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Why Palau is one of the world’s best dive destinations – yet still under the radar
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Palau is known as one of the world’s best dive spots, often mentioned in the same breath as the Maldives and Galapagos Islands for its marine biodiversity.
PHOTOS: FOUR SEASONS EXPLORER PALAU, LUCA KOENIG
PALAU – The manta rays glide overhead, their dark bodies and tremendous wingspan for a moment blocking out the sunlight. Another swims towards us, mouth open, feeding in the plankton-rich waters of this island nation in the Philippine Sea.
The rays are not the only ones feeding. Reef sharks weave among schools of wrasse and snapper, the odd fish winding up in their jaws. A school of barracuda zips past. Within my field of vision, there are more fish than ocean.
