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S/Y Palau Siren

World class diving around Palau.

Dive the incredible waters of Micronesia in pure luxury! Enjoy a 7 night or 10 night liveaboard onboard the brand new boat in this fleet. The Palau Siren is just world class!

  • Free Nitrox
  • Massage & Laundy Service
  • 8 large air-conditioned cabins
  • Free Equipment Rental
  • Designated camera & video area
  • Spacious al-fresco dining area

The Palau Siren is a 40 metre liveaboard launched in 2012 offering year round trips in Palau; she has the same specifications as her sister boats, the S/Y Philippine Siren and the S/Y Indo Siren and was built by divers for divers ensuring every thought for the modern day diver was taken into account. The 12 crew members aboard are friendly, fun, experienced and offer an attentive personal service making your trip a memorable one, they are also there to answer any questions or queries you may have regarding the boat or the itinerary.

The 8 large air conditioned cabins aboard are either fixed double or twin bedded however two of the cabins are flexible to suit the needs of guests. All cabins come with its own TV/DVD, en-suite bathrooms, reading lights, cupboards, safety box, hairdryer and towels. The spacious air conditioned lounge has a cocktail bar, TV and movie network, sofas and a library whilst the sun deck has cushioned loungers making both of these areas the perfect places to relax after a long day’s diving. The al fresco dining area is a comfortable place to sit offering a great setting to enjoy all your meals.

The Palau Siren has specialised features aboard for keen photographers and videographers. The shaded dive deck offers designated areas for charging and preparing your camera and video equipment, individual stations and personal storage drawers. There are large rinse tanks with fresh water solely for camera and video equipment with an indoor work station provided for maintenance of cameras and equipment. Basic Aqua Lung scuba equipment is provided free of charge with sizing requests being made at the time of booking (BCD, regulator, 3mm wetsuit, mask, fins and SMB).

Double Cabin

The Palau Siren has 2 double cabins which are en suite and have air conditioning as well as a wall fan.

  • Double bed
  • Bath and hand towels included

Standard Twin Stateroom

There are 6 twin cabins offered aboard the Palau Siren, 2 of which can be adapted to double bed cabins if needed. These are all en suite and have air conditioning as well as a wall fan.

  • Twin beds
  • Amenities from bathrobes to a personal safe
  • Bath and hand towels included

Route Options

Dive the perfect Palau sites aboard the stunning Siren and encounter magnificent pelagics and corals.

Divers travelling to Palau can expect to see a variety of reef sharks, huge schools of barracuda, manta and eagle rays, Napoleon wrasse and batfish coupled with many critters and impressive corals. Drift dives are the norm and there are also plenty of wrecks to visit. Ulong Channel is considered the best dive in Palau: a drift dive with coral encrusted walls, sharks and other pelagic action as well as lettuce, giant clams and groupers. The Iro Wreck is a Japanese oil supply ship that was sunk during WWII by American forces, encrusted with corals and batfish hovering above, this is certainly not to be missed!

The S/Y Palau Siren was built with the same specifications as her sister yachts and can comfortably accomodate 16 guests in 8 double/twin cabins. Beer and soft drinks are included free of charge in the full board cost. This beautiful liveaboard vessel truly sets out to be the pros choice for underwater photography and videography with large rinse tanks solely for camera equipment and workstations with charging points for such equipment.

Witness the spawning of Bumphead Parrotfish and Red Snapper

Join the Palau Siren on these special cruises and you will have a chance to witness one of the most spectacular natural events on earth, the spawning aggregations of the Bumphead Parrotfish (Bolbomeotpon Muricatum) and the Red Snapper (Lutjanus Bohar). When diving at Full Moon, you will experience tens of thousands of Red Snappers rise up from the deep and aggregate to start their mating manoeuvres in a spectacle full of energy and excitement while they change their colours from red to white. Not surprisingly, these huge aggregations also attract the biggest predators in Palau such as Bull Sharks, Oceanic Blacktip Sharks, and Hammerheads. Watch how they hunt actively within the large school of spawning Red Snappers. During the New Moon dives, you will witness hundreds of Bumphead Parrotfish aggregating to start their noisy climatic mating dance! With loud bangs male Bumpheads bump their heads together like buffaloes to gain superiority over females with colour changes taking place as the fish prepare to spawn – it is not a surprise they have oversized foreheads!

