Koror Sports Travel Tips by DSwede

Theme: Scuba Diving

Two words: Blue Corner.
type it in any search engine and you'll have thousands of hits.
Dive with a reef hook, inflate your BC for a bit of positive buoyancy, park on the edge of the wall... and simply watch the big sharks patrol along the wall.

Equipment: You will be at 20~25m, so you will need full scuba gear.

Leave a Comment

Directions: To get there, list yourself on a guided dive from any local dive shop

Theme: Scuba Diving

Jellyfish Lake: Take a short hike over the ridge to get to the lake that makes the island a doughnut. In a limestone island, the water trapped in this lake is eternally baked in the sun and reaps the nutrients of the island's runoff. There are millions and I mean millions of jellyfish, both Mastigias and moon jellies. Having lived in this lake for centuries, without natural predators, they have lost their sting for hunting prey. I believe they instead use algae cells inside their bodies to basically feed themselves.

Equipment: This is a snorkel only site. The extra equipment of scuba can injure the delicate jellyfish. Also, surface depths is all you need since the water becomes concentrated with H2S at depth.

Leave a Comment

Directions: Mecherchar Island. Beach your boat and walk ~30 minutes up and over the small ridge to the center.
Website: http://www.brouhaha.net/palau/jellyfish.html

Theme: Scuba Diving

While it is not technically a lake, but rather a small sheltered bay, Madarin Fish Lake is a wonderful stop!

It is protected by a very narrow channel. The lake itself is very shallow, mostly less than 20ft (6m) deep. There is a large coral balmy in the middle of the bay. The warm, calm and protected bay make a perfect situation for the elusive Mandarin Fish.

Due to shallow depths, your dive times can be very long, which is great because the fish are shy, but beautifully bright like the rainbow! If you extremely lucky you can see the very rare mating because this is one of the best locations for them.

Equipment: Just like any dive site, bring or rent your gear as needed.

Leave a Comment

Directions: You will have to hire a boat to take you for the day. Any dive shop in Palau can accomodate Mandarin Fish Lake.