Kayakers ply the waters around Palau's Rock Islands. Underwater visibility around Palau's pristine islands can be up to 200 feet (60 meters), and its massive coral walls, underwater caves, and even sunken planes and ships from World War II bring divers from all over the world.
Rising from the turquoise waters of the Pacific Ocean, the many islands and islets of Palau are home to pristine coral reefs, dense jungles, and ancient caves.
Learn about Paleoanthropologist Lee Berger's National Geographic Society-funded expedition to Palau in 2006 to collect bones of small-bodied humans from Ucheliungs Cave.
