So yep, I took a way too many pictures of the Jellyfish Lake, in Rock Islands, Palau. Even after deleting about half of the pictures I took, I was still left with a ton (this is the theme for this trip, no?).
I think the Jellyfish Lake is the most famous sight of Palau. The jellyfish over the years, isolated on this lake, evolved to the point that they have no stingers, so you can swim with them without any concern.
It was a lot of fun, and I could have stayed there for hours. They’re mesmerizing to watch (and yes, I have videos, still haven’t worked on those yet!), and it’s all so peaceful. They’re very very very fragile, so you have to swim slowly around them.
The pictures of the individual jellyfish came out amazing, if I may say so myself. The sunlight shining into the lake takes all the credit.
Whoa, that’s crazy!! Whenever I try to take pictures underwater, they look not even close to this good – I am usually just using a waterproof disposable, though!
My camera takes amazing underwater pictures, but sunlight really helped too! It was a super-bright sunny day, so it made everything underwater sparkle!
I hate you… 1. because you got to do this amazing trip that I have been DYING to do and 2. because you are wearing a bikini (which I haven’t worn in about 3-4 years). Looking good!!! 🙂
As I told you by text, the lack of gravity underwater does miracles! And you MUST go to Palau, what are you waiting for? (We booked everything through Sam’s Tours: http://www.samstours.com/ and they were great, we even got a discount on our plane tickets!)
I am a certified jellyfish-phobic. IDK how you really call that but I’ve dreaded seeing one since the day I got stung so bad when I was a kid.
But they look cute in these photos! Well, at least the solo photos of jellyfishes 😀 Tad cute! First time to look at it without having goosies. Wish I could conquer the fear one day and do just this!
I’ve been stung by jellyfish before too, and had huge welts on my thighs from the sting. It was as if my leg was on fire.
But knowing they don’t sting, makes you a bit more brave. I gotta say that I was a bit aprehensive when I first saw one, but when you get to the sunny spot where they all hang out, you can’t avoid getting hit by them, and it feel like a soft gel touching you: totally painless!
So so so Cool! What a great experience and awesome photos. Yep, someday…
It really was super-cool! I hope we’re able to go back there someday too!
So awesome!! That’s crazy cool! Those pictures turned out great!! What a wonderful experience! 🙂
It really really was! Plus it was great to see jellyfish and not run away in fear (which is what I usually do).
That’s insane!! What an experience. That’s truly amazing.
It really was spectacular! I must go back to Palau! I told Karl that unless I’m knocked up this time next year, we have to go back before we leave Asia. It wasn’t a cheap trip by far (I’ll post the details later), specially since diving makes it expensive, but it was totally totally worth it!
These jellyfish looks so fuzzy! Nice blog!
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wonderful photos! My family and I were in Manila for the past three years. We never got to do something as cool as swim with jellyfish!
Palau wasn’t cheap, but it was only a 2.5 hour flight from the Philippines and a truly unique experience. We loved it (and want to go back!).
Absolutely fantastic shots!! It looks so peaceful swimming among them and their petticoat legs. Did they swim to you, or away, or didn’t they care at all that you were in there with them?
They basically didn’t care. If you put your hand in front of their path, some would move away, but I was getting hit left and right by them, so they were just doing their thing!