Dive Review of
Dive Palau/Palau Pacific Resort in
Micronesia/Palau

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Dive Conditions

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Freshwater rinse tank (fine for my video equipment), but no processing,
etc. onboard.  

Overall Rating

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 calm water. Keith
Santillano (the owner of Dive Palau) and Yuka were excellent dive guides,
allowing us to request dive sites, profiles, and what we wanted to see.
Very attentive to each diver's needs/abilities and the group as a whole.
Knowledgeable about local tides/currents and executed dives accordingly to
make each dive as relaxed as possible. Very detailed dive briefings
included current information (such as Blue Corner) to make dives/approaches
as easy as possible. Underwater brought black tips, white tips, sea
turtles, spotted eagle rays, octopus (1), giant clams, black spotted
barracuda. Keith's favorite fish to find were small leaf fish. He was often
writing on his slate to identify what we were looking at. Some coral
bleaching. Favorite dive sites: Blue Corner (a must, with reef hooks --
hang on and enjoy the ride/view), Blue Holes, Ulong Channel, Chandelier
Caves, and the Iro wreck. Also snorkel in Jellyfish lake at least once
(however, it's a long uphill hike back to the lake from the boat dock).
Most dive sites are down south and take awhile to get to, so the return to
the resort isn't until day's end. Palau Pacific Resort was top notch. Rooms
were well maintained, right on the water, and food was excellent. A typical
day consisted of waking up, walking to the breakfast buffet with fresh-made
omelets to order, walk back to the dock, go out for a 3-dive day that
includes tying up to small rock islands or secluded beaches for surface
intervals and lunch. We didn't want to leave...
www.palaudive.com
www.palau.panpacific.com 

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