Night Diving
Many of our guests ask about the chance of doing night
dives, and what do we usually see on these nocturnal adventures
beneath the inky-black surface. We have a fantastic site
for our night dives, filled with chrinoids, lionfish, eels,
sleeping parrotfish and goatfish, flatworms, cowries and
sometimes huge triton shells on the move.
Photographers can go at their own pace, taking their time
to capture that perfect photo. With little to no current,
and depths between 5-50ft /2-15m, those with cameras can
relax and focus (pun intended) on taking the photos they're
after. We offer nights dives every night of the week, and
our minimum number of divers needed, for ANY of our trips,
is just one diver!
None of our dives are rushed, as we deal with smaller
group sizes and in Yap, nobody should be in a hurry. This
is vacation, after all, and we want our guests to be comfortable
and not feel like they need to finish the dive because "the
time is up". Many of our night dives last 90 minutes
or more.
Our night dives include the use of dive lights, or guests
are welcome to use their own. We use the powerful Toshiba
underwater Halogen lights, bathing the reef in that aqua
blue glow making it more likely to spot even the most elusive
critters. Our guides carry back-up lights, and the dives
are usually done inside the lagoon, providing a safe and
calm location for the dives.
We take many divers on their first night dive ever, and
on the brief boat ride back to the dock their smiling faces
(probably because of the Hot Chocolate we serve) tell tales
of incredible new sights and experiences ranging from new
found friends among the reef inhabitants to the experience
of being underwater at night to surfacing to a dark sky
filled with millions of stars and constellations they've
only dreamed about.
Night dives present divers with a new perspective of the
underwater realm, one that is rarely seen. The nighttime
critters become active as the daytime activity settles
into the serentity of the tranquil, darkened sea. Join
us for a night dive or two on your visit to Yap, and see
what all the excitement is really about!
 
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