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Dive Review of Manta Ray Bay/MantaRay Bay Resort in
Micronesia/Yap

Manta Ray Bay/MantaRay Bay Resort: "Yap mantas", May, 2015,

by Gary Rudy, CA, US (Reviewer Reviewer 4 reports). Report 8427.

No photos available at this time

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Accommodations 4 stars Food 4 stars
Service and Attitude 5 stars Environmental Sensitivity N/A
Dive Operation 5 stars Shore Diving N/A
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ 4 stars
Beginners 3 stars
Advanced 3 stars
Comments 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 for us to do our Nitrox check. Food was served in the floating restaurant. Lots of choices.
We experienced a tropical storm while we were there and the floor of our room on the second floor was flooded from blowing rain. The staff stayed up all night mopping up the lobby and rooms affected. Meals were served in the conference room while the access to the floating boat restaurant was unavailable.
We did not dive for two days because of the storm. Gave us time to tour the island. Power was out for two days on the island, but the hotel had the generator going so we were fine.
Websites Manta Ray Bay   

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience 251-500 dives
Where else diving Philippines, Belize, Bonaire, Curacao, Fiji, Honduras
Closest Airport YAP Getting There SFO-HNL-GUM-YAP

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny, windy, rainy, cloudy Seas choppy, surge
Water Temp 81-84°F / 27-29°C Wetsuit Thickness 3
Water Visibility - Ft/ - M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions The vis on the manta dives was pretty murky, so we were lead on those dives. The other dives we explored the areas near the boat.
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? yes

What I Saw

Sharks Lots Mantas Squadrons
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles 1 or 2 Whales None
Corals 2 stars Tropical Fish 3 stars
Small Critters 3 stars Large Fish 3 stars
Large Pelagics 5 stars

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Subject Matter 3 stars Boat Facilities 4 stars
Overall rating for UWP's 3 stars Shore Facilities N/A
UW Photo Comments We had to ask for a dunk tank on the boat for cameras, but it was provided immediately
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