Palau Siren
Dive Deck
Siren Sundeck
Dining and sitting area
Camera area
Twin cabin
Double cabin

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Vessel Details

Year Built / Refurbished 2012
Guest Numbers 16
Length & Width 40 metres long and 9.5 metre beam
Speed 8 to 10 knots
Engines Marinized Nissan RH-10 & Mitsubushi 6D-22
Generators 1 x 33Kva and 2 x 60Kva
Number of Cabins 8 fixed double or twin bed cabins each with air-conditioning, en-suite bathrooms, bathrobes, hair dryers and towels
Communication & Navigation Automated life rafts, life jackets, fire extinguishers, smoke alarms, emergency long distance radio and satellite phones
Salon & Dining Area Spacious al fresco dining area with great settings to relax at the end of the day
Entertainment Shore excursions, snorkeling, kayaking, TV/DVD/CD player and a library full of books
Emergency Equipment Full supply of medical grade oxygen and DAN oxygen provider kits & medic first aid kit available on-board
Other Facilities Laundry: €0.50 per item
Air Compressors 2 x mch 13 and Nitrox Lp membrane
Equipment Rental Essential scuba diving equipment free of charge
Dive Deck Large dive deck with facilities for underwater photographers and videographers
Dive Computer 5 Euro per person per day
Torch 5 Euro per person per day

Available Experiences

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Stone Money

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Siaes Tunnel

Palau, Micronesia

The Siaes Tunnel is another extraordinary dive site on Palau, this site is situated close to Ulong Channel on the west coast. Due to its depth, it is considered an advanced dive site and time inside is therefore limited around 12 minutes.

The opening to the tunnel starts on a sheer wall at 23m and stretches inside for 50m, with a height of 6m and a width of 16m. The inside is an enormous cavern ranging in depth from 30-40m. White tip sharks can often been seen resting at the bottom.

  • Min Dives: 9
  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Advanced Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 40m

Ulong Channel

Palau, Micronesia

This site is situated on the west coast of Palau, close to Siaes Tunnel. The entrance is covered with coral gardens and the channel itself stretches some 500m - at an average width of 33m - to the lagoon. There is a sandy bottom at the entrance where shark gather together to feed on the fish that are swept inside.
The bottom varies in depth from between 10-15m and is clear of coral, but the sides are festooned with soft coral and sea fans. Divers will be able to see a vast array of plate coral that houses squirrelfish, glasseyes and soldier fish.

  • Min Dives: 4
  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 15m

Blue Holes

Palau, Micronesia

The blue hole is a fascinating site. From the shallow reef, divers can enter from any of four openings and descend into an enormous underwater cavern. When the light is right, the feeling inside is of being in a submerged cathedral.

The bottom drops to 35m and divers will discover a good variety of sea fans and whip and cup corals. The fish life is also diverse and larger pelagics, including barracuda, tuna and jacks can be encountered along with grey and white tip reef sharks.

  • Min Dives: 9
  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Advanced Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 35m

Blue Corner

Palau, Micronesia

The Blue Corner is one of the most famous dive sites around Palau and it’s also the one that everyone wants to visit. Depths and currents here can change in seconds, therefore at times this dive site will not make it suitable for beginners. Divers can expect to encounter plenty of white tip and grey reef sharks, barracuda, jacks, rays, tuna, snapper, wrasse and bass. A myriad of smaller reef fish inhabit the area as well.

  • Min Dives: 9
  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Advanced Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 30m

Peleliu

Palau, Micronesia

This site is located near Anguar Island at the most southerly part of Palau. At its shallowest, this reef lies in 10m of water, with walls that drop off steeply to the depths. Because of the ever-present currents, there is actually very little coral life at the top; however the walls are covered in sea fans, sea whips and hard and soft corals. Fish life is profuse here and it is a great site to see grey reef sharks.

  • Min Dives: 9
  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Advanced Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 45m

German Channel

Palau, Micronesia

This is a man-made channel that was blasted out by German miners, in the early 1900s. There is a sandy bottom at 17m that slopes away steeply to the depths. The bottom has some large coral formations. The biggest attraction here is the large number of manta rays divers are likely to see. Grey reef sharks are also often encountered, again taking advantage of the cleaning wrasse. Other attractions are barracuda, lionfish, snappers and triggerfish.

