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Diving Reviews of Sam's Tours in Micronesia

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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 		 
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 
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
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 		 
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
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Sam's Tours/ Palau Pacific Full report   Palau   "Palau or bust"
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5 stars
3 stars  
4/2017   Jeff Bloomer
500+ Dives 		 
Sam's Tours/ Palasia Full report   Palau   "Day Trip Surprise"
I arrived in Palau several days early for my live aboard so I could do some other activities. I stayed at the Palasia Hotel on my ... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
3/2016   Mr Brent Woods
500+ Dives 		 
Sam's Tours/ Palau Pacific Resort Full report   Palau   "Sharks, Mantas, and spawning Bumphead wrasse, oh my!"
Just finished 6 days of diving with Sam's, including 4 days of " New Moon Unique Expedition", with the first dive of the day watch... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
12/2015   Elise O Lovell
500+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Sam's Tours/ Eclipse Liveaboard Full report   [Palau   "Best diving in Palau"
Eclipse is a sailboat run by John and Charlie (his Chinese wife). It is a small, non- air- conditioned sailboat with a small motor. ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
2/2014   Michael J. Miller
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Sam's Tours/ Sea Passion Hotel Full report       The boat ride to the dive sites was an hour long. If I were to go back, I'd book a live aboard. The boats were 30' with zippy tw... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
10/2013   Deborah Fulton
250+ Dives 		 
Sam's Tours/ Palau Royal Resort Full report       This was a trip with Kids Sea Camp, run by Margo Peyton. They use Sam's Tours as their dive operation, and we stayed at the Palau... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
7/2013   VickiSingley
250+ Dives 		 
Sam's Tours/ Palau Royal Resort Full report   Palau   We went to Palau for a Kids Sea Camp to get my grandchildren started on diving. This was the trip of a lifetime. Other than the ... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
7/2013   VickiSingley
100+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Sam's Tours/ DW Motel/Sea Passion Resort Full report   Palau   I'd been to Palau twice before but I had unfinished business there having missed out on some of the best parts of some of the best... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
3/2013   Doug Swalen
100+ Dives 		 
Sam's Tours/ palau royal hotel Full report   palau   ]My first trip to Palau. My last great dives were in the bligh waters in fiji and in particular the very best dive was black magic ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
5/2012   Henry Goichman
100+ Dives 		 
Sam's Tours/ Sea Passion Full report   Palau   We spent two weeks diving with Sam's Tours Palau in May 2012. Sam’s seems to be the dive operation of preference on Palau for Engl... Full report  
4 stars
1 stars  
5/2012   Robert S Kuhn
500+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Sam's Tours/ Caroline's Resort and Sea Passion Full report   Palau   We dove with SAMs for 8 days. For the first week, our family of five was the only group on the boat. Daniel was our dive master an... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
12/2011   Mary Herndon
100+ Dives 		 
Sam's Tours/ Airai, Palau Pacific Resort Full report   Palau   Palau has the best and most exciting dive sites I have seen anywhere. Sam's Tours is an excellent dive operation. We dove mainly... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
2/2011   Arthur J. Lafave
250+ Dives 		 
Sam's Tours/ Sea Passion Full report   Palau   It's halfway around the world, so of course it takes a looonnnngg time to get there (from East Coast USA)but it is definitely wort... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
12/2010   Laura A. Sonnenmark
100+ Dives 		 
Sam's Tours/ Palau Royal Resort Full report       Sam's staff are attentive to all your needs. Excellent customer service by everyone at Sam's Palau Royal Resort is top notch. The... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
9/2010   Robert P Zimmerman
500+ Dives 		 
Sam's Tours/ Palau Pacific Resort Full report   Palau   Fantastic 7 days of diving. Had a boat exclusively for our group of 5 most days. Never more than 8. Jade, our dive guide, was o... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
4/2009   David Dornbusch
250+ Dives 		 
Sams Tours Full report   Palau   Leaving Puerto Galera at 3: 30 pm and then having to take an 11: 30 pm flight out of Manila and arriving in Guam at 4: 30 AM ma... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
3/2009   scott johnson
