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Don't forget Ulithi
Sea turtle in Ulithi
Add Ulithi on to your Yap dive trip and stay with the Ulithi Adventure Resort. Ulithi is the fourth largest lagoon in the world, and, until very recently, has not had a diver in the water. Why? It's remote and isolated with a little, nonprofit Christian airline flying there. And, very importantly, there has never been a hotel or dive shop until now. more...
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DESTINATIONS » Micronesia » Bikini Atoll | Guam | Palau | Papua New Guinea | Truk (Chuuk) | Yap
Yap
has managed to let most of the modern world pass by and practices Micronesia's most reserved and traditional lifestyle. Yapese men wear the traditional bright loin cloths and women are in grass skirts. They marry according to custom and still practice traditional handicrafts. Most intriguing
to visitors is the famous stone money of Yap - massive wheels of solid stone quarried in far off Palau and placed outside the thatched men's
houses and family huts to denote wealth and status.
Diving is excellent and unexplored in Yap's clear waters and virgin reefs. Manta Ridge, in Milli Channel, offers divers a unique experience.
A school of manta rays regularly feed here, undisturbed by divers swimming among them. Yap may not have the luxury and bright lights of a big island,
but the friendly faces, traditional lifestyle and unspoiled beauty make it an unforgettable part of the charm and mystique that is the Micronesia
experience.
Add Ulithi on to your Yap dive trip with 30 islands in it's lagoon, each as beautiful and idyllic as any you've seen in Hollywood movies. Four of the islands are inhabited with approximately 1000 of the warmest people you'll ever meet. Culture remains almost unchanged with men preferring to dress in loincloths called "thus" and women preferring to go topless and in skirts called "lavalavas." Their culture also calls for each Ulithian to treat a guest with warmth and hospitality. The waters lapping the shores, beaches, and reefs of Ulithi are just like other Micronesian islands – warm, great visibility, and teeming with life!
Yap holds a special prize for divers - it is the home of the Giant Manta
Ray These marvelous, winged creatures appear daily and will spend hours
hovering in the warm currents within feet of the diver. Yap boasts over
30 different dive sites, including the Manta Ridge, Gilmaan Wall, Yap
Caverns, Lion Fish Walls, Milli Channel and Valley of the Rays.
Air temperatures uniformly remain in the 80s year-round. For land travel, there's little difference between the wet and dry season,
although January through March is considered the most comfortable season because of lower humidity and slightly cooler temperatures. Water temperatures remain in the mid-80s(°F)
year-round.
Typhoons (hurricanes) are most frequent between August - December but are rare in Yap.
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DESTINATIONS » Micronesia » Bikini Atoll | Guam | Palau | Papua New Guinea | Truk (Chuuk) | Yap
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