2015년 6월 13일 토요일

[사이판] Destination Saipan Tour Information



Diving and Snorkeling Tours

Locals say visitors do not really experience Saipan unless they take a look at the waters from below the surface. Scuba tour guides take diving enthusiasts on underwater excursions, visiting places like the Blue Grotto. Tunnels connect sections of this underwater cavern, Saipan's most popular underwater site. The inside dome is as high as a church, and divers swim with sea turtles, sharks, manta rays and tuna. Other sites include Wing Beach where octopi glide in the depths among World War II plane remnants. Coral reefs surround small open pools, and one site features black coral. Tour guides offer beginner trips that include scuba instruction. Tours also take snorkelers to the Blue Grotto for crystal clear views of underwater coral and sea life.





Marine Activity Tours

Managaha Island, a tiny isle just off the coast, boasts one of the finest white sand beaches in the Marianas. Tours offer a variety of activities such as snorkeling to view rich marine life. Different tours offer various methods to get to the island, such as speedboat or a banana boat, a long narrow vessel where the passengers do the rowing. Other tours offer a banana boat to the island, with a parasailing return. Free time on the island allows use of canoes, beach chairs, pedal boats and wakeboards. Anglers may choose a fishing tour and try their luck at catching marlin, mahi-mahi or tuna. Dolphins often swim next to the boat.



Land Tours

Tour operators take visitors to the Saipan Botanical Gardens where flora displays feature Saipan fruits, vegetables and other plants. The Saipan Zoo features animals indigenous to Saipan and Micronesia. Visitors can explore several World War II sites, including Suicide Cliff, a mountainous butte where Japanese soldiers jumped to their death after losing the battle with the Americans. Banzai Cliff, which overlooks the ocean, was another site for the suicides. Various memorials and temples dot the area. At Bird Island Lookout, visitors can gaze out to the island surrounded by sea; during low tide, more adventurous tourists can walk to the island. Tours may also visit Mount Tapochau, at 1,545 feet, Saipan's highest point; excursions drop off hikers to experience the spectacular views from the top.

Other Sites and Tour Information

The American Memorial Park honors the more than 5,000 Americans who lost their lives in Saipan during World War II, where a carillon bell tower plays anthems. Almost 1,000 names of local Mariana Island citizens who also lost their lives are honored at another memorial.
U.S. mainland military tour operators offer periodic tours to Micronesia that includes a day in Saipan, and some local Saipan guides will customize a tour according to the needs of the customer. Small vans take tourists to a variety of sites on the island and vary in price according to the number of passengers on the tour.

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