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FishNFins Full report   Palau   This trip was our fifth time to Palau and our fifth trip with FishNFins. While the ride out to the dive sites is generally about ... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
1/2007   Michael N. Hofman
500+ Dives 		 
Kosrae Nautilus Full report   Kosrae   Kosrae Nautilus is a small, out- island resort where you are made to feel a member of the Beitz family, which runs it. It has all ... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
6/2006   Martha & Jeff Hubbard
1000+ Dives 		 
Odyssey Full report LiveAboard Truk Lagoon   Getting to Truk is difficult and time- consuming. I left the UK on a Tuesday and arrived Truk Friday AM. I would recommend a day of... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
9/2003   Russ Snyder
1000+ Dives 		 
Sam's Tours/ Airai, Palau Pacific Resort Full report   Palau   Palau has the best and most exciting dive sites I have seen anywhere. Sam's Tours is an excellent dive operation. We dove mainly... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
2/2011   Arthur J. Lafave
250+ Dives 		 
Odyssey Adventures/ Blue Lagoon Full report LiveAboard True Lagoon   "Great to be back in Truk on the Odyssey"
It was great to be back on the Odyssey for another in- depth tour of Truk lagoon. I was glad to see some familiar faces on board ag... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
6/2016   Mark Etter
500+ Dives 		 
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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
Blue Lagoon Divers/ Blue Lagoon Resort Full report   Truk   Truk Lagoon has some of the best wreck diving in the world. This was our fourth trip to Truk and we spent two weeks diving. The g... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
5/2003   Larry and Terry Roth
1000+ 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 		 
Palau Pacific Explorer/ Caroline's Resort Full report LiveAboard Palau   Our time spent in Palau was everything we hoped it would be. We spent our first week aboard the Palau Pacific Explorer. We origina... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
8/2005   Shawn and Jackie Nelson
100+ 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 		 
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/ 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 		 
Aggressor Fleet/ Cliffside Full report LiveAboard Palau   "Excellent time in Palau"
After many dives in the Caribbean and Hawaii, the consensus amongst our group was that Palau is the most diverse, fishy, and colou... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
1/2015   Bonnie MacKenzie
250+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Aggressor Fleet/ Cliffside Full report LiveAboard Palau   "Palau in the rainy season"
Started with three days of land based diving, then a week of live aboard. Both are great, but liveaboard gives you twice as many d... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
7/2014   Mark Reckman
500+ Dives 		 
Neco Marine/ Cliffside Full report       I have been diving for 18 years, and had always heard that Palau is fantastic. And, it was! Fish *everywhere* I looked - up, down, ... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
9/2009   Vicky Smith
100+ Dives 		 
Neco Marine/ Cliffside Hotel Palau Full report   Palau   "excellent diving operation; okay hotel"
I have been with a number of diving operations in several countries, and think I can say that Neco Marine has been overall the bes... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
2/2014   Peter Rae
250+ Dives 		 
Sam's, Neco/ Cliffside Inn Full report       UNDERCURRENT COMMENTS (Note: This is the first part of four entries covering a five week trip to Micronesia in July of 2006) P... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
8/2005   NEAL LANGERMAN
1000+ Dives 		 
Fish 'n Fins/ Cove   Palau   "Outstanding experience, exciting diving"
Challenging travel due to COVID, but manageable. Many facilities shut down or limited operations. had a few non- diving days due ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
