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Neco Marine/ Palau Pacific Resort Full report   Palau   This was our 10th trip to Palau and third consecutive year diving with Neco. After accomplishing pre- dive paperwork at Neco's off... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
4/2013   William
1000+ Dives 		 
Fish 'n Fins/ Palau Pacific Resort Full report   Palau   While on vacation in Micronesia, we stopped over in Palau for a few days. We stayed at the Palau Pacific Resort (which is a very ... Full report  
2 stars
5 stars  
3/2013   S Lori Brown
500+ Dives 		 
Palau Dive Adventures/ Palau Pacific Resort Full report   Palau   My wife and I took a 2 week dive trip, with the first week on Yap (we stayed at the Manta Ray Bay Resort and dived with Yap Divers... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
2/2013   David Walton
500+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Splash Dive Center/ Palau Pacific Resort Full report   Palau   The diving reminded us of Cozumel before the cruise ship destroyed it. Large variety of life, many large fish such as sharks, rays... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
8/2011   DEBORAH L HOBSON
250+ Dives 		 
SPLASH/ Palau Pacific Resort Full report   Palau   This is our 9th trip to Palau, having always been with Splash. We return because there is always a new challenge or experience. ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
4/2011   Rose Mueller
1000+ Dives 		 
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Neco Marine/ Palau Pacific Resort Full report   Palau   Palau Pacific Resort is first class. Neco Marine is first class. They picked us up at the airport. The next day, they picked us up a... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
6/2010   Andy Kenley
1000+ Dives 		 
Fish 'n Fins and Splash/ Palau Pacific Resort Full report   Palau   Addl comment re FNF/ Splash. . Nitrox is free at FNF which is great and quite realistic since no dive was deeper than 125ft. There wa... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
4/2010   Stewart A Roy
1000+ Dives 		 
Splash/ Palau Pacific Resort Full report   Micronesia   We have been diving with Splash since '91. We have stayed at the Palau Pacific Resort every visit. Lucy and her staff at PPR are... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
4/2010   Rose Mueller
1000+ Dives 		 
Sam's Tours/ Palau Pacific Resort Full report   Palau   Fantastic 7 days of diving. Had a boat exclusively for our group of 5 most days. Never more than 8. Jade, our dive guide, was o... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
4/2009   David Dornbusch
250+ Dives 		 
Fish n Fin/ Palau Pacific Resort Full report   Palau   WE've been to Palau 5 times before, so we pretty much knew what to expect with regard to diving, temp, conditions, etc. The Palau ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
3/2009   Lynn Hudak
250+ Dives 		 
Neco Marine/ Palau Pacific Resort Full report   Palau   In late November I went again to Palau in order to enjoy one of my favorite dive spots. This time I was diving with Neco Marine, a... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
1/2009   Stanley Zuk
1000+ Dives 		 
Fish n Fins, Ocean Hunter III/ Palau Pacific Resort Full report LiveAboard     I just returned from 3 weeks away in Palau which I must admit was the trip of a lifetime thanks to the Fish n Fins team . Divi... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
11/2008   Max Weinmann
500+ Dives 		 
Neptune's (Keith Santillano)/ Palau Pacific Resort Full report   Koror   Palau is a diving paradise, and Keith Santillano and his operation, "Neptune's", king of that paradise. Keith is far and away the... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
5/2006   James Masella
250+ Dives 		 
Palau Agressor/ Palau Pacific Resort Full report LiveAboard     THE BAD: The Palau Pacific resort was over priced and under serviced. They lost our reservations and then moved us to smoking tw... Full report  
4 stars
1 stars  
4/2006   Mark Meredith
250+ Dives 		 
Sam's Tours/ Palau Pacific Resort Full report       There are a lot of fish and critters in Palau, and Sam's Tours made sure we saw many of them. DM's Daniel and Jim treated us as ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
2/2006   Chrisanda Button/Rickie Sterne
250+ Dives 		 
Sam's Tours/ Palau Pacific Resort Full report   palau   The Palau Pacific Resort was outstanding. The best service that we've ever experienced. Great rooms and terrific restaurant. There... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
7/2005   bill dobrin
250+ Dives 		 
Neco Marine/ Palau Pacific Resort Full report   Palau   Stayed at Palau Pacific Resort for 7 days, probably nicest place on the island, where guest population during our stay was split b... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
4/2005   Dale Thompson
500+ Dives 		 
Sam's/ Palau Pacific Resort Full report   Palau   Sam's is big and well organized very well run. ALSO they give very good personal service . We were on a 452' boat with 13 divers ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
