Through the Atolls of Micronesia - 16 Nights - Rabaul to Sorong

Rabaul is a town on the Gazelle Peninsula in East New Britain province, Papua New Guinea. A busy commercial centre, it is situated on Simpson Harbour, a sheltered inlet of Blanche Bay. Almost the entire old town of Rabaul is buried under volcanic ash, the result of a volcanic eruption in 1994, and one is in awe of the scenery, which resembles an alien prehistoric landscape. Read more about Rabaul, Papua New Guinea

Kos is the main port and population centre on a Greek island of the same name. It lies just 4 km from the coast of Bodrum, Turkey. The port is also the tourist and cultural centre, with the traditional whitewashed buildings, including interesting museums to be visited as well as many restaurants and hotels. Read more about Kos, Greece

Pohnpei Island is the largest, highest, most populous, and most developed island of the Federated States of Micronesia, as well as being home to Palikir its capital. Fascinatingly, lying off the eastern shore of Pohnpei, is the ruined city of Nan Modal. It consists of a series of small artificial islands - stone and coral-filled man-made platforms - linked by a network of tidal canals. Read more about Pohnpei Island, Micronesia (Federated States of)

The island of Yap, which actually consists of four continental islands that are very close together and joined within a common coral reef, is the most intriguing island in Micronesia. Scattered throughout the island are huge, ancient, stone money discs that are very heavy and are never moved around. They are still used for ceremonial exchanges, such as transfers of land titles. Read more about Yap Island, Micronesia (Federated States of)

The island of Yap, which actually consists of four continental islands that are very close together and joined within a common coral reef, is the most intriguing island in Micronesia. Scattered throughout the island are huge, ancient, stone money discs that are very heavy and are never moved around. They are still used for ceremonial exchanges, such as transfers of land titles. Read more about Yap Island, Micronesia (Federated States of)

Palau is an island nation of Micronesia in the Western Pacific Ocean, 900 km east of the Philippines and 900 km north of Indonesian Papua. This small republic of 340 islands has as main commercial centre Koror, the nation's former capital and largest town, on Koror Island, where two thirds of the population dwell. The Republic of Palau is one of the world's youngest and smallest nations, but it offers you some of the world's most beautiful tropical paradise. Read more about Koror, Palau

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Sorong (population 200,000) is a coastal city in the eastern Indonesian province of West Papua, 100km south of the Equator, and bordering the Sorong Regency. It is the gateway to Indonesia's Raja Ampat Islands, rich in coral reefs in an area considered the heart of the world's coral reef biodiversity. It is also the logistics centre for Indonesia's thriving eastern oil and gas frontier, and a major container terminal. Read more about Sorong, Indonesia