Diving in Rota Island?

[bonny]

Hi everybody, I would like to know any experience diving in Rota Island? Is it in season in June or July? Compared with Sipdan, which place you would prefer?:huh:

 

[CARHILL]

You need to update your profile. Are you talking about the island of Rota in the Northern Mariana Islands? By Sipdan do you mean Saipan which is two islands north of Rota??

Dale

 

[bonny]

Correct. I mean Rota Island and Saipan Island in the Northern Mariana Islands. Is it in season in June or July? Compared with Sipdan, which place you would prefer?

 

[CARHILL]

Yes, it is in season for both Rota & Saiapn & Tinian during June & July. Many more dive sites become diveable during that time. ie: Wing Beach, Bonzi Cliff which are only diveable then. Rota is very untouched they get very few divers there. Enough dives to do 2 to 3 days of diving. Saipan and Tinian Island have enough dive sites to do 5 to 7 days of diving. Saipan has the #2 grotto dive in the world one could do at least 5 dives in that location alone. We alos have Egale Ray City where one can see sometimes hundreds of Spotted Egale Rays at a cleaning station. Our water is very warm we do not have to wear wet suits. temp 84 degrees.

Afriend of mine here on Saipan used to be a guide on Sipdan. She says it is a different kind of diving there. ie: more and larger soft corals & larger sharks.

I hope that info helps. Send me a PM if you need other info.

Dale