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Waterworlds and WWII – Diving

  • Duration: 5 Days (approx.)
  • Product code: PNG5

Waterworlds and WWII – Diving, Snorkeling, Sealife, WWII History and Wrecks: Coastal PNG

Waterworlds and WWII – Diving, Snorkeling, Sealife, WWII History and Wrecks: Coastal PNG

Price-Busting Program and History Odyssey Underwater! - 

Welcome to TUFI RESORT, one of Lonely Planet’s top 26 destinations in the WORLD for 2015!!! 


For 2023 this is still our favorite destination for diving - staff favorite and customer favorite.


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Note flights departing Port Moresby are as follows:

Monday

POM-TFI  Depart 6.15am  Arrive 7.50am

TFI-POM  Depart 8.15am  Arrive 9.05am

 

Friday

POM-TFI  Depart 1pm Arrive 1.50pm

TFI-POM  Depart 2.15pm  Arrive 3.50pm

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The premiere diving resort and wreck-hunting ground of the Pacific, Tufi Resort is the best place to relax in PNG, while also far-and-away the ultimate destination for divers. Here you will see thick walls and whole worlds of fish, manta rays clogging a tunnel like a highway rush hour, a few ultra-rare white hammerhead sharks among legions of other reef sharks, and ample outer reefs fringed with hard and soft corals, sea turtles, and loads of pelagic action! The Tufi Reef furthermore boasts tons of war junk and nudibranch, several amazing one-of-a-kind wrecked aircraft and sea vessels, blue ringed octopus, mini seahorses, and more. Add to this the stunning views, ambiance, and luxury of the place, and no wonder this is a staff favorite and one of the most popular and perfect destinations to go in PNG.

The general setting of Tufi is stellar, nestled in the green and blue interplay of some of the world's only lava fjords, where the rainforest rises out of the sea into steep green mountains to create one of the most beautiful, unique landscapes in Papua New Guinea. Resident parrots and Toucans roam the premises and approach you out of curiosity, villagers paddle canoes and wear leaf and grass ornaments to catch delicious fresh fish for the bbq, and the night sky is something of an astronomer's dream. Nowhere in the Pacific is it more clear and speckled by stars.

As further add-on's we let our guests choose to stay at the resort itself or else go super-budget with our partnering friendly, all-meals-inclusive, guest houses in the area. - We let you pick your favorite from our network at Tufi. This stay at our guesthouses is the cheapest way to see Tufi, and don't include any of the dives but do include snorkeling and access to outrigger canoes You can choose your guesthouse from our catalog at the top of the page. (above.)

Our included and award-winning cultural tour, which takes place on Sundays during our trips, and spans McLaren harbour, includes an outrigger safari through the fjords, several handwork demonstrations, and fascinating insights into PNG culture and local traditions, capped off by a local “sing-sing” dance/instruments/and singing) and concluding with a short transfer to white sandy Komoa - For a beach BBQ, snorkeling, and drinks. This is a non-dive day and great way to wrap up your trip. This takes place on the last day of our 6 day 5 night tour. 

As an optional excursion we run diving groups to dive on the sunken storied B-17 Flying Fortress Bomber from WWII, “Black Jack.” While a serious dive, the price is great and the scenery creepily unforgettable. Black Jack is available to explore from November through April, and requires 6 people at minimum. We also take curious but more more budget minded war-buffs to the close-by wreck of a downed B-25 Mitchell Bomber from WWII, available year-round.

Rates include MEALS and AIRPORT TRANSFERS in Tufi. Plus, snorkeling and use of canoes/kayaks on house reef.

**Guesthouse Boat charge each way : Price: $99 each way
***Prices are on double sharing basis

****Contact Us for Recommended Flight Bookings to coincide with your tour

NOTE: Timing must coincide with the flights to and from Tufi from Port Moresby. 

NOTE 2: You are required to bring your own travel insurance. This is your own responsibility for this tour and we impress this upon all guests. Please travel safely. By booking with us you realize that the burden of travel insurance falls on you, and you are expected to carry it.

WELCOME TO THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WATERWORLDS ON THE PLANET, IN THE EARTH'S FINAL FRONTIER!!

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    “Hello Chris,I wanted to reach out to you and thank you. I've arrived home from my travels and you were absolutely correct about PNG. It was a lot, but it was very rewarding and worth it. Thank you! I really do appreciate PNG and your help in opening it up to me!Thanks again."

    -Derek Schrok, Essential Odyssey and Simbu Culture Tour

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    Last-Minute Goroka Show Package - Budget

    Itinerary:


    Day 1:Friday, September 19

     Upon arrival in Goroka, you will be picked up from the airport and transferred to your guesthouse. Enjoy dinner and settle in for your first night in preparation for the festival.


