TravelTips24 : Oceania : Micronesia : Northern Mariana Islands : Tinian
Tinian
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Cities / Other destinations / Culture and History / Talk / Travel to Tinian, visa requirements By air By ferry / Get around / Tinian attractions and sightseeing / City tours / Good restaurants and cheap meals / Tinian nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs. / Hotels, youth hostels, lodging / Stay safe / Contact / Get outTinian is one of the Northern Mariana Islands, located just south of Saipan.
Cities
Other destinations
Culture and History
Talk
Travel to Tinian & Visa Requirements
However you choose to do it, Tinian is most easily accessed from the neighboring island of Saipan, which has international and regional air connections available.
By air
Tinian is served by propeller aircraft from Saipan every 30 minutes during the day ($65 r/t, Freedom Air, 670-433-3288).
By ferry
There is a ferry making four daily roundtrips between Tinian and Saipan ($26 round trip, 670-328-2233).
Tours & Getting around Tinian
Car rentals are available.
Tinian attractions and sightseeing
- Tinian's main attractions are the airstrips used by the US military during World War II. There is a monument at the north end of Tinian where the bomber Enola Gay took off for Hiroshima carrying the first atomic bomb.
- Tinian is home to the only remaining Shinto shrine in the Mariana Islands, an artifact from the days of Japanese colonization.
- Chief Taga's House is a traditional Micronesian island chief's house.
Tinian city tours
Tinian Restaurants: cheap, moderate and expensive
- Minako's Cafe, Broadway. Serves a mixture of Japanese, Filipino, Chamorro and American food at reasonable prices.
Tinian nightlife, bars, clubs & pubs
Tinian cheap and luxurious hotels, youth hostels & lodging
Tinian has few options besides Tinian Dynasty Hotel & Casino, but since the hotel suffers from low occupancy rates, deep discounts may be available.
Stay safe
Contact
There is an internet cafe on the first floor of the Tinian Dynasty.
Get out
This page was last edited at 21:38, on 27 November 2007 by Wikitravel user The Yeti. Based on work by Joichi Koizumi, Todd VerBeek and Jani Patokallio and Anonymous user(s) of Wikitravel.
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