Dive with reef mantas in Yap, a remote Micronesian island famous for its resident mantas and channel cleaning stations. In the M'il and Goofnuw channels the rays glide daily to be cleaned, and from December to April males form courtship trains as they follow females in Yap's celebrated mating season. Mantas are here year-round, best from December to April.
Dive with reef mantas in Yap, a remote Micronesian island famous for its resident mantas and channel cleaning stations. In the M'il and Goofnuw channels the rays glide daily to be cleaned, and from December to April males form courtship trains as they follow females in Yap's celebrated mating season. Mantas are here year-round, best from December to April.
Up to 88% sighting chance in Yap (Micronesia). Best months: January, February, December.
Year-round thanks to resident mantas, but December to April is prime, when courtship trains form during the mating season.
At channel cleaning stations, chiefly the M'il Channel from November to May and the Goofnuw Channel and Valley of the Rays for the rest of the year.
It is one of the most reliable places on Earth to see reef mantas, with daily cleaning-station visits and dramatic mating behaviour.
Yes, Yap is a remote outer island of Micronesia reached by a few weekly flights, usually as a dedicated dive trip.
