Honeymoon Beach Dive Site

Site Overview

Honeymoon Beach, within the Other Notable Sites (Macro & Special) of Palau, is one of the region's most rewarding dive sites and a highlight of any Micronesian diving trip. A calm, shallow bay used for training, with stingrays, cuttlefish, and good night dives. Geographically the site features bay and slope formations built from sand and coral substrate, dropping from a shallow top of around 3 metres to a maximum depth of about 15 metres, with an average working depth near 8 metres. Visibility is typically excellent, ranging from 10 to 28 metres, while water temperatures hold between 27 and 30 degrees Celsius year-round. The marine life is the headline attraction. Divers routinely encounter Blue-spotted Stingray (Neotrygon kuhlii), Cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus), Anemonefish (Amphiprion clarkii), Nudibranch (Chromodoris), Butterflyfish (Chaetodon auriga), alongside dense reef fish, invertebrates, and the soft and hard corals that blanket the reef. The mix of nutrient-rich currents and Palau's protected status makes Honeymoon Beach one of the most reliable places in the country to see both abundant macro life and large pelagic visitors on a single dive. Honeymoon Beach is best enjoyed as part of a boat programme out of Koror, and it rewards wide-angle photographers, naturalists, and adrenaline-seeking drift divers alike. The Palau Protected Areas Network helps keep the reef pristine, so divers are asked to maintain perfect buoyancy and respect the fragile coral at all times.