12/2021   James Ringer
1000+ Dives 		 
Aggressor Fleet/ Cove Resort Full report LiveAboard Palau   "3 RD time in Palau"
Well my third time was great having been here the first time in 2001 then in 2015 and now 2019 The first time i did Yap and Palau ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
11/2019   Thomas Raeth
500+ Dives 		Photos available 
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 		 
Peleliu Divers/ Dolphin Bay Resort Full report   peleliu   "Peleliu Divers"
Old fart dive report, sixty something divers for 37 years. Our sixth trip back, all with the same operator. First visit in 1997 as... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
3/2015   David & Susan Scott
1000+ Dives 		 
Peleliu Divers/ Dolphin Bay Resort Full report   Peleliu (Palau)   I spent six days in Koror (staying at West Plaza By the Sea and diving with Sam's Tours, see separate review), then transferred by... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
12/2008   Sandy Falen
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 		 
Sam's Tours/ Eclipse Liveaboard Full report   [Palau   "Best diving in Palau"
Eclipse is a sailboat run by John and Charlie (his Chinese wife). It is a small, non- air- conditioned sailboat with a small motor. ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
2/2014   Michael J. Miller
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Fish n' Fins-Ocean Hunter 3/ Fish 'n Fins/Landmark Marina hotel Full report LiveAboard Palau   I have been to Palau six times over the years (first visit in 1986!). I love Palau; it is by far the most diverse dive destination... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
12/2008   Scott Katz
250+ Dives 		 
Ocean Hunter/ Fish'n Fins Full report LiveAboard     My wife and I and two other couples that are our close friends were able to book the Ocean Hunter for one week. I have to say this... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
2/2006   Tom Hawkins
100+ Dives 		 
Bako Divers/ Hotel Robert Reimers Full report   Marshall Islands - Majuro   We stopped in Majuro for a few days on the way to Bikini Island to see what the diving was like and to get rid of some jet lag. Fr... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
8/2004   Jeanne & Bill Downey
1000+ Dives 		 
Yap Divers/ https://www.mantaray.com Full report   YAP   "Pristine Coral, Mantas, Sharks, Great People"
Great dive trip to Yap. My husband and I stayed at the Manta Ray Bay Resort for 10 days. We had a 3rd floor, clean, bright room, ... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
4/2019   GAIL MORRIS
250+ Dives 		Photos available
3Helpful vote(s) received
Sleeping Woman Divers - Kosrae Village/ Kosrae Village Full report   Kosrae   Kosrae Village is an eco resort on a small out of the way island. If you dream of sleeping in a woven mat wall, thatched roof hut ... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
8/2009   Jeanne Sleeper
1000+ Dives 		 
Sleeping Lady divers/ Kosrae Village Ecolodge & Dive Reso Full report   Kosrae   Kosrae Village Ecolodge and Dive Resort offers guests an ecotourism experience in traditional Kosraean thatched cottages. Katrina ... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
5/2009   Gil Zeimer
<100 Dives 		 
Sleeping Lady Divers/ Kosrae Village Edolodge Full report       Most people fly from Truk Lagoon to Hawaii via Guam; we experienced the island- hopping route—Pohnpei, Kosrae, Kwajalein, and Majur... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
2/2004   Jeanne & Bill Downey
1000+ Dives 		 
Sleeping Lady Divers/ Kosrae Village Resort Full report   Kosrae   Ladies will feel more comfortable in muumuus or longer skirts (cooler than clingy pants, shorts on women are frowned upon outside ... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
9/2006   Debbie Husby
500+ Dives 		 
Sleeping Lady Divers/ Kosrae Village Resort Full report   Kosrae   First trip to Kosrae, if nothing else this island has the best and most healthy hard corals then I have seen in years and plenty o... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
3/2005   James McMeins
1000+ Dives 		 
