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Beyond The Reef/ O'Keefe's Waterfront Inn Full report   Yap   Yap is a small island in the Federated States of Micronesia between Palau and Guam. We dove with Beyond the Reef who recently move... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
4/2014   Brigitte Lacouture
250+ Dives 		 
Kosrae Nautilus Resort Full report   Kosrae   We spent 7 nights and 7 days at the Nautilus Resort on Kosrae owned and operated by Australians Doug and Sally Beitz. It is a sma... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
3/2014   Brigitte Lacouture
250+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
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
Fish 'n Fins Ocean Hunter III Full report LiveAboard Palau   Palau has some of the best large fish populations I've seen: 20- 30 grey reef sharks on every dive, tuna and mackerel cruise the wa... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
2/2014   Mark Rosenstein
500+ Dives 		 
Palau Siren Full report LiveAboard Palau   The frigid Pittsburgh temperatures in our rearview mirror, the 13 of us made the long journey to Palau. We spent two nights at the... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
1/2014   Jeanne Downey
1000+ Dives 		 
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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 		 
Aggressor Fleet Full report LiveAboard Palau   This was our second trip to Palau - the first time was May 2012 on the Palau Aggressor and this trip was one year later, May 2013 ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
5/2013   Kerry A Kiene
1000+ Dives 		 
Odyssey Adventures Full report LiveAboard Truk Lagoon   If you are interested in diving WWII wrecks then the Odyssey liveaboard for the Truk Lagoon is a great choice. There are a number ... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
10/2013   Jorge J. More
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
Truk Blue Lagoon Resort Full report   Chuuk, FSM   In general terms I had no surprises. Wrecks were fantastic, dive staff nice, flexible and attentive to your requests. The last day... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
10/2013   Fabio Conti
1000+ 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 		 
Manta Ray Bay Full report   Yap   No "bad". Food is average- to- good, and that's the worst thing I can say about this place. It truly is what it advertises - - design... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
5/2013   Ken New
250+ Dives 		 
Aggressor Fleet Full report LiveAboard Palau   The best: service top notch on board and in the water; food outstanding; tender entered on dive deck, hydrolically lowered and rai... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
11/2012   Gary D Simms
100+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Fish 'n Fins/ Ocean Hunter 1 Full report   Palau   It is a long way (pretty much from anywhere!) to Palau but it is a great allround dive destination. We had Ocean Hunter 1 to ourse... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
10/2013   Graham McGregor
250+ Dives 		Photos available 
Ocean Hunter Palau Full report   Palau   I lucked out on this trip, since there were 2 other divers on this 7 day trip. The cabin would have been stifling if I had to sh... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
7/2013   Jacob Rosenstein
250+ Dives 		 
Aggressor Fleet/ Palau Aggressor II Full report LiveAboard Palau   This was 10 day trip on the Palau Aggressor II. We battled bad weather (two typhoons!) the entire trip, only saw the sun on a coup... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
9/2013   Lisa Vitale
500+ Dives 		 
Aggressor Fleet Full report LiveAboard Palau   First time on a liveaboard. Was a bit apprehensive about living accommodations, food, etc. I am now completely "sold" on liveabo... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
9/2013   Kevin McCarter
100+ Dives 		 
Palau Aggressor II Full report LiveAboard Palau   Great boat, great diving, great crew. The boat was structured very nicely for a liveaboard. Everything easy to reach. Divi... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
9/2013   JoAn L Ferguson
250+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Odyssey Adventures/ Blue Lagoon Resort Full report LiveAboard Truk Lagoon   My dive partner and I were aboard the Odyssey from August 18 to August 25, 2013. We arrived on Chuuk two days before boarding Odys... Full report  
3 stars
2 stars  
8/2013   Barry Fox
250+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Fish 'n Fins Ocean Hunter III Full report LiveAboard Palau   This was my second trip to Palau. I was there 20 years ago and took the day boats out. Being 20 years older I decided to go by l... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
8/2013   Steven Rosenfeld
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Aggressor Fleet Full report LiveAboard Palau   Sunday to Saturday itinerary. We flew in from Yap the night before and we picked up from the hotel (Cliffside) a little past 4 fo... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
6/2013   Brian Morrow
500+ Dives 		 
Manta Ray Bay Full report   Yap   This was our first time to Yap and the MRBR but we traveled with a seasoned vet. We flew into Yap on the Saturday night/ Sunday mo... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
6/2013   Brian Morrow
500+ Dives 		 
Kosrae Nautilus Resort Full report   Kosrae   The main objective of this trip was to go the Chuuk and dive the wrecks of Truk Lagoon. Because it was such a long ways to travel, ... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
7/2013   Leigh Vinzant
500+ Dives 		 
