Dive Review of Sam's Tours/Palau Royal Resort in
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Sam's Tours/Palau Royal Resort: "Healthy Corals, Abundant Fish Life", Jan, 2026, by Ellen Sakoloff, CA, United States ( Reviewer 4 reports with 2 Helpful votes). Report 13784.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	[None]There were 12 divers from Marin Scuba Club, California.A few of us arrived 5 nights early to decompress from travel and explore Palau a little, staying at Palau Hotel downtown. We moved over to Palau Royal Hotel to meet the rest of the group and start diving. The hotel was beautiful with a small private beach, outdoor bar area, and lovely spacious rooms and balcony with a seaview. Breakfast buffet plentiful ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Sam's Tours Palau Royal Resort
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Cozumel, Bonaire, Jamaica, Florida, New England, California, Raja Ampat, Phillipines, Roatan, Cabo Pulmo, Bali, Belize
Closest Airport	Koror/ROR	Getting There	China Airlines from SFO with about 6 hour layover to Taipai, and about 4 hours to Koror.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	83-85°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	60-80 Ft/ 18-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]Dive as a group.
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	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	[None]The photographers were satisfied with their photos,but there was no dedicated camera bucket on the boats. But back at the facility there were rinsing tanks for cameras. ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Sam's Tours/Palau Royal Resort in Micronesia

Sam's Tours/Palau Royal Resort: "Healthy Corals, Abundant Fish Life", Jan, 2026,

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 Sam's Tours/Palau Royal Resort in
Micronesia