Dive Review of Sam's Tours/Palau Central Hotel in
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Sam's Tours/Palau Central Hotel: "Great wreck and reef diving in Palau", Nov, 2025, by John Yavorsky, NJ, US ( Top Contributor 37 reports with 16 Helpful votes). Report 13640.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
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Comments	Group organized by Mike Gerkin, Captain of Odyssey in Truk, www.evolutionunderwater.com. About half of group had dived with Mike in Truk the week before. We had a wreck dive on the Iro Maru and dove Chandelier Cave with the rest mostly drift diving on reefs. Some drifts were ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Sam's Tours Palau Central Hotel
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	56 years of diving, including 28 liveaboards and dozens of land-based world wide.
Closest Airport	Palau International Airport	Getting There	Take cab from airport to hotel
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, rainy	Seas	calm, choppy
Water Temp	85-85°F / 29-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	80-100 Ft/ 24-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Group of 8-12 followed lead guide with follow-up guide for straglers.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Guides handled cameras and placed big rigs in padded crates. ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Sam's Tours/Palau Central Hotel in Micronesia/Palau

Sam's Tours/Palau Central Hotel: "Great wreck and reef diving in Palau", Nov, 2025,

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Sam's Tours/Palau Central Hotel in
Micronesia/Palau