Dive Review of Manta Ray Bay in
Micronesia/Yap

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Manta Ray Bay: "Rain, Rain, Go Away (but still good diving)", Jul, 2023, by Ken Kurtis, CA, US ( Sr. Contributor 21 reports with 6 Helpful votes). Report 12542.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	TRIP REPORT - http://www.reefseekers.com/PIXPAGES/Yap%202023/Yap%202023%20trip%20report%20(with%20pictures).html SMUGMUG SLIDESHOW - https://kenkurtis.smugmug.com/DIVE-TRIP-PHOTOS-ALL/2023-DIVE-TRIPS/YAP-2023-July-12-31/ SHARKS HITTING A BAITBALL VIDEO (must-see-TV) - https://youtu.be/FydzQzGHiH4 ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Manta Ray Bay
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	I dive all over the world on a regular basis (please don't hate me).
Closest Airport	Yap (YAP	Getting There	LAX-HNL-GUM-YAP. Can also go through Tokyo (NRT).
Dive Conditions
Weather	windy, rainy, cloudy	Seas	choppy, currents
Water Temp	82-90°F / 28-32°C	Wetsuit Thickness	1
Water Visibility	40-100 Ft/ 12-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	No specific restrictions other than that dive times sometimes were dependent on the tides because we have to go a certain way and if the tide is too low, it becomes impossible to get back until the tide rises again.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	Squadrons
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	Nice photo area. Nothing fancy but very serviceable. All the guides are good about handling cameras. Plenty of photo ops fro macro to mantas and everything in-between. ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Manta Ray Bay in Micronesia/Yap

Manta Ray Bay: "Rain, Rain, Go Away (but still good diving)", Jul, 2023,

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

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Reporter and Travel

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Manta Ray Bay in
Micronesia/Yap