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Manta Ray Bay   Yap   "Great diving without the crowds"
Trip Overview This trip, which started on January 1, 2025 and ended on February 5, 2025 involved four stops, two of which were ... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
1/2025   Hugh E Aaron
1000+ Dives 		Photos available
2Helpful vote(s) received
Palau Dive Adventures/ Garden Palace   Palau   "Good diving in a beautiful settting"
Trip Overview This trip, which started on January 1, 2025 and ended on February 5, 2025 involved four stops, two of which were ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
1/2025   Hugh E Aaron
1000+ Dives 		Photos available 
Fish 'n Fins/ Palau Carolines Resort   Palau   "Return to Palau - still incredible even with crowds and warmer waters"
This was our second trip to Palau, our first being just over 15 years ago and before my wife/ buddy was a diver. This was our chanc... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
12/2024   James Buescher
<100 Dives 		 
Black Pearl Liveaboard LiveAboard Palau   "Good Diving in Palau"
Getting to Palau from the United States is quite a chore. I traveled on Hawaiian Airlines from Phoenix to Honoulu, then it was Uni... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
1/2025   John Morgan
1000+ Dives 		Photos available 
Manta Ray Bay   Yap   "Over promised and under delivered"
While I have dove in Micronesia a few times, I had not had the pleasure of diving Yap and I was excited to experience this area. ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
11/2024   Lynn A
500+ Dives 		 
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Palau Aggressor II LiveAboard Palau   "THE MOST LOGISTICALLY DIFFICULT PALAU TRIP I'VE EVER HAD"
This could also have been titled "Persevering Against Every Trouble That Could Have Been Thrown at Us". Read all about it in my (v... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
11/2024   Ken Kurtis
1000+ Dives 		Photos available 
Pearl Fleet       "Great Accomodations and Diving off of the Black Pearl"
The Black Pearl is a very well appointed live aboard cruising the waters of Palau. Each cabin has a full en- suite bathroom with a ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
4/2024   Paul Barrett
250+ Dives 		 
Sam's Tours/ [same]Palau Royal Resort   [N/A]Palau   "Why did we wait to return to Palau for 12 years?"
We had not been back to Palau for 12 years because of covid and diving other locations (Maldives, Raja Amat, Belize and Waka... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
3/2024   Camilla J Goble
500+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
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
2Helpful vote(s) received
Palau Siren   Palau   "Palau New Moon Bumphead Parrotfish Spawning Trip"
The primary motivation behind choosing the Palau Siren for our diving advanture was the highly anticipated New Moon Bumphead Parro... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
11/2023   Valera Sakhnenko
250+ Dives 		Photos available
1Helpful vote(s) received
Palau Aggressor II LiveAboard Palau   "Palau on sale+"
We booked just two weeks before departure and took advantage of a deep discount, but I will return at regular prices (it was that ... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
10/2022   Robert Lovellette
1000+ Dives 		 
Aggressor Fleet LiveAboard Palau   "Met ALL my Expectations!"
For years, the top of my bucket list has been diving Palau. I was finally able to make it happen and Palau and the Aggressor Fleet... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
11/2023   Cheryl Ulmer
250+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Odyssey Adventures LiveAboard Truk   "The wrecks are starting to turn into rubble"
5th trip to see the wrecks of Truk (Chuuk) Lagoon. First one was on the Aggressor back in 1995. The wrecks are clearly slowly bu... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
11/2023   Stephen D Pahl
1000+ Dives 		 
Ocean Hunter Palau       "Excellent diving and wonderful service"
2nd time with Ocean Hunter - last time was on a 6 pack Ocean Hunter 1. This time on the Ocean Hunter 3 with only a limited load. ... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
11/2023   Stephen D Pahl
1000+ Dives 		 
Fish 'n Fins/ Sea Passion   Palau   "Palau lives up to the hype."
