Dubbed the 'Hard Coral Capitals' of Micronesia, the islands of Guam, Rota &amp; Yap offer a unique mix of underwater environments and topside cultural diversity. Go on an underwater history adventure exploring the war wrecks and military ordnance on Guam, witness the grace of sea turtles on Rota, or swim with the manta rays in the pristine Yap channels. From the clear blue waters of Guam's Blue Hole, to the grey reef sharks at Shark City on Yap, this book describes 62 of the best dive sites, with full-color photos throughout. 
You'll get specific information on: 
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<li>depth and visibility </li>
<li>suggested diving expertise </li>
<li>common and hazardous marine life </li>
<li>top-side practicalities, from accommodations and dining, to hikes on Guam and native dances on Yap </li>
<li>9 easy-to-read maps </li>
</ul>

Diving and Snorkeling: Guam & Yap (Diving & Snorkeling Guides - Lonely Planet)

Sports & Outdoors

Rock, Tim

Water Sports

Pisces Books

Smoking volcanoes, lush lowlands and over 600 islands rimmed with coral reefs support a marine biodiversity in Papua New Guinea (PNG) that is unequaled anywhere else in the world. The warm Solomon and Coral seas offer shallow snorkeling on fringing or patch reefs, and deeper dives along the sheer walls of submerged volcanoes. History buffs will marvel at WWII wreckage found above and below the sea. Populations in the swelling cities, remote villages and settlements along the Sepik River are as varied as the country's terrain. This guide describes PNG's best dive sites, with full-color photos throughout. 
<ul>
<li>dive site depth range and weather conditions </li>
<li>common, unusual and hazardous marine life </li>
<li>topside information, including cultural and natural attractions </li>
<li>diving services and live-abroad information </li>
<li>15 easy-to-read maps </li>
<li>includes top dives in the Solomon &amp; Coral Seas </li>
</ul>

Lonely Planet Diving & Snorkeling: Papua New Guinea

Halstead, Bob

The Hawaiian Islands conjure up exotic visions of white sand beaches, blue waters, great scenery and a friendly and welcoming culture. As the 50th state in the USA, it is unique. And the waters below these islands are also special, with more endemic life than perhaps any dive destination in the world. In this comprehensive book, the first of its kind, we pick the 50 Best Dives in Hawaii and give you the inside information on each fascinating spot.From the best places to see manta rays, sharks, fish schools and odd, rare, tiny critters to the amazing blackwater dives in the inky dark of the night, you'll travel with the pros to experience the cream of the crop in the seas off Hawaii's shores.Authors Tim Rock and David Fleetham are internationally published photojournalists and authors, with decades of Hawaiian dive experience. Fleetham resides in Maui and works as a professional ocean photojournalist and Rock resides in the western Pacific and makes frequent trips to Hawaiian waters. Their years of experience make this one of the most informative and beautifully illustrated books ever written about Hawaii's undersea resources.The "50 Best Dives" series is for active divers and armchair travelers alike. It takes the reader to not only the popular spots in a region but also some of the lesser dived yet most fascinating spots. This book is a veritable candy store of the finest diving and snorkeling Hawaii has to offer and gives you a great tour of the waters of this special state.

The 50 Best Dives in Hawaii

Fleetham, David

Travel

Manta Ray Publishing

The 50 Best Dives in Japan: The Ultimate Guide to the Essential Sites

Otani, Noriyuki

Independently published

New for 2016, with updated images and wreck site information. These islands in the Federated Sates of Micronesia offer the best wreck diving in the world as well as amazing reefs, deep dropoffs and isolated atolls. Truk Lagoon (Chuuk) was the site of the famous WWII air raid Operation Hailstone that lasted three days and sunk dozens of Japanese ships in the waters of the vast inner lagoon. Today, they are “shipreefs,” historic wrecks adorned in corals and full of marine life. For history lovers or reef divers, these amazing dives have the potential to overload the senses and exhaust the superlatives of every diver and snorkeler that visits them. East of Truk are the islands of Pohnpei and Kosrae. Pohnpei has amazing natural beauty above and below the surface, with a mysterious ancient city, many waterfalls, high mountains and a huge barrier reef. Two atolls also lie offshore. Pohnpei diving is famous for mantas, sharks and beautiful corals. Kosrae is also a legendary natural wonder, with very little coastal development to spoil the extremely healthy hard coral reefs. This is nature at its wild best. Kosrae has natural forests and a very special mangrove dive. This guide gives you everything you need to plan a trip to these wonderful Micronesian destinations. There are over 130 full color images and island maps. Dive locations are shown on maps and each site is described in detail. introduced with general location, most frequently dived depths, type of dive that can be expected, the dominant marine life and the logistical requirements. The author is internationally published marine photojournalist Tim Rock, who has lived in Micronesia for three decades.

