DIVErsion Dive (B)LOG

You maybe excused if Tingwon is not part of your standard Geography.
You can find the real answer by joining this trip organised by Lissenung Island Resort in Papua New Guinea.
 – or you can cheat and scroll to the bottom

9-day/8-night Exploratory Trip,
Tingwon Island, 21-29 May 2011 

During this 9-day trip, we will visit areas rarely if ever dived. Accommodation will be at Lissenung Island Resort and at the guest house at Tingwon Island, west of New Hanover. We will take our dive boat to explore some new dive sites and visit some other sites that we know are very good, but rarely have the chance to dive. Weather depending these may include Chapman’s Reef with its resident Giant Groupers or a ship wreck and a Midget Submarine at New Hanover.   

Sample 9-Day Itinerary: 
Day 1:  · Arrival at Kavieng and transfer to Lissenung Island · Overnight at Lissenung Island Resort 
Day 2:  · 2 boat dives on some of Lissenung’s famous dive sites such as Albatross Passage, Helmut’s    Reef as well as exploring some new sites · Night Dive at Lissenung Island · Overnight at Lissenung Island Resort
Day 3: · 2 boat dives on some of Lissenung’s famous dive sites such as Planet Channel, Byron Strait as    well as exploring some new sites · Night Dive at Lissenung Island · Overnight at Lissenung Island Resort 
Day 4: · Depart for Tingwon Island. We will drive to the west coast of New Hanover and then make the    crossing to Tingwon. The boat ride over will take approx. 3.5 hours · 2 boat dives, one along New Hanover and one at Tingwon Island · Overnight at Tingwon Island Guest House 
Day 5:  · 2 boat dives around Tingwon Island where we will explore some new reefs · Overnight at Tingwon Island Guest House 
Day 6: · Depart for Lissenung Island with 2 boat dives, one at Tingwon Island and another one    somewhere along New Hanover · In the afternoon, return to Lissenung Island Resort · Night Dive at Lissenung Island · Overnight at Lissenung Island Resort 
Day 7:  · 2 boat dives on some of Lissenung’s famous dive sites such as Albatross Passage, Helmut’s    Reef as well as exploring some new sites · Night Dive at Lissenung Island · Overnight at Lissenung Island Resort 
Day 8: · Rest day · If you are flying at lunchtime tomorrow, possibility for 2 more boat dives · Overnight at Lissenung Island Resort 
Day 9: · Depart Lissenung Island Resort or stay on for some more awesome diving! (Normal accommodation and diving rates apply!)  

This is a sample itinerary only and it is subject to change without notice, depending on weather conditions. Satellite phone, Oxygen and First Aid equipment and spare parts kit are on board the dive boat. Please note that the guest house visited might be very basic. However, the experience you will gain during this trip will be very much worth the effort!

Cost: A$ 3,159.00 per person in twin/double accommodation 

Inclusions: 
Return flight from Cairns to Kavieng on Air Niugini · 6 nights accommodation in a double/twin room with private facilities at Lissenung Island Resort · 2 nights accommodation with share facilities at Tingwon Island guest house · Return airport transfer · All meals · 6 days with 2 boat dives per day · Tanks, weights, dive guide, snacks onboard dive boat · Complimentary shore diving on Lissenung House Reef · Complimentary night dives on Lissenung House Reef · Complimentary “sun-downer” wine · Complimentary image downloading and CD/DVD burning · Complimentary Lissenung Island and New Ireland DVD · Complimentary Lissenung Island Resort T-Shirt  
Minimum 4 divers, maximum 6 divers Single rates and rates for non-divers on request  
 

Please inquire with us for more information and package rates from other cities then Cairns

Tingwon Island is a small island of New Hanover in Northern Papua New Guinea. It is inhabited by local Island people and rarely get’s overseas visitors.  Check it out on Google maps: http://goo.gl/maps/olK9

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