Dive Trips

Hideaway Island: Port Vila - Vanuatu Dive Trip

Hideaway Island Resort and Marine Sanctuary is a small coral atoll that's about as close as you'll get to a Robinson Crusoe island escape in the South Pacific. Power is generated around the clock on the island, water is fed from the top of the pristine Cascade waterfalls and outside of the office there are no phones or faxes.

Surrounded by clear turquoise water, coral reefs and thousands of fish, this Melanesian style resort is the custodian of one of Vanuatu's only marine sanctuaries. Coral reefs ideal for snorkeling or scuba diving right from the shore are home to thousands of 'tame' fish who are more than happy to show you around, while our experienced PADI Instructors and Divemasters will do their best to ensure you see the best of every site, whether you're a first time diver, on a course, or just out to enjoy yourself.

Hideaway Island Resort welcomes all guests and has had visitors from the various P&O and Coral Princess cruise ships that frequent Port Vila. For more information click the cruising link to the right.

There is also plenty for the non-diver to do. A day on the island can be as busy or as quiet as you want to make it. As well as snorkeling and scuba diving, you can try sailing and beach volleyball, or use us as a base for a myriad of other tours and activities such as game or reef fishing, visiting the Cascade Waterfalls or having a round of golf. If you prefer a more relaxing holiday, you can always just sit back, relax and enjoy the fare of our world-class chef as you enjoy the view of beautiful Mele Bay. 

Palau trip information

Palau July 2010

Palau is world renown for marine bio-diversity and an abundance of large pelagic animals that includes schools of sharks and lots of manta rays. The warm clear tropical waters are legendary amongst divers for dramatic coral encrusted walls rising from the depths to within inches of the surface. Home to over 1,300 species of fish and more than 700 species of coral, Palau also offers exciting wreck diving with one of the Pacific's largest collection of intact WWII shipwrecks and plane wrecks.

Palau is a divers dream! A true “one stop shop” when it comes to diving! From sheltered coral gardens filled with colourful reef fishes and lots of turtles to current swept plateaus patrolled by schools of sharks and barracudas, Palau offers a wide and wonderful range of diving for divers of every interest and skill level. Healthy reefs, stunning walls, beautiful hard corals and soft corals, lots of sharks, huge mantas, turtles on every dive and huge schools of fish, tiny seahorses, elusive mandarin fish and lots and lots of tiny critters, all topped off with an amazing collection of WWII wrecks!  Whatever your diving pleasure, level of interest or experience level, Palau diving is sure to please!

We will be staying at the Palau Pacific Resort.

Palau Pacific Resort is a 5 Star Resort ultimate tropical getaway in Micronesia on the western shore of Arakebesang Island, Koror, Republic of Palau.

The Palau Pacific Resort is the Eden’s nest, nestled in 64 acres of lush tropical gardens with the great Pacific Ocean caressing its pristine white sand beach.