Palau Royal Resort Koror

Palau was AMAZING! I cannot wait to go back! I recommend this trip to EVERYONE! The diving was phenomenal, the people were great, and the beauty of the island was breathtaking. We were lucky enough to get a package deal with the airlines to stay at the Palau Pacific Resort. What a gorgeous luxurious spot! Palau is one of the most extraordinary diving spots on this planet. Far to the southwest of Micronesia the Republic of Belau (the traditional name) consists of an archipelago of 343 ...

... one.   I hear a 'hi, how are you?' after diving one day. A boy on a bike. I waved and saw ... a dog on his back. Sitting like a child on daddy's back. The next day at the diving shop a boy said: 'I saw you jogging yesterday.' 'Where you the one with the dog on your back?' Yes: he brings his dog to work and home like that every day.   The last day I was shopping when a weird man stepped in. Tall and skinny. With a white beard, at least half a meter ...

When we arrive at the dive shop, Steve has news for us: we are going to the jelly fish lake, after our 2 dives. For me, 2 dives a day is enough. And we made it clear, we did not want to go to jelly fish lake. It gets worse: one does not dive there; one snorkels. Wait a minute: I hate jelly fish and I hate snorkeling and we need to pay 70 bucks extra for that? They can also dump us on a beach and pick us up an hour or 2 later. No, we cannot be ...

... to our diner for dinner: http://www.gecpalau.com/ Diving today. This is our dive shop: http://fishnfins.com/About%20us.html Dive site is Peleliu Express, the nr 45 on our list. Our dive master says: IF divers do not come back from a dive in Palau, it is from here. The Pacific Ocean meet de Philippine Sea: the currents are unpredictable and change all the ...

... But, I am sucking my air faster than usual. Probably already consumed a lot before I was down. Coming up, there is panic: where is the camera? No longer there! It has a strap around your wrist, but does not close firmly. It can slip off your wrist in a second. And it did. We go back down. Which we should not do. Does it float or sink? We have no idea. We look around for a couple of minutes. No camera. Dive master instructs us to go up. He is right ...

Oops, the local Beata screwed up again: pick up is not at 7h30 but at 8h. 5 minutes drive later, we arrive at our dive shop: Fish 'n Fins: it is the best oiled dive shop I have ever seen. They sell about everything a diver might want, all with the name of their shop printed on. Elise gives us our gear and the Tomcat carries it to the boat. Two guys from Guam join us. Our dive master is Alain, of Philippine origin. We are going to the Blue Corner: the number 2 in the world ...

Now I am in Palau which is a small country made up of many islands just west of Micronesia. Many of the islands look like the one in the first picture. This area is called the milky way because of the color of the water. These islands are made of limestone and look sort of mushroom shaped--bigger on the top and skinnier where ...

... someone else will recognize it. I got to see some interesting sights while snorkelling. They say that is the biggest clam in Palau weighing over 300lbs. I also got to see some more fragile types of coral while snorkelling since we were in shallow water that was protected from the surf and currents. . . . . This area is called Milky Way because of the color of the water. This is because the sand is so fine it ...

... here. On our frequent flyer rewards ticket, it was an option for thirty-hour layover on our way to Yap in Micronesia, so we figured why not stop and look around for a while? The immigration form you have to fill out prior to landing bills Palau as the place "Where the Rainbow Ends". With a self-congratulatory slogan like that, you'd expect it to be dazzling. I must agree, it is absolutely lovely and easily makes my list of ...

I don't know where to start in describing my trip to Palau. First of all, it's a diver's paradise. I'm definitely of the opinion that the best things to see in Palau are underwater. I was able to dive for eight days there. The first few days we were limited in where we could go because of the weather. I think there was a typhoon or monsoon or maybe both that was in the area. Fortunately we were on the edge of the storm so it was just a little ...