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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Chuuk's food blends Pacific and Japanese influences from its wartime history, centred on fresh tuna, reef fish, taro, breadfruit and coconut. Tuna is eaten raw, smoked or in coconut milk, and local markets sell island produce. Resorts serve a mix of Pacific, American and Asian dishes, while small eateries offer rice, tinned meat and local plates. Coconut and tropical fruit are everyday staples.

Blue Lagoon Resort

Truk Stop Hotel

Blue Lagoon Dive Villas

Weno Harbour Inn

Oliver's Hotel

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 Hailstone saw US carrier aircraft sink dozens of Imperial Japanese warships, cargo vessels, submarines, aircraft and auxiliaries in the sheltered lagoon, where they now rest in clear, calm water from 15 to 60 m deep. Today more than 40 intact wrecks form an underwater museum, many penetrable and draped in soft corals, sea fans and dense marine life. Highlights include the Fujikawa Maru with its iconic bow gun, the Shinkoku Maru's coral cathedral, the deep San Francisco Maru with its tanks and trucks, and the Heian Maru submarine tender. The enclosed lagoon offers calm conditions ideal for wreck divers of all levels, while the outer lagoon holds deeper, more technical sites. Chuuk is a must for every diver's bucket list.

Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon

Chuuk is reached by international flight to Chuuk International Airport (TKK) on Weno, primarily via Guam and Honolulu with United Airlines. Day boats from Weno's dive resorts reach the inner-lagoon wrecks in 15 to 30 minutes, while outer-lagoon and technical sites take longer. Liveaboards cover the remote wrecks.

Dive Sites in Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon