Dive Review of Splash/Palau Pacific Resort in
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Splash/Palau Pacific Resort, Apr, 2010, by Rose Mueller , FL, US ( Sr. Contributor 27 reports with 13 Helpful votes). Report 5458.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling
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Comments	We have been diving with Splash since '91. We have stayed at the Palau Pacific Resort every visit. Lucy and her staff at PPR are incredible. We have had the same room each visit. They call it "our" room. EVERY guest is treated equally, with attention and care. The food is beautifully presented even to the hand carved fruits. Splash is the most professional operation I've encountered. The divers are strong and aware. They are Palauan and Japanese and adept to the challenges that come with the ever changing conditions in Palau. Steven has been our guide for many years. As I do macro, he'll find the 1/4" nudibranch or humor me by taking me to the home of the Helfrich Dartfish at 112' so I can finally acquire the "perfect" photo. Our dives are usually 1 hour and 20 minutes. There is NEVER a complaint about bottom time. We were at Pelelieu and entered with wonderful surface conditions. The current was very strong and exciting. We watched the large bull shark 100' below during the dive. As we finished our safety stop and surfaced, my camera and fins were off and I was in the boat before I'd realized what had happened. The conditions had changed and a storm had come up. With the surge, there was urgency to move the boat and leave. Steven, Sherlock and Sixtus all knew what was happening by watching the surface during the dive. I am 62 and a female. Their attentiveness and action prevented fear and chaos on the surface. One dive we encountered Mantas feeding. 7 frolicked while we dove in their midst. In our ten trips we've never seen more than 6 people to a guide. I always think nothing new can happen. Maybe next year it will be a whale shark!
Websites	Palau Pacific Resort
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Galapagos, Papua New Guinea, Coral Sea, Caribbean, Solomon Islands, Red Sea
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	rainy, cloudy	Seas	choppy, currents
Water Temp	79-80°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	30-100 Ft/ 9-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	As this is our 10th visit to Palau and Splash we are free to dive as we please. Observing a first time visitor, the checkout dive is not obvious, but decisions are made by the divemasters as to competency and allowances are made accordingly.
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	There was fresh water to soak our cameras on the boat. There is also a rinse tank at Splash. Any special needs would be accommodated by simply asking. I've never been anywhere where the peole are so willing and eager to please. I dive with a Nikon D70S and a 60mm macro lens and my husband with a Nikon 300S and a 12-24mm wide angle lens. We are quite serious about our photos.

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Dive Review of Splash/Palau Pacific Resort in Micronesia

Splash/Palau Pacific Resort, Apr, 2010,

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Dive Review of Splash/Palau Pacific Resort in
Micronesia