Milne Bay

Just off the easternmost tip of Papua New Guinea and just a short flight from Cairns, Australia, lies the most peaceful part of Papua New Guinea, Milne Bay. This is a maritime province comprising some two thousand islands and at the eastern start of the Papua New Guinean mainland. It has everything from unique cultures to a pristine environment with virgin rainforest and stunning beaches.

The rainforest is full of native flora and fauna and we have indigenous birds of paradise found nowhere else in the world. We are known for our orchids, our butterflies and our birds as well as our marsupials and insect life. Our reefs and seas have the richest marine biodiversity in the world. Our diving is in the top three world sites, according to National Geographic Magazine. We have a variety of beaches with powdery white sands, black sand, volcanic rock or with pebble or coral beaches. There are hot springs, craters and mountains.

Milne Bay offers cascading waterfalls, untouched rainforests that flourish with rare flora and fauna, intriguing bat caves, hot thermal springs to enthral the would be geologists, and a marine life of extraordinary colours to mesmerise the sea lovers.

Things to Do

  • Diving live aboard boats, dive resort or day dives (muck diving messa, war relics, wrecks and reef)
  • Fishing: game, sport and catch and release : black bass
  • Snorkeling
  • Glass Bottom Boat Tours
  • Trekking across the ranges: mini kokoda from the Battle of Milne Bay
  • Bushwalking
  • Birdwatching
  • Kayaking
  • Traditional Sailing
  • Canoeing
  • Kids’ Outreach Adventure programmes  
  • Island Hopping
  • Military Tours
  • Bat Caves

Festivals

  • Trobriand Islands Milaa Mala Festival
  • Canoe Festival
  • Cameron Culture Show
  • Hagita Cultural Show
  • Holy Name Cultural Show (7th August)

ALOTAU INTERNATIONAL HOTEL

Experience the adventure.

BUTIA LODGE

Enjoy the tranquility of the Trobriand Islands

DOINI ISLAND PLANTATION RESORT

White sandy beaches, pristine turqouise waters

KIRIWINA LODGE

Discover the unspoilt Trobriand Islands

MASURINA LODGE

Family friendly accommodation in the centre of Alotau

NAPATANA LODGE

To the bat cave, Robin

TAWALI RESORT

A diver's paradise

 

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