Diving in Papua New Guinea
Underwater world in Papua New Guinea is arguably one of the best ones in the world.
Situated in a crossroad of Asia, Pacific and Australia, it is surrounded by 3 different Seas-Bismarck, Solomon and Coral Seas.
The biodiversity and uniqueness of its marine life is attributed to its geographical location.

On the Rhodale’s Diving Magazine, PNG was given a Best Diving Destination in the world from its readers choice.

Although there are no 5-star diving resorts, most of the diving lodges are furnished for divers comfort. Local dive masters are well-trained and bonus is that their super eyes
can detect petit macro creatures for you.

There are 8 land based diving destinations across PNG, each destination has its own attraction and different seasonality.
While diving is possible all year round, generally, Northern side destinations -Madang, Manus, Kimbe, Kavieng & Rabaul have better conditions from April to December, and Southern side destinations - Alotau, Tufi & Port Moresby have better conditions from October to May.

Alotau
is eastern end of mainland New Guinea and is situated where the Solomon & Coral Seas meet. You can discover many endemic marine life. Here are some of the diving sites.......
*Mandarin Garden
is a beach diving site off the jetty and full of lively macro creatures including
colorful mandarin fish.
*Sullivans Patch
is a fabulous coral garden near the mouth of Milne Bay and home to thousands
of colorful reef fish. Grey Reef/White Tip sharks are also common.
*Gunabalabala
is a Manta Ray cleaning station near Samarai island.
Normal & Black Manta can been seen.

PNG Explorers International
Port Moresby
Gateway Hotel
PO Box 2753 Boroko NCD
Papua New Guinea
TEL(675)323-1321/2103
FAX(675)327-8128
E-mail: office@pngexplorers.com