Kwajalein Lagoon Wrecks

German Cruiser Prinz Eugen

Roi-Namur Reefs

Dining at Kwajalein is centred on the US Army base facilities, which serve American-style mess and cafeteria food to sponsored personnel and contractors, plus a few small stores for self-catering. Fresh produce is largely imported, and there are no independent restaurants open to the public. Sponsored visitors eat at the base, while the occasional local catch of tuna or reef fish may be prepared at home. Safe drinking water is provided on base, and outside food options are extremely limited by the restricted status.

Kwajalein Lodge (US Army, sponsored)

Emon Beach Lodge

Kwajalein Guest Quarters

Hotel Marshall Islands

Majuro Resort

Kwajalein Atoll is the largest atoll in the Marshall Islands and home to a major US Army base, which makes diving here restricted and unusual. Its signature site is the German cruiser Prinz Eugen, a 212 m heavy cruiser that survived the Bikini nuclear tests, was towed to Kwajalein and capsized in 1946, now lying upside-down in just 5 to 12 m of clear, calm water with its massive propellers and rudder accessible on a snorkel or shallow dive. The lagoon also holds numerous WWII American and Japanese ships, landing craft and aircraft, diveable only with US Army sponsorship and clearance. Roi-Namur on the northern tip offers outer-reef walls with grey reef sharks, barracuda and tuna in clear water, but access for visitors is strictly limited. Kwajalein is a fascinating, off-limits-for-most glimpse of Pacific wreck and reef diving under military control.

Kwajalein Atoll

Kwajalein is reached by Air Marshall Islands flight from Majuro to Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA), but access is strictly controlled as a US Army base. Diving requires US Army sponsorship, MWR clearance or a liveaboard with special permission; independent tourism is not permitted.

Where to Stay in Kwajalein Atoll

Accommodation Overview

Recommended Areas

Kwajalein Lodge (sponsored)

Emon Beach Lodge

Majuro (transit)

Featured Hotels & Resorts

Kwajalein Lodge (US Army, sponsored)

Emon Beach Lodge

Kwajalein Guest Quarters

Hotel Marshall Islands

Majuro Resort