Dos and Don’ts

• Casual dress is the norm in Chuuk but do not wear swim wear anywhere other than the beach or the dive boat.

Language

• The native language of Chuuk is Chuukese but English is also an official language and widely spoken.
• Outer islands speak eight different indigenous dialects.

Things to do and see:

• Carve yourself a Trukese love stick so that your lover can tell that it's you in the night!
• Visit some of the lagoon islands.
• See the Japanese lighthouse in Sapuk Village and the Japanese World War II cave in Nepokos. You can drive to it or hike up to it.
• See the former Japanese communication center in the now Jesuit school.
• Windsurfing and sailing is popular in the trade wind season.

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