Aggressor Fleet Full report LiveAboard Palau   All things considered, this trip was outstanding. The boat was in great condition and the crew was top- notch. Everyone, from cap... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
4/2013   Paul McFall
250+ 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 		 
Odyssey Adventures Full report LiveAboard Chuuk Lagoon   This was my first liveaboard. It exceeded my expectations. Staterooms were plain but larger and more comfortable than they appea... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
6/2013   Ken McClure
100+ Dives 		 
Manta Ray Bay Full report   Yap   I wish I'd planned to stay longer! Everything good that's been previously said about MRBR, I happily echo. Superb staff, thoughtfu... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
5/2013   Ken New
250+ Dives 		 
Aggressor Fleet Full report LiveAboard Palau   This was the Tropic Dancer operating as the Palau Aggressor, since the Aggressor was on the "outside" at the dock and only one boa... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
7/2013   Ms Lynda Durfee
500+ Dives 		 
Aggressor Fleet Full report LiveAboard Palau   This was my second trip on the Palau Aggressor and another enjoyable one. The trip schedule is Sunday thru Saturday night disembar... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
6/2013   Michael J. Millet
1000+ Dives 		 
Manta Ray Bay Full report       This was my 3rd visit to Manta Ray Bay Hotel (MRBH). After catching the usual late night flight from Guam, we were greeted by a ch... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
6/2013   Michael J. Millet
1000+ Dives 		 
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 		 
Kosrae Nautilus Resort Full report   Kosrae   I hate to put this out there, but Kosrae has some pristine reefs! I have never dove anywhere else in the world where the reefs ar... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
3/2013   Holly Bent
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Raycrew/ Marshall Islands Resort Full report   Marshall Islands   My group of experienced divers selected Majuro, Marshall Islands simply because it seemed an off the beaten track kind of place. T... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
5/2013   W Glen Kitchens
1000+ Dives 		 
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 		 
Palau Aggressor Full report LiveAboard Palau   The diving is great: strong currents at Blue Corner and German Channel and Ulong channel bring in amazing pelagic life including l... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
3/2013   Robert and Laura Mosqueda
500+ Dives 		 
Manta Ray Bay Full report       It is a great resort with beautiful rooms and a nice swimming pool. Staff are very friendly and willing to help at all times. Look... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
3/2013   Robert and Laura Mosqueda
500+ Dives 		 
Aggressor Fleet/ Palau Aggressor II Full report LiveAboard Palau   One of the top adventures of my life. Superb diving- - pristine reefs, more sharks than I've ever before seen, extensive healthy re... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
4/2013   Harlan Bittner
250+ Dives 		 
Ocean Hunter I/ Carolines Resort Full report LiveAboard Palau   OCEAN HUNTER I- this boat only carries 6 passengers and should not be confused with Ocean Hunter III. I would recommend this l... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
3/2013   Susan Fanfarillo
500+ 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 		 
Odyssey Adventures Full report LiveAboard Truk Lagoon   It was a long haul from Seattle to Truk via San Francisco, Honolulu, and Guam. Odyssey Adventures staff met us at the Truk airpor... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
3/2013   S Lori Brown
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 		 
Manta Ray Bay Full report   Yap   This is our second trip to Manta Ray Bay Resort and Yap. The weather was a bit overcast in February but the skies would clear eac... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
3/2013   Jeff Bloomer
1000+ Dives 		 
Sam's Tours/ DW Motel/Sea Passion Resort Full report   Palau   I'd been to Palau twice before but I had unfinished business there having missed out on some of the best parts of some of the best... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
3/2013   Doug Swalen
100+ Dives 		 
Fish 'n Fins Ocean Hunter III Full report LiveAboard     I had just returned for my sixth trip to Palau, once at Palau Pacific Resort, once with Peter Hughes and four times with Fish & Fi... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
9/2012   Brett Rosenhaus
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
Fish 'n Fins Ocean Hunter III Full report LiveAboard Palau   We are liveaboard divers primarily. The upshot on Palau is we traveled 8, 000 miles hoping to be amazed by the diving and were dis... Full report  
2 stars
3 stars  
5/2012   Kayla Koeber
250+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Peter Hughes Diving Full report LiveAboard     In a word: WONDERFUL! The staff, the boat, the diving- all really exquisite and it's easy to see why this is one of the world's p... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
7/2012   James Ferman
500+ 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 		 
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 		 
Tropic Dancer Full report LiveAboard     The Tropic Dance is all about service - on shore, on board, in the water. The staff was really outstanding, friendly, professional... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
11/2012   Gary D Simms
100+ Dives 		 
