Palau Islands (8 Days / 7 Nights - 22 Dives)
Trip highlights: shark action, turtles, great macro life/ marine diversity, schooling fish & big pelagics
Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving
Dive sites and activities: Palau: Malakal Bay: Iro Wreck, Chandelier Caves, Jake Seaplane, Hafa Dai Wreck; Ulong Island: Sandy Paradise, Ulong Channel, Siaes Corner, Siaes Tunnel, Shark City; Peleliu: Peleliu Cut, Peleliu Express; Ngemelis Island: Orange Beach, German Channel, Blue Corner, Blue Holes, New Drop-off, Turtle Cove, Ngedebus Wall, Dexter's Wall, Ngemelis Coral Garden, Virgin Blue Hole; Jellyfish Lake, the Milky Way, or both. Opportunity of World War II land tour at Peleliu Island, Beach BBQ.
Day 1
Embarkation and airport or hotel pick up transfers will begin early evening. The Solitude Gaia crew will warmly welcome you and give you a boat orientation and briefing, as well as ask you to complete the registration forms and pay the port and park fees. Dinner will then follow, depending on the time you board. The boat leaves port at 10 am on the following day, bound for Malakal Bay.
Days 2-7
Diving in Palau can be incredible, as it is home to over 1,500 fish species and 700 species of coral and sea anemones, thanks to the nutrients brought by rushing currents. One of the dives you will want to make more than once is German Channel which is visited by manta rays at the cleaning stations attended by wrasses, grey reef and blacktip reef sharks, and also huge schools of trevallies, rainbow runners and tuna. You will also dive inside a large cavern with an entrance patrolled by barracuda and snappers. Once inside, you will be in awe of the incredible sight of sunlight filtering through the holes and how they refract against the stunning azure waters.
The diving safari has 4 scheduled dives per day: wake up with a light breakfast of hot drinks (there is a fully automatic (self-service) pressed coffee machine that delivers great latte, cappuccino, espresso or 'long black') and cookies, make the 1st morning dive followed by a full breakfast. A 2nd morning dive will be followed by lunch. Relax for a couple of hours in the indoor lounge, on the partially shaded sun deck which is also great for watching playful dolphins or mantas near the sea surface. The afternoon dive is followed by homemade snacks, while dinner is scheduled after the 4th (night) dive. Main meals are carefully planned by the chef in order to meet the tastes of everyone on board with a combination of a la carte and buffets of Asian and Western cuisine. You can expect pasta, burgers, soups, meat, rice and vegetables cooked in different styles, fresh fish, BBQ. They are served in the dedicated dining section of the air-conditioned lounge on the main deck.
Day 8
After a big breakfast, join one of the optional complimentary speedboat tours of Jellfish Lake or Milky Way Lagoon. Check out after a late lunch and be transferred to the airport.
Palau Islands (11 Days / 10 Nights - 34 Dives)
Trip highlights: shark action, turtles, great macro life/ marine diversity, schooling fish & big pelagics
Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving
Dive sites and activities: Palau: Malakal Bay and Lagoon: Helmet Wreck, Chandelier Caves, Jake Seaplane, Teshio Maru; Rock Islands: Iro Wreck, Buoy 6; Ulong Island: Sandy Paradise, Ulong Channel, Siaes Corner, Siaes Tunnel; Whale Island, Peleliu: Peleliu Cut, Peleliu Express; Ngemelis Island: Orange Beach, German Channel, Blue Corner, Blue Holes, Big Drop -Off, New Drop-off, Turtle Cove, Ngedebus Wall, Dexter's Wall, Ngemelis Coral Garden, Virgin Blue Hole; Jellyfish Lake, the Milky Way, or both. Opportunity of World War II land tour at Peleliu Island, Beach BBQ.
Day 1
Embarkation and airport or hotel pick up transfers will begin early evening. The Solitude Gaia crew will warmly welcome you and give you a boat orientation and briefing, as well as ask you to complete the registration forms and pay the port and park fees. Dinner will then follow, depending on the time you board. The boat leaves port at 10 am on the following day, bound for Malakal Bay.