2/2005   embry rucker
250+ Dives 		 
Sams Tours/ Palau Pacific Resort Full report       This was our second trip to Palau in 12 months and again for a diver, this is a wonderful place. The staff at Sams in one in a mi... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
6/2004   Joan Traylor
<100 Dives 		 
Fish 'N Fins/ Palau Pacific Resort Full report   Palau   Second trip to Palau, arranged on short notice when previous destination messed up by a typhoon- - kudos to Trip 'n Tour for their h... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
5/2004   John Sommerer
250+ Dives 		 
Sam's Tours/ Palau Pacific Resort Full report   Palau   At Sam's they went out of their way to please us. Minor complaints were immediately and satisfactorily addressed. A couple of Sa... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
12/2003   David Shem-Tov
100+ Dives 		 
Dive Palau/ Palau Pacific Resort Full report   Palau   What a wonderful trip. Started out suspect as light rain and winds greeted us on arrival day, but blew out for a week of sun and c... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
10/2003   Marc & Maureen Duggan
<100 Dives 		 
Sams Tours/ Palau Pacific Resort Full report       The trip was beyond belief. This was my first dive trip. I was certified for 1 week before I went and my husband was an experien... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
7/2003   J Traylor
<100 Dives 		 
Fish N Fins/ Palau Pacific Resort Full report   Koror   This was our first trip to the Pacific. We were unprepared for the amount of diversity of life on the reefs. Snorkeling in Jellyf... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
9/2001   Elissa and Jody Thompson
250+ Dives 		 
Fish'N'Fins/ Palau Pan Pacific Resort Full report       Fish'N'Fins dive operation is a very good. Well organized and easy to arrange dives via e- mail. The boats are fast which helps t... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
10/2006   Steve Dussault
500+ Dives 		 
Fish 'n Fins/ Palau Plantation Resort Full report   Palau   If you’re looking for gourmet food and/ or bargains, Palau is not the destination for you. If you’re looking for terrific diving –... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
3/2014   Debbie Pasich
500+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Sam's Tours/ palau royal hotel Full report   palau   ]My first trip to Palau. My last great dives were in the bligh waters in fiji and in particular the very best dive was black magic ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
5/2012   Henry Goichman
100+ Dives 		 
Sam's Tours/ Palau Royal Resort       "Great trip - More fish & critters than before Covid"
Palau has great snorkeling and great kayaking in the Rock Islands and World War II tours of Peleliu, so much to do on days off div... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
4/2023   Julie Finley
500+ Dives 		Photos available 
Palau Dive Adventures/ Palau Royal Resort Full report   Palau   "Palau Landbased"
We dove here as a small group of 6. Reservations were easy using email. Of note the 13 hour time change caused delays in responses... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
4/2018   David Van Ryn
500+ Dives 		3Helpful vote(s) received
Fish 'n Fins/ Palau Royal Resort Full report   Palau   "Great few days in Palau"
Spent a few days diving with Fish n'Fins before a week on board the Palau Aggressor (see separate review, which also contains addi... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
4/2017   James Castanino
500+ Dives 		 
Sam's Tours/ Palau Royal Resort Full report       This was a trip with Kids Sea Camp, run by Margo Peyton. They use Sam's Tours as their dive operation, and we stayed at the Palau... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
7/2013   VickiSingley
250+ Dives 		 
Sam's Tours/ Palau Royal Resort Full report   Palau   We went to Palau for a Kids Sea Camp to get my grandchildren started on diving. This was the trip of a lifetime. Other than the ... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
7/2013   VickiSingley
100+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Fish 'n Fins/ Palau Royal Resort Full report   Palau   Fish 'n Fins runs day boats out of Koror to the most popular dive sites. The boat rides are about 45 minutes each way. The boats h... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
10/2011   Michael J. Millet
1000+ Dives 		 
Sam's Tours/ Palau Royal Resort Full report       Sam's staff are attentive to all your needs. Excellent customer service by everyone at Sam's Palau Royal Resort is top notch. The... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
9/2010   Robert P Zimmerman
500+ Dives 		 
Fish 'n Fins/ PPR and West Plaza by the Sea Full report   Palau   We had to start our stay at West Plaza by the Sea. . . Ugh due to an Asian holiday that had PPR booked. The place is worn down and de... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
2/2013   Jeff Bloomer
