Liveaboard Diving in Koror

What to expect on a Koror liveaboard

Liveaboard diving from Koror is the gateway to some of the best dive sites in Palau. It is one of 250 islands in this region but is inhabited by two-thirds of the entire population of all of these islands. Diving is definitely the main attraction here, and so there are many Koror liveaboards to choose from. Koror itself is a high energy island with many resorts, hotels, restaurants and much more to provide you with a good start to your Micronesia liveaboard diving experience.

Liveaboard Diving From Koror

There are a variety of Koror liveaboards to choose from that sail around the Palau area. Most go year-round to make it more convenient for anyone hoping to dive in these pristine waters.

From the coast of Koror, there are many sites all in quite close range, and most liveaboards immediately begin with two very exciting dive sites. The Chandelier Caves, where confident cave divers get to go exploring in this cave system, swimming around the glittering stalagmites and stalactites which are all throughout these caves and the other dive site is the most popular wreck in the Palau area; Iro Maru. A ship 143m (470ft) long and having sunk back in 1944 it has now created its very own underwater ecosystem, a beautiful wreck to dive around.

The famous Blue Corner dive site provides a fantastic drift dive opportunity at a naturally occurring corner absolutely filled with marine life with some of the largest schools of fish ever seen. If the larger marine species are what you are hoping to see, then diving at the German Channel Dive site will not disappoint, it is one of the top dive spots in the world to see Manta Rays, many of them.

Like many of the dive sites, Peleliu dive site will give you a dive filled with a huge variety of marine life to see, also a drift dive along a sea wall, there are excitement and beauty all in one.

As the last stop and a slight change of scenery, the Koror liveaboards visit Jellyfish Lake, where you will have the chance to swim/snorkel with over a million jellyfish in a scenic lake on a picturesque island.

All Koror liveaboards visit a large variety of dive sites, with a larger variety of marine life. There is something for everyone of all dive abilities to enjoy.

Getting To Koror

The nearest airport to Koror is located on the island of Babeldaob which is connected by a bridge to Koror. The airport is called The Roman Tmetuchl International Airport or Palau International Airport. There are only five destinations that have outgoing flights to Palau, so you would have to fly to one of these first; Philippines, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, and Guam. Any Micronesia liveaboards from Koror will depart from the Malakal Harbour in Koror, its main port.


Koror Diving Reviews

  • 9.4 Superb
  • 23 Verified Reviews
  • 8.4 Very good
  • Lyn L
  • United States United States

The first night dive was awesome.

Diving Koror in September on the Palau Siren

  • 10.0 Exceptional
  • Vincent L
  • United States United States

The dive sites around Koror were all pretty interesting.

Diving Koror in September on the Palau Siren

  • 8.0 Very good
  • Fred G
  • United States United States

Nice with abundant sea life.

Diving Koror in January on the Rock Islands Aggressor

  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • Edna D
  • United States United States

Enjoyed all the dive sites. Visibility 20-30'. Temperature 82 F degrees.

Diving Koror in March on the Solitude One

  • 10.0 Exceptional
  • Jennifer C
  • United States United States

So much to see, overwhelming at times.

Diving Koror in January on the Rock Islands Aggressor

  • 10.0 Exceptional
  • Jason C
  • United States United States

The visibility was not that great, but Chandelier Cave and the Seaplane were cool

Diving Koror in December on the Palau Aggressor II

  • 10.0 Exceptional
  • BRYAN M
  • United States United States

Very lovely, two wrecks in the area with lots of sea life, colorful.

Diving Koror in December on the Rock Islands Aggressor

  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • Angela T
  • United States United States

The caves was cool, nice change of scenery from a week of reefs and walls

Diving Koror in December on the Rock Islands Aggressor

  • 10.0 Exceptional
  • Fred H
  • Australia Australia

Koror is town and there are caves and mandarin fish right in the harbours.

Diving Koror in June on the Palau Aggressor II

  • 8.4 Very good
  • Preeyan S
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom

Good. The wrecks were so so, because of the visibility, but chandelier caves was great, along with the main channel.

Diving Koror in June on the Palau Aggressor II

  • 10.0 Exceptional
  • Christoph B
  • Germany Germany

We did Chandelier cave which was an absolute highlight! The water is murky outside but crystal clear in the cave. Under water formations are stunning.

Diving Koror in September on the Palau Aggressor II

  • 10.0 Exceptional
  • Chris B
  • Australia Australia

The Chandelier Caves was our final dive and an awesome way to end the week.

Diving Koror in December on the Rock Islands Aggressor

  • 8.4 Very good
  • SAUD A
  • Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia

Phenomenal! We were lucky to see the spawning of the red snappers in the shark city dive site!

Diving Koror in January on the Solitude One

  • 10.0 Exceptional
  • Roswitha G
  • Germany Germany

Check Dive on a wreck - not bad

Diving Koror in January on the Ocean Hunter 3

  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • Steven C
  • Germany Germany

Well we did a check dive arround a small wrack. Nothing too exciting, but as it is a check-dive it‘s fine. The chandelier cave is really beautiful there, something I haven‘t done before either.

Diving Koror in September on the Palau Aggressor II

  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • Fraser G
  • Canada Canada

Diving around here is okay, but obviously it doesn't have the quality of the dives in the south.

Diving Koror in March on the Palau Aggressor II

  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • Soojin E
  • South Korea South Korea

The visibility was not very good, but it was fantastic to see various macro creatures living in the wreck and fish that can only be found in Palau.

Diving Koror in April on the Rock Islands Aggressor

  • 9.2 Superb
  • Daniel P
  • Switzerland Switzerland

Chandelier cave is a must do. Beautiful cave. And around it, mandarin fishes

Diving Koror in November on the Rock Islands Aggressor

  • 8.8 Fabulous
  • Audrey H
  • Malaysia Malaysia

Iro Wreck is the prettiest wreck I have ever dived; Chandelier Cave was a unique dive experience and loved seeing the mandarins outside of the caves

Diving Koror in January on the Palau Siren