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Pohnpei and Nearby Atoll Excursions

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Destination Guide Sources For Pohnpei and Nearby Atoll Excursions

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37 sources • Updated Oct 29, 2026

Written by DiveJourney. Built from public sources and local operator knowledge. Last updated Oct 29, 2026.

Pohnpei Tourism Office | Adventures - Pohnpei Tourism Office: current official descriptions of reefs, Manta Road, passes, Nan Madol, hikes, lagoon islands, and seasonal examples. Marketing examples are not operational guarantees.
Pohnpei Tourism Office | Tour Operators - Pohnpei Tourism Office: current operator listing, roles and direct contacts; no real-time activity availability verified.
Pohnpei Tourism Office | Outer Atolls - Pohnpei Tourism Office: Ahnd and Pakin logistics, summertime preference and Pakin skiff constraints; no bookings or landing rights inferred.
Pohnpei Tourism Office | Travel Information - Pohnpei Tourism Office: currency, communications, weather, tipping, local transport, health guidance and locally quoted departure fee.
Pohnpei Tourism Office | Getting to Pohnpei - Pohnpei Tourism Office: airport gateway, United and Nauru services and irregular connections; schedules require confirmation.
Pohnpei Tourism Office | Nan Madol - Pohnpei Tourism Office: Nan Madol trail/boat approach, tide dependency and local guide advice.
Pohnpei Tourism Office | Lodging - Pohnpei Tourism Office: current Kolonia and Nett lodging directory, not verified room availability.
Pohnpei Tourism Office | Car Rentals - Pohnpei Tourism Office: local rental and chauffeur contact listings, not verified vehicle inventory.
FSM Division of Civil Aviation | PNI - Federated States of Micronesia Division of Civil Aviation: Pohnpei International Airport PNI/PTPN and Deketik causeway.
FSM Embassy | Visitors - Federated States of Micronesia Embassy: tourist and Compact entry overview, passport/onward travel guidance.
U.S. Department of State | FSM Travel Advisory 2026 - U.S. Department of State travel advisory July 2026: travel requirements, 911 and emergency medical limitations; conflicts with other government validity summaries require traveler recheck.
UNESCO | Nan Madol World Heritage - UNESCO World Heritage Centre: official Nan Madol description, customary interests and heritage protection.
UNESCO | Nan Madol 2026 Committee Decision - UNESCO 2026 World Heritage Committee decision: Nan Madol retained on List of World Heritage in Danger and ongoing management concerns.
UNESCO | Biosphere Reserve Registry - UNESCO Man and the Biosphere register: And Atoll designated biosphere reserve; designation does not grant visitor access.
Club Pareo | Original Diving Page (retained source) - Club Pareo owner-retained direct operator page excerpt, preserved October 28 2026: boat/diving style, northeasterly trades, manta and pelagic seasonal descriptions. Live page not independently retrievable; not a trip availability receipt.
Club Pareo | June 2026 Update (retained source) - Club Pareo owner-retained homepage excerpt with June 2026 notice about July price change and Pohnpei USD 25 departure charge. Live page not independently retrievable.
Pohnpei State | Marine Protected Area Regulations (mirrored) - Pohnpei State marine protected area regulations mirrored as a state government text PDF. Document age and continuing applicability not independently confirmed; operator/state must verify current permits, fees and Kehpara closure.
Pohnpei State | MPA Use Permit Form (mirrored) - Pohnpei Department of Land and Natural Resources original Marine Protected Area Use Permit application, mirrored PDF; confirms permissions assessed by activity/location, no current fee amount.
Pohnpei Eco-Adventure | SCUBA Diving - Pohnpei Eco-Adventure local field guide describing current-era geography of scuba operations but with some old operational statements; use as historical site/conditions evidence only.
Pohnpei Eco-Adventure | North Side Dive Sites - Pohnpei Eco-Adventure local guide 2014 for specific north-side dive conditions, including advanced Manta Road and sheltered beginner options; reconfirm current site conditions.
Pohnpei Eco-Adventure | And Atoll Dive Sites - Pohnpei Eco-Adventure 2014 local field inventory of And/Ahnd dive sites and advanced-level Dauenai currents; historical site evidence, not current legal access.
Pohnpei Eco-Adventure | Ahnd and Pakin Atolls - Pohnpei Eco-Adventure local field guide 2021 for Ahnd ownership, protected areas and Pakin dangerous tidal access; not current charter authorization.
Pohnpei Eco-Adventure | Snorkeling - Pohnpei Eco-Adventure local snorkeling field guide, including coastal turbidity, boat access and pass-current cautions.
Pohnpei Eco-Adventure | Marine Protected Areas - Pohnpei Eco-Adventure local summary of Pohnpei and Pakin protected areas and Kehpara restrictions; verify current regulations.
Pohnpei Eco-Adventure | Southern Madolenihmw - Pohnpei Eco-Adventure local Southern Madolenihmw field guide describing customary waterfall permissions; older fees are not presented as current.
Pohnpei Eco-Adventure | Kepirohi Falls - Pohnpei Eco-Adventure local Kepirohi guide warning against swimming because of polluted freshwater; warning is not a current lab result.
Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs | FSM Medical Advisory - Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs country medical advisory dated October 1, 2024: Pohnpei hospital, hospital contact and lack of operational Chuuk/Pohnpei recompression treatment as of that report; not a 2026 chamber inspection.
Divers Alert Network | Emergency Assistance - Divers Alert Network: current international emergency hotline and emergency response process.
Japan Meteorological Agency | Pohnpei Climate Normals - Japan Meteorological Agency weather station climate normals for Pohnpei, year-round heavy rainfall and month-to-month differences; climate statistics not a forecast.
Waterways Travel | Pohnpei Surf Club Seasonal Information - Pohnpei Surf Club partner reseller: July to early November calmer diving/exposed site access and 2026 package descriptions. Partner marketing, not booking availability.
Pohnpei Ocean Cruise | Current Suspension - Pohnpei Ocean Cruise first-party September 2026 suspension of its own new bookings, not an island-wide closure.
Pohnpei Ocean Cruise | Travel Information - Pohnpei Ocean Cruise first-party general travel guide describes power as 110V / 60Hz, but the operator has currently suspended new tour bookings.
APIPA 2026 | Pohnpei Travel - 2026 APIPA conference travel page with example hotel ranges, airport fee guidance; conference rates are not a general travel price index.
World Explorer | Club Pareo Dive Arrangements - Club Pareo dive travel agency page with sample rental and atoll surcharges, not current confirmed end-consumer prices.
FSM Tourism | Regulations and Older Airport Tax - National tourism rules page retains older USD 20 departure tax, conflicting with current Pohnpei Tourism Office and June 2026 operator USD 25.
Destination hero photo by Uhooep (historical) - Coastal sea and reef, Pohnpei. Photo: Uhooep / Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0. Cropped and resized. Cropped image retains the same license.
Destination hero photo by Hiroko Yoshii - School of fish underwater off Pohnpei. Unsplash License (https://unsplash.com/license). Photographer: https://unsplash.com/@hiro0718. Cropped and resized for the cover.