  • Min Dives: 4
  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 17m

Jelly Fish Lake

Palau, Micronesia

The Jelly Fish Lake is situated on Eil Malk Island. This is a saltwater lake was created millions of years ago.
At that time, jellyfish were trapped in it and have now evolved to the point where they have no need to sting as there are no predators in this lake. There are probably at least two million of these creatures there now and snorkelling among them is definitely a strange and unnerving experience, until you realise that they can do you no harm.

  • Min Dives: 9
  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Advanced Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 25m

Chandelier Caves

Palau, Micronesia

The cave consists of three air filled chambers in a straight line, with a single entrance and exit. The deepest part of the dive is 30 feet (10m). Each chamber is spectacular in its own way; divers will see magnificently coloured flowstones and crystalline stalactites in each of them, as well as some dipping below the surface of the water.

  • Min Dives: 4
  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 18m

Turtle Cove

Palau, Micronesia

The turtle Cove is located North of Peleliu. This is a popular rest stop for Blue Corner divers. There is a shaded beach and good snorkelling at the cove and, after the proper surface interval, a blue hole/wall dive is very handy.

  • Min Dives: 4
  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 15m

Iro Wreck

Palau, Micronesia

The Iro Wreck is located at Urukthapel Bay and is perhaps the best-known and most popular shipwreck in Palau.

It is located just a short distance from Koror and is in an area that is normally protected from winds and roughs seas. It is basically shallow as wrecks go and is beautifully overgrown with many forms of sessile marine life. Its sister ship, the Sata lies close by, upside-down, deep, and basically not divable.

  • Min Dives: 9
  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Advanced Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 30m

Sam’s Wall, Malakal Harbour

Palau, Micronesia

Just outside Sam’s Tours Palau Dive Centre, the wall and jetty provide an excellent habitat for the smaller critters such as pipefish, spiny devilfish, juvenile batfish and a wide variety of crustaceans. Dive at sunset to see the “fat” mandarin fish mating spectacle.

