Dive Review of Manta Ray Bay in
Micronesia/Yap

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Manta Ray Bay: "Yap. More than Mantas", Nov, 2015, by Dan Benson, WA, US ( Sr. Contributor 24 reports with 14 Helpful votes). Report 9322.
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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
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Value for $$
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Comments	We went to Yap because my wife is in love with Mantas. And we weren't disappointed! You can see as many Mantas as you want. There is a cleaning station that they hang out at. You position yourself around the cleaning station, stay down and wait. They come. Special shout-out to Bill Acker. Bill came to Yap decades ago in the Peace Core. He stayed, married a Yapese lady, and has done immense good to help the people of Yap. The resort is very well run, as is the diving. Staff are great. Food is very good. But your thinking is too narrow if you consider Yap only a Manta Ray destination. There are also lots of other things to see, including nudis, bumphead parrot fish, and lots of sharks. There are cuts and channels. The boat ride to some of the dive sites can be arduous: slogging through heavy seas and wind. But the effort is worth it. The traditional dress consists of elaborate flower weaving leis and palm frond skirts. Sadly, westerners are slowly replacing the traditional dress with Levi's and t-shirts.
Websites	Manta Ray Bay
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Indonesia (5 times), Philippines, Red Sea, Hawaii, West Coast U.S., Bahamas, Cuba, Caymans, Bonaire, Curacao, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Maldives,
Closest Airport		Getting There	All flights are in the middle of the night!
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, cloudy, dry	Seas	calm, choppy, currents, no currents
Water Temp	80-82°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	30-100 Ft/ 9-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	Squadrons
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	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	Each diver has their own cubicle. Plenty of space. Dedicated rinse tanks for camera gear.

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Dive Review of Manta Ray Bay in Micronesia/Yap

Manta Ray Bay: "Yap. More than Mantas", Nov, 2015,

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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