Dive Review of Walindi Plantation Resort in
Papua New Guinea/Bismarck Sea, New Britain isle

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Walindi Plantation Resort: "A great resort for divers", Nov, 2022, by Steven Moore, CT, US ( Reviewer 6 reports with 7 Helpful votes). Report 12209 has 3 Helpful votes.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	We’ve talked for years about staying at Walendi Plantation, but the lengthy travel always discouraged the trip. This year, the visit came together in just over 2 weeks when our previously (2+ years) dive trip was cancelled abruptly due to airline issues in the South Pacific. (More on Air Niugini later.) I had visited Papua New Guinea in 2000 as part of a month-long liveaboard dive and cultural trip, including one night’s dinner at Walendi, but didn’t remember anything much about the resort since we stayed on the beach and ate outdoors that night. What I did remember was the diving back then. Lots and lots of diverse marine life, some wonderful reefs and intense bommie dives, and people who were very friendly and welcoming. Walendi Plantation Resort’s websites (www.walendi.com and www.walendiresort.com) describe them well. The main focus is on the diving, although they do advertise other activities for either non-divers or for surface interval/pre-flight days. Non-divers might not enjoy the stay as much as divers, however, since options are limited for land-side action. The resort’s main building contains the office, kitchen, an air conditioned room for breakfast, lunch, and a small library with television, the open-air dining area and a small open-air bar with 2-3 tables. The smallish swimming pool is located at the edge of a well-maintained deck here, as are several outdoor tables/chairs/stools. Guests stay in either individual bungalows or in buildings that hold four “Plantation House Rooms”. All have individual bathrooms with a small refrigerator and storage areas. And while the ceiling fans generally worked well, the lack of air conditioning in any of the guest rooms was an issue during the long, hot afternoons each day. On those days, we spent blocks of several hours in the main building’s “library” where it was cool, and we had access to the bar and restaurant. Room rates include all meals, wi-fi only at the main building, and one additional significant benefit: daily l ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Walindi Plantation Resort [same]
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	US, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia (x5), Caribbean, Alaska
Closest Airport	Hoskins	Getting There	HARD. Inbound Air Niugini to Port Moresby, then 6-hour wait in the hot, crowded, dirty, Domestic terminal. Then a 1hr flight to Hoskins followed by a 1 1/4 hour drive on rough roads in the resort van. Return trip was a nightmare. Air Niugini cancelled our 7am and 11:30am flights, and the 1pm flight had only a 20min window before the scheduled international departure to Singapore. Airline staff went above/beyond to make it work, we sprinted and made it. Air Niugini cancelled flights all week.
Dive Conditions
Weather	windy	Seas	calm, choppy, currents
Water Temp	82-87°F / 28-31°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	20-75 Ft/ 6-23 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Generally stayed with a guide each dive, but free to choose your own depth and exertion level.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 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	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	There is a dedicated photo room at the dock, but nobody used it because there ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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By Jeffrey F Tonn in WA, US at Nov 30, 2022 17:03 EST

I wrote a review about Oceania, but didn't say much about Walindi because this review is so accurate! One night local kids came to the resort to dance to raise funds for their school. They were fantastic! Enjoyed everything about the place. Rooms were spottless!

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Dive Review of Walindi Plantation Resort in Papua New Guinea/Bismarck Sea, New Britain isle

Walindi Plantation Resort: "A great resort for divers", Nov, 2022,

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Dive Review of Walindi Plantation Resort in
Papua New Guinea/Bismarck Sea, New Britain isle