Days 2-10
Diving in Palau can be incredible, as it is home to over 1,500 fish species and 700 species of coral and sea anemones, thanks to the nutrients brought by rushing currents. One of the dives you will want to make more than once is German Channel which is visited by manta rays at the cleaning stations attended by wrasses, grey reef and blacktip reef sharks, and also huge schools of trevallies, rainbow runners and tuna. You will also dive inside a large cavern with an entrance patrolled by barracuda and snappers. Once inside, you will be in awe of the incredible sight of sunlight filtering through the holes and how they refract against the stunning azure waters.
The diving safari has 4 scheduled dives per day: wake up with a light breakfast of hot drinks (there is a fully automatic (self-service) pressed coffee machine that delivers great latte, cappuccino, espresso or 'long black') and cookies, make the 1st morning dive followed by a full breakfast. A 2nd morning dive will be followed by lunch. Relax for a couple of hours in the indoor lounge, on the partially shaded sun deck which is also great for watching playful dolphins or mantas near the sea surface. The afternoon dive is followed by homemade snacks, while dinner is scheduled after the 4th (night) dive. Main meals are carefully planned by the chef in order to meet the tastes of everyone on board with a combination of a la carte and buffets of Asian and Western cuisine. You can expect pasta, burgers, soups, meat, rice and vegetables cooked in different styles, fresh fish, BBQ. They are served in the dedicated dining section of the air-conditioned lounge on the main deck.
Day 11
After a big breakfast, join one of the optional complimentary speedboat tours of Jellfish Lake or Milky Way Lagoon. Check out after a late lunch and be transferred to the airport.
Palau Islands (12 Days / 11 Nights - 38 Dives)
Trip highlights: shark action, turtles, great macro life/ marine diversity, schooling fish & big pelagics
Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving
Dive sites and activities: Palau: Malakal Bay and Lagoon: Helmet Wreck, Chandelier Caves, Jake Seaplane, Teshio Maru; Rock Islands: Iro Wreck, Buoy 6; Ulong Island: Sandy Paradise, Ulong Channel, Siaes Corner, Siaes Tunnel; Whale Island, Peleliu: Peleliu Cut, Peleliu Express; Ngemelis Island: Orange Beach, German Channel, Blue Corner, Blue Holes, Big Drop -Off, New Drop-off, Turtle Cove, Ngedebus Wall, Dexter's Wall, Ngemelis Coral Garden, Virgin Blue Hole; Jellyfish Lake, the Milky Way, or both. Opportunity of World War II land tour at Peleliu Island, Beach BBQ.
Day 1
Embarkation and airport or hotel pick up transfers will begin early evening. The Solitude Gaia crew will warmly welcome you and give you a boat orientation and briefing, as well as ask you to complete the registration forms and pay the port and park fees. Dinner will then follow, depending on the time you board. The boat leaves port at 10 am on the following day, bound for Malakal Bay.
Days 2-11
Diving in Palau can be incredible, as it is home to over 1,500 fish species and 700 species of coral and sea anemones, thanks to the nutrients brought by rushing currents. One of the dives you will want to make more than once is German Channel which is visited by manta rays at the cleaning stations attended by wrasses, grey reef and blacktip reef sharks, and also huge schools of trevallies, rainbow runners and tuna. You will also dive inside a large cavern with an entrance patrolled by barracuda and snappers. Once inside, you will be in awe of the incredible sight of sunlight filtering through the holes and how they refract against the stunning azure waters.
The diving safari has 4 scheduled dives per day: wake up with a light breakfast of hot drinks (there is a fully automatic (self-service) pressed coffee machine that delivers great latte, cappuccino, espresso or 'long black') and cookies, make the 1st morning dive followed by a full breakfast. A 2nd morning dive will be followed by lunch. Relax for a couple of hours in the indoor lounge, on the partially shaded sun deck which is also great for watching playful dolphins or mantas near the sea surface. The afternoon dive is followed by homemade snacks, while dinner is scheduled after the 4th (night) dive. Main meals are carefully planned by the chef in order to meet the tastes of everyone on board with a combination of a la carte and buffets of Asian and Western cuisine. You can expect pasta, burgers, soups, meat, rice and vegetables cooked in different styles, fresh fish, BBQ. They are served in the dedicated dining section of the air-conditioned lounge on the main deck.
