Manta Ray Bay Resort
Yap was a great trip! The people at Manta Ray Bay Resort were extremely friendly. it almost seemed like they knew my after the 1st day of me being there. I actually hit my 400th dive while I was there. They made a certificate for me. For a dive nerd like me, that meant a lot. I absolutely loved the resort! I think it's so cool that they named and themed every room after an ocean critter. The resort has a massage place as well. I did take advantage of that. I had 2 queen size beds to myself. The bathroom was a little small, but not a problem. Your gear is taken care of by the resort. So you don't need to take anything back to your room.
The restaurant that is associated with Manta Bay is called the Mnuw. How cool is this, it's a ship!!!! The bottom deck is for breakfast only. Then there are 2 layers/decks that you can eat lunch and dinner on. The top deck has a screen on which they play a movie. The food was really yummy. I thought the fish tacos were scrumptious! I don't drink, but I had a manta shake just because:) i really loved everything about the resort and the Mnuw. I feel like it was very diver friendly and just perfect for the ocean lover.
Everyone knows you go to Yap for the Mantas. It really was the best manta dive I've been to. You just sit there in about 15-20 feet of water and the mantas come to you. I am more of a shark kinda girl, so I enjoyed the shark dive very much! I found a tooth that I was able to bring home. One of the days we went to do some wall diving. It was nice, but I liked the manta and shark dives better. Sitting on the floor of a small metal boat for that long ride out there may have been part of the reason I didn't care for those dives. I felt EVERY wave.
I highly recommend this trip to any diver. I also enjoyed learning some of the culture when we were above the water. It was a very enjoyable trip for sure!
