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The Yap State flag proudly carries the history and identity of the Yapese people. The blue background represents the Pacific Ocean that surrounds and connects Yap’s islands. At the center, a graphic of the traditional sailing canoe and star honors Yap’s skilled navigators and the ancestral knowledge used to travel by the stars, winds, waves,…

When Patricia and I opened Yap Divers back in 1986, we never imagined that forty years later we’d still be here welcoming guests from around the world. Somewhere along the way, many of you stopped feeling like guests and simply became friends. As we begin celebrating our 40th Anniversary this week, I wanted to take…

In July, 2026, Manta Ray Bay Resort and Yap Divers celebrate a milestone forty years in the making. What began as a small, harbor-side dive center founded by a young Peace Corps volunteer has grown into one of the world’s longest-running, family-owned dive resorts. To mark this anniversary, we invite divers, underwater photographers, adventurers, and long-time…

Yap Island WWII Tourism and Memorial Project The Missing Air Crew Project began as an initiative between Patrick Ranfranz, the nephew of a member of a US B-24 aircrew shot down over Yap in 1944, and the Yap Visitors Bureau (YVB) in 2005. Since then, 13 sites have been identified, cleared and preserved with memorial…

The 1st Annual Canoe Launching was held at Wacholab, Maap, on the third day of the 56th Yap Day Celebrations, this March 02, 2026. The Director of the Department of Health , Mr. Theo Thinnifel, welcomed all off-island guests, including the Vice President of the Federated States of Micronesia, His Excellency, Aren B. Palik along…

The Yap Day Celebrations are one of the largest and most authentic of all of Micronesia’s cultural events. The festivities always begin with the traditional conch shell blowing and presentation of stone money, which is then followed by a number of Yap’s carefully chosen and well-rehearsed traditional dance routines. The colorful and rhythmic dances are…

전통적인 오세아니아 문화에서 야프어로 '가초우'라 불리는 신체 문신 예술은 섬 주민들의 사회적·영적 관습의 핵심 요소로 발전했습니다. 문신은 지위와 생활 방식을 반영했으며 사춘기, 결혼, 출산과 같은 중요한 이정표와 성취, 전사의 용맹함, 사회적 지위, 개인적 취향을 표시했습니다. 문양은…

얍은 아마도 태평양 전체에서 가장 잘 숨겨진 비밀 중 하나일 것입니다. 미크로네시아 연방을 구성하는 4개의 섬나라 중 하나인 이 열대 여행지는 잘 알려지지 않은 곳에 위치해 있으며 체험 여행객과 모험가에게 몇 가지 독특한 경험을 선사합니다. 6가지 주요 관광 명소를 소개합니다.