Saipan itineraries

North Cliffs & Micro Beach

Cliffs and war relics at the island's northern tip in the morning, then the lagoon off Garapan in the afternoon. One rental car covers it all.

Managaha & Grotto Underwater

One day snorkeling off an island in the middle of the lagoon, the next in a sea cave. Tour pickups do the driving; you just come and go from a Garapan hotel.

Island Loop from the South

Base yourself on Susupe beach with a rental car and reach the summit, the east-coast islet and the empty southern beaches. Saipan beyond the Garapan hotel strip.

Festivals & seasons

• 1 — Garapan Thursday Street Market
• 2 — Tinian Pika Fest (Hot Pepper Festival)
• 3 — Stars over Banzai Cliff
• 4 — Flame Tree Arts Festival
• 5 — Taste of the Marianas
• 5 — Flame trees in bloom
• 6 — Sabalu Farmers Market
• 7 — Saipan Liberation Day
• 8 — Rainy and typhoon season (Jul–Nov)
• 12 — Dry season (Dec–Jun), the time to go

Souvenirs

• Macadamia chocolate
• Noni soap and noni juice
• Chico de Marianas chocolate
• Donne' sali (Chamorro chili sauce)
• Herman's sweet bread
• Coconut oil and shell crafts
• Duty-free cosmetics and perfume
• I Love Saipan T-shirts and flip-flops