About 800 people live on five of Woleai's 22 islets, some of which are clustered together and joined at low tide by sand bars. While foreign visitors are exempt from clothing regulations, it aids your acceptance if you endeavour to wear traditional dress. There are no formal commercial places to stay, but camping or homestays can usually be arranged. Woleai is accessible by plane from Yap or by slow and circuitous boat. The Western Islands, Chuuk's most remote and traditional, share close ties with the outer islands of Yap.
Men still wear bright loincloths and the women wear only woven fibre or grass skirts.
There are no guesthouses on any of the islands, but the governor's office on Weno can sometimes help with accommodation arrangements. The Mortlockese are gentle, easy-going people and are more Westernised in their dress than other outer islanders. They also tend to be a more religious bunch, perhaps because this was where Christian missionaries established Chuuk's first church. The introduction of Christianity hasn't halted the production of traditional Mortlockese masks of hibiscus wood. Once worn by men during battle and to ward off evil spirits, they are now carved for Chuuk's tourist trade.