Dive Review of Fish n Fin/Palau Pacific Resort in
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Fish n Fin/Palau Pacific Resort, Mar, 2009, by Lynn Hudak, CA, USA ( Reviewer 3 reports with 1 Helpful vote). Report 4720.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling
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Comments	WE've been to Palau 5 times before, so we pretty much knew what to expect with regard to diving, temp, conditions,etc. The Palau Pacific is a wonderful resort with a nice beach and a nice reef for snorkeling. They added a spa last year and the massage therapists are great. It is, however, quite expensive. If you want to go to Palau more economically, the folks at Fish n Fins can arrange a trip for you with quite a few options for accommodations that won't break the bank. We heard reports from other divers that Rose Garden Resort was comfortable with good food. Palau is a long flight from the US, but the diving is very much worth it. We've dived with Fish n Fins 3 times now and with another dive operator twice and have found Fish n Fins to be much more accommodating and personal. They really worked hard to be sure we got to the dive sites we were interested in and they tried to group divers of similar abilities. The boat drivers are great and the rides to the dive sites are a pure scenic pleasure. The dive masters are well trained, professional, appropriately careful, knowledgeable and fun. This trip was special for us because it was Shark Week, which is a Fish n Fins annual event. They had speakers at the patio/restaurant outside the dive shop each night. The gatherings provided an opportunity to mingle with other divers who love sharks and to learn more about shark behaviors and the dangers to worldwide shark populations. Underwater cameraman and videographer, Richard Brooks, made a wonderful video which Fish n Fins gave to all the participants. We were asked to record the numbers and types of sharks we observed on each dive, and there were lots of them. The owners of Fish n Fins, Tova and Navot Bornovski, are very involved in the conservation movement in Palau and are a wealth of information. The boats are fast and comfortable. The lunches, which are most often taken on the most beautiful, uninhabited islands you could possible imagine, are great. The office staff is very efficient and helpful. And you end up feeling like family before the trip is over! Fish n Fins also has 2 liveaboards so for those of you who want to dive, dive, dive, that is an option too. Each trip with Fish n Fins is too short. We can't wait to go back!
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Roatan, Taveuni, Fiji, Kadavu, Fiji, Tuamotu Atolls, French Polynesia, Maldives
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, cloudy	Seas	calm
Water Temp	75-80°F / 24-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	-120 Ft/ -37 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	Schools	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	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Fish n Fin/Palau Pacific Resort in Micronesia/Palau

Fish n Fin/Palau Pacific Resort, Mar, 2009,

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Dive Review of Fish n Fin/Palau Pacific Resort in
Micronesia/Palau