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Dive Review of Manta Ray Bay in
Micronesia/Yap

 
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Manta Ray Bay : "Over promised and under delivered", Nov, 2024,

by Lynn A, MA, US ( 1 report). Report 13265.

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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Accommodations For Subscribers Only Food 4 stars
Service and Attitude For Subscribers Only Environmental Sensitivity For Subscribers Only
Dive Operation For Subscribers Only Shore Diving For Subscribers Only
Snorkeling N/A

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Beginners 3 stars
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Comments 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. We had very rough seas which restricted us to diving just one side of the island. That being said, when the water was clear, the vis was amazing. The Mantas were not cooperating that week which was disappointing considering that Yap is known for their mantas. We went to Mil Channel twice to try to see them and did see one each time in the very murky water. But honestly, I saw much more manta action in Sea of Cortez and Socorro. The highlight of the manta dives were the leaf fish and watching all the parrot fish marking their territory. I don’t think I have seen this much parrot fish action in quite some time. There were wonderful “herds” of bump head parrot fish which was amazi ... Subscribe to get the full story. For Subscribers Only  Active subscribers continue reading here

Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience 501-1000 dives
Where else diving Florida, Hawaii, Chuuk, Guam, Tahiti, Galapagos, Dominica, Belize, Aruba, Grenada, North Carolina, Palau, Turneffe, Socorro, Sea of Cortez, Bahamas, Cayman, St. Thomas
Closest Airport Getting There This is a bit of a Trek from the East Coast of the US. Previously, I had flown to this region from the mainland, to Honolulu to Guam to whichever part of Micronesia I was diving. Going out I could only get there through Norita which is a very, very long flight path. Returning to the US was slightly easier as I could fly from Guam to Honolulu to Denver to Boston and the connections went without a hitch!

Dive Conditions
Weather sunny, windy Seas choppy, surge
Water Temp 86-87°F / 30-31°C Wetsuit Thickness 3
Water Visibility 30-70 Ft/ 9-21 M

Dive Policy
Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions [Unspecified]
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? no

What I Saw
Sharks Lots Mantas 1 or 2
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles > 2 Whales None

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Corals 4 stars Tropical Fish For Subscribers Only
Small Critters For Subscribers Only Large Fish For Subscribers Only
Large Pelagics For Subscribers Only

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Subject Matter For Subscribers Only Boat Facilities 2 stars
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UW Photo Comments There were no rinse tanks on the boats for divers to put their cameras in after the dive and so the cameras were parked as safely as possible amongst the tanks. N ... Subscribe to get the full story. For Subscribers Only  Active subscribers continue reading here
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By Charles Fenner in TX, US at Dec 11, 2024 06:10 EST  
FYI: Sounds like you were there when they had a large number of divers relative to recent history and that affected your experience. The resort is built for a high diver volume but several years ago United made it harder to make the flight connections work for a combined Yap/Palau trip I don't think they get as many divers these days. I have dove with them around 20 days in the two years and the largest dive group I was in was probably 5 people.
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