Scuba Diving Destinations:

Palau Archipelago's diving sites

Destination: Pacific Ocean, Palau, Palau Archipelago

Palau Archipelago offers a very wide variety of diving spots and water related activities areas. This way, divers who visit this archipelago would have the possibility of choosing among several different underwater environments where to practice their sport as well as meet exotic and beautiful marine creatures.

One of the main Palau Archipelago's diving spots is the Siaes Tunnel which offers visitors the chance to practice deep diving as well as discover very interesting reefs. In order to reach the tunnel, divers must firs dive along a wall until they reach the proper depth where the tunnel begins. This tunnel is very interesting and has an open area similar to a window through which divers can observe the exterior.

Maybe the most known diving spot of the region and even all Micronesia is the Blue Corner. The Blue Corner contains amazing coral formations as well as exotic marine creatures. Divers who visit the Blue Corner could observe marine creatures such as large pelagic, gray sharks, dogtooth tuna, manta rays, eagle rays, turtles and hammerhead sharks among others.

Another very interesting Palau Archipelago's diving spots is the Big Drop Off. The Big Drop Off allows divers to practice wall diving starting at a very shallow level and reaching an important depth. Along their way while visiting this wall, divers would be able to observe an incredible amount of beautiful corals as well as pyramid butterfly fish and sea fans. Many divers who visit Palau Archipelago consider this spot to be the most beautiful one of the area.

Next to the Big Drop Off divers can find a spot known as the New Drop Off. The New Drop Off contains a very interesting wall as well as amazing coral formations. Many marine creatures can be observed at this area, among which we can name barracudas, pyramid butterfly fish and gray reef sharks among many others.

Another diving spot which visitors who go to Palau Archipelago should not miss is the Ulong Channel. This channel’s entrance is surrounded by walls and its entrance is surrounded by grey reef sharks among other marine creatures. At its centre, divers could find beautiful anemones, sea fans and coral formations.





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