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George Bush Wreck V ast schools of fish, feeding sharks, eagle rays, and sea
turtles and all cruise past your field of vision. Numerous
Ngaruangel wrecks litter the sea floor around Palau which saw Pacific fight-
Samidare ing during WWII. Ships and aircraft, lost in battle, are now part
of the underwater world encrusted with sponges and corals. You
Franko’s NgeruanNggecl hPaesasnaggeel (kayangel) Blue Hole can swim in Jellyfish Lake where thousands of jellyfish pulsate
Islands around you and brush your skin without causing any pain.
REPUBLIC OF
Ullach Channel D espite its relative proximity to the Philippines, typhoons do
PALAU not commonly strike Palau as it lies just beyond the main
Reef Creatures Ngcheangel Passage typhoon path. However, June to December is typhoon season
Identification Guide and there are occasional storms and high winds that reach the
Northwest North Entrance islands of Palau. Typhoons (and their fringe effects) are least
Favorite Dive Sites Reef Ngereal likely from February to April. Several sought-after creatures are
Great Snorkeling Spots present in Palau all year long including blacktip reef sharks,
West Entrance Ngkesol Reef eagle rays, hammerhead sharks, dolphins, whitetips and oceanic
I Palau! Ngkesol Reef whitetips. Sightings of whale sharks and manta rays are more
likely from January to April. Green and hawksbill turtles can be
Ngkesol (kossol) Passage seen year round but most frequently during the April to July
period. We are going to break the dives sites into three zones (North,
Cormoran Reef East Entrance MIddle and South) and discuss the dives sites by zones. We will first list
Ngerbard the dives by zone; discuss the most popular dive sites and then discuss
the dives in each zone, with the wrecks broken into a separate section.
Yengel Ngerechur
Reef

Ngemechel Passage Ngerkeklau

KOREA Ngertoel
JAPAN Reef

PI Devilfish City
Ngerdmaru

Aiyasu Bay
Reef

Corsair Fighter

Ngaraard Channel Sunken Village
(West Channel)

NZ

PALAU Wild West Coral Garden Karamadoo Babeldaob
Destroyer Wakatake Bay
Kibi Maru Rael Edeng

Jake Seaplane Idims Reef

Raizan Maru Teshio Maru Komebail Lagoon Blue Sea Lake
Lst T1 Ngemelachel Passage
Ngerdiluches
Amatsu Maru Reef
Chuyo Maru Jake Seaplane
Ryuko Maru
Koror
Ngerekebesang

Siaes Corner Rebotel Jake Seaplanes & Cave
Reef Helmet Wreck
Chandelier Cave Kaibaku Tunnel
Siaes Tunnel Urakami Maru Ulebsechel Pillbox Channel
Ulong Channel Buoy No. 6 Lighthouse Channel
Iro
Ulong Sata Japanese Zero
Uchelbeluu Reef
Mutiyuar Wall Nagisan Maru Ngeruktabel Short Drop-off (nautilus Dive)
(Shark City) Kamikaze Maru Japanese Zero Ii

Bichu Maru Garmediu

Neco Reef Manta Ray
Soft Coral Arch
Green Sea
Seventy Islands Clam City Jellyfish Lake Turtle

German Channel Omekang Lignite Leopard Shark Cuttlefish
Blue Holes Islands Macharchar (Zebra Shark) Blue Coral
Blue Corner Beluowar
Virgin Blue Hole Ngerchong North Coral Garden
Ngemelis Coral Garden Ngemelis Ngerchong Ngerchong South Coral Garden

New Drop-off Ngercheu Ngerchong Drop-off

Manta Cleaning Station Ngedbus Barnum Wall Hawksbill
German Wall Ngedebus Wall Turtle Cove Turtle
Ngercheu Garden
Ngemelis Wall Shipwreck Point
Big Drop-off
Ngerksiul
Orange Beach Peleliu Stingray Point Giant Moray
South Dock
Peleliu Wall
Peleliu Cut Purple Beach Drop-off Yellow Margin
Yellow Wall Moray
Peleliu Corner Peleliu Express

Santa Maria Broad Stingray
Corner
Airport Wall
Ngeaur Bay Anguar
Giant Clam
Turtle Reef