Sleeping Lady Divers/ Kosrae Village Resort Full report   Kosrae   This was our second trip to Kosrae and Kosrae Village Resort. Bruce and Katrina and the rest of the staff are so friendly that it... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
12/2003   Michael N. Hofman
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 		 
Sams Tours/ Lhens Motel Full report       Russelle Carig of Sams Tours assisted me in putting together a dive stay package. She works with all of the hotel operations and ... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
2/2007   Steve Belmont
500+ Dives 		 
Yap Divers/ Manata Ray Bay Hotel Full report   Yap   Yap is bypassed by most divers on their way to Palau. This is a mistake especially if you are flying through Guam as your plane m... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
12/2008   Brent Woods
250+ Dives 		 
Pohnpei Surf n Dive Club/ Mangrove Bay Hotel   Pohnpei   "Reefs in Decline"
I won't spend a lot of time on this. The biggest reason I gave this a low rating is that the fringing coral reefs are in terrible... Full report  
1 stars
1 stars  
9/2023   Donald Brown
1000+ Dives 		 
Pohnpei Surf Club/ Mangrove Bay Hotel] Full report   Pohnpei   "It rains here - a lot"
Pohnpei, "The Garden Island", is a wet high volcanic island with surrounding dryer atolls. Kolonia gets 190 inches of rain yearly ... Full report  
3 stars
2 stars  
10/2019   David Ritchie
500+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Manta Bay Resort and Yap Divers/ Manta Bay Resort Full report   Yap   "The land of mantas and stone money"
If you visit Yap, Manta Bay Dive Resort is the place to stay. The staff, front desk to the restaurant, treat everyone like family. ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
8/2019   Bonnie McKenna
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Manta Ray Bay Full report   Yap   We went to Manta Ray Bay for the mantas, and we saw, admired, and photographed a lot of mantas. The well- kept Yap secret, though, ... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
6/2009   Martha & Jeff Hubbard
1000+ Dives 		 
Yap Divers/ Manta Ray Bay Full report   Yap   Spent 3 diving days (7 dives) on Yap as part of a 2 week trip to Yap/ Truk. 3 dives were to observe the manta rays; 60' sitting in ... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
6/2008   Watt Hinson
500+ Dives 		 
Manta Diver/ Manta Ray Bay Full report       Manta Ray Bay (MRB) for a week prior to a live aboard on Palau. Having the week on Yap first made the pace good and I was able to... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
4/2008   Paul S. Jacobsen
500+ Dives 		 
Manta Ray Bay Divers/ Manta Ray Bay Full report       We got what we expected. Manta and more Mantas. We were there in mating season and saw 30 or so mantas an most dives in Miil chann... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
1/2008   Raymond Rowe
100+ Dives 		 
Yap Divers/ Manta Ray Bay Dive Resort   Yap   "Mantas, Mantas and more Mantas, sharks too."
Manta Ray Bay Dive Resort I have stayed at this resort several times and have never been disappointed. Bill Acker has built a bea... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
9/2023   Bonnie McKenna
1000+ Dives 		 
Yap Divers/ Manta Ray Bay Hotel Full report   Yap   Wonderful 4 days of diving. We went for the manta rays and weren't disappointed. Saw two manta rays with wing spans of 8' and 14... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
4/2009   David Dornbusch
250+ Dives 		 
Manta Ray Divers/ Manta Ray Bay Hotel Full report   YAP   This is a very quiet and peaceful island. A great place for a restful vacation. The Manta Ray Bay Hotel is a very beautiful hotel ... Full report  
2 stars
4 stars  
7/2007   JAMES KNIELING
500+ Dives 		 
Yap Divers/ Manta Ray Bay Hotel Full report   Yap   Like everyone else at Manta Ray Bay, save one jolly group of Aussies who were staying the week, we were in transit to Palau. We qu... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
2/2006   Chrisanda Button/Rickie Sterne
250+ Dives 		 
Manta Ray Bay Resort Full report   YAP   "Yap has Manta Rays, but ..."
