Liveaboard Diving in Palau During a Spawning Event

Spend the day shaking off your jet-lag, whether snoozing on the beautiful white sand beach, snorkelling in the lagoon or kneading any knots out in the spa.

In the early afternoon you will be transferred to the port to board your home for the next ten nights. While you settle in, the boat will cruise to your first stop where you will have your first glimpse into the watery world as you test your equipment.

Located on the west side of Palau, some of the well-known sites you will have a chance to dive include the following: Ulong Island, Siaes Corner, Siaes Tunnel, Shark City, Sand Bar, Malakal harbour and the Tashio, Iro Maru, Chuyo Maru and Jake Seaplane wrecks. The waters of Palau are truly world-class, and each dive will see you descend into a whirlpool of colour with beautiful hard and soft coral displays and a flurry of marine life, including several species of shark and other pelagics, as well as vibrant macro life such as frog fish and alien-like nudibranch.

During new moon dives it's possible to see huge aggregations of large parrotfish loudly headbutting each other, competing for mating rights and rushing through the water with clouds of gametes streaming behind them.

Diving on a full moon will mean seeing thousands of red snappers changing colour until it is time to spawn, at which point they all suddenly rush together in a frenzy of activity, filling the water with eggs and sperm while being chased by sharks. Needless to say, this is an incredible once-in-a-lifetime spectacle. Not to be missed.

Some of the best sites include Peleliu Cut, Turtle Cove, Barnum's Wall, Peleliu Wall, Ngedebus Corner, Orange Beach, White Beach and South Dock. On each dive you will encounter plenty of pelagic species such as sharks, jacks, barracudas, rainbow runners, snappers, tuna and sweetlips, as well as tiny nudibranchs and turtles.

In the evening, enjoy one of the most spectacular and unique night dives, encountering alien species like never before; a light suspended in the water from the back of the boat attracts an amazing array of marine life, ranging from several species of post-larval fish to cephalopods including squid, jellyfish and more, much of it smaller than your fingernail.

The marine life around the Ngemelis is fantastic with huge schools of large pelagics present across the sites including sharks, king and Spanish mackerel, tuna, trevally and mantas as well as turtles, shoals of colourful reef fish and abundant macro life. While you are here you will have a chance to enjoy dives at some of the most famous sites including Blue Corner, Blue Holes, The German Channel, Virgin Blue Holes and Dexter's Wall.

Blue Corner is iconic in diving folklore as one of the world's greatest dives with seasoned divers coming back year after year. Originally a fishing spot, the site is washed by powerful currents which bring with them big animals (read: sharks, sharks and more sharks). With generally excellent visibility in season, you have a great chance of seeing large numbers of sharks (we did tell you), barracuda, mackerel, tuna and giant trevally, all out in the blue.