The trip over was grueling but it was worth it. This was some of the best diving I’ve experienced. If you’re into sharks and manta... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
11/2023   Wayne Leonard
250+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
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 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Sam's Tours/ Palau Royal Resort       "Great trip - More fish & critters than before Covid"
Palau has great snorkeling and great kayaking in the Rock Islands and World War II tours of Peleliu, so much to do on days off div... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
4/2023   Julie Finley
500+ Dives 		Photos available 
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 		 
Fish 'n Fins Ocean Hunter III LiveAboard     "Superb Operations"
This was my 5th trip to Palau. and my 3rd time diving with the Fish n Fins/ Ocean Hunter company. They are expensive compared to s... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
9/2023   Donald Brown
1000+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
Odyssey Adventures LiveAboard Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon   "Ship Wreck Diving Bucket List for Sure"
This was a really cool trip that my wife and I enjoyed very much. You are diving into and among WWII history. The boat did excel... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
2/2023   Peter Neubauer
1000+ Dives 		 
Aggressor Fleet LiveAboard Palau   "Wonderful time on a semi-luxury liveaboard"
Overall excellent experience – this was my first semi- luxury liveaboard, and I went with a group of divers from a local dive shop. ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
3/2023   Dave Madorsky
250+ Dives 		 
Manta Ray Bay   Yap   "Rain, Rain, Go Away (but still good diving)"
TRIP REPORT - [. . . ] (with%20pictures). html SMUGMUG SLIDES... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
7/2023   Ken Kurtis
1000+ Dives 		Photos available 
Tauchertraum/ Solitude One liveaboard   Palau   "Best Palau Trip Possible"
One of many things that makes Undercurrent unique and valuable is the many exceptional diving companies that you wouldn't know abo... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
3/2023   Randall S Preissig
1000+ Dives 		 
Fish 'n Fins Ocean Hunter III LiveAboard Palau   "Great trip, this my 4th time to Palau. "
This was my 4th trip to Palau (I made previous ones on the no longer operating Sun Tamarin and the Sea Hunter 1). This trip was ac... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
6/2023   Mark Vanderlinden
1000+ Dives 		 
Black Pearl Palau   Palau   "Trip of a Lifetime"
Trip of a lifetime to celebrate our 25th anniversary. This was our first liveaboard experience and was originally planned for Chuu... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
2/2023   JD Box
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Odyssey Adventures/ Truk Blue Lagoon Resort LiveAboard     "Return to Truk Lagoon"
I returned to Chuuk for the first time since 1991 as part of a college graduation present for my son. Intended for December of 20... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
12/2022   Kendall Raine
1000+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
Aggressor Fleet Full report LiveAboard     "Excellent"
Palau is the best overall diving location I have been to (I haven’t been to Indonesia or elsewhere in Southeast Asia), but I would... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
11/2022   gregory moore
100+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Ocean Hunter Palau/ NO - Liveaboard only Full report       "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 
Ocean Hunter Palau/ NO - Liveaboard only Full report       "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 		 
Aggressor Fleet/ Palasia Full report 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
Black Pearl Full report LiveAboard [Palau   "The Best of the best in Palau"
Sometimes reality is too good to be true, such was our experience on our early October voyage on the Black Pearl in Palau. A mag... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
10/2022   Larry S. Klumb
1000+ Dives 		Photos available
3Helpful vote(s) received
Fish 'n Fins Ocean Hunter III Full report LiveAboard     "Palau with Fish-N-Fins"
The trip was, overall, a great live aboard. We travel as a group, so all 14 of us knew each other from Guam. I was a little disapp... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
6/2022   David Cook
250+ Dives 		Photos available 
Aggressor Fleet Full report LiveAboard Palau   "Another great trip to Palau"
Palau Aggressor no longer requires covid testing and does not require masking onboard, though some signage is still up and some cr... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
9/2022   robert linscheer
500+ Dives 		 
Fish 'n Fins/ Cove Full report   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 		 
Fish 'n Fins Full report   Palau   "Once again a super diving experience"
We went to Palau for our ninth trip and our ninth trip with FishNFins. Great diving and great accommodation for conforming to COV... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
3/2022   Michael N. Hofman
1000+ Dives 		 
Aggressor Fleet Full report LiveAboard     "Fabulous Palau"
Fantastic 10 day trip on the Rock Islands Aggressor. We came for the Bumphead parrotfish spawning and were rewarded with hundreds... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
7/2022   Laurel Fulton
1000+ Dives 		 
Blue Marlin Divers and The Black Pearl/ [same]Cove Resort Palau Full report       "Cove Resort, Blue Marlin Divers and S/V Black Peal"
Getting there: Turkish Air with business class seats on their flagship aircraft between Atlanta and Manila via Istanbul. That’s g... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
4/2022   Jon Hoffmann
500+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
Fish 'n Fins Ocean Hunter III Full report LiveAboard     "Post-pandemic return to diving"
I did a group charter. Ultimately only 12 of the 16 of us made it, mainly due to airline problems with very limited flights a... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
4/2022   Mark Rosenstein
1000+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
Solitude One liveaboard/ TaucherTraum Full report LiveAboard Palau   "Three Week "Exploratory" and Spawning Trip!"
