German Channel
★★★★☆
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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 & Environmental Conditions
Top Wildlife Sightings
Most frequently spotted marine life based on dive logs
#1
Giant Oceanic Manta Ray
199
Total Sightings
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
#2
Reef Manta Ray
187
Total Sightings
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
#3
Grey Reef Shark
79
Total Sightings
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
#4
Whitetip Reef Shark
78
Total Sightings
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
#5
Blacktip Reef Shark
74
Total Sightings
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
#6
Barracuda
56
Total Sightings
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
#7
Parrotfish
55
Total Sightings
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
#8
Angelfish
54
Total Sightings
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
#9
Jackfish
52
Total Sightings
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
#10
Butterfly Fish
43
Total Sightings
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D