Palau — Shopping
Shopping
Koror has a range of modern shopping facilities on offer. Several small gift shops offer a variety of unusual items, and the Belau National Museum and Ormuul Gift Shop offer authentic handmade local craft items.
Palau’s best-known art form is the storyboard. These are carvings on various lengths of wood, sometimes shaped into crocodiles, turtles or fish and painted. The storyboards depict Palauan stories taken from about 30 popular legends or recorded events. In addition to the storyboards, models of bais (men’s meeting buses), canoes and sculptured figurines called dilukai are also carved.
Other gifts include jewelry, etchings and baskets, purses, hats and mats woven from pandana leaves and palm. In addition to these local crafts, the Palau Pacific Resort has a duty-free shop, which features locally produced items as well as designer and brand name gifts.
Shopping hours: Mon-Sat 0800-2100.
Currency
The US Dollar is in use. For further, see main Pacific Islands of Micronesia section.
Exchange Rate
| 1.00 GBP = 1.6 USD |
| 1.00 EUR = 1.41 USD |
| Currency conversion rates as of 19 July 2011 |