This was a special three week trip arranged by the excellent German company Taucher Traum. Taucher Traum- - see link above- - arrange... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
3/2020   Randall S Preissig
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Palau Dive Adventures/ Palau Pacific Resort Full report   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 		 
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 Full report   Palau   "Day Trip diving in Palau"
Shore diving from Koror, is done by speedboat. All of the dive sites are between 45- 60 minutes of high speed travel from Koror - ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
3/2020   Gerald Canning
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Fish 'n Fins Ocean Hunter III Full report LiveAboard Palau   "Awesome trip on Ocean Hunter 3"
The corals are amazing. The fish life was both diverse and prolific. A reef hook is a must. A number of the dives go down to th... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
3/2020   Gerald Canning
1000+ Dives 		 
Odyssey Adventures Full report LiveAboard Truk Lagoon   "Wrecks...Not Really My Thing"
I found out for sure I much prefer reefs to wrecks but thought I should check out Truk Lagoon at least once. The Odyssey was a good... Full report  
2 stars
2 stars  
7/2019   Gail M King
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Aggressor Fleet Full report LiveAboard     "Rock island aggressor"
Got to experience jelly fish lake which was a trip. Crew was great as always. I could tell the crew was tired but they still did t... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
4/2019   jeffery moore
100+ 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
Fish 'n Fins Full report   Palau   "Palau Shark study"
This was the second year that I volunteered with the Oceanic Society to engage in shark and reef monitoring in Palau. Our shark d... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
6/2019   Donald Greenberg
1000+ Dives 		Photos available
2Helpful vote(s) received
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
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
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
Kosrae Nautilus Resort Full report   Kosrae   "mediocre"
Kosrae is a lush tropical high volcanic island with nice beaches. It is quite pretty. I thought it might be the easternmost extens... Full report  
2 stars
3 stars  
10/2019   David Ritchie
500+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Fish 'n Fins Ocean Hunter III Full report LiveAboard Palau   "Good Diving in Palau"
We returned to Palau after our last visit in 2002, and the diving was better this time around. The reefs are generally quite healt... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
8/2019   David Marchese
1000+ Dives 		Photos available 
Aggressor Fleet Full report LiveAboard Palau   "First Time In Palau - Awesome Reefs - Good Diving"
Been on a bunch of Aggressor boats in my lifetime. Palau Rock Island Aggressor is the largest, most spacious, Aggressor I've ever... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
5/2019   Mark Tarczynski
1000+ Dives 		Photos available
2Helpful 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 
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
Manta Ray Bay Full report   Yap   "ONE TRIP - TWO DIVES-OF-A-LIFETIME"
Here's one of the dives- of- a- lifetime: We started out fairly benignly, dropping in behind a protected corner at 5: 03PM, accordi... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
3/2019   Ken Kurtis
1000+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
Blue Lagoon Resort Full report   Chuuk Lagoon   "The dive boats are way beyond their expiration date"
Our dive guide and driver were professional and agreeable. The guide led us inside the Japanese tankers safely and so we could see... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
2/2018   Kathleen Poole
500+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Odyssey Adventures Full report LiveAboard Chuuk/Truk Lagoon   "Wrecks of Truk Lagoon"
This my 3rd trip to Truk Lagoon, 2nd onboard Odyssey. If you enjoy wreck diving, then this is the adventure to take . . . I suggest... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
7/2018   Tim Moore
1000+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
Aggressor Fleet Full report LiveAboard Palau   "Excellent diving and crew on first trip to Palau"
We went to Yap forst for a few days. We did the 3 dive per day "super sized" package and got stuck only diving reefs with 3 other... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
2/2018   Jeffery E Snyder
500+ Dives 		4Helpful vote(s) received
Manta Ray Bay Full report   Yap   "I love Yap (and yapping about Yap)"
You can read my full review and see the link to the pictures here: [. . . ] ... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
6/2018   Ken Kurtis
1000+ Dives 		 
Blue Palms Full report   Rota   Rota is a small island 40 miles north of Guam and 80 miles southwest of Saipan. Accommodations are very limited on island – there ... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
4/2018   David Cook
100+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Manta Ray Bay Full report       "A return trip is on my agenda"
Went to YAP and Manta Ray Bay hotel as part of a group of divers. Getting in from Maui wasn't too bad. I got an amazing deal wit... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
6/2018   Annette Lohman
500+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Fish 'n Fins Ocean Hunter III Full report LiveAboard     "Amazing"
Fish N Fins is more than a family business; it's a commitment to the nation of Palau in relation to tourism, environmental develop... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
1/2018   MAX WEINMANN
500+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Fish 'n Fins/ Rose Garden Resort Full report   Palau   "Stunning biodiversity, pristine reefs, many large pelagics and turtles"
We chose to dive Palau due to its rave reviews on Undercurrent, and were not disappointed. We had a truly magical 8 days of diving... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
8/2018   Marshall Kirk McKusick
250+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Fish 'n Fins Ocean Hunter III Full report LiveAboard Palau   "Palau, Fish 'n Fins, and Ocean Hunter III will never disappoint!"
