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Dive Review of
Manta Ray Bay and Palau Pacific Resort in
Micronesia

in 2004/03
an Instant Reader Report
by
anne warburton, ca, usa
Report Number 1297

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Reporter
Dive Experience
101-250 dives
Where else diving
 Same as report just filed 

Dive Conditions

Weather
sunny, windy, dry  
Seas
choppy, surge, currents  
Water Temp
73   to 85    ° Fahrenheit  
Wetsuit Thickness
3
Water Visibility
30   to 150    Feet  
 
Dive Policy
Dive own profile
yes  
 
Enforced diving restrictions  
500 psi upon return to the boat   
Liveaboard?
no 
Nitrox Available?
N/A 
What I saw
Sharks
Lots 
Mantas
Squadrons 
Dolphins
None 
Whale Sharks
None 
Turtles
> 2 
Whales
None 
Ratings 1 (worst)- 5 (best):
Corals
  5 stars
Tropical Fish
5 stars  
Small Critters
  4 stars
Large Fish
5 stars  
Large Pelagics
  5 stars
 
 
Underwater Photography  1 (worst)- 5 (best):
Subject Matter
5 stars  
Boat Facilities
4 stars
Overall rating for UWP's  
N/A  
Shore Facilities  
N/A  
Comments
water tanks for cameras.  
Ratings and Overall Comments  1 (worst)- 5 (best):
Accommodations
5 stars
Food
3 stars
Service and Attitude
5 stars
Environmental Sensitivity  
N/A
Dive Operation
5 stars  
Shore Diving  
3 stars  
Snorkeling
N/A  
 
 

Overall Rating

Value for $$
N/A    
Beginners
4 stars   
Advanced
5 stars    
Comments  
Saw many mantas on our three dive days with Yap Divers.  Water was very
murky in the channel so photography not great. Life in the channel included
crocodile fish, sharks, morays, turtles and more. Outside the channel, the
coral and critter life on the one wall dive we did was an A+, water was
clear and little current.  We went overboard into 3-4 foot waves and
immediately saw 8-9 circling reef sharks.  We later found out that the
sharks come to feed after the boat circles 2-3 times. Also, saw many
mandarin fish at Rainbow Reef.  Good diving while we were there but one
week later the cyclone hit.
Palau is as good as everyone says.  Lots of large fish, schools of many
different types of fish, turtles, great coral, clear water and a requested
dive to see the nautilus.  It was all fantastic.  At Blue Corner an eagle
ray hung for about 5 minutes 6 inches from my son while we were hooked on
the reef. An eagle ray swam around me within inches on another dive. So
many great experiences on this trip.     

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