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Rose Garden Resort

3 stars

Palau, Micronesia and Pacific

For your diving and liveaboard holiday to Palau - Micronesia and Pacific, Rose Garden Resort comprises 20 natural timber cabins located only 20 minutes from Palau International Airport and just 10 minutes from the PADI 5* Gold Palm GoPro IDC dive centre.

Location
The Resort is situated on the island of Ngerkebesang, hidden away on the mountainside with striking views of nearby islands and surrounding lagoons. Located approximately 20 minutes from Palau International Airport and just 5 minutes from downtown Koror, Rose Garden Resort offers a secluded and peaceful stay whilst remaining within easy access of numerous tourist attractions.

Accommodation
The Rose Garden Resort offers 20 custom built air-conditioned wood cabins situated on the hillside with private balcony and breath-taking views of the Malakal Lagoon and surrounding islands. Rooms are simple in layout but tailored to your needs with a flat screen TV, telephone, and ensuite bathroom, and access to free wifi available. Room service is provided as well as daily housekeeping.

Facilities
The Rose Garden Bar and Grill offers a spectacular view over the water, providing the perfect setting for a hearty meal after a day spent diving. There is on offer a selection of continental and Asian cuisine, with the “Chediul Burger” Challenge – Palau’s first Man vs. Food challenge – available for those with an appetite! There is also a cafe/coffee shop, access to car parking and laundry facilities, as well as a photocopier and safe at reception. The hotel offers a free shuttle service to and from downtown Koror at selected times. Discounted rates on car rentals are also offered.

Diving
A PADI 5* Gold Palm IDC dive centre a short 10 minute drive away in Koror. Non diving activities include Rock Island tours, snorkelling, kayaking, land tours, fishing trips and more organised through the centre. More >

Our Opinion
An excellent value, local style accommodation, centrally located just 5 minutes from downtown Kuror and 10 minutes from the dive centre and spectacular hill side views. We love the private balconies.

Fact File

Diving Conditions

House Reef Shore Diving Boat Diving Liveaboard Wreck Diving Tech Diving

Suitability:

Beginners 

Intermediates 

Advanced 

Technical 

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Best Time: October - April.

Average Air temps: 29°C

Average Water temps: 27-29°C

Visibility: 25-60m

Top Dive Sites: World War II freighter, warships and aircraft including Japanese Wrecks - Iro Maru, Teshio Maru, Bichu Maru and Japanese Zero fighter, Jake Seaplane. Chandelier Cave, Peleliu Wall, Cut and Expressway. Highly recommended is the Blue Holes and Blue Corner Wall at Koror Island, New and Big drop offs, German and Ulong Channels.

Great Reasons to Dive in Palau

  • World class WWII wreck and drift diving.
  • Wall diving plus shallow, wide caves and caverns.
  • Shark diving weeks.
  • Big shoals - snappers, grunts, barracuda, Eagle rays and mantas.
  • Macro and underwater photography sites - Mandarinfish!
  • Land, snorkel and kayak tours.

 

Dive Holidays Sportif

Sportif Dive is a specialist tour operator offering a wide range of diving holidays all over the world. Our choice of destinations is extensive from established locations in the Red Sea, Maldives, Caribbean and the Far East to the exotic and unusual such as Rodrigues Island in the Indian Ocean, Wakatobi, Truk, Palau, South America & the Pacific. Whether you are looking to for a Learn to Dive course, group expedition or trip of a lifetime we can help. With over 30 years experience and a personal approach, we can advise on the ideal location to suit your needs, at a price to suit your budget.

Our extensive knowledge of the destinations means we can recommend the right location for you. Our diving centres are selected for their excellent standards of service and safety. Whatever your priority, whether starting out or wishing to dive a technically challenging site we can recommend a range of options offering the best diving for when you wish to travel. We can organise all your travel arrangements for you, pre-book equipment and diving packages in advance to maximise your time when you get there.

As an independent tour operator, we select only the hotels, liveaboards and diving centres that offer the best standards and quality of service but at the right price. Without the overheads of a large mass market operator, we can offer the best value diving holidays often with great discounts and special offers.

Our consultants have many years experience in travel and are divers. They are able to closely match your needs and take time to recommend from a carefully selected range of accommodation and diving packages. With first hand knowledge, they are passionate about diving and travel and providing the perfect holiday for you.

Sportif also have a specialist multisport division offering instruction and rental packages for windsurfing, kitesurfing and surfing. Our specialist centres are located in some of our diving resorts, often minutes from the Dive Centre for easy coordination of activities. Packages offered included taster and learn to right through to intensive coaching weeks up to expert level. Children can start from 8 years.

Sportif Dive are an ATOL bonded operator which means that every element of your holiday is secure. With the worry of disruption to your holiday plans from weather disruption or airline failure you can be sure that we will be there to help every step of the way.
 

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