1000+ Dives 		 
Bako Divers/ Robert Reimers Hotel Full report   Majuro, Marshall Islands   I was diving there after a stay in Bikini, and I was probably spoiled. . . Every dive (total of 9) was lead by Jerry (owner of the ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
10/2001   Thomas Lippert
250+ Dives 		 
Fish 'n Fins/ Rose Garden Resort Full report   Palau   "Stunning biodiversity, pristine reefs, many large pelagics and turtles"
We chose to dive Palau due to its rave reviews on Undercurrent, and were not disappointed. We had a truly magical 8 days of diving... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
8/2018   Marshall Kirk McKusick
250+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Eclipse and Safari liveaboards/ Safari Full report LiveAboard Palau   Palau diving is typically either land- based (2- 3 dives per day with long speedboat rides) or via one of the well- known liveaboards... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
1/2012   Jennifer Widom
500+ Dives 		 
Yap - Manta Ray Bay Hotel/ Same Full report   Yap and Palau   Like many went there for the mantas and was not disappointed. During three days of diving (about the right length of time for Yap... Full report  
2 stars
3 stars  
3/2005   Dale Thompson
500+ Dives 		 
Fish 'n Fins/ Sea Passion   Palau   "Palau lives up to the hype."
The trip over was grueling but it was worth it. This was some of the best diving I’ve experienced. If you’re into sharks and manta... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
11/2023   Wayne Leonard
250+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Neco Marine/ Sea Passion Full report   Palau   We spent 12 nights in Palau for land- based diving with Neco Marine. The dive shop was very clean and organized. The boat was com... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
4/2013   Renee Ross
100+ Dives 		 
Sam's Tours/ Sea Passion Full report   Palau   We spent two weeks diving with Sam's Tours Palau in May 2012. Sam’s seems to be the dive operation of preference on Palau for Engl... Full report  
4 stars
1 stars  
5/2012   Robert S Kuhn
500+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Fish 'n Fins/ Sea Passion Full report       Would have preferred visiting other dive sites rather than revisiting the more popular sites. ... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
3/2012   Michael W Igoe
250+ Dives 		 
Sam's Tours/ Sea Passion Full report   Palau   It's halfway around the world, so of course it takes a looonnnngg time to get there (from East Coast USA)but it is definitely wort... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
12/2010   Laura A. Sonnenmark
100+ Dives 		 
Sam's Tours/ Sea Passion Hotel Full report       The boat ride to the dive sites was an hour long. If I were to go back, I'd book a live aboard. The boats were 30' with zippy tw... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
10/2013   Deborah Fulton
250+ Dives 		 
Aggressor Fleet/ Sea Passion Hotel Full report LiveAboard Palau   Long trip to Palau (longer trip home!). Good accomodations at the Sea Passion for first three days - room was large, large balcon... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
10/2011   Peter Sterman
250+ Dives 		 
Palau Aggressor II/ Sea Passion Hotel Full report LiveAboard Palau   Long and grueling flights from San Francisco, to Honolulu, to Guam to Yap to Palau. Arriving at 1: 00 in the morning we bussed to ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
3/2011   Robert Barada
500+ Dives 		 
Tauchertraum/ Solitude One liveaboard   Palau   "Best Palau Trip Possible"
One of many things that makes Undercurrent unique and valuable is the many exceptional diving companies that you wouldn't know abo... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
3/2023   Randall S Preissig
1000+ Dives 		 
SS Thorfinn Full report LiveAboard Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon   Accommodations: cabins are not luxurious but perfectly adequate with comfy beds. They vary in size- - some can be cramped, and som... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
4/2006   Ioana Fiore
100+ Dives 		 
Peleliu Divers/ Storyboard Full report   Palau   Peleliu divers is a great option if 1) you don&#8217;t want to do a live- aboard, you want to get your feet on solid ground at the ... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
2/2006   Daniel Imbody
<100 Dives 		 
Pelileu Divers/ Storyboard/Dolphin Bay Full report   Pelileu   The Storyboard and the new Dolphin Bay Bungalows, a mile or so apart, are operated by the same people. We found Storyboard online... Full report  
4 stars
1 stars  
12/2007   Brooke Briggs
1000+ Dives 		 
Sam's Tours/ Sunrise Villas Full report   Palau   Incredible diving. First time we could say visibility restricted by huge quantities of fish. Hundreds of Pyramid butterflies, Po... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
3/2003   John and Sandra Quick
250+ Dives 		 
Solitude One liveaboard/ TaucherTraum LiveAboard Palau   "Three Week "Exploratory" and Spawning Trip!"
