Federated States of Micronesia

Yap's Mi'il Channel holds the world's most reliable manta cleaning stations, with up to 15 mantas per dive year-round; Pohnpei's Manta Road sees 20-plus seasonally.

Reef Manta Ray (Mobula alfredi)

The signature reef shark of the outer passes and walls, seen on nearly every current-swept dive across all four states.

Grey Reef Shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos)

Occasional visitors to the open passes and blue-water sites, most often reported at Kosrae's Blue Hole and Tafunsak Wall and on liveaboard routes.

Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus)

Chuuk's wrecks and the walls of Yap, Pohnpei and Kosrae are draped in enormous soft corals, sea fans and gorgonians sheltering dense fish life.

Soft Coral & Gorgonian Gardens

The Federated States of Micronesia is a sprawling western Pacific nation of more than 600 islands scattered across four volcanic and coral state groups: Chuuk, Yap, Pohnpei and Kosrae. It is one of the planet's greatest underwater destinations, best known for Chuuk Lagoon, the legendary shipwreck capital of the world where dozens of WWII Imperial Japanese vessels rest in clear, sheltered water. Beyond Chuuk, Yap is famous for the most reliable manta ray cleaning stations on Earth and dramatic shark dives, Pohnpei offers the seasonal Manta Road, rich outer-reef passes and pristine atolls, and Kosrae hides untouched coral gardens, dramatic walls and a spectacular blue hole. Warm, clear, tropical water, healthy coral cover and a remarkable density of pelagic life from grey reef and hammerhead sharks to dogtooth tuna, eagle rays and whale sharks make Micronesia a bucket-list destination for every level of diver. Reached by air from Guam, Hawaii and the Asia-Pacific, the four states each offer a distinct and unforgettable diving character.

Liveaboards are the premier way to dive Chuuk's outer lagoon wrecks and the remote atolls of Pohnpei such as Ahnd (Ant) and Sapwuahfik, and they link the states on multi-day routes. Several dedicated wreck liveaboards operate year-round in Chuuk, while expedition vessels cover the outer islands in the dry season. Land-based diving dominates Yap and Kosrae, but liveaboards add access to sites unreachable from shore.

Blue Lagoon Resort

Manta Ray Bay Hotel

Seventh Heaven Resort

Kosrae Village Resort

Chuuk Lagoon, formerly Truk, is the shipwreck capital of the world and the single greatest wreck-diving destination on the planet. In February 1944, Operation H...

Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon

Kosrae is the most pristine of the four FSM states, a single near-circular volcanic island ringed by intact coral reefs, dramatic walls and a spectacular blue h...

Kosrae

Pohnpei is a lush, rainforested volcanic island fringed by mangroves and some of the richest reefs in Micronesia. Its signature site is Manta Road, a seasonal c...

Pohnpei

Yap is one of the world's great manta ray destinations, home to the most reliable manta cleaning stations on the planet at Mi'il Channel, where up to 15 reef ma...

Ahnd Atoll (Ant Atoll)

Ahnd Atoll (Ant Atoll) is one of the most celebrated dive sites in Pohnpei, a remote, pristine atoll with huge schools of barracuda, dogtooth tuna and grey reef...

Betty Bomber (G4M)

Betty Bomber (G4M) is one of the most celebrated dive sites in Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon, a Japanese G4M bomber in very shallow 5 to 15 m water, with a largely intact...

Blue Hole (Kosrae)

Blue Hole (Kosrae) is one of the most celebrated dive sites in Kosrae, a spectacular deep vertical shaft in the reef dropping from 15 to 40 plus metres, with la...

Cabbage Coral Patch

Cabbage Coral Patch is one of the most celebrated dive sites in Yap, a shallow patch reef of huge cabbage-coral formations with anemonefish, parrotfish and mora...

Dekehtik Island

Dekehtik Island is one of the most celebrated dive sites in Pohnpei, a calm lagoon dive with abundant coral, anemonefish and moray eels, great for training. The...

