Blue Corner (Palau)
Hook in above the wall and watch resident grey and whitetip reef sharks, tuna and barracuda work the current.
- Experienced
- Wall
- Whale sharks
TechnicalHidden gem
Chandelier Cave
Dive site in Palau
Four flooded chambers, each with an air pocket, in a rock island under a mile from Koror's dive shops; bring a light.
- Level
- Technical
- Best months
- Dec–Apr
The story
Chandelier Cave is a system of five connecting caves, four of them water-filled and open to divers. Water percolating through the limestone eroded the island's interior, and the caves, once filled only with air, hold glittering stalactites and stalagmites resembling chandeliers.
Source: palaudiveadventures.com
The dive
A cave dive. Known for mandarinfish.
Who it's for
TechnicalSource: fishnfins.com
Recommended minimum: Technical (Tec, cave, trimix, rebreather).
- OverheadPart of the dive is under a ceiling, without a direct way up.
- Overhead environment: only go inside with the matching training.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Cave
- Environment
- Cave
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Mandarinfish
Why divers come
- Cave
- Geology
Season in Palau
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: Dec–Apr.
Source: zubludiving.comWhere is Palau?
The point shows the Palau area, not the exact dive site.
More dives in Palau
Ulong Channel
Ride the channel current past lettuce coral grown 15–20 feet from the bottom, with grey reef sharks and batfish at the mouth.
- Advanced
- Drift
- Grey reef sharks
Blue Holes
Drop through four reef-top holes into a large light-filled cavern, then swim 7–10 minutes on to Blue Corner.
- Experienced
- Blue hole
- Nudibranchs
Big Drop Off
A vertical wall dropping to 900 feet, where hawksbill turtles feed and rest on the reef top.
- Open Water
- Wall
- Grey reef sharks
Iro Wreck
An upright WWII Japanese fleet oiler, torpedoed then sunk by aircraft in 1944, with its deck at 28 m and forward tower rising to 8 m.
- Advanced
- Wreck
Siaes Tunnel
A 90 m tunnel open at both ends at 35–40 m, with grey reef sharks at the entrance and whitetips resting on the floor.
- Experienced
- Cavern
- Grey reef sharks
About this page
Values marked “Estimated” come from our original catalogue and are being checked against published sources one by one. Sourced values link to where they come from. Conditions change with the season, the weather and the tide: confirm with a local dive centre before you dive.
Photo credits
- Blue Corner (Palau) dive site, Palau, Matt Kieffer from London, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Sea star on the bottom of Ulong Channel, Palau, LuxTonnerre, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Blue Holes Palau dive site, Palau, w:en:Aquaimages (talk | contribs), CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
- Anemonefish on the Big Drop Off reef, Palau, Matt Kieffer from London, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Anemonefish on the wreck of the tanker Iro, Palau, w:en:Aquaimages (talk | contribs), CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
- Divers inside Siaes Tunnel, Palau, LuxTonnerre, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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