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Dive Review of Walindi Plantation Resort in
Papua New Guinea/Kimbe Bay

Walindi Plantation Resort: "Land-Based Diving in Kimbe Bay", Apr, 2018,

by Brian Morrow, GA, US (Sr. Contributor Sr. Contributor 21 reports with 9 Helpful votes). Report 10493.

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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Accommodations 5 stars Food 5 stars
Service and Attitude 5 stars Environmental Sensitivity N/A
Dive Operation 4 stars Shore Diving N/A
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ 4 stars
Beginners 4 stars
Advanced 4 stars
Comments We liked Walindi very much. Staff is friendly, food tasty and plentiful. The rooms were large and bed comfortable. Note, there is no air conditioning but we didn't need it. Electricity in turned off during the night but fans and emergency lighting is provided via battery system.

While the diving is great and the staff wonderful the boats are not very comfortable. Diving choice is either a full day three tank trip or a two tank morning trip. Snorkelers and divers are on same boat and it was cramped most to the time when everyone was looking for shade. Trips to sites were often well over an hour. One dive that you can do out of Walindi that you cannot do on the liveaboard is the Zero wreck.

We will go back to Walindi but probably avoid diving and save diving for liveaboard. There are other activities at the resort besides diving such as hiking and visiting WW II plane wrecks and the Kimbe market.
Websites Walindi Plantation Resort   

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience 501-1000 dives
Where else diving All over Caribbean, Sea of Cortez, PNG, Solomons, Palau, Yap, Raja Ampat, Ambon, Moorea, Bora Bora, Hawaii
Closest Airport Hoskins Getting There Port