Dive Review of Manta Ray Bay in
Micronesia/Yap

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Manta Ray Bay, Nov, 2011, by Michael J. Millet, CA, US ( Top Contributor 96 reports with 61 Helpful votes). Report 6316.
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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	N/A
Overall Rating
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Comments	This was my second visit to Manta Ray Bay Hotel (MRBH) and Yap Divers and it was very enjoyable. Our dive boat accommodated 5 divers very comfortably. The boat has tank boots, a large covered area, dry boxes for clothes/towels. We were doing 3-tank trips so snack/lunch, water, hot tea and towels were provided. Our crew, Nico and Chomed, did a great job; very helpful and friendly. The marine life is primarily pelagics--mantas and sharks. Had several awesome manta encounters at a relatively new cleaning station that is in shallow water < 20'. Literally did 75 minute dives with several mantas. Also, had a great shark-feed dive at the Vertigo dive site. The frozen chum ball was suspended in mid-water with a blue water background; great for photos and no sandy bottom stirred up. There is limited macro-photo ops -- a few nudi's, leaf fish, and porcelain crabs. The south end walls provide lots of swim thru's for leisurely dive touring. The MRBH provides nice, spacious, clean rooms. The restaurant (the Mnuw) has good food but not a great variety. The in-house brew, Stone Money, is a good libation. The resort staff was helpful and friendly. My room could use some additional lighting and power outlets. Internet is very expensive at $7/hr. Walk to the phone company (about 5 minutes) and by a 200 MB card for $20. It should last several days and provides a good connection. I would visit Yap and MRBH for a 3rd time but not in the near future.
Websites	Manta Ray Bay
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	All over the Caribbean; Galapagos, Socorros, PNG, GBR, Solomons, Vanuatu, Fiji, Indonesia, Palau, Yap, Korsae, Chuuk
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, rainy, cloudy	Seas	calm, choppy, surge
Water Temp	82-85°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-100 Ft/ 15-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	NO Deco
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	Squadrons
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 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	At Yap Divers, there were large dedicated rinse tanks for cameras. Also, spacious camera stations are available by the gear room with power outlets, air, chamois, and lights. On the dive boats, there was a small rinse bucket for cameras.

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Dive Review of Manta Ray Bay in Micronesia/Yap

Manta Ray Bay, Nov, 2011,

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Dive Review of Manta Ray Bay in
Micronesia/Yap