Worth a Detour · 3
- Blue Lagoon Resort Southwest Weno Island, Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia
Set on a palm-covered peninsula at the southwest tip of Weno Island, this resort pairs sunset-facing rooms with an on-site dive shop running trips onto Truk Lagoon's sunken WWII fleet. Guided excursions and private-island access round out stays built around Chuuk's standing as a premier wreck-diving destination. store page → · open in the atlas → - SS Thorfinn Truk Lagoon, Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia
A 1,100-ton liveaboard moored in Truk Lagoon that doubles as floating hotel, restaurant and dive center for exploring more than seventy WWII wrecks, among them the Fujikawa Maru, Heian Maru and San Francisco Maru. Diving runs around the clock to as many as five sites a day in small guided groups, doing away with the shore-to-site commute. store page → · open in the atlas → - Truk Stop Hotel & Truk Lagoon Dive Center Weno, Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia
A family-owned hotel and restaurant on Weno with its own bakery, two bars and the Truk Lagoon Dive Center, about ten minutes from the airport. The dive operation runs courses over the WWII shipwrecks that fill the lagoon, from beginner descents to technical deep-wreck penetration. store page → · open in the atlas →