Dive Review of Manta Ray Bay in
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Manta Ray Bay, May, 2013, by Ken New, SD, US ( Contributor 18 reports with 11 Helpful votes). Report 7043.
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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
Value for $$
Beginners
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Comments	I wish I'd planned to stay longer! Everything good that's been previously said about MRBR, I happily echo. Superb staff, thoughtfully designed accommodations, good restaurant considering how far they are from supply sources. And a wonderful variety of dive options: Mantas, Mandarinfish, sharks, macro, lots of healthy reef fish. I would have given a 5+ in all the "5" categories if it had been available. Highlights for us were the Mantas and Mandarinfish -- two dives for each and lots of them on each dive. These are the low-visibility dives (all dives outside the reef were 100+) because they're in the channel; but you are so close to your subjects it doesn't matter. We don't return to many places because there is such a wide world of diving out there; but we will return to Manta Ray Bay!
Websites	Manta Ray Bay
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Galapagos, Hawaii, Baja, Caribbean
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	80-85°F / 27-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	30-120 Ft/ 9-37 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Don't chase the Mantas!
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	The camera setup in the dive shop is the BEST I've ever seen. Personal stations with locking storage, multiple charging outlets, air dryer hose, magnifying glass. Dedicated rinse tanks. The boats made sure there were enough buckets for all cameras.

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Dive Review of Manta Ray Bay in Micronesia/Yap

Manta Ray Bay, May, 2013,

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Dive Review of Manta Ray Bay in
Micronesia/Yap