Welcome to Yap Yap has managed to let most of the modern world pass by and practices Micronesia's most reserved and traditional lifestyle.
Yapese men wear the traditional bright loin cloths and women are in grass skirts.
They marry according to custom and still practice traditional handicrafts. Diving is excellent and unexplored in Yap's clear waters and virgin reefs. Manta Ridge, in Milli Channel, offers divers a unique experience. Yap may not have the luxury and bright lights of a big island, but the friendly faces, traditional lifestyle and unspoiled beauty make it an unforgettable part of the charm and mystique that is the Micronesia experience. These marvelous, winged creatures appear daily and will spend hours hovering in the warm currrents within feet of the diver.