This was a special three week trip arranged by the excellent German company Taucher Traum. Taucher Traum- - see link above- - arrange... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
3/2020   Randall S Preissig
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Beyond The Reef/ The Pathways Full report   Yap   Beyond the Reef is a tiny operation. One boat- - four divers max. We were with two snorkelers one day, alone for our other dives. Mo... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
2/2011   Margaret Jorgensen
250+ Dives 		 
The Village Full report   Pohnpei   Bob, Patti and Jamie Arthur make every effort to make you feel as if you were coming home after a long stay away. There was no ne... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
6/2008   Stephanie Batzer
500+ Dives 		 
Village Scuba/ The Village Full report   Pohnpei   Pohnpei was an optional add- on to our Chuuk trip, and our first time there. We stayed at The Village, an eco- tourism lodge set on... Full report  
3 stars
2 stars  
2/2007   Jeanne & Bill Downey
1000+ Dives 		 
The Village Full report   POHNPEI   My wife and I have more than 65 years of diving experience between us around the world on live- aboard and land- based operations. ... Full report  
3 stars
1 stars  
7/2006   NEAL LANGERMAN
1000+ Dives 		 
The Village Hotel Full report   Pohnpei   We arranged the trip through Lisa Wallner of Trip- N- Tour (Continental Cool Vacations) and she does a great job. It takes a while ... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
11/2005   Henry Ziller
100+ Dives 		 
Thorfin/ Thorfin- land based due to Boat acc Full report   Truk Lagoon   We chartered 1/ 2 of the Thorfin for one week. In June we were contacted that the boat had hit a reef after refueling. We were offer... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
10/2007   Jon Bunnell
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Traders Ridge Full report   YAP   We were the only two divers at Traders Ridge during our stay so we had our own boat and was able to pick the dive locations and ti... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
10/2006   Steve Dussault
500+ Dives 		 
Yap Divers/ Traders Ridge Full report       We were afraid that with the typhoon in April that the diving would not be up to the standards we were anticipating. The diving w... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
6/2004   Joan Traylor
<100 Dives 		 
Beyond the Reef/ Traders Ridge Full report   Yap   We stayed at Traders Ridge, dove with Beyond the Reef. Both were well run by friendly people who tried hard to get you the dives y... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
7/2002   H. C. Wood
1000+ Dives 		 
Beyond the Reef/ Traders Ridge Resort Full report   Yap   Traders' Ridge Resort is fabulous. A stunning property! The grounds are beautiful, the pool area is landscaped exquisitely, the ... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
3/2003   John and Sandra Quick
250+ Dives 		 
Traders' Ridge Dive Shop/ Traders' Ridge Resort Full report   Yap   After diving in late November in Palau, I decided to go diving for a week to Yap. It was actually surprisingly a very good decisio... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
1/2009   Stanley Zuk
1000+ Dives 		 
Traders' Ridge Resort Full report   Yap   We had just spent 8 days in Palau and were now heading for the second part of our Pacific Island adventure. Our group of 8 experie... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
7/2007   Chip Kamin
100+ Dives 		 
Beyond the Reef/ Traders' Ridge Resort Full report   Yap   The accommodation and food at Traders' Ridge is first class and the staff there do everything to ensure the visitor has no problem... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
9/2003   Julian Lamborn
500+ Dives 		 
Aggressor Fleet/ Tropic Dancer Full report LiveAboard Palau   "Tropic Dancer, a spectacular week aboard!"