We stayed at the Manta Ray Bay Resort for 14 nights during the 2016/ 2017 Xmas holidays. I will separate the resort in three parts: ... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
12/2016   Raymond Haddad
500+ Dives 		3Helpful vote(s) received
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 		 
Yap Divers/ Manta Ray Bay Resort Full report   Yap   We traveled to Yap to take the Manta Ray Awareness course with author Bill Acker. Spending time with this Texan was an absolute d... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
2/2008   Janet Hays
500+ Dives 		 
Yap Divers/ Manta Ray Bay Resort Full report   Yap   Yap is a wonderful place and excellent diving. Bill Acker has carved out a diver friendly business here. Resort is excellent for... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
2/2003   Mike Garrison
100+ Dives 		 
Manta Ray Bay/ MantaRay Bay Resort Full report   Yap   "Yap mantas"
Nice hotel, very clean and very friendly staff and dive staff. Our gear was rinsed after each day of diving and tanks were set up... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
5/2015   Gary Rudy
250+ Dives 		 
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 		 
Beyond The Reef/ N/A Full report   Yap   ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
6/2004   Beth & Matt Dodd
250+ Dives 		 
Beyond The Reef/ N/A Full report   Yap   Despite a recent typhoon, we found Yap to be as wonderful as it was when we visited 4 years ago. As an island, they have really p... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
6/2004   Beth & Matt Dodd
250+ Dives 		 
Ocean Hunter Palau/ NO - Liveaboard only       "Beautiful!"
The diving industry in Palau is still recovering from C19. We only had 6 divers on our boat. The 2 other boats we saw, had fewer! ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
8/2022   Rika Pies
500+ Dives 		 
Ocean Hunter Palau/ NO - Liveaboard only       "Beautiful!"
The diving industry in Palau is still recovering from C19. We only had 6 divers on our boat. The 2 other boats we saw, had fewer! ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
8/2022   Rika Pies
500+ Dives 		Photos available 
Beyond The Reef/ O'Keefe's Waterfront Inn Full report   Yap   "Good trip!"
Beyond the Reef is a no frills operation (bring your own towel, snacks and drinks only) promising small groups, maximum of 4- - a bi... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
2/2015   L ALAN WILLIS
250+ Dives 		 
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 		 
Yap Divers/ O'Keefe's Waterfront Inn Full report       On Yap we dove with Yap Divers, located at the Manta Ray Bay Resort. The dive boats are a little cramped - dressed cylinders are l... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
9/2009   Vicky Smith
100+ Dives 		 
Beyond the Reef/ O'Keefe's Waterfront Inn Full report   Yap   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  
5 stars
3 stars  
7/2006   NEAL LANGERMAN
1000+ Dives 		 
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/ Ocean Hunter III Full report LiveAboard     Ocean Hunter III, March 2010, Delores Hammer (kscvalprop@charter. net) Newton, NC, Experience: over 500 dives. Vis. : 30- 80 feet. ... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
3/2010   Delores Hammer
500+ Dives 		 
Fish and Fins/ Ocean Hunter III Full report       Really was not a lot of negative comments to be made. Boat was very comfortable, with lots of room for sleeping, eating and loung... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
4/2009   George Landgrabe
1000+ Dives 		 
Fish N Fins/ Ocean Hunter III Full report LiveAboard Palau   The good: The boat is new and the crew is great. Give a 5 for that. The diving was mixed. Some sites were great, but others are... Full report  
1 stars
3 stars  
7/2008   Hardy Sieck
1000+ Dives 		 
Fish N Fins/ Ocean Hunter III Full report LiveAboard Palau   I was on the same boat, (Ocean Hunter III) at the same time as Mr. Sieck, but apparently some of us had a whole different experien... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
6/2008   Greg
500+ Dives 		 
Fish 'n Fins/ Ocean Hunter III Full report LiveAboard Palau   OH III crew was outstanding, safety oriented, and very accommodating. Staterooms were clean, spacious. Arlee, the chef, serv... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
4/2008   Jeanne Reeder
250+ Dives 		 
Beyond the Reef/ Oceanview Hotel Full report   Yap   Spent a week in Yap, diving with Beyond the Reef. Small, boutique- type operation. Just about every dive was just our two divers ... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
9/2003   Phil Hamilton
100+ Dives 		 
Odyssey Full report LiveAboard 203   This was my second trip on the Odyssey so I pretty much knew what to expect. The diving was great and guides were provided when yo... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
6/2008   Ernie Plourde
500+ Dives 		 
Odyssey Full report   Truk   This was our 4th week aboard Odyssey in 3 years. The big question, now that the owners are taking some time off, was, “Can the ne... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
6/2006   Martha & Jeff Hubbard
1000+ Dives 		 
Sam's Tours/ Palacia Full report   Palau   " Great Diving, Guide, and Captain"
The absolute best thing about the trip was being and diving with a group of friends, all very well- trained technical divers, who c... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
9/2017   Dan Gowen
1000+ Dives 		 
Fish 'n Fins/ Palasia   Palau   "Pleasant Return to Palau"
This was our first trip back to Palau since February 2020, just before the COVID lockdown. We were again quite pleased with the pr... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
1/2024   Wayne B. Batzer M.D.
