Loloata and Tufi Dive Resorts Coral Sea and Solomon Sea Dive Trip
Loloata and Tufi Dive Resorts: Coral Sea and Solomon Sea Dive Trip
September 29th to October 13th, 2025
14-night itinerary to Loloata Island Resort and Tufi Dive Resort. Up to 40 dives.
4 nights half board at Loloata, 10 nights full board at Tufi, domestic flights included, with 2 nights and 8 boat dives and 8 fjord dives included for free.
$4300 USD per person sharingÂ
Why this trip?
Dive the Coral Sea from the comfort of Loloata Island Resort, and the Solomon Sea from the remote beauty of the Cape Nelson peninsula, Oro Province, based at Tufi Dive Resort. Tufi has amazing offshore reefs with 30m/100ft + viz, on reefs that are the epitome of fish soup. Grey, Oceanic Blacktip, and Scalloped Hammerheads call the Tufi reefs home, there are a couple of manta cleaning stations, and the house reef is a macro photographer’s wet dream with critters everywhere, including Mandarinfish.
One of Loloata’s signature sites, Suzie’s Bommy, as well as being more fish soup, is a great spot to find the endemic Lacy scorpionfish, often there are two, sometimes three, of a different colour. Loloata also has the ethereal Dinah’s Delight, a collection of bommies covered in in gorgonian fans, and a regular place for Wobbegongs. There is also the splendid Pacific Gas wreck, and a WW2 Havoc A20 plane, and very good macro.
Photography coaching
Provided by Best of PNG’s founder and underwater photographer Christopher Bartlett. Christopher’s work has been published round the world, and over the last decade he has had more than 100 articles published on a range of diving and marine conservation subjects, and to date has a dozen dive magazine cover shots to his name. Most of the images on this website are his. Some images can be found here. Using simple terms and clear examples, he will cover the basics to advanced lighting techniques for macro and wide-angle photography, from setting up your gear to processing images in Lightroom.
Getting There
Just get to Port Moresby airport, and the rest is taken care of.
Not Included
Lunch at Loloata, bar expenses/soft drinks, equipment hire.
Additional Costs
Environmental and Safety Fees – $9 per dive day, per person, to be paid on site.
Equipment Hire – Please check on availability prior to arrival. Prices vary, but expect to pay $60 per day for a full set with computer.
Extensions
Being PNG experts, we can arrange pre or post-trip extensions around the country. From 15th to 23rd September, Christopher will lead his annual Highlands Tribes Tour, exploring the highlands looking for birds of paradise, visiting villages, attending private Sing-Sings, and culminating at the amazing Goroka Highlands Cultural Festival. The cost is $3420 USD. Straight before the dive trip, Christopher will lead a six-night Sepik River trip to take you deep into the jungle in the north, visiting Spirit Houses and discovering ancient customs from 23rd to 29th September. $2375 per person including flights.
