German Channel

★★★★☆ (1,144)

One of the Top three places to visit in Palau and THE spot to dive with manta rays here. German Channel is an artificial channel created in 1908 by German Colonial Rulers. Mantas now use this shortcut into the lagoon.

Besides the amazing manta rays this site is famous for, there are lots of hard corals with sandy patches in between coral bommies. Lost of schooling fish like Jackfish and others.

Dive Activity

Top Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray
223 Sightings
J
27
F
22
M
14
A
16
M
13
J
6
J
2
A
12
S
11
O
15
N
28
D
57
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Reef Manta Ray
203 Sightings
J
27
F
26
M
15
A
13
M
9
J
9
J
0
A
8
S
14
O
9
N
33
D
40
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Barracuda
59 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
9
A
10
M
5
J
0
J
0
A
5
S
6
O
8
N
0
D
16
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Green Turtle
34 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
6
M
4
J
0
J
0
A
5
S
4
O
0
N
15
D
0
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Wrasse
28 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
10
M
7
J
0
J
0
A
4
S
0
O
7
N
0
D
0
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Eagle Ray
15 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
9
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
6
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0
iStock-June Jacobsen

Whitetip Reef Shark
92 Sightings
J
9
F
0
M
12
A
13
M
10
J
3
J
3
A
6
S
7
O
5
N
12
D
12
AdobeStock-Marc Henauer

Grey Reef Shark
88 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
10
A
8
M
3
J
3
J
0
A
11
S
5
O
12
N
22
D
14
AdobeStock-Nikolai Sorokin

Blacktip Reef Shark
80 Sightings
J
8
F
0
M
7
A
13
M
12
J
5
J
0
A
6
S
0
O
0
N
17
D
12
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Parrotfish
56 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
8
A
14
M
3
J
3
J
0
A
6
S
6
O
6
N
0
D
10