Emily Flying Boat (H8K)

Emily Flying Boat (H8K) is one of the most celebrated dive sites in Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon, a huge four-engine H8K seaplane at about 15 m, with wings and cockpit s...

Fujikawa Maru

Fujikawa Maru is one of the most celebrated dive sites in Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon, a 130 m Japanese cargo ship sitting upright in 15 to 35 m of water and regarded a...

Fumitzuki Destroyer

Fumitzuki Destroyer is one of the most celebrated dive sites in Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon, a small Japanese destroyer in 25 to 35 m of water, still in good condition...

Gilman Wall

Gilman Wall is one of the most celebrated dive sites in Yap, a steep vertical drop-off covered in gorgonians and sea fans, with grey reef sharks, turtles, schoo...

Goofnuw Channel

Goofnuw Channel is one of the most celebrated dive sites in Yap, a current-swept channel with seasonal large manta aggregations, grey reef and whitetip sharks,...

Gosei Maru

Gosei Maru is one of the most celebrated dive sites in Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon, an 80 m freighter in 20 to 35 m of water with a torpedo hole in the stern and sake b...

Heian Maru

Heian Maru is one of the most celebrated dive sites in Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon, a huge 155 m submarine tender in 15 to 30 m of water, loaded with torpedoes, engines...

Hiroshi's Point

Hiroshi's Point is one of the most celebrated dive sites in Kosrae, a massive coral bommie with swirling schools of snapper, jacks and fusiliers, moray eels and...

Hoki Maru

Hoki Maru is one of the most celebrated dive sites in Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon, a 100 m cargo ship in 25 to 35 m of water with bulldozers, tractors and road-building...

I-169 Submarine

I-169 Submarine is one of the most celebrated dive sites in Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon, a Japanese submarine in 30 to 40 m of water, lying intact but protected as a wa...

Katsuragisan Maru

Katsuragisan Maru is one of the most celebrated dive sites in Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon, a passenger-cargo ship in 20 to 30 m of water with a stern gun, an accessible...

Kehpara Pass (South-east Pass)

Kehpara Pass (South-east Pass) is one of the most celebrated dive sites in Pohnpei, the south-east pass with similar pelagic action - sharks, jacks and manta ra...

Kiyosumi Maru

Kiyosumi Maru is one of the most celebrated dive sites in Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon, a 120 m transport in 20 to 30 m of water with bicycles, trucks and ammunition in...

Langer Shark City

Langer Shark City is one of the most celebrated dive sites in Pohnpei, an isolated seamount with large numbers of grey reef and whitetip sharks, eagle rays and...

Lelu Island Wall

Lelu Island Wall is one of the most celebrated dive sites in Kosrae, a steep slope with abundant soft corals, turtles, groupers and moray eels, known for good v...

Lionfish Wall

Lionfish Wall is one of the most celebrated dive sites in Yap, a steep wall with a dense lionfish population, nudibranchs, leaf scorpionfish and soft corals, gr...

Magic Kingdom

Magic Kingdom is one of the most celebrated dive sites in Yap, a vibrant coral garden with large sea fans and a macro wonderland of nudibranchs, frogfish, pygmy...

Manta Road (Manta Valley)

Manta Road (Manta Valley) is one of the most celebrated dive sites in Pohnpei, a world-renowned channel where 20 or more manta rays feed seasonally from Novembe...

Mi'il Channel (Manta Ray Bay)

Mi'il Channel (Manta Ray Bay) is one of the most celebrated dive sites in Yap, the world's most reliable manta ray cleaning station, with multiple sites from a...

Molsron Yap (The Aquarium)

Molsron Yap (The Aquarium) is one of the most celebrated dive sites in Kosrae, a shallow, protected lagoon dive excellent for beginners and night dives, with cu...

Nahlap Island Reefs

Nahlap Island Reefs is one of the most celebrated dive sites in Pohnpei, shallow coral gardens good for training and macro, with frogfish, ghost pipefish, seaho...

Nippo Maru

Nippo Maru is one of the most celebrated dive sites in Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon, a 100 m freighter in 30 to 45 m of water with an intact wheelhouse, field artillery...

