Kavieng

Albatross Passage: At an incoming tide this narrow passage is like fish soup. Eagle Rays, Mobula Rays, big Dogtooth Tunas, Barracudas, plenty of Grey Reef Sharks and loads of other fish can be seen here on almost every dive. The wall itself is overgrown with big fan corals, black corals and sponges and this is the home for small creatures like Nudibranchs, Leaf Scorpionfish and Pygmy Seahorse.
Planet Channel is definitely one of the best dives in Kavieng: Pelagic fish action packed with Barracudas, Jacks, Eagle Rays and Sharks, soft corals, huge Gorgonian fans in every possible color plus an amazing selection of small critters – it’s all here!

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Rabaul

Used as a Japanese submarine haven in World War II, Submarine Base is a site with a vertical wall plunging 300 metres into waters abounding with myriad schools of tropical fish, pelagics, sharks and dugongs, nudibranches, shrimps, eels and many hued corals. Select from a variety of wall and drift dives. Bi Plane Peter is a Mitsubishi World War II Japanese spotter aircraft which stands upright in 27 metres of water and is in excellent condition. View colourful and beautiful corals above with a wealth of marine life including moray eels, featherstars and puffer fish.

Madang

Three kilometres offshore from the town of Madang is the volcanic seamount known as Planet Rock. The seas around the mount plummet to a depth of over 2,000 feet, but the strong ocean currents that surge through Astrolabe Bay sweep around and across the apex of the mount at only 15 feet. These currents bring with them large schools of predatory, pelagic fish. Inhabitants of this site include Clown Triggerfish, Agate-eyed Moray Eels, Blue Fin Trevally and Jacks, Silver Tip sharks, and on occasion hammerheads and tiger sharks. Magic Passage is aptly named for its seething mass of schooling fish. Most common are the silvery jacks which form a wall around divers.

Kimbe

Over half the world’s species of coral can be found in Kimbe Bay. Pristine and colourful corals are home to a variety of fish, crustacean and invertebrate life. Many of the reefs have resident schools of barracuda, tuna and jacks. A range of shark species are regularly sighted, including hammerheads and silvertips, particularly on the offshore reefs. A short boat ride from shore is Susan’s Reef, the perfect coral garden. Prolific and vibrant hard and soft corals have provided the scene for countless magazine cover-shots. Fathers Reefs are a series of off shore reefs which are the sunken remains of a huge extinct volcanic caldera.

Tufi

From diving the fjords to WW2 wrecks, the Tufi area offers a wide variety of diving experiences with constant visibility of 30 metres plus and water temperatures of 26°C to 29°C all year round. The House Reef (Tufi Wharf) sits in less than 10m of water and is home to gobies, mandarin fish, ghost pipefish, banded pipe fish, nudibranchs and other fascinating creatures making it a ‘must see’ for the macro photographer. Black Rocks are a series of circular reefs offering all levels of diving. Gentle currents bring in schools of pelagic, while the exposed rocks on the tops of the reefs offer great swimming and snorkelling between dives in a protected setting.

Port Moresby

Some of the best diving can be found minutes from the capital city. Susie’s Bommie is famous for its schooling golden sweetlips and batfish among a myriad of colourful tropical fish and coral. At 12-30m this pristine bommie situated on white sand offers divers a plethora of corals and fish life. The Pumpkin Patch is 6.5nm from shore and is home to abundant reef fish, black coral trees, soft corals, gorgonian fans, staghorn corals, plate corals. Best diving depth is 10-25m. Located 90nm south-west of Port Moresby in the Coral Sea is spectacular Eastern Fields, a submerged atoll rising from over 1200m and covering some 400 square miles.

Alotau

Milne Bay’s numerous superb dive sites include Lauadi, which offers incredible muck diving in sloping black volcanic sand with depths of 12-15 meters. Divers can spend a number of days exploring this site whose inhabitants include octopuses, including the mimic, Lion Fish, Sea Horses, colourful Frog Fishes, Blue Ribbon Eels, Ghost Pipe fish and a wide variety of nudibranchs. For the wide angle photographer there is a large variety of sea fans which grow to 10m below the surface under the jungle canopy. Wahoo Point is frequently visited by hammerheads, manta rays, mubula rays, minke whales and whale sharks. It is a small point with a shelf from 5-18 meters in depth and dropping with a sheer wall to over 60m.