Palau
Solitude One Live Aboard
January 10 - 21, 2025
This liveabaord will take you to some of the most incredible diving the world has to offer. Palau is home to the Ulong Channel as well as The Blue Corner, both incredible sites not to be missed. These beautiful, rocky islands can only be appreciated fully on a live aboard. Making the Solitude One the perfect place to stay on your Palau adventure.
The Ulong Channel dive is a completely unique experience. This dive has a swift current that brings in all kinds of impressive wildlife. Divers will hook in and wait for the “show”. Huge sharks, sting rays, red snapper, titan trigger fish, possibly larger pelagic animals, can all be see on this dive. You will then unhook and ride the current to the beautiful lettuce coral
We will be lucky enough to experience FULL MOON diving on this trip. Full moon diving means coral spawning, fish mating, and a completely unique experience!
The Solitude One is an immaculate, 171ft, remodeled merchant vessel. The company’s definition of luxury begins with its design, creating purposeful and functional spaces for rest and play. The Solitude One has the tools to reconfigure the ship for major exploration expeditions while still providing the exploration team members the luxury of modern home comforts. Every guest on board will be cared for by well‐trained staff who address their guests by name, can anticipate individual needs, and appear only when needed, allowing them the privacy and exclusivity of a “home away from home”
This trip is perfect for anyone adventurous. Not only will the days be full of diving but other excursions as well. There will be a trip to the famous Jellyfish Lake, where you can snorkel with thousands of fresh water jellyfish. And another trip to “The Milky Way’. Perfectly turquoise water, surrounded by steep cliffs, is the home to “luxurious” white mud, making it a “natural spa” of sorts. You do not need to be a diver for this trip! There is plenty to do if you love the ocean and new experiences.
THE DETAILS.
PACKAGE INCLUDES:
11 days/ 10 nights accommodations aboard the Solitude One
Includes 9 days of diving
All meals
Non-alcoholic beverages
Tanks & weights
Room tax, Koror state permit (includes Rock Island & Jellyfish Lake), airport departure tax, Peleliu diving permit will all be paid on the boat, in cash. ($340 total)
Price does NOT include gratuity, or nitrox.
This trip does not include airfare YET. We will make LAX to Koror arrangements 11 months prior to departure. Each individual will be responsible for their flight to LAX. We will also reserve a hotel for the night before the boat departs in Koror, Palau.
A full set of dive gear, including dive computer, is required for this trip. Don’t own your own dive gear yet? No problem, just rent it from Central Coast! Please let us know that you need rental equipment when you sign up for the trip.
Leader: Sam Evans
DATES: January 10- 21, 2025
PRICING.
Quadruple Occupancy, Quad room: $4,540.00 (waitlist available)
Double Occupancy, Deluxe room : $4,950.00 (waitlist available)
Double Occupancy, State room: $5,360.00 (waitlist available)
Airfare: $1,975 (China Air) subject to change
Deposit: $1500 due now to hold your room
Diver’s Alert Network.
Central Coast Diver Center highly recommends that all divers purchase DAN Travel Insurance for each of their dive trips. It covers dive trip-related problems like baggage loss, weather, etc.
Central Coast is proud to be an industry partner with the Diver Alert Network (DAN), the diving industry’s largest association dedicated to scuba diving safety. Serving scuba divers for more than 30 years, DAN provides emergency assistance and medical information resources. DAN Dive Accident Insurance is a must-have for all safe divers, whether you’re traveling or not!