Join us on this special live-aboard dive adventure
to Palau. We will be on the 167' Big Blue Explorer.
The trip includes: Land transfers in Palau, all meals from Sunday through Saturday, unlimited diving, Divemasters, use of diving skiffs and Kayaks.
We have room for 18 divers, however, the trip is filling very fast. Don't be left out, act now. Contact us asap ( palau@fdu.com ).
The price of this adventure is ONLY
$1899 ( plus airfare from your city ). April 21-28, 2001. Depart
USA on Friday to arrive in Palau on Saturday evening. Stay aboard the Explorer
on Saturday evening to relax. Scheduled Sunday morning departure for 
the
next 6 full days of spectacular diving in some of the world's finest tropical
reefs.
The boat is a large and well equipped
vessel, fully
air-conditioned, offers en-suite restroom facilities, a full-complement of
service oriented crew members and an ambiance of planned comfort as she cruises
through the enchanting islands and reefs of Palau, Micronesia.
Her specifications include: Length - 51M / 167 feet Beam - 8.60M / 28 feet Draft - 3.75M / 12.18 feet. Cruising Speed - 14 knots Maxium Speed - 16 Knots Range - 4,000 nautical miles. Hull - Steel with Stabilizers Main Engine - Akasaka 2700 PS Generators - X Niigata 250 KVA 1 X Isuzu 30 KVA. NOTE: 110V / 60 htz. Water Maker - 10 tons per day Water Capacity - 70 tons. E-6 film processing and e-mail available on board.
Accommodations include:
Fully
air-conditioned interiors
9 twin sharing cabins w/ en suite head /hot shower facilities and hair dryers.
Jacuzzi on Deck
Entertainment center w/ TV, VHS, Stereo Salon and Well-stocked bar.
Library of books, magazines and VCR
First Aid Station with 2 Oxygen resuscitators
The Republic of Palau, Micronesia's westernmost
island chain, offers some of the most unique holiday opportunities to be found
anywhere in the world.
Its natural beauty, untouched wilderness, intact culture, remoteness and
stability combine to offer something for adventure seekers, historical buffs,
nature enthusiasts as well as those who just want to get away from the rapid
pace of their lives and soak up peace and tranquility.
Located between Guam, the Philippines and Papua New Guinea, Palau is a more than
400-mile-long archipelago that gives home to one of the world's unique
phenomena the Rock Islands.
This
collection of mushroom-shaped islets are largely uninhabited and are located in
a large lagoon that harbors one of the world's greatest
concentrations of corals, fish and other marine life.
Not surprisingly, Palau has been named the No. 1 diving destination in the World.
An extension to Yap
is available and will be attended by your trip coordinator. Over 100 Manta Rays
live year around in the waters of 
Yap.
Yap has managed to let most of the modern world pass by
and practices Micronesia's most reserved and traditional lifestyle. Yapese men
wear the traditional bright loin cloths and women are in grass skirts. They
marry according to custom and still practice traditional handicrafts.
Most intriguing to visitors is the famous stone money of Yap--massive wheels of
solid stone quarried in far off Palau and placed outside the thatched men's
houses and family huts to denote wealth and status.
Contact us for details on the Yap extension ( yap@fdu.com
).