官話

PAAW REEF

paawreef Depth:
30-80 ft | 9-25 m
Visibility:
60-100+ ft | 18-30+ m
Current:
0-2 mph | 0-3 km/h

Dominant features
The north section of the reef consists of a gentle coral slope that extends to an abrupt drop-off that starts at about 70 ft. (22 M) The south portion of the reef has a large shelf of flat sandy bottom at about 65 ft. (20 M)

Coral
The coral slope features a wide variety of hard coral species with occasional soft corals interspersed. The mushroom-like Porite bommies are the most outstanding coral feature of the sandy shelf.

Fish Life
Along the coral slopes, reef fish are abundant. Sting Rays are frequently seen on the sandy bottoms. Sharks and Turtles are frequent cruisers along this section of reef.

Known Dive Sites

Availability & Reservations

Guest Gallery

Check our our gallery of guest photos,share your pictures of Yap with others on our website and our social channel.

view gallery >

Manta Ray Bay Resort

4.8

Jim Reilly

11:27 21 Mar 18

We stayed at the hotel and dove with Manta Ray divers in early December 2017. The hotel is very comfortable, well run and staffed with wonderful employees. During our visit my wife came down with an illness and the consideration and support from the hotel and dive staff could not have been better.read more

Sandy Stinson

16:03 03 Mar 18

The staff couldn't be more friendly and accommodating. Food is good, (worth upgrading to include all meals). Diving is good too.read more

Alex Divinsky

17:24 01 Jan 18

The best place to stay in Yap. The resort is really nice and clean, the scuba diving is great, and the docked ship that houses the bar, restaurant, and movie screen is very cool. I really enjoyed my stay here.read more

ASALI

10:44 01 Jan 18

Offers one of the best accommodation service. It also has a uniquely designed restaurant.

Yi-Hsin Lin

00:53 21 Feb 17

The whole place centers around the scuba diving operation. Probably better to find somewhere else if you're not a diver. The dive operation was generally good, but a little too laid back - schedules weren't always clear, and sometimes would change without any notice. Sometimes it was hard to tell if this was really because of changing tides/weather or because of the island pace of life. Pizza is a surprisingly good option at the restaurant.read more

William Myers

21:01 21 Jul 18

Great hotel. Have stayed twice.

Emily Caquelin

04:10 02 Aug 18

Manta Ray Bay Resort is a great dive resort with extremely hospitable staff.

Daniel Granzer

11:40 23 Aug 18

We were from 11.08 to 18.08 at the Manta Ray Bay resort and had unforgettable days there 😍In total we made 12 dives with wonderful encounters. Highlights were, of course, the manta rays in the Goofnuw Channel and many white tip reef sharks in the Shark City 🦈 But also we saw eagle rays, turtles 🐢 and buffalo head parrotfish. The hotel is beautiful and the whole team does a great job there. The food on the ship Mnuw, as well as the home-brewed beer are excellent. Thank you again to the whole team of Manta Ray Bay Resort and Yap Divers 👏🏼We also did a one-day land tour to explore the many beautiful places of this unique island. The beach is like in paradise🏝, stone money and relics from the second world war very worth to see! You find there also culturally typical houses with different meaning and use! It would be nice if more visitors would come to this great island and appreciate the great work that is done there! Anyway, we really enjoyed it and would come back anytime 🙏🏻✌🏼read more

Jonathan Gapith

10:31 19 Sep 18

Best dive resort around, amazingly friendly staff and great food on the mnuw

Rene Sten

04:06 12 Oct 18

Bill and his family run a great dive resort, rooms are spacious and comfortable. Restaurant and bar provide good range of food and drink. Bill and his dive guides know the reef intimately and the diving is spectacular. Bill and his family make for a very friendly and rewarding experience in Yap.read more

Ms. Malinda

13:52 14 Oct 18

Great place to stay while visiting the island. Lots of activities to do with places to see & people to meet.read more

Jan Toman

22:14 02 Nov 18

Great! GREAT! GREAT! Lovely place, lovely staff, great location for divers!

Deb Roy-Stothart

13:55 06 Dec 18

The highest level of dive service ever experienced! Fabulous dive operation from crew, boats, snacks, hot tea and water, warm towels etc. etc. and of course the Manta Rays!! Thank you for making my 100th dive so memorable. Accommodations 5 star! Food was fabulous! Can't say enough about this beautiful Island and it's people. Loved Yap! Deb & Glenn, London, Ontarioread more

Michael Fusco

04:49 22 Jan 19

MantaRayBay Resort, is THE dive resort. It is so obvious that this place was designed for divers, BY divers. The concept that all of the guests are part of the resort family seems to be the cornerstone of MRB Resort. The dive service is top notch; the wait staff spot-on, the resort staff super friendly and attentive. The dive sites are great, especially the southern walls, and of course the cleaning stations visited so often by the Manta Rays. I have gone scuba diving all over western Asia and the Caribbean, and MRB Resort is at the top!read more

Doreen Korbl

19:09 10 Mar 19

incredible service, special thanks to Ruud the resort manager

Shaun Suliol

11:48 12 Mar 19

The staff made sure our every needs were met! They were accommodating to my groups weird requests. We felt spoiled. They even remember our names. No where else but in Yap at the Manta Ray!read more

stacey blake

16:26 20 Mar 19

Beautiful resort and location, small and quaint with very attentive service from wonderful staff who were extremely friendly and helpful, and knew everyone's name (travelled with a group of 20 people) within the first day. Yap Divers staff were amazing, we were even offered hot tea during our surface intervals with some delicious snacks, and they ensured we had the best possible dive experience on each dive. I would return to this gorgeous island and absolutely stay at Manta Bay Resort again, it's well worth the trip!read more

See All Reviews Write a review

PAAW REEF

Known Dive Sites

FLIGHT

HELP

Availability & Reservations

Guest Gallery