Okat Wall

Okat Wall is one of the most celebrated dive sites in Kosrae, a sloping reef with nudibranchs, whip coral shrimp, frogfish and pygmy seahorses, a macro paradise...

Palikir Pass

Palikir Pass is one of the most celebrated dive sites in Pohnpei, an outer-reef channel with strong currents and schools of grey reef and silvertip sharks, tuna...

Pohnpei Wrecks

Pohnpei Wrecks is one of the most celebrated dive sites in Pohnpei, a group of coral-encrusted WWII Japanese ships and seaplanes in the lagoon, including the Sh...

Rio de Janeiro Maru

Rio de Janeiro Maru is one of the most celebrated dive sites in Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon, a 130 m passenger-cargo ship in 25 to 40 m of water with a stern gun, coral...

San Francisco Maru

San Francisco Maru is one of the most celebrated dive sites in Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon, a deep 117 m cargo ship in 40 to 60 m of water, famous for the tanks, trucks...

Sankisan Maru

Sankisan Maru is one of the most celebrated dive sites in Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon, a 60 m freighter in 15 to 25 m of water with a stunning soft-coral-draped mast an...

Sapwuahfik Atoll (Ngatik)

Sapwuahfik Atoll (Ngatik) is one of the most celebrated dive sites in Pohnpei, an untouched atoll with massive fish aggregations, manta rays, turtles and clear...

Shinkoku Maru

Shinkoku Maru is one of the most celebrated dive sites in Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon, a 150 m oil tanker in 15 to 30 m of water, draped in coral and home to batfish an...

Sunrise Reef

Sunrise Reef is one of the most celebrated dive sites in Yap, a sloping coral reef with abundant fish, good for training and night dives, with stingrays, cuttle...

Tafunsak Wall

Tafunsak Wall is one of the most celebrated dive sites in Kosrae, a dramatic drop-off with gorgonian forests, grey reef sharks, wahoo and the occasional manta p...

The Wall (Pohnpei)

The Wall (Pohnpei) is one of the most celebrated dive sites in Pohnpei, a steep drop-off near Manta Road covered in black coral and sea fans, with eagle rays an...

Vertigo

Vertigo is one of the most celebrated dive sites in Yap, a dramatic wall dive with strong currents and large pelagics - dogtooth tuna, rainbow runners, wahoo an...

Walung Drop-Off

Walung Drop-Off is one of the most celebrated dive sites in Kosrae, a sheer wall on the south coast covered in huge sea fans and black coral, with schooling bar...

Wreck of the Pacific Queen

Wreck of the Pacific Queen is one of the most celebrated dive sites in Kosrae, a 30 m cargo vessel scuttled in 2000, upright in 20 to 30 m of water with dense m...

Yamagiri Maru

Yamagiri Maru is one of the most celebrated dive sites in Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon, a 120 m transport in 20 to 30 m of water with a massive bronze propeller and ammu...

Yap Caverns

Yap Caverns is one of the most celebrated dive sites in Yap, dramatic swim-through caverns with stalactites and stalagmites, home to lionfish, soldierfish, flas...

Yap Shark Dive (Baited)

Yap Shark Dive (Baited) is one of the most celebrated dive sites in Yap, an organised shark feed in the open ocean with dozens of grey reef and whitetip sharks,...

Yela Ka Forest Reef

Yela Ka Forest Reef is one of the most celebrated dive sites in Kosrae, a unique environment where mangroves fringe onto the reef, calm, with pipefish, seahorse...

International flights arrive at Pohnpei, Chuuk, Yap and Kosrae, primarily via Guam and Honolulu with United Airlines. Island Air and Caroline Islands Air provide inter-state flights between Pohnpei, Chuuk, Yap and Kosrae, while outer islands are reached by small aircraft, field-trip boats and expedition liveaboards. On each island, rental cars, taxis, scooters and dive-centre boats provide local transport.

Scuba Diving Sites in Federated States of Micronesia

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