Manta Ray Bay Full report   Yap   Similar to what others have posted, Manta Ray Bay Resort and Yap Divers are amazing. The whole setup of the resort is designed to ... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
9/2012   Kevin Darnell
500+ Dives 		 
Odyssey Adventures Full report LiveAboard     If you like wreck diving, go to Truk on the Odyssey, and then you'll love wreck diving! The boat, crew, and diving are fantastic!!... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
8/2012   Lee Fenner
250+ Dives 		 
Palau Aggressor II Full report LiveAboard     Aggressor is a great experience and the entire group this July week had a good time. Food was ample and delicious, free unlimited ... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
7/2012   Eric Schindler
500+ Dives 		 
Manta Ray Bay Full report   Yap   We have stayed at Manta Ray before in 2006 and decided to go back for a 2 week stay this year. The things we thought were great ab... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
7/2012   Ted Kern
1000+ Dives 		 
Manta Ray Bay Full report   Yap   Ok, anyone who has read any of my other reports knows I can be brutal if it is warranted. Well now you are going to see the graci... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
5/2012   Jeff Bloomer
500+ 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
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 		 
Fish 'n Fins/ Desekel West Plaza Full report   Koror Palau   Fish n Fins land based operation was great. Even though we had the edge of a bad storm in the area, they carefully monitored the ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
8/2011   Doug Freer
250+ Dives 		 
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 		 
Odyssey Adventures Full report LiveAboard [Truk(Chuuk)   I’ve been to Micronesia in the past and always found the diving to be excellent. I’m a once- a- year recreational scuba diver. I wa... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
4/2012   Edward Leibowitz
250+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Aggressor Fleet Full report LiveAboard Palau, Yap   Diving in Palau is nothing short of fantastic. Palau is in the same ball park as the Galapagos and Socorro. The trip to Palau v... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
3/2012   Jorge J. More
250+ Dives 		 
Ocean Hunter Palau/ Landmark Marina Hotel Full report       My college daughter and I spent a week aboard the Ocean Hunter. We flew one stop from Minneapolis to Palau with a 2 hour layover ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
3/2012   Michael Emerson
250+ Dives 		 
Fish 'n Fins Ocean Hunter III Full report LiveAboard Palau   This was a trip of a lifetime and the crew on this boat are beyond wonderful! We were treated like royalty. The food was fantastic... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
2/2012   Mark Myers M.D.
250+ Dives 		 
Yap Divers/ Manta Ray Bay Resort Full report   Yap   This resort is one of the best resorts we have visited as far as efficiency goes. The rooms are very large and decorated with beau... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
2/2012   Ann Donahue
500+ Dives 		 
Fish 'n Fins Ocean Hunter III Full report LiveAboard Palau   Despite the smallish size of the boat, the great configuration of it makes it feel very roomy. The camera area is one of the best ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
2/2012   Ann Donahue
500+ Dives 		 
Fish 'n Fins Ocean Hunter III Full report LiveAboard     My overall trip was poorly planned and I ended up choosing Fish n Fins based mainly on my arrival time and the draw of a small gro... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
1/2012   Michael R Hess
100+ Dives 		 
Fish 'n Fins/ Caroline's Full report   Palau   This was my third time in Palau and first time with Fish'n'fins. There was no availability on liveaboards for the period we wante... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
1/2012   DAVID SHEM-TOV
500+ Dives 		 
Sam's Tours/ Caroline's Resort and Sea Passion Full report   Palau   We dove with SAMs for 8 days. For the first week, our family of five was the only group on the boat. Daniel was our dive master an... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
12/2011   Mary Herndon
100+ Dives 		 
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 		 
Fish 'n Fins/ Carolines Resort Full report   Palau   Fish'NFins is one of the absolute best dive operations we've experienced. Every aspect of it expresses the owners' and crew's stri... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
9/2011   Iddo Kadim
500+ Dives 		 
Fish 'n Fins Ocean Hunter III Full report LiveAboard Palau   Ocean Hunter III is a fantastic boat. Every aspect of it expresses the owners' and crew's strive for perfection. The crew is frien... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
8/2011   Iddo Kadim
500+ 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 		 
Kosrae Nautilus Resort Full report   Kosrae]   This was our third stay at Nautilus. After the gin palaces of Honolulu and some unattractive other islands, Kosrae and its Nautil... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
10/2011   Martha & Jeff Hubbard
1000+ Dives 		 
Odyssey Adventures Full report LiveAboard Truk   Our sixth Odyssey charter since 2003, this one accompanied by four friends. Except for a deco dive on San Francisco Maru – all ... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
10/2011   Martha & Jeff Hubbard
1000+ Dives 		 
Manta Ray Bay Full report   Yap   This was my second visit to Manta Ray Bay Hotel (MRBH) and Yap Divers and it was very enjoyable. Our dive boat accommodated 5 di... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
11/2011   Michael J. Millet
1000+ Dives 		 
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