Trip for · Tight budgets

Kolonia for budget travellers

Costs are high and there is little to spend on cheaply beyond food.

Only items the guide tags or describes for budget travellers; each shows the field it came from. Prices and hours: check before you go.

Key facts

A 2-day outline

Grouped by walking cluster where the guide gives one. Order inside a day is loose: the timed day plans check opening hours and walking.

Kolonia town market
Why it fits: Free to browse. Fresh fish, breadfruit and coconuts; the best introduction to Pohnpeian food.
From: Top 10 · cost
Spanish wall
Why it fits: Free. A physical trace of the Spanish colonial garrison.
From: Top 10 · cost
Chinese and Filipino lunch, main street
Why it fits: cheap plates.
From: Good for · budget travellers
Bakery and cafe, main street
Why it fits: Coffee and a pastry · US$3–9. Breakfast and a rain refuge.
From: Eat guide · Budget tier
Local plate: breadfruit, taro and fish
Why it fits: Breadfruit, taro and fish · US$6–12. The island's own staples.
From: Eat guide · Budget tier

Harbour at sunset
Why it fits: Free. The working quay in the evening light.
From: Top 10 · cost
Free sights
Why it fits: the wall, the harbour and the market cost nothing.
From: Good for · budget travellers

What the guide flags for budget travellers.

Costs are high and there is little to spend on cheaply beyond food. (Good for · verdict: hard)
Bring enough US dollars for the whole stay: ATMs are few and can run out; keep US$50 in small notes for taxis and fees. (Money · ATM rule)