5 Diving Sites That Await You in Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea This 2019

For true-blue divers, the coming of the new year is yet another time to explore more underwater sanctuaries. When it comes to dive-worthy waters, Papua New Guinea is a must-see. Diving is one popular activity in this remote country because of its mainly untouched aquatic havens, offering deep blue wonders for divers like you to see.


When you say diving in PNG, we especially recommend Milne Bay, the heart of scuba diving in the country. There you will find Tawali dive resort, one of the most popular resorts in Papua New Guinea that offers great dive sites to explore. Opting to stay in the place grants you access to over 60 dive sites aboard the MV Niugini, the most notable of which are the following:

Wahoo Point

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Get up-close with gigantic elephant ear sponges and a wide array of pelagics on the North side of the mainland locally known as Wahoo Point. Prepare your wide-angle lens as you descend on an 18m slope and get greeted by vivid colors of green and yellow that is the elephant ear sponges. If you dive deeper 60m underwater, you’ll find hammerheads, manta rays, and school of barracuda in their natural habitat. If you’re lucky, you’ll get a chance encounter with occasional whale sharks, minke whales, and orcas roaming the area.

Dinah’s Beach

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Discover critters in the muck when you explore the bountiful waters of Dinah’s Beach in Lauadi. Enjoy the sightings of octopus, mimics, yellow frogfish, harlequin shrimps, orangutan crab, seahorses and tons of aquatic creatures. That’s only at the shallow part of the beach, about 12-15m deep; you get to see more if you go deeper 30m below. Find plenty more if you visit at different times of the day at the same spot.

Deacon’s Reef

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If coral reefs are more of your preference, Deacon’s Reef is a spot worthy of your visit. Head left of Lauadi and you’ll find huge gorgonian fans and stunning whip corals with hammerheads, mantas, and whale sharks swimming above them making it an interesting dive. All this, you can see just 12m underwater.

Gona Bara Bara

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Visit the southern end of the China strait and you’ll end up in Gona Bara Bara where the majestic manta rays are found. Gona Bara Bara was just like any other diving sites in Papua New Guinea: critter-filled and bountiful. But it became more popular when manta rays where discovered frequenting the place. Now, it is known as Giants @ Home.

B-17F Black Jack Wreck

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Are you into wreck diving? Then you’re gonna love exploring the B-17F Black Jack Wreck. This WWII aircraft wreck sits 45m deep for around 70 years now though it has remained intact over the decades. However, diving the wreck is only suitable for experienced divers.

These are only a few of the exciting dive sites you’ll find if you stay in Tawali dive resort in Milne Bay. In fact, it’s only a fraction of the underwater sanctuaries you’ll find in the country. It’s a great start that will keep you coming back diving in Papua New Guinea.