Manta Ray Bay is a unique and award-winning diver-centric resort on Yap Island, home of the world's first protected population of mantas.
Built by divers, for divers, this resort places a focus on convenience and first-rate hospitality. All of the 35 uniquely-designed guestrooms are located steps from the dive center, which offers eight modern boats to take you out to the best dive sites in and around Yap. Choose an ocean view room to experience total privacy and your own roof top jacuzzi or private plunge pool.
There's a bar and restaurant set aboad a hundred-year-old South Seas Schooner, boasting panoramic views of the harbour and serving up local fresh fish and international delicacies. Top it all off with a cool beer from the resort's very own micro-brewery.
The on-site Taro Leaf spa offers décor is based around island themes, and many signature treatments use locally-sourced plants. Fishing, kayaking and a range of island tours and cultural experiences are also offered.
Yap itself is a small, tropical island, a must-visit for manta lovers, eco-enthusiasts and adventurers who revel in remoteness and uncharted territory. The incredible biodiversity and healthy density of planktonic organisms in the recently-protected 8,243sqm around Yap Island creates the ideal setting for mantas to flourish, meaning you can almost guarantee a manta sighting here year-round.