Diving & Snorkeling Guide to Truk Lagoon and Pohnpei & Kosrae 2016 (Diving & Snorkeling Guides)

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Palau is one of the world’s underwater wonders and Yap is both the most culturally intact isle in the region and a worthy diving and snorkeling mecca in its own right. This guide is new for 2016, with new images, more information on the outer atolls and updated dive site information. These two western Micronesian islands together offer the best diving in the Western Pacific. Both have stunning natural beauty, fabulous coral gardens and guaranteed encounters with big ocean marine life like sharks and manta rays. This guide introduces you to the most popular and sites of Palau and Yap, as well as some unique and more remote sites that are rarely visited. Although the islands are famous for their wide array of beautiful hard corals, abundance of marine life and big fish dives, there is also some great shipwreck diving in Palau. This new book has over 130 full color images and island maps. Dive-site locations are shown on maps and each site is introduced with general location, most frequently dived depths, the type of dive that can be expected, the dominant marine life to be found and logistical requirements. And it is not only about diving. There is lots to do on land in both islands and Yap, especially, is a fascinating cultural oasis, where life still goes on much as it has for centuries. And the people are incredibly welcoming! In short, this is everything you need to get the most out of your trip to Palau and Yap and also makes for a terrific souvenir of your visit.

Diving & Snorkeling Guide to Palau and Yap 2016 (Diving & Snorkeling Guides)

New for 2016, with more photos and new images, a macrophotography section and updated dive site and marine preserve info. Guam and the Marianas can be aptly described as hard coral kingdoms. Some 400 species of coral and over 1000 species of fish inhabit these incredible reefs. There is much diversity and intense growth competition on the healthy reefs. This guide is intended to bring to the diver the most popular and unique dive sites of the Mariana Islands. Guam, Rota and Saipan are places known for their wide array of beautiful hard corals, variety of fish and other marine life and plethora of invertebrates. Plus, there are numerous World War remnants that wreck divers love beneath these waters. Approximate dive positions are shown on the maps and each site is introduced with general location, most frequently dived depths, and type of dive that can be expected, the dominant marine life and the logistical requirements.

Diving & Snorkeling Guide to Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands 2016 (Diving & Snorkeling Guides)

Diving or snorkeling in Raja Ampat, or anywhere else in Northeast Indonesia, is a life affirming, bucket-list-topping experience! This region at the edge of the Pacific Ocean, abundantly rich in marine life, is proving to be a gift for divers that keeps on giving. Raja Ampat is the superstar destination, but other areas such as Cenderawasih Bay, Triton Bay and Southwest Halmahera are shining brightly too and acquiring similarly mythical status. This richly illustrated, detailed and informative guide is the first to cover all of these incredible places! It tells and shows you - the adventurous travelling diver - what to expect from this remote, fascinating and often downright astonishing part of the world. It will help you plan your trip, enhance your experience when you get there and provide you with the best possible souvenir of your visit. And once you have been there, it will whet your appetite for adventures ahead - because you WILL be back! The Diving &amp; Snorkeling Guide to Raja Ampat &amp; Northeast Indonesia includes Over 100 Dive &amp; Snorkel Sites 240 color images Travel advice Dive safety tips Topside attractions Diving terms in Indonesian

Diving & Snorkeling Guide to Raja Ampat & Northeast Indonesia 2016 (Diving & Snorkeling Guides)

Pridmore, Simon

This book gives you full details and great images of the best places to scuba dive across the vast expanse of the northwestern Pacific Ocean known as Micronesia, covering such famous locations as, Palau, Truk Lagoon (Chuuk), Yap and Guam and less well-known but just as wonderful destinations like Kosrae, Pohnpei , the Northern Mariana Islands and the Marshall Islands. Author and photojournalist Tim Rock lives in Micronesia and travels and dives the islands frequently. Here, he gives the reader insight into both the popular sites and those that are a little off-the-beaten-path. He writes about not only the main islands, but the outer reefs and remote atolls too. This is not just a great reference book, it's a fun adventure. Page through and imagine diving all the fantastic sites, seeing astonishing seascapes, visiting sunken historical relics and gazing at the amazing marine life and fantastic corals. The whole of Micronesia seems to consist of one top bucket list after another. This is a great new concept from a veteran dive author and photojournalist. Full color throughout with over 200 photos and maps, the book is the first of a series that will include The 50 Best Dives in the Philippines and in Indonesia.

The 50 Best Dives in Micronesia: The Ultimate Guide to the Essential Sites

Truk Lagoon, known as Chuuk - a group of tropical paradise islands in the Federal States of Micronesia - offers adrenaline-junky scuba divers a cool yet creepy underwater adventure in shark-infested Pacific waters while wreck diving the mysterious Ghost Fleet of Truk Lagoon. More than 50 major shipwrecks from WWII litter the seabed, making the undersea wonder of the world the best shipwreck diving destination on the globe. In 1944, Americans launched Operation Hailstone, which has been called the Japanese Pearl Harbor, and the bombardment lasted for three days. The attack wiped out 60 ships and 275 airplanes, sinking them to the bottom of the lagoon, so that now it is the biggest ship graveyard in the world. Most of the wrecks were left untouched for nearly 25 years since people feared setting off the thousands of sunken bombs. Many of the shipwrecks in the scuba diving paradise have full cargo holds full of fighter aircraft, tanks, bulldozers, railroad cars, motorcycles, torpedoes, mines, bombs, boxes of munitions, radios, thousands of various weapons, human remains, and other artifacts. More than 3,000 people were thought to have been killed and some divers swear that the wrecks in Truk Lagoon are haunted.

Diving and Snorkeling Guide to Truk Lagoon

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