  • Min Dives: 6
  • Dive Type: Boat Dive
  • Diver Level: Open Water Diver
  • Max Depth: 18
Dates Duration Route Room Type Price
19 Nov 2019
29 Nov 2019
 10 Nights Palau Islands Spawning Special Standard Twin Stateroom £4328
30 Nov 2019
7 Dec 2019
 7 Nights Palau Siren's Diving Adventure Standard Twin Stateroom £3160
8 Dec 2019
15 Dec 2019
 7 Nights Palau Siren's Diving Adventure Standard Twin Stateroom £3160
9 Jan 2020
16 Jan 2020
 7 Nights Palau Siren's Diving Adventure Standard Twin Stateroom £3160
9 Jan 2020
16 Jan 2020
 7 Nights Palau Siren's Diving Adventure Double Cabin £3160
31 Jan 2020
7 Feb 2020
 7 Nights Palau Siren's Diving Adventure Double Cabin £3160
31 Jan 2020
7 Feb 2020
 7 Nights Palau Siren's Diving Adventure Standard Twin Stateroom £3160
8 Feb 2020
18 Feb 2020
 7 Nights Palau Siren's Diving Adventure Double Cabin £3320
8 Feb 2020
18 Feb 2020
 7 Nights Palau Siren's Diving Adventure Standard Twin Stateroom £3320
19 Feb 2020
26 Feb 2020
 7 Nights Palau Islands Spawning Special Standard Twin Stateroom £3160
19 Feb 2020
26 Feb 2020
 7 Nights Palau Islands Spawning Special Double Cabin £3160
23 Mar 2020
30 Mar 2020
 7 Nights Palau Siren's Diving Adventure Double Cabin £3160
23 Mar 2020
30 Mar 2020
 7 Nights Palau Siren's Diving Adventure Standard Twin Stateroom £3160
25 May 2020
1 Jun 2020
 7 Nights Palau Siren's Diving Adventure Standard Twin Stateroom £3160
25 May 2020
1 Jun 2020
 7 Nights Palau Siren's Diving Adventure Double Cabin £3160
2 Jun 2020
12 Jun 2020
 10 Nights Palau Islands Spawning Special Double Cabin £4488
2 Jun 2020
12 Jun 2020
 10 Nights Palau Islands Spawning Special Standard Twin Stateroom £4328
13 Jun 2020
23 Jun 2020
 10 Nights Palau Siren's Diving Adventure Double Cabin £4328
13 Jun 2020
23 Jun 2020
 10 Nights Palau Siren's Diving Adventure Standard Twin Stateroom £4328
24 Jun 2020
1 Jul 2020
 7 Nights Palau Siren's Diving Adventure Double Cabin £3160
24 Jun 2020
1 Jul 2020
 7 Nights Palau Siren's Diving Adventure Standard Twin Stateroom £4328
2 Jul 2020
12 Jul 2020
 10 Nights Palau Islands Spawning Special Standard Twin Stateroom £4488
2 Jul 2020
12 Jul 2020
 10 Nights Palau Islands Spawning Special Double Cabin £4328
16 Jul 2020
26 Jul 2020
 10 Nights Palau Siren's Diving Adventure Double Cabin £4328
16 Jul 2020
26 Jul 2020
 10 Nights Palau Siren's Diving Adventure Standard Twin Stateroom £4488
27 Jul 2020
3 Aug 2020
 7 Nights Palau Siren's Diving Adventure Standard Twin Stateroom £4488
27 Jul 2020
3 Aug 2020
 7 Nights Palau Siren's Diving Adventure Double Cabin £3160
4 Aug 2020
14 Aug 2020
 10 Nights Palau Siren's Diving Adventure Double Cabin £4328
4 Aug 2020
14 Aug 2020
 10 Nights Palau Siren's Diving Adventure Standard Twin Stateroom £4488
15 Aug 2020
25 Aug 2020
 10 Nights Palau Islands Spawning Special Standard Twin Stateroom £4488
15 Aug 2020
25 Aug 2020
 10 Nights Palau Islands Spawning Special Double Cabin £4328
26 Aug 2020
2 Sep 2020
 7 Nights Palau Siren's Diving Adventure Double Cabin £3160
26 Aug 2020
2 Sep 2020
 7 Nights Palau Siren's Diving Adventure Standard Twin Stateroom £4488
3 Sep 2020
10 Sep 2020
 7 Nights Palau Siren's Diving Adventure Standard Twin Stateroom £4488
3 Sep 2020
10 Sep 2020
 7 Nights Palau Siren's Diving Adventure Double Cabin £3160
11 Sep 2020
18 Sep 2020
 7 Nights Palau Siren's Diving Adventure Double Cabin £3160
11 Sep 2020
18 Sep 2020
 7 Nights Palau Siren's Diving Adventure Standard Twin Stateroom £4488
19 Sep 2020
26 Sep 2020
 7 Nights Palau Siren's Diving Adventure Standard Twin Stateroom £4488
19 Sep 2020
26 Sep 2020
 7 Nights Palau Siren's Diving Adventure Double Cabin £3160
26 Sep 2020
3 Oct 2020
 7 Nights Palau Siren's Diving Adventure Double Cabin £3160
26 Sep 2020
3 Oct 2020
 7 Nights Palau Siren's Diving Adventure Standard Twin Stateroom £3160
6 Oct 2020
16 Oct 2020
 10 Nights Palau Islands Spawning Special Double Cabin £4328
6 Oct 2020
16 Oct 2020
 10 Nights Palau Islands Spawning Special Standard Twin Stateroom £4488
17 Oct 2020
27 Oct 2020
 10 Nights Palau Siren's Diving Adventure Standard Twin Stateroom £4328
17 Oct 2020
27 Oct 2020
 10 Nights Palau Siren's Diving Adventure Double Cabin £4328
28 Oct 2020
4 Nov 2020
 7 Nights Palau Siren's Diving Adventure Double Cabin £3160
28 Oct 2020
4 Nov 2020
 7 Nights Palau Siren's Diving Adventure Standard Twin Stateroom £3160
27 Nov 2020
7 Dec 2020
 10 Nights Palau Siren's Diving Adventure Double Cabin £4328
27 Nov 2020
7 Dec 2020
 10 Nights Palau Siren's Diving Adventure Standard Twin Stateroom £4328
16 Dec 2020
26 Dec 2020
 10 Nights Palau Siren's Diving Adventure Standard Twin Stateroom £4328
16 Dec 2020
26 Dec 2020
 10 Nights Palau Siren's Diving Adventure Double Cabin £4328
27 Dec 2020
6 Jan 2021
 10 Nights Palau Islands Spawning Special Double Cabin £4328
27 Dec 2020
6 Jan 2021
 10 Nights Palau Islands Spawning Special Standard Twin Stateroom £4488