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  • Manta Ray Bay Resort and Yap Divers celebrate 40 Years as one of the world’s leading Dive Resorts!!

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    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 International Visitors Survey 2026

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    June 15, 2026 – by yapadmin The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) partnered with the Federated States of Micronesia -Yap Visitors Bureau (YVB) to release a comprehensive report based on the International Visitor Survey (IVS). Published under SPTO’s Pacific Tourism Data Initiative, the report offers an in-depth look at the preferences, spending patterns, and experiences of…

  • Yap Island WWII Tourism and Memorial Project

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    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 2nd Annual Micronesian Culture and Traditions Day

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    (March 30, 2026 – Yap Visitors Bureau, Yap, FSM): The 2nd Annual Micronesian Culture and Traditions Day officially took place on March 30, 2026, at the Yap Living History Museum, bringing together community members, students, leaders, and cultural advocates in a vibrant celebration of heritage and unity. Hosted by DYCA, the event began at 3:00…

  • 56th Yap Day Celebration: Day 3 – 1st Annual Canoe Launching Festival

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    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…

  • Yap Day 2026

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    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…

  • 56th Yap Day Festival: February 28 – March 02, 2026

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    (February 25, 2026 – Yap Visitors Bureau, Yap, FSM): The annual Yap Day celebrations are one of the largest and most authentic of all of Micronesia’s cultural events. Each year Yap Day is hosted at one of Yap’s traditional village sites, and this year Tamor, in Tamil Municipality, will showcase the Yap Day performances and…

  • Woleai Atoll Civil Airfield Re-Opens

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    The Woleai Airport was re-opened on Monday, February 9, after an extensive upgrade of its facilities and the construction of a new airport terminal. The airport had been closed for many years, with the only previous access to Woleai Atoll and its surrounding islands by an overnight journey on inter-island shipping from Yap’s Capital Colonia.…

  • Revising the Ancient Art of Yapese Body Tattoos

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    In traditional Oceanic cultures the art of body tattoos, called Gachow in Yapese, evolved as an integral part of social and spiritual customs of the island populations. The tattoos reflected status and lifestyle and marked significant milestones and achievements such as puberty, marriage and birth, a warrior’s prowess, social standing and individual preferences. Designs mimicked…

  • Join Us for the 19th Annual MantaFest 2026 – August 22 to September 06

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    The annual two-week Manta Ray Dive Festival, held on Yap in the Federated States of Micronesia, has been attracting underwater photographers and sports divers from all over the world for the past 20 years. First launched in 2006 by Manta Ray Bay Resort and Yap Divers , who continue as the principal sponsor, it has…