Yap Divers
Yap, Micronesia
Yap is a delicate and interesting blend of traditional and modern pacific island culture, and has managed to preserve more of its unique cultural heritage than most islands in the world. Attractions such as seaside men’s houses, cultural village tours, stone money banks, native dance performances and kayaking through the mangroves, highlight any visit to this pristine paradise.
Location:
Yap Divers and Manta Ray Bay Hotel are located on the water in the small town and capital of Yap, Colonia, and is completely self-contained. Our full service guest facility consists of 35 luxury rooms and, attached and fully integrated into the resort, a complete dive centre and fleet of eight dive boats (Yap Divers).
Dive Sites:
While Yap first became known around the world for it’s pioneering manta diving, diving visitors to Yap may enjoy more than 50 different dive sites in addition to our Manta Hot Spots. Our outer reefs and drop-offs have some of the clearest water in the diving world. On the east coast you will find sloping reefs with pristine coral gardens and fish life and in the south Yap Caverns offer a unique swim-through.
For smaller creatures, Rainbow Reef is one the top dive sites in the world for watching mating Mandarin Fish and several macro dive sites offer everything from nudibranches to ghost pipe fish.
Dive Operation:
Generally, each day begins with a full briefing of the morning 2 tank dives by our staff of multinational dive guides (we speak more than 15 different languages). Then, divers will find their BC’s already on our fast diving tenders, and the morning dives begin. Our fleet of diving tenders are fast, have plenty of sun protection, carry water, tea and snacks, and because of Yap’s unique geography, usually only have to run for about 25 minutes to get to any of our dive sites. Yap Divers offer a complete range of PADI courses. The season is all year round..
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