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Truk's best land-based diving option  Divers
can now discover some of the world's best wrecks by staying at the well-established
and family-run Truk Stop Hotel whilst diving with Truk Lagoon's newest and most
professional dive centre.
Set against the picture-perfect backdrop of the
majestic Truk Lagoon, the Truk Stop Hotel is ideally located near the centre of
Weno, within easy walking distance of major stores, markets and all main activities
on Weno Island.
The Truk Lagoon Dive Centre is located on the grounds of
the Truk Stop Hotel operating from their own private jetty adjacent to the dive
shop. This is rated by many international divers as one of the best value land-based
diving options around.
Dive Sites  Chuuk
Lagoon has attracted divers from virtually every corner of the world. Marine archaeologists
have located 41 World War II shipwrecks, referred to recently as The Ghost Fleet,
athough as many as 65 ships may be quietly resting at the bottom of the lagoon.
A majority of the wrecks are located on the windward side of Tonoas Island, and
between Tonoas and Fefan islands. Another concentration of wrecks can be found
near Uman Island. The dive centre generally visits around 20 of the most popular
dive sites plus other interesting sites upon request or when conditions are right.
Most dive sites are located within a 25 minute boat ride from the dive shop.
Click here for general
information about the diving in Chuuk Lagoon. Features 
The Truk Stop Hotel offers a full line of amenities to guests who expect an international
standard of comfort and service, including an award-winning restaurant, café
& bar.
The latest addition to the Truk Stop is the internationally recognized
Hard Wreck Café & Bar, which is often frequented by plenty of colourful
characters and considered by virtually anyone who's been to Chuuk to be the island's
premier "watering hole".
Late-model car rentals &
local tour activities can also be arranged through reception.
Accommodation
 Truk
Stop Hotel offers a total of 23 first-rate guest rooms consisting of 13 deluxe
rooms, 6 ocean view rooms plus 2 executive rooms and two presidential suites.
All rooms have en-suite bathrooms, air conditioning and ceiling fans, private
balconies, refrigerators, telephone service, and full-colour cable television
with CNN and ESPN International. The main difference between the deluxe &
ocean view rooms is, of course, the view.
All ocean view rooms have west-facing
balconies where a beautiful sunset can be enjoyed each evening. Generally, all
the rooms are the same size, however, the ocean view rooms are also decorated
and finished to a higher standard.
Although Truk's isolated location is one
of its attractions, you can keep in touch with the rest of the world using the
hotel's fax and email facilities.
Dive Shop 
The Truk Stop dive centre boasts three customised 30-foot dive boats, located
by the adjacent jetty.
These new vessels offers a comfortable ride to
the dive sites and is equipped with emergency oxygen, first aid kits, drinking
water and a fresh water camera-rinse bucket.
The Diving is uncrowded
and you are typically only one of a maximum of six or eight people on a wreck
site at one time. 
The Dive Centre offers the following services: - Up
to 4 dives a day
- Regular
night dives
- Nitrox
(the only land-based facility on Truk 21%-100% mix)
- Oxygen
for decompression
- New
rental dive equipment
- Accredited
scuba repairs
- PADI
& TDI dive courses
Tec
Diving for groups The
Truk Lagoon Dive Center is the only dive operation in Truk Lagoon offering nitrox
and trimix, making tec diving available to qualified divers. The dive shop is
currently equipped with both partial pressure and continuous flow blending systems,
eight (8) 100 cu. ft aluminum cylinders, and eight (8) full bottles of helium.
Groups wishing to dive trimix should book well in advance, in order for TLDC to
have your required helium on hand. We will be happy to customize a tec dive package
that best suits the needs of your group. Other
Activities
As you would expect, Truk also offers a wealth of WWII history & artifacts
on land as well as under the sea. A series of Japanese installations including
a network of excavated tunnels , forts, armaments bases, communucations and administration
centers can easily be visited.
Places of interest on the island include the
Chuuk Ethnographic Exhibition Centre, Nefo Cave, Mt Tonachou, Xavier High School
& the Japanese Lighthouse.
Truk also has much to offer through its own
cultural history and visitors can view Mortlockese tapuanu masks, fenai love sticks,
war clubs, natural fiber lava lavas, and other culturally significant items. Truk
Stop offes a complete tour itinerary of Weno Island's historic and natural attractions,
and can even help visitors find the perfect handicraft during a leisurely shopping
tour
Scheduled and tailor-made tours can be arranged on request.
2008 Dive Packages - valid until 31 December 2008
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Double/Twin
per person |
Single |
4 Night "Quick Getaway" Package
(incl
accommodation in STANDARD deluxe room, 6 morning
boat dives with tanks & weights, boat &
dive guide, return airport transfers |
US$ 544 |
US$
780 |
5
Night "Eco Diver" Package
(incl
accommodation in a STANDARD deluxe room, 8 morning
boat dives with tanks & weights, boat &
dive guide, return airport transfers |
US$ 703 |
US$
998 |
7 Night " Get Wrecked" Package
(incl
accommodation in an OCEAN VIEW deluxe room, 10 morning
boat dives and 2 afternoon boat dives including
shark dive, tanks, weights, boat & dive guide,
return airport transfers |
US$ 1075 |
US$
1523 |
2009 Dive Packages
- valid 01 January 2009 to April 2010 |
Double/Twin
per person |
Single |
4 Night "Quick Getaway" Package
(incl
accommodation in STANDARD deluxe room, 6 morning
boat dives with tanks & weights, boat &
dive guide, return airport transfers |
US$ 650 |
US$
930 |
5
Night "Eco Diver" Package
(incl
accommodation in a STANDARD deluxe room, 8 morning
boat dives with tanks & weights, boat &
dive guide, return airport transfers |
US$ 812 |
US$
1162 |
7 Night " Get Wrecked" Package
(incl
accommodation in an OCEAN VIEW deluxe room, 10 morning
boat dives and 2 afternoon boat dives including
shark dive, tanks, weights, boat & dive guide,
return airport transfers |
US$ 1187 |
US$
1747 |
Extras:
- Nitrox fills (up to 32% USD 15/tank or 33%
to 36% USD 20/tank)
- Gear hire USD 25/day
- Truk Lagoon Dive Permit USD 30 pp
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