Palau, Micronesia: The Rock Islands Tour (Day 2)




Got an unexpected assignment to write about Palau on Asian Spirit's new Manila-Davao-Palau route, so happily I went on the 2-day, 3-night tour, especially since this country is supposed to be among the best dive spots in the world.


June 1, 2006. On our second day, we went to Palau's famous Rock Islands in the state of Koror, some 70+ limestone islands that will remind you of how the Chocolate Hills must have looked millions of years ago. If you notice, the islands are similar to El Nido and Coron, except that these are closer together, rounded, and in shallower water. Of course, I was the first one off the boat at every snorkeling stop. The best thing there is that the marine life isn't scared of people, so you can see sharks at two feet deep!


I was thankfully with two hard-core divers (course directors at that, meaning they train dive instructors), so after the tour, we still got THREE dives in -- a Japanese wreck dive, a cave dive (my first time for both), and a night dive where I saw lots of mandarin fish for the first time, right under the dock. We used NITROX, so I didn't die even though our flight was just eight hours later at 330am. SO even though I didn't get to see the magnificent Blue Corner, at least I still got to dive in Palau =P

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  1. kitty galoreJune 7, 2006 at 1:37 PM

    mura man ni puntod, jen =p

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  2. Jeneen GarciaJune 7, 2006 at 4:47 PM

    hahaha. well...palau IS on the sam latitude as the Philippines. bitaw, mas maayo pa man ug mas daghan atong tourist spots diri. kulang lang gyud ta sa management. understandable, since their population is only 19,000 compared to our 80 million =P

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  3. Ivy MCJune 8, 2006 at 10:55 PM

    wow ang ganda-ganda there! hehehe :)

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  4. Sus ubb622June 9, 2006 at 9:26 AM

    Astig! Di comon take!

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  5. Janet VillaJune 23, 2006 at 9:44 AM

    You lucky girl! Did you swim Jellyfish lake? My friend got to swim there. Ganda underwater pics niya. Cheap ba to go to Palau?

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  6. Jeneen GarciaJune 25, 2006 at 4:51 PM

    yup yup =) went to the basic sights. nope, not cheap to go there =P but who am i to discourage people? visit www.asianspirit.com =)

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