The Tropic Dancer is EVERYTHING one expects an Aggressor luxury liveaboard to be. GREAT food. Chef Cameron is a treasure! GREA... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
5/2015   Ronald JOhnson
500+ Dives 		 
Aggressor Fleet/ Tropic Dancer Full report LiveAboard Palau   "Palau Tropic Dancer"
This was a 10 night trip on a very well kept liveaboard. Crew, cabins, food, & diving were all great & all stayed on schedule. The boat... Full report  
4 stars
1 stars  
2/2015   Gail M King
1000+ Dives 		 
Dancer fleet/ Tropic Dancer Full report LiveAboard Palau   Great service attitude. Very good dive guides. Thorough briefings. Food superb. (Bravo Mani and assistants!) All diving is from... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
11/2012   John Drummond
250+ Dives 		 
Odyssey Adventures/ Truk Blue Lagoon Resort LiveAboard     "Return to Truk Lagoon"
I returned to Chuuk for the first time since 1991 as part of a college graduation present for my son. Intended for December of 20... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
12/2022   Kendall Raine
1000+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
Truk Odyssey Full report LiveAboard Truk   This was our dive shop's (Wateree Dive Center, Columbia, SC) second trip on the Odyssey and my third trip to Truk. The Odyss... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
4/2007   Tripp Jones MD
500+ Dives 		 
Odyssey Adventures/ Truk Odyssey Full report LiveAboard Truk on Chuuk   The odyssey was our 3rd live aboard and by far outshines our first two Peter Hughes Sundancer, Belize and SolmarV in Mexico. Every... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
3/2006   James Rieter
250+ Dives 		 
Truk Stop Full report   Truk Lagoon   Chuuk – Truk Lagoon is the place to go for World Class wreck diving especially if you are a history or WWII fan. Every dive is on... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
11/2013   Robert S Kuhn
250+ Dives 		 
Odyssey/ Truk Stop Full report LiveAboard Truk Lagoon   Every since I started diving I have wanted to go to Truk Lagoon, or Chuuk as it is now called. I became interested in World War I... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
5/2006   Larry Deweese
500+ Dives 		 
Truk Lagoon Diving/ Truk Stop Hotel Full report   Truk Lagoon   "Truk Lagoon"
Weather was sunny, but towards the end of our stay, we had periods of rain showers and choppy seas. Hotel was nice and clean. Foo... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
6/2017   Ron Carlisle
1000+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
Truk Stop/ Truk Stop Hotel Full report   Truk   This is a basic operation. Friendly, courteous, helpful and open to divers who want doubles and nitrox. I recommend them over thei... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
7/2007   James Knieling
500+ Dives 		 
Odyssey/ two different ones Full report LiveAboard truk/pohnepei/kosrae   ***PLEASE SUBMIT THIS: if you check your records you did say I could send this in even though it's past the July acceptance ... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
7/2005   charles feinberg
500+ Dives 		 
dive ulithi/ ulithi adventure resort Full report   ulithi, yap   The accomidations were new and quite comfortable but the water was turned off at night, and you were alone in the hotel till morni... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
5/2002   rick frost
100+ Dives 		 
NECO Marine/ Waterfront Villas Full report   Palau   NECO Marine was excellent. They took us on night and afternoon dives with only two divers. Unfortunately, the night dives were a... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
1/2003   Douglas Hansen
100+ Dives 		 
Palau Siren/ West Plaza By the Sea Full report LiveAboard Palau   "Palau Siren, A very Professional Liveaboard Experience"
I arrived early a couple of days and stayed at an adequate hotel. Hotels are not cheap and you can stay at a resort for far more ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
3/2015   elizabeth idell
500+ Dives 		3Helpful vote(s) received
Sam's Tours/ West Plaza By the Sea Full report   Palau   I took the "scenic route" to get to Koror, traveling American (and its partner Japan Air) from Dallas to Tokyo to Manila, where I ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
11/2008   Sandy Falen
1000+ Dives 		 
Fish 'n Fins/ West Plaza Desekel Full report   Palau   "Palau and Fish'nFins once again!"
