Dive Review of Yap Divers/Manata Ray Bay Hotel in
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Yap Divers/Manata Ray Bay Hotel, Dec, 2008, by Brent Woods, Ontario, Canada ( Sr. Contributor 22 reports with 13 Helpful votes). Report 5177.
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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
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Yap is bypassed by most divers on their way to Palau. This is a mistake especially if you are flying through Guam as your plane may already be stopping here. Yap markets itself for Manta diving but there is much more. I highly recommend the dusk Mandarin Fish dive and a visit to a traditional village. You will feel like you stepped into a National Geographic documentary. And try betal nut. Once! When you have tired of the Mantas in the murky channels inside the lagoon, get your dive boat to take you outside the lagoon to drift along the reef in crystal clear water. Current varies from day to day and can be quite strong. Two or three dives sites can be covered in one dive. Our group's favourite site was Yap Caverns. Yap Divers in located in the Manta Ray Bay hotel. The hotel is one block from the main intersection in Colonia, the state capital. Don't let this scare you. Colonia is a village. The hotel dining room is a 100 year old wooden sailing ship. Ambiance is great; service is not. Menu is limited but the food is good. Try the beer from the onsite microbrewery.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Great Lakes, St Lawrence River, Cuba, Jamaica, Roatan, Galapagos
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, currents, no currents
Water Temp	83-84°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	30-100 Ft/ 9-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Camera lockers and compressed air for drying equipment provided in dive shop.

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Dive Review of Yap Divers/Manata Ray Bay Hotel in Micronesia/Yap

Yap Divers/Manata Ray Bay Hotel, Dec, 2008,

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Dive Review of Yap Divers/Manata Ray Bay Hotel in
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