Dive Review of Manta Ray Bay in
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Manta Ray Bay: "A return trip is on my agenda", Jun, 2018, by Annette Lohman, HA, US ( Reviewer 5 reports with 3 Helpful votes). Report 10417 has 1 Helpful vote.
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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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Comments	Went to YAP and Manta Ray Bay hotel as part of a group of divers. Getting in from Maui wasn't too bad. I got an amazing deal with FF miles from Maui (where I live) through Honolulu to Guam to Yap. The connections for the rest of my group from the Mainland, (as usual to anywhere in the Pacific), were not as easy. United owns the routes. You can get into Guam through other airlines but there is only one game in town from Guam to Yap and that is the United flight twice a week right after midnight. The Manta Ray Bay hotel is a lovely place to stay. I had the Blue Tang room to myself overlooking the water. Furniture was solid wood with carvings and the room itself was roomy. The bed was a king four poster with firm mattress, the room AC worked great, the water was hot, housekeeping was great, and food at the restaurant was very good if not gourmet. Given the remoteness of Yap, it was a pleasant surprise. Did I say that staff was wonderful??? By the end of the first day they knew all our names. Our group had a boat to ourselves and personal attention all week. We went, in part, for the Manta Rays. Unfortunately (and we understand, quite rarely), they seemed to have left town while we were there. The first day we saw three but after that we were skunked. Where we dove depended on the tides so we went all over the island. If you haven't been spoiled by Indonesia, the fish life was good. We saw dolphins, sharks and bump head parrot fish. Going through the mangroves on our way to our dive sites was a treat given their ecological importance. My last day I opted for a half day kayak tour through the mangroves. Overall I had a wonderful time even with the absence of the mantas and I would be happy to go back again.
Websites	Manta Ray Bay
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Southern California, Indonesia, Bonaire, Roatan, Mexico, Philippines, Bonaire, St. Croix, Solomons, Great Barrier Reef (Australia), Truk, Palau.
Closest Airport	YAP	Getting There	Honolulu TO Guam to Yap. Easier from Hawaii than mainland. United is only carrier and only flies into YAP twice a week.
Dive Conditions
Weather	windy, rainy	Seas	calm
Water Temp	79-84°F / 26-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-80 Ft/ 15-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	75 minutes
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	Schools	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	Camera room was well equipped and right next to the gear storage room and boat dock msking it very convenient. There was a nice work area for each user with enough outlets and everything was US currents and plugs.

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Dive Review of Manta Ray Bay in Micronesia

Manta Ray Bay: "A return trip is on my agenda", Jun, 2018,

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Dive Review of Manta Ray Bay in
Micronesia