This has been our 8th trip to Palau spanning just about 20 years and once again Fish'n Fins has done a super job. Usually they ha... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
12/2016   Michael N. Hofman
1000+ Dives 		 
Fish 'n Fins/ West Plaza Desekel Full report   Palau   It's hard to point out "the bad" with a dive operation we've used many times in the past. Fish'N fins has a long history in Palau... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
3/2011   Michael N. Hofman
1000+ Dives 		 
Fish N Fins/ West Plaza Desekel Hotel Full report   Palau   Palau was a wonderful place and the locals were always very polite. I put together my two week trip by calling Fish N Fins [. . . ] ... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
2/2005   Lucius Foster
100+ Dives 		 
FishNFins/ West Plaza Desekel Hotel Full report   Palau   Our fourth trip to Palau and our fourth trip with FishNFins. Even though the boat rides take about an hour to the dive sites, the... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
11/2003   Michael N. Hofman
500+ Dives 		 
Sam's Tours/ West Plaza Hotel Coral Reef Full report   Palau   One huge difference is always the dive guide and other crew. I reserved a week with Jonas Bernburg, but he was busy with another ... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
1/2004   Carl Scott
100+ Dives 		 
Sams/ West Plaza Malakai Full report   Palau   This was my fifth trip to Palau, my fourth with Sams and my third Diving with Keith Santillano. In the three years diving with Kei... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
3/2005   Scott Johnson
100+ Dives 		 
Sam's Tours/ West Plaza, Desekel Full report   Palau   My second time here. Nice to be back after 5 years. I noticed Sam's had expanded operations from about 4 boats to 8 boats now. Sea... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
3/2005   Charles Menbeck
100+ Dives 		 
Pearl Fleet       "Great Accomodations and Diving off of the Black Pearl"
The Black Pearl is a very well appointed live aboard cruising the waters of Palau. Each cabin has a full en- suite bathroom with a ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
4/2024   Paul Barrett
250+ Dives 		 
Ocean Hunter Palau       "Excellent diving and wonderful service"
2nd time with Ocean Hunter - last time was on a 6 pack Ocean Hunter 1. This time on the Ocean Hunter 3 with only a limited load. ... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
11/2023   Stephen D Pahl
1000+ Dives 		 
Odyssey Adventures LiveAboard Truk   "The wrecks are starting to turn into rubble"
5th trip to see the wrecks of Truk (Chuuk) Lagoon. First one was on the Aggressor back in 1995. The wrecks are clearly slowly bu... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
11/2023   Stephen D Pahl
1000+ Dives 		 
Aggressor Fleet LiveAboard Palau   "Met ALL my Expectations!"
For years, the top of my bucket list has been diving Palau. I was finally able to make it happen and Palau and the Aggressor Fleet... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
11/2023   Cheryl Ulmer
250+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Palau Siren   Palau   "Palau New Moon Bumphead Parrotfish Spawning Trip"
The primary motivation behind choosing the Palau Siren for our diving advanture was the highly anticipated New Moon Bumphead Parro... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
11/2023   Valera Sakhnenko
250+ Dives 		Photos available
1Helpful vote(s) received
Fish 'n Fins Ocean Hunter III LiveAboard     "Superb Operations"
This was my 5th trip to Palau. and my 3rd time diving with the Fish n Fins/ Ocean Hunter company. They are expensive compared to s... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
9/2023   Donald Brown
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Manta Ray Bay   Yap   "Rain, Rain, Go Away (but still good diving)"
TRIP REPORT - [. . . ] (with%20pictures). html SMUGMUG SLIDES... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
7/2023   Ken Kurtis
1000+ Dives 		Photos available 
Fish 'n Fins Ocean Hunter III LiveAboard Palau   "Great trip, this my 4th time to Palau. "
This was my 4th trip to Palau (I made previous ones on the no longer operating Sun Tamarin and the Sea Hunter 1). This trip was ac... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
6/2023   Mark Vanderlinden
1000+ Dives 		 
Aggressor Fleet LiveAboard Palau   "Wonderful time on a semi-luxury liveaboard"
Overall excellent experience – this was my first semi- luxury liveaboard, and I went with a group of divers from a local dive shop. ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
3/2023   Dave Madorsky
250+ Dives 		 
Black Pearl Palau   Palau   "Trip of a Lifetime"
Trip of a lifetime to celebrate our 25th anniversary. This was our first liveaboard experience and was originally planned for Chuu... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
2/2023   JD Box
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Odyssey Adventures LiveAboard Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon   "Ship Wreck Diving Bucket List for Sure"
This was a really cool trip that my wife and I enjoyed very much. You are diving into and among WWII history. The boat did excel... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
2/2023   Peter Neubauer
1000+ Dives 		 
Aggressor Fleet LiveAboard     "Excellent"
Palau is the best overall diving location I have been to (I haven’t been to Indonesia or elsewhere in Southeast Asia), but I would... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
11/2022   gregory moore
100+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
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