This was our 12th time diving with Fish 'n Fins which should tell you something right there. Moreover, I and my son did our Divema... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
2/2018   Bob Fregolle
500+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Fish 'n Fins Full report   Palau   "Best Dive Trip Ever. Fish 'n Fins Palau sets the bar high!"
Fish ’n Fins Palau has really got it going on. This single operation has two live- aboard dive boats, another dozen or more day tri... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
6/2018   Whitney Holcomb
1000+ Dives 		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
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
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
Thorfinn Full report   Chuuk   "Diving at Truk (Chuuk) Lagoon"
Truk (or Chuuk) Lagoon is a tiny landmass in the Pacific Ocean, just north of the equator and is part of the Federated States of M... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
8/2004   Andrew Falconer
500+ Dives 		 
Odyssey Adventures Full report LiveAboard Truk/Chuuk   "Fantastic Liveaboard"
We dove as a small group here in April 2018. The reservation process was easy and manageable. Stateside staff were available to fa... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
4/2018   David Van Ryn
500+ Dives 		3Helpful vote(s) received
Palau Dive Adventures/ Palau Royal Resort Full report   Palau   "Palau Landbased"
We dove here as a small group of 6. Reservations were easy using email. Of note the 13 hour time change caused delays in responses... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
4/2018   David Van Ryn
500+ Dives 		3Helpful vote(s) received
Odyssey Adventures Full report LiveAboard Chuuk   "Wreck Diving in Chuuk (Truk) on the Odyssey"
Chuuk (Truk) is full of wrecks from WWII. Most are ships, some planes, and a submarine. We dove within recreational limits, so did... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
3/2018   Laurie Pemberton
500+ Dives 		1Helpful 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
Aggressor Fleet Full report LiveAboard Palau   "Palau - Worth the long trip from US"
The Palau Aggressor was a good, functional boat with an interesting lift system aft to bring the dive boat onboard making for easy... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
12/2017   Gregg Backemeyer
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Aggressor Fleet Full report LiveAboard Palau   "Christmas in Palau "
By far the best of 3 Aggressor cruises we have done. Diving off skiff was very easy and convenient. Staff was incredibly helpful... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
12/2017   Bobby Munno
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 		 
Manta Ray Bay Full report   Yap   "Good diving, lots of fish, sharks. "
Lots of schools of fish, sharks, morays, some turtles, small critters. We didn’t see any mantas although that is what they are fam... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
11/2017   Ruth Lindner
500+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Truk Blue Lagoon Resort Full report   Truk Lagoon   "A once in a lifetime experience. "
Seeing the coral growing on the wrecks is amazing and worth the trip but the viz is not good, lots of sediment in the water and su... Full report  
4 stars
1 stars  
11/2017   Ruth Lindner
500+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Truk Blue Lagoon Resort Full report       "Blue Lagoon Resort August 2017"
Traveling from Palau to Truk requires a stop in Guam and is an all- night endeavor. We had a three hour layover in Guam and arrived... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
11/2017   Ellen Marie Smith
500+ Dives 		 
Aggressor Fleet Full report LiveAboard     "Palau Aggressor II"
From Yap (see review) we boarded our flight nonstop to Palau in the middle of the night. This is how United Airlines works in Micr... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
8/2017   Ellen Marie Smith
500+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
Manta Ray Bay Full report       "Manta Bay Resort"
We arrived in YAP after a 27 + hour long airplane journey on United Airlines. Because of the length of the journey and the fact th... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
8/2017   Ellen Marie Smith
500+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Odyssey Adventures Full report LiveAboard Truk Lagoon   " A wonderful week on the Truk Odyssey"
Truk lagoon is the ultimate wreck dive site, especially if you're a WW- II history buff. It's a long run to get there, and we wou... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
5/2017   S P Smith
1000+ Dives 		 
Truk Lagoon Diving/ Truk Stop Hotel Full report   Truk Lagoon   "Truk Lagoon"
