Dive Review of Lissenung Island Resort in
Papua New Guinea/New Ireland

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Lissenung Island Resort: "Basic resort with incredible diving", Oct, 2023, by Michael N. Hofman, CA, US ( Sr. Contributor 28 reports with 18 Helpful votes). Report 12648 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
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Comments	This resort is NOT the Ritz Cartlton, but has simple cabins, screen enclosed with 24 hour electricity and ceiling fans. It can get quite hot and humid. There are only 8 cabins so a max of 16 people. When we there, there were only a max of 7 people (and less as time went on). The island is situated about 25 minutes by boat from Kavieng and also most of the dive sites. There is a new dive boat with reasonable seating for maybe 6 to 8 divers, and a much older and less comfortable dive boat we used most of the dive days. But the diving is super. Albatross Passage rivals Palau's Blue Corner for sharks and schools of fish, Ral Island has a beautifully sandy area for finding small stuff combined with a super coral area right by the island itself, Peter's patch and the Matrix offer incredible variety and lots of small and big fish. I saw more critters (crabs and shrimps) than in many recent trips, and enjoyed the dock diving at the Bottle shop site (93 and 155 minute dives), discovering critters and beautiful coral on the piers. We had a great guide (Tommie) and I get the impression that there are others as well who do the same. If you can endure getting there and the rustic accommodations, reasonably good food (with daily choices or either chicken or local fish/seafood), no a/c, I'd recommend a trip there. Oh and one one ride out to a dive site ORCAS swam next to the boat!
Websites	Lissenung Island Resort [same]
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Fiji, Palau, Caribbean, Hawaii, Mozambique, Indonesia, etc. etc.
Closest Airport	Kavieng	Getting There	traveling with Air Niugini is always a challenge. plan for delays or flight changes or cancellations
Dive Conditions
Weather	windy	Seas	calm, currents
Water Temp	84-86°F / 29-30°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	10-100 Ft/ 3-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Well not many, as i could dive as long as i had air and was safe (and provided my capabilities)
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	no
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Great wide angle and macro opportunities

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Dive Review of Lissenung Island Resort in Papua New Guinea/New Ireland

Lissenung Island Resort: "Basic resort with incredible diving", Oct, 2023,

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Dive Review of Lissenung Island Resort in
Papua New Guinea/New Ireland