1000+ Dives 		Photos available
1Helpful vote(s) received
Aggressor Fleet/ Palasia LiveAboard Palau   "Fantastic Two Weeks In Paradise"
When Trip was at the end of September for 2. 5 weeks. Arriving a few days early, I did two back to back trips on the Palau Aggres... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
10/2022   Dean C
500+ Dives 		5Helpful vote(s) received
Sam's Tours/ Palasia Full report   Palau   "Day Trip Surprise"
I arrived in Palau several days early for my live aboard so I could do some other activities. I stayed at the Palasia Hotel on my ... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
3/2016   Mr Brent Woods
500+ Dives 		 
Palau Aggressor Full report LiveAboard Palau   We travelled half way around the world. . . or at least the trip seemed that long. . and found a dive operation, boat, crew, dive masters ... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
1/2007   Brian Verbonac
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/ 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 		 
Neco Marine/ Palau Central Hotel Full report   Palau   "1st Trip to Palau"
[NIn January 2019 I spent 2 weeks in Palau diving with Neco Marine, which for many American divers is probably not as well known a... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
1/2019   Francis Loncar
100+ Dives 		Photos available
1Helpful vote(s) received
Sam's Tours/ Palau Central Hotel Full report   Palau   "Finally made it to Palau and it was definetly worth it!"
Overall, I had a great trip. The Staff at the Palau Central Hotel are incredibly friendly and helpful. Most of the staff knew my n... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
5/2018   Mark Etter
500+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
Siren Fleet/ Palau Central Hotel Full report LiveAboard Palau   "Palau Siren Liveaboard"
Palau marine life is everything they say it is and I will keep my comments more to the non- marine life areas to try to be helpful ... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
2/2018   richard s mcgowan
250+ Dives 		3Helpful vote(s) received
Splash/ Palau Pacific Full report   Palau   "SPLASH Dive Center in Palau is the best"
I first went diving with SPLASH Dive Center (located on the grounds of the Palau Pacific Resort) when I came to Palau in 1997. It... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
5/2018   Curtis Kates
1000+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
Sam's Tours/ Palau Pacific Full report   Palau   "Palau or bust"
[. . . ] ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
4/2017   Jeff Bloomer
500+ Dives 		 
Fish N' Fins/ Palau Pacific Full report   Palau   Palau Pacific is expensive, but is the only hotel with a beach. The food is so- so and it is expensive to get into town because you... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
4/2006   Dennis Lewis
<100 Dives 		 
Sam's Tours/ Palau Pacific Full report   Palau   Hotel was excellent, probably the best hotel catering to divers I have ever stayed in but it had quirks. While dining room (which... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
2/2004   Harry E. White
1000+ Dives 		 
Sam's Tours and Werner Lau/ Palau Pacific and Trader's Ridge Full report       We spent 8 days in Palau, 5 diving and 2 kayaking with Sam's Tours. Blue Corner and New Drop Off were some of the best dives my hu... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
6/2005   Pamela Turner
250+ Dives 		 
Sam's Tours/ Palau Pacific Hotel Full report   Palau   This was our first trip for our dive group to the Pacific. Our 8 divers had about 6, 000 dives accumulated but mainly in the Caribb... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
4/2007   Chip Kamin
100+ Dives 		 
Palau Dive Adventures/ Palau Pacific Resort   Palau]   "Best diving ever on our tenth trip"
Our group of five including two snorkelers chartered the boat and crew for seven days of diving. In spite of some rain on two day... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
2/2020   Richard Gallagher
1000+ Dives 		 
