Diving Activities
At the southeastern tip of the main island of New Guinea lies the province of Milne Bay and what many consider to be some of the best all-around scuba diving in Papua New Guinea. Milne Bay is the home of scuba diving in Papua New Guinea, where it all began from mid 1990’s by Bob Halstead. The spectacular dive sites of Milne Bay put Papua New Guinea into the world’s class map of scuba diving.
Sprinkle in to this mix some of the many WWII wrecks in the area, such as the Black Jack B17F Flying Fortress bomber just off the beach at Cape Vogel, and some of the superb reefs, and it’s easy to understand Milne Bay is on the “must do” list for most divers.
Among the famous dives sites are Coral Garden and Deacon’s Reef that was constantly recognized by Paradise Magazine as No.1 dive sites in PNG. Add to this the Lawadi or Dinah’s Beach which is the birthplace of muck diving and recognized as top macro dive site in the world. Visit www.indopacificimages.com to know more about diving in Milne Bay.
Tawali is in a great location both physically and geographically, with pristine surroundings and its position on the north coast, which provides shelter from the prevailing SE winds most of the time. This means there is always access to the dive sites all year round.
The visibility at most of the dive sites becomes optimal during the wet season, from June through to August, and remains good to excellent all the way through mid December. October to mid of May is dry season with occasional rain. Water temperatures vary from 25 to 29 degrees in the dry season down to about 25 degrees in the wet season.
Click on the dive locations (numbered icons) on the map below and discover countless beautiful diving sites that await you in PNG!