500+ Dives 		 
Sam's Tours Full report   Palau   We used Continental Airlines and their partner Alaska Airlines, flying from Denver to Seattle and onward the next day to Hawaii on... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
11/2008   Henry & Carol Ziller
100+ Dives 		 
Sam's Tours/ West Plaza By the Sea Full report   Palau   I took the "scenic route" to get to Koror, traveling American (and its partner Japan Air) from Dallas to Tokyo to Manila, where I ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
11/2008   Sandy Falen
1000+ Dives 		 
Sam's Tours Full report       Sam's Tours is an excellent operator. They have excellent fast and covered boats. The dive crew catered to their American clients. ... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
7/2007   James Knieling
500+ Dives 		 
Sam's Tours/ Palau Pacific Hotel Full report   Palau   This was our first trip for our dive group to the Pacific. Our 8 divers had about 6, 000 dives accumulated but mainly in the Caribb... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
4/2007   Chip Kamin
100+ Dives 		 
Sams Tours/ Lhens Motel Full report       Russelle Carig of Sams Tours assisted me in putting together a dive stay package. She works with all of the hotel operations and ... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
2/2007   Steve Belmont
500+ Dives 		 
Sam's Tours/ Palau Pacific Resort Full report       There are a lot of fish and critters in Palau, and Sam's Tours made sure we saw many of them. DM's Daniel and Jim treated us as ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
2/2006   Chrisanda Button/Rickie Sterne
250+ Dives 		 
Sam's, Neco/ Cliffside Inn Full report       UNDERCURRENT COMMENTS (Note: This is the first part of four entries covering a five week trip to Micronesia in July of 2006) P... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
8/2005   NEAL LANGERMAN
1000+ Dives 		 
Sam's Tours/ Palau Pacific Resort Full report   palau   The Palau Pacific Resort was outstanding. The best service that we've ever experienced. Great rooms and terrific restaurant. There... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
7/2005   bill dobrin
250+ Dives 		 
Sam's Tours and Werner Lau/ Palau Pacific and Trader's Ridge Full report       We spent 8 days in Palau, 5 diving and 2 kayaking with Sam's Tours. Blue Corner and New Drop Off were some of the best dives my hu... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
6/2005   Pamela Turner
250+ Dives 		 
Sam's Tours/ West Plaza, Desekel Full report   Palau   My second time here. Nice to be back after 5 years. I noticed Sam's had expanded operations from about 4 boats to 8 boats now. Sea... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
3/2005   Charles Menbeck
100+ Dives 		 
Sams/ West Plaza Malakai Full report   Palau   This was my fifth trip to Palau, my fourth with Sams and my third Diving with Keith Santillano. In the three years diving with Kei... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
3/2005   Scott Johnson
100+ Dives 		 
Sam's/ Palau Pacific Resort Full report   Palau   Sam's is big and well organized very well run. ALSO they give very good personal service . We were on a 452' boat with 13 divers ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
2/2005   embry rucker
250+ Dives 		 
Sams Tours/ Palau Pacific Resort Full report       This was our second trip to Palau in 12 months and again for a diver, this is a wonderful place. The staff at Sams in one in a mi... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
6/2004   Joan Traylor
<100 Dives 		 
Sam's Tours/ Palau Pacific Full report   Palau   Hotel was excellent, probably the best hotel catering to divers I have ever stayed in but it had quirks. While dining room (which... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
2/2004   Harry E. White
1000+ Dives 		 
Sam's Tours/ West Plaza Hotel Coral Reef Full report   Palau   One huge difference is always the dive guide and other crew. I reserved a week with Jonas Bernburg, but he was busy with another ... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
1/2004   Carl Scott
100+ Dives 		 
Sam's Tours/ Palau Pacific Resort Full report   Palau   At Sam's they went out of their way to please us. Minor complaints were immediately and satisfactorily addressed. A couple of Sa... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
12/2003   David Shem-Tov
100+ Dives 		 
Sams Tours/ Palau Pacific Resort Full report       The trip was beyond belief. This was my first dive trip. I was certified for 1 week before I went and my husband was an experien... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
7/2003   J Traylor
<100 Dives 		 
Sam's Tours/ Sunrise Villas Full report   Palau   Incredible diving. First time we could say visibility restricted by huge quantities of fish. Hundreds of Pyramid butterflies, Po... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
3/2003   John and Sandra Quick
250+ Dives 		 
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