Neco Marine/ Palau Pacific Resort Full report   Palau   "Trip of a Lifetime"
This is a very long flying trip. All legs of the flights were on United. All of the flights were on time. Once on Koror, a hotel m... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
5/2019   Craig Williams
500+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Palau Dive Adventures/ Palau Pacific Resort Full report   Palau   "Diving Paradise with Top level Service"
Palau has been a dream destination for me for years. It did not disappoint. The marine life is rich and plentiful, (although we ar... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
3/2019   Linda I Teichman
100+ Dives 		Photos available 
Splash/ Palau Pacific Resort Full report   Palau   "I Wish "I Could Turn Back Time!""
This is our 27th visit to Palau. We have experienced many changes over the years. I can remember diving with 50- 60 shark at one ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
4/2018   Rose Mueller
1000+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
Splash/ Palau Pacific Resort Full report   Palau   "Crystal Clear"
Perhaps I will bore long time readers with our 26th visit to Palau. There were obvious changes this year over the last two. The ... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
4/2017   Rose Mueller
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Palau Dive Adventures/ Palau Pacific Resort Full report   Palau   "Amazing trip, best on Palau"
We dove with Palau Dive Adventures in August 2016 and highly recommend it from the beginning to end. It was an easy booking proces... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
8/2016   Andrew Miller
<100 Dives 		 
Splash/ Palau Pacific Resort Full report   Palau   "Our Silver Anniversary"
We celebrated our 25th visit to Palau. Over these many years we've witnessed many changes, and very few. Our travel here perhaps... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
4/2016   Rose Mueller
1000+ Dives 		 
Sam's Tours/ Palau Pacific Resort Full report   Palau   "Sharks, Mantas, and spawning Bumphead wrasse, oh my!"
Just finished 6 days of diving with Sam's, including 4 days of " New Moon Unique Expedition", with the first dive of the day watch... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
12/2015   Elise O Lovell
500+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Neco Marine/ Palau Pacific Resort Full report   Palau   "Return To Paradise"
Our 13th visit to dive the wonders of Palau and its surrounding waters. Arriving at night we planned a day ahead of diving to coo... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
11/2015   William Shepherd
1000+ Dives 		 
Splash At PPR/ Palau Pacific Resort Full report   Palau   "Always the unexpected"
How many times can a person write about their visits to Palau, especially if it's 24 times? Each experience is unique given the t... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
4/2015   Rose Mueller
1000+ Dives 		 
Palau Siren/ Palau Pacific Resort Full report LiveAboard Palau   "A Really Nice Trip"
We wanted to arrive early in case of missed connections or lost bags so we stayed at the Palau Pacific Resort for 5 days before bo... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
1/2015   Gary & Robin Schiendelman
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Fish 'n Fins/ Palau Pacific Resort Full report   Palau   "Stunning dives in Palau"
Stayed at the posh Palua Pacific Resort, on the site of WWII seaplane base. Beautiful setting on a protected beach w/ terrific sno... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
12/2014   Mark Zahorik
500+ Dives 		 
Neco Marine/ Palau Pacific Resort Full report   Palau   "Wonder experience with Neco Marine in Palau"
All our experiences with both Palau Pacific Resort and Neco Marine were 100% positive. We booked the trip through travel agent Ja... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
8/2014   Robert L. Chapman
100+ 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
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