Scared Silly
Contributor
Visiting and diving Palau typically involves land based diving and enduring a 45min boat ride out from Koror to the sites or utilizing a live-a-board which instead is a 5-15 minute ride to many of the sites using a dingy.
We something different we chose to charter a sail boat complete with captain, John and DM/Cook, Charlie (John's wife).
Eclipse - Palau Diving, Fishing, Kayaking, Snorkeling and Wreck Diving Tours
We went out for ten days of which we dove on all but one because of the rough weather. The boat, The Eclipse can pack 6 guests plus John and Charlie. Though 70% of their guests are a single couple. We had two families, 4 adults and 2 kids so we packed the boat. Which was never that crowded except a few times when most piled into the cabin during a squall.
We dove all of the usual sites, Blue Hole, Blue Corner (3 times with great action including one dive with well over 20 sharks), Peliu (twice), German Channel (twice), Jelly Fish Lake, etc. plus a couple of WWII wrecks near Koror. About the only site the Eclipse does not dive is U-Long Channel. We dove it and Siles Tunnel after our trip catching Ulong on a strong incoming tide which just a hoot. Even our dive guides were hooping and hollering over the fish action in the front of the channel. When the dive guides are enjoying the show you know it is a good dive.
Utilizing the Eclipse is not for everyone as it is more like camping at sea. But if you do not mind changing out your own cylinders in exchange waking up in quiet secluded coves or getting to dive Blue Corner before it turns into a Champagne dive from all the day boats the Eclipse maybe for you.
The one amazing part is the food Charlie cooks. Asian delights all made from scratch. Even more so because Charlie does all the cooking after leading the dive. She does what would typically take two people. Simply amazing.
We also spent a few days around Koror doing land tours which was well worth our time. We also spent a 1/2 seeing Peliu which was the scene of one of the most difficult battles in the Pacific during WWII.
We something different we chose to charter a sail boat complete with captain, John and DM/Cook, Charlie (John's wife).
Eclipse - Palau Diving, Fishing, Kayaking, Snorkeling and Wreck Diving Tours
We went out for ten days of which we dove on all but one because of the rough weather. The boat, The Eclipse can pack 6 guests plus John and Charlie. Though 70% of their guests are a single couple. We had two families, 4 adults and 2 kids so we packed the boat. Which was never that crowded except a few times when most piled into the cabin during a squall.
We dove all of the usual sites, Blue Hole, Blue Corner (3 times with great action including one dive with well over 20 sharks), Peliu (twice), German Channel (twice), Jelly Fish Lake, etc. plus a couple of WWII wrecks near Koror. About the only site the Eclipse does not dive is U-Long Channel. We dove it and Siles Tunnel after our trip catching Ulong on a strong incoming tide which just a hoot. Even our dive guides were hooping and hollering over the fish action in the front of the channel. When the dive guides are enjoying the show you know it is a good dive.
Utilizing the Eclipse is not for everyone as it is more like camping at sea. But if you do not mind changing out your own cylinders in exchange waking up in quiet secluded coves or getting to dive Blue Corner before it turns into a Champagne dive from all the day boats the Eclipse maybe for you.
The one amazing part is the food Charlie cooks. Asian delights all made from scratch. Even more so because Charlie does all the cooking after leading the dive. She does what would typically take two people. Simply amazing.
We also spent a few days around Koror doing land tours which was well worth our time. We also spent a 1/2 seeing Peliu which was the scene of one of the most difficult battles in the Pacific during WWII.
