Dive Review of Solitude One liveaboard/TaucherTraum in
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Solitude One liveaboard/TaucherTraum: "Three Week "Exploratory" and Spawning Trip!", Mar, 2020, by Randall S Preissig, TX, US ( Top Contributor 38 reports with 15 Helpful votes). Report 11592 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	This was a special three week trip arranged by the excellent German company Taucher Traum. Taucher Traum--see link above--arranges extraordinary trips to unusual places; it caters to very experienced divers, mostly German, which is a big plus as well. If you're looking for a "trip of a lifetime", I suggest visiting their website. The trip also featured a world-famous photographer and specialist on fish spawning, Richard Barnden. His expertise and enthusiasm were exceptional. Just another example of the uniqueness of Taucher Traum trips. I have made several trips to Palau, first in 1980. And I witness the devastation from the great El Niño of 1998. I can say that Palau has fully recovered! From a manta cleaning station to schools of sharks to breeding snappers--wow! And plenty of macro. Walls, current, coral like you rarely see and more. The Solitude One is also exceptional, being way larger than the biggest liveaboard you are likely to have been on. They take deserved pride in the quality of their operation, luxury of their ship and food. Excellent photo facilities and frankly everything else. It is said that the owner operates it as a loss/hobby. Unfortunately, The EU required the Germans to return home in the middle of our 3-week trip, so we missed some spawning and other highlights and had the extra hassle and expense of a rerouted trip home. The non-EU divers could have stayed, but a German law allowed the entire trip to be cancelled/rescheduled. The companies have rescheduled a similar trip in 2023 at a slight discount as compensation. I plan on more Solitude One trips in the Philippines and I will continue to dive with Taucher Traum. You should consider them if you're an experienced diver looking for the best diving possible.
Websites	Solitude One liveaboard TaucherTraum
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Red Sea, Raja Amphat, Lembeh, Komodo, Alor, Thailand, Sipadan, PNG, BVI, Bahamas, Tahiti, Palau, Chuuk, Ponape, Guam, Australia, Hawaii, Myamar, Fiji, Cocos, Galapagos, Socorro, 3 Caymans, Bonaire, Cozumel, Belize, Etc.
Closest Airport		Getting There	United Airlines via Hawaii going but via Japan on return due to COVID and air travel situation.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, currents
Water Temp	74-78°F / 23-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	70-99 Ft/ 21-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Recreational limits.
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	Squadrons
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	1 or 2
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
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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	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Huge modern camera room. Professional service. Excellent camera care.

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Dive Review of Solitude One liveaboard/TaucherTraum in Micronesia/Palau

Solitude One liveaboard/TaucherTraum: "Three Week "Exploratory" and Spawning Trip!", Mar, 2020,

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Dive Review of Solitude One liveaboard/TaucherTraum in
Micronesia/Palau