region
Saipan
Sleep in Garapan and do the island in day trips by taxi or hire car: the memorial park, Managaha by boat, and the war sites in the north-east.
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Rules in force · 3
- Northern Mariana Islands ↗US entry rules apply: a US visa, ESTA, or eligibility for the Guam–CNMI Visa Waiver Program. Check US Customs and Border Protection for your passport, and note that the Guam–CNMI waiver does not allow travel on to the rest of the US.
- Northern Mariana Islands ↗The CNMI runs its own customs and quarantine check: declare food, plants and animal products on arrival.
- Northern Mariana Islands ↗Second World War sites (Banzai Cliff, Tinian's North Field) are memorials; do not remove relics or climb on structures.
Saipan is a small island with one resort strip on the west coast. Everything a short visit needs is within an hour by car of one bed, but there is almost no public transport, so a taxi or a hire car is the plan.
Where to sleep
Garapan (Saipan)sleep base
Beach road, promenade, memorial park, Managaha boats.
Tinianday trip
Small plane or ferry; wartime airfields.
Night sequences
- 4 nights
- Garapan 4, one day out by car
- Without a car or a booked taxi, sights beyond the resort strip are hard to reach: arrange transport through the hotel.
Day-trips door to door
| To | From | Door-to-door p50 | Last return | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banzai Cliff and the north-east | Garapan | 40 min | unknown | Hire car or driver; memorial sites, cover up and stay on paths. |
| Managaha Island | Garapan | 30 min | unknown | Boat operators set the times; confirm the last return when you book. |
Bags between cities
No luggage forwarding culture: keep the big bag at the Garapan hotel.