    Day 2: Saturday, September 20

    Begin your first full day at the Goroka Show with VIP access and your guide. Experience the vibrant traditional dances, colorful costumes, and cultural performances. A packed lunch will be provided to take along, and you will return to your guesthouse in the afternoon.


    Day 3: Sunday, September 21

    Spend your second day at the festival exploring more performances and traditional displays. Visit the John McCarthy Museum within the festival grounds while enjoying VIP entry and the guidance of your expert host. A packed lunch is included, and you will return to your guesthouse in the afternoon.


    Day 4: Monday, September 22

     After breakfast, you will be transferred to Goroka Airport for your departure. (Overnight accommodation in Port Moresby is not included.)

    Included:

    This package includes three nights of basic accommodation in Goroka, VIP passes to the Goroka Show, expert guides throughout the festival, and transfers to and from the Showgrounds.


    Not Included:

    This package does not include domestic or international flights, accommodation in Port Moresby, meals and drinks outside of the included dinner and breakfast, medical, cancellation, or travel insurance, or tips.


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    “Sam himself was a great guide, very reliable, responsible, honest, and hard working. Anyhow, in my opinion the tour was largely a great success. I have great memories from the experience and great pictures too.Thanks again."

    -James Maccallan, USA, Goroka to Madang Walk and Madang Extension

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    SAFETY NOTICE

    PLEASE READ, ALL OF THIS, THEN PROCEED:

    Welcome to Papua New Guinea from the team at PNGVT. Here we use expert guides who grew up in each respective region of the island we offer trips in, both local and international staff, who have all guided for decades, including for government, PNG National Tourism, celebrities, companies, cruise ships, families and businessmen, miners and divers, as well as solo travelers. We have run trips in every region of PNG each year, including some that no other company can. But...

    That is because PNG is one of the most difficult, and one of the most expensive countries, on earth. This is unique and this is probably the last country you should visit on your list, because it will really not be easy. This is the final frontier. The trip prices here are the minimum viable cost of the tour with a guide and organization. (PNG is NOT a safe place for independent travelers except for a few places)

    We realize if you are interested in PNG you may consider yourself adventurous or well-traveled, or smart and knowledgable about how to do any trip. This is ok, and respect due and many of us here share those values - However if you are looking for a tour operator you can use to spend as little as possible, feel entitled to foist your whims on the guide or staff and use them, or to change your tour at will on the fly, we kindly request you consider a different country. If you were shopping to get a Southeast-Asia, African Safari, or backpacker-priced package trip...where everything goes exactly to an itinerary, without flexibility, then we and PNG are probably not for you.

    PLEASE READ and re-read the briefing room. Do you understand the rules and terms and conditions? (https://pngvaluetours.com/briefing-room/)

    OUR TOURS ARE THE CHEAPEST TOURS ON EARTH, IN NATION, AND IN THE WORLD, FOR PNG. PERIOD.

    Try to calculate and plan this trip out for yourself before you ask for any discounts. The prices here are final, do not need a group to go, and do not have set dates (You can go any date you want and tours are private tours!) Sorry but we will not entertain versions of these trips you have heard on Lonely Planet Thorntree or TripAdvisor . Any traveler is free to attempt this destination on their own, and we wish them luck.

    Also, beware of a lot of blacklisted resellers as well as fake competitors selling their own tours on forums pretending to be "travel community" that are more expensive competing tour companies, such as "PNG Travel Geek," "TravelatiPNG," "PNGTourismGovOfficials" and other fake aliases on forums - spamming the web and us. There is a lot of mis and disinformation about PNG. Such as here.

    We do have some comfortable, relaxing, even some luxury trips on the coasts and in the dive spots that are not in the interior, mostly, where we can get great discounts, but FOR STANDARD PRICED, RATHER THAN BUDGET-PRICE TRIPS IN PNG, PLEASE VISIT TNT - www.pngtours.com (not www.pngvaluetours.com - we are NOT the same company.) TNT (transniugini tours) under PNG National Tourism is recommended, and do a good job.)

    We apologize for the screening process here, but it is for your own sake and since we have already had dangerous clients (usually solo travelers in these cases) who have caused problems here for themselves and their guides by not reading what they are doing, where they are going, and the rules, and being dishonest to get discounts or compensation for their own changes or choices, or general intent. You are welcome if you follow the rules and understand where you are going. We would rather you not travel with us if you are going to be an reckless, entitled, or don't do your homework. This is important - Thanks for your understanding.

    This will be one of your favorite countries by the time you depart. We do commit that to you, regardless of how many you saw on the map, and if you are serious, please first decide on a trip with us, and then we may have somebody in PNG in that region speak to you on the phone and make sure you are prepared to go.

    Thanks from the entire team, and...

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