services.

With services available in Mainland US and as a member of SkyTeam, DELTA AIR LINES will assist you from whereve you are to get you to Palau. For more information on schedules and bookings please visit, www.delta.com.

Experience the underwater wonders of Palau – Meet us at the Boot Show, Duesseldorf

Consistently ranked as one of the world´s best diving destinations by scuba aficionados, Palau offers a variety of unspoiled reefs, caves and walls with the most amazing array of marine life one can imagine. From rich coral gardens to variety of colorful aquatic life, diving in Palau is all year round and wherever divers venture, they will be rewarded with a thrilling diving experience of a lifetime dubbed as “breathtaking awesome experience!

Learn more about the fascinating underwater wonders and meet us at booth 3E76 at hall 3.

Join the PALAU picture competition - participate and win !

And this is how it works:

Send us your best picture of Palau and win one of three prices for your next dive vacation.

You think you took the best picture of Palau? Send us your most extraordinary photography you took in Palau until 31st January 2011. Whether underwater or countryside, animals or landscape – the best shot counts and we need to see it! Entitle the picture and tell us the story behind it.
 Send us one picture per participant up to a size of 10MB with your contact details to the following e-mail address: foto@visitpalau.eu  

The prizes will be drawn among all European participants. The best pictures will be published on our website http://www.visitpalau.eu/ with each author’s name. There is no right of appeal.

Vote for Palau | Jetzt für Palau abstimmen

The German magazine "diving" will publish a book called "my dive spot". Palau has now the chance to be included in this book as one of the hottest dive spots around the world. Therefore, we need YOUR VOTE. Please help us and check the website www.mein-tauchspot.de. Continue to the article "Ulong Channel - Palau" and give us your vote by clicking "Hot Spot". All you need to do is decide on a username, which would appear in the book, write down your e-mail and then confirm the link in your e-mail account. With your vote, we can manage to appear in the book! Thank you for your help.

Die Zeitschrift "Tauchen" wird demnächst ein Buch mit Titel "Mein Tauchspot" herausbringen. Hierzu werden Taucher aufgefordert, ihren Lieblingstauchplatz zu nennen. Natürlich ist Palau ganz vorne mit dabei. Um auch in das Buch aufgenommen zu werden brauchen wir aber EURE STIMME.
Geht auch www.mein-tauchspot.de und klickt euch durch zu dem Artikel "Ulong Channel - Palau". Alles was ihr tun müsst, ist "Hot Spot" anklicken, euch einen Nicknamen aussuchen der dann im Buch veröffentlicht werden würde, und eure e-mail Adresse eintragen. Den Link solltet ihr dann in eurem E-mail Postfach kurz bestätigen und fertig.
Mit eurer Stimme können wir es bis ins Buch schaffen! Tausend Dank für eure Unterstützung.

http://www.mein-tauchspot.de/

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