Weather was sunny, but towards the end of our stay, we had periods of rain showers and choppy seas. Hotel was nice and clean. Foo... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
6/2017   Ron Carlisle
1000+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
Odyssey Adventures Full report LiveAboard Truk (Chuuk)   "Best way to dive the amazing wrecks of Truk Lagoon"
This was my second trip to Truk. The wrecks are of course a mind- blowing underwater museum and are what brought me back, but the c... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
8/2017   John Tucker
500+ Dives 		 
Manta Ray Bay Full report   Yap   "YAPPING ABOUT YAP"
Truly one of my favorite places in the world to go. We (Reef Seekers) did back- to- back 10- day trips this year (2 different groups ... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
7/2017   Ken Kurtis
1000+ Dives 		 
Odyssey Adventures Full report LiveAboard Chuuk   "Truk Odyssey -- Best Way to See Truk Wrecks"
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
4 stars  
10/2017   Dan Gowen
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 		 
Aggressor Fleet Full report LiveAboard Palau   "Excellent diving and crew, good accomodations, bad food"
I had been on the Tropic Dancer twice and found it bullet proof: excellent diving and crew, adequate accommodations with a single... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
7/2017   William H Johnston
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Palau Aggressor Full report LiveAboard Palau   "Palau Aggressor, July 2017"
Palau Aggressor was an excellent liveaboard, but I've never been on one Aggressor that was not excellent. My wife and I did nitro... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
10/2017   Terry H Anderson
500+ Dives 		 
Master Liveaboards Full report LiveAboard Chuk Lagoon   "The ultimate wreck dives but if you don't like wrecks don't go"
Professional service all round from Master Liveaboards. My group and myself have been on many live- aboards from Aggressor and Mer... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
10/2017   Adam Preston
1000+ Dives 		 
Aggressor Fleet Full report LiveAboard Palau Rock Islands   "Excellent First Trip on Rock Islands Palau Aggressor"
This was an amazing trip. The coral is lush and beautiful, and the marine life is abundant and healthy. While the pace is fast, ... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
8/2017   Sheleigh A Harding
250+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Sam's Tours/ [same]Palau a Royal Resort Full report   Palau   "Great diving with Sam's Tours"
Great variety of dive sites from walls to canyons with swim throughs to coral filled channels. 80 degree water and 80' visi... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
4/2017   Julie Finley
500+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Fish 'n Fins/ Palau Royal Resort Full report   Palau   "Great few days in Palau"
Spent a few days diving with Fish n'Fins before a week on board the Palau Aggressor (see separate review, which also contains addi... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
4/2017   James Castanino
500+ Dives 		 
Odyssey Adventures Full report LiveAboard Truk   "Wrecks, wrecks, and more wrecks"
The Odyssey is one of the best live- aboards i have ever experienced. Even though its an old boat, the owners and crew keep it in ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
11/2016   Caroline T
250+ Dives 		1Helpful 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
Aggressor Fleet Full report LiveAboard     "excellent diving in Palau and Truk"
Arrived a few days early and stayed at Palau Pacific Resort in order to ensure that we were oriented to the new time and day as we... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
1/2017   Alison Scheflow
1000+ 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
Fish 'n Fins/ West Plaza Desekel Full report   Palau   "Palau and Fish'nFins once again!"
This has been our 8th trip to Palau spanning just about 20 years and once again Fish'n Fins has done a super job. Usually they ha... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
12/2016   Michael N. Hofman
1000+ Dives 		 
Aggressor Fleet Full report LiveAboard     "Palau Aggressor in bad weather (?)"
I was on the Palau Aggressor with a group from REEF. I had been on the same boat over Xmas 2011/ 2012 so I was curious to see it ag... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
10/2016   Alice Ribbens
500+ Dives 		 
Odyssey Adventures Full report LiveAboard Chuuk   "Wrecks! Great Liveaboard in Chuuk"
Pros: - Wrecks! If you like wreck diving, this is the place- look up Operation Hailstone (Feb 17- 18, 1944). - We dove on some wr... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
11/2016   Clayton Randall
100+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
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