Cluster · Koror
Belau National Museum district
Morning cluster: the national museum and its grounds; go before the heat and take a taxi from downtown.
28″ bags
painful
Time budget
half
Rescue coverage
100% ≤7′
max p90 6.1′
Places
1
Rules in force · 7Heat and few pavements
- Palau ↗Entry rules are Palau's own, not US rules: check the Palau Bureau of Immigration or a Palau embassy for your passport before booking.
- Palau ↗You sign the Palau Pledge (a promise to protect the environment) in your passport on arrival; the pledge is enforced by law.
- Palau ↗Reef-toxic sunscreens are banned and can be confiscated: bring reef-safe sunscreen and a rash vest.
- Palau ↗The Rock Islands Southern Lagoon needs a permit (sold by tour operators); Jellyfish Lake opens or closes depending on jellyfish numbers.
- Koror and the Rock Islands ↗The Rock Islands Southern Lagoon needs a permit, usually sold by your tour operator; book operator and permit before you fly.
- Koror ↗Heat and few pavements: bags go from the car to the door, never on a walk.
- Koror ↗You sign the Palau Pledge on arrival; reef-toxic sunscreen is banned and can be confiscated, so bring reef-safe sunscreen and a rash vest.
Map to the centre
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Bound and physics
The museum grounds and the streets around them (approximate box).
- Slope
- gentle
- Stairs
- Few
- Shade
- medium
- Surface
- pavement and grass
- Sleep here or visit
- visit
Rescue anchors
A — Museum grounds shade (field-verify)
seated_rest · shelter · valid: always
B — Covered porch (field-verify)
seated_rest · shelter · valid: always
C — Museum café or shop, AC (field-verify)
seated_rest · food · ac · valid: always
D — Grounds bench (field-verify)
seated_rest · valid: always
E — Shop, AC (field-verify)
food · ac · valid: always
F — Kiosk (field-verify)
seated_rest · food · valid: always
always: 100% covered, max p90 6.1′, worst cell 6.1′ · heat: 100%
Nodes in this cluster
- Go in the morning for the story of Palau's culture and history before the boat or the heat; a taxi there and back.
Edges out
| To | How | p50 | Climb |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downtown Koror | Car or taxi | ~8 min | flat |
| Ngarachamayong Culture Center & Coral Reef Center | Car or taxi | ~8 min | flat |
| Malakal harbour & dive docks | Car or taxi | ~12 min | flat |
Red lines here
- Ask before photographing exhibits and people.
Around this cluster
Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.