Palau offers some of the most unique Scuba Diving holiday possibilities: its natural beauty, untouched wilderness, intact culture, remoteness and stability combine to offer the adventure seekers. It is located between Guam, Philippines and Papua New Guinea. Palau is a 400-mile long archipelago, which became to be one of the world's unique phenomena–" Rock Island". These mushroom like islets are uninhabited and located in a large lagoon that has vast concentration of corals, fish and other marine life. White sand beaches, lush jungle and remote waterfalls are just among the highlights of Palau.

The islands of Micronesia are scattered over three million square miles of the North Pacific. Palau is the Pacific's newest nation, a Mecca for divers and home of the exquisite Jellyfish Lake. The Republic of Palau lies east of the Philippines and comprises of some 350 islands. They are grouped in six clusters stretching to 400 miles from North to South, Kayangel Atoll to Tobi Islands.

Palau is world renowned as the unsurpassed dive destination that also offers the sublime Rock Islands, dramatic waterfalls, pristine white sand beaches and some of the most intriguing native flora and fauna found anywhere in the Pacific Ocean. Explore the beauty of Palau with Scuba World Explorerf Fleet.

Palau has been described as one of the Seven Underwater Wonders of the World, with 700 species of coral and 1,200 species of identified fish. Palau provides some of the best diving to be found in Micronesia and ideally suited for advanced divers. Aboard the M/V Big Blue Explorer, and experience diving the spectacular walls along the barrier reef, including such favorites as Blue Corner, Ngemelis drop-off and many other sensational dive sites yet to be charted. You can expect mostly wall and drift diving with visibility ranging from 60 feet to in excess of 150 feet, depending on prevailing conditions. Please be aware that Palau's diving might be considered challenging in many instances and due to the local conditions, as well as environmental concerns, diving is carried out on tenders or skiffs. Diving in Palau from a liveaboard is better suited to those with considerable open-water experience, with the ability to maintain Perfect Buoyancy Control, and who are comfortable getting in/out of a dive tender. The tenders, however, are provided with ladders.