Day 12
After a big breakfast, join one of the optional complimentary speedboat tours of Jellfish Lake or Milky Way Lagoon. Check out after a late lunch and be transferred to the airport.
Palau Far North Spawning Trip (11 Days / 10 Nights - 34 Dives)
Trip highlights: shark action, manta rays, turtles, great macro life/ marine diversity, schooling fish & big pelagics
Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving
Dive sites and activities: Palau: West Passage: Devil's Playground / Satan's Corner; Northern Reefs: Kayangel island, Devilfish City, Tailtop, Velasco Reef; Shark City, Siaes Corner, Siaes Tunnel, Sandy Paradise, Ulong Channel; Ngemelis: Blue Corner, Blue Holes; Peleliu Corner / Cut / Express; Jellyfish Lake, the Milky Way, or both. Beach BBQ.
Day 1
Embarkation and airport or hotel pick up transfers will begin early evening. The Solitude Gaia crew will warmly welcome you and give you a boat orientation and briefing, as well as ask you to complete the registration forms and pay the port and park fees. Dinner will then follow, depending on the time you board. The boat leaves port at 10 am on the following day, bound for the West Passage.
Days 2-10
This is a special Itinerary to explore the little visited Far North region Palau, as well as some of the regular and popular sites, and that coincides with New/Full Moon spawning. These enthralling events grant a close-up view of fish behaviour, unveiling the rich reproductive rhythms of marine life. Bumphead parrotfish, red snapper, Moorish idols produce a remarkable natural phenomena and the route and schedule are flexible and adapted to witness these spawning events. 1000s of fish take part and many predators are attracted to feed on the bonanza. The Far North reefs are known for strong currents, manta rays and sharks.
Diving in Palau can be incredible, as it is home to over 1,500 fish species and 700 species of coral and sea anemones, thanks to the nutrients brought by rushing currents. One of the dives you will want to make more than once is German Channel which is visited by manta rays at the cleaning stations attended by wrasses, grey reef and blacktip reef sharks, and also huge schools of trevallies, rainbow runners and tuna. You will also dive inside a large cavern with an entrance patrolled by barracuda and snappers. Once inside, you will be in awe of the incredible sight of sunlight filtering through the holes and how they refract against the stunning azure waters.
The diving safari has 4 scheduled dives per day: wake up with a light breakfast of hot drinks (there is a fully automatic (self-service) pressed coffee machine that delivers great latte, cappuccino, espresso or 'long black') and cookies, make the 1st morning dive followed by a full breakfast. A 2nd morning dive will be followed by lunch. Relax for a couple of hours in the indoor lounge, on the partially shaded sun deck which is also great for watching playful dolphins or mantas near the sea surface. The afternoon dive is followed by homemade snacks, while dinner is scheduled after the 4th (night) dive. Main meals are carefully planned by the chef in order to meet the tastes of everyone on board with a combination of a la carte and buffets of Asian and Western cuisine. You can expect pasta, burgers, soups, meat, rice and vegetables cooked in different styles, fresh fish, BBQ. They are served in the dedicated dining section of the air-conditioned lounge on the main deck.
Day 11
After a big breakfast, join one of the optional complimentary speedboat tours of Jellfish Lake or Milky Way Lagoon. Check out after a late lunch and be transferred to the airport.
(13 Days / 12 Nights - Dives)
Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving
Dive sites and activities:
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[Information is best estimate in ideal circumstances and subject to changes beyond our control. The itinerary is a guide only and may be adapted to best suit the weather, tides, currents, availability and other prevailing events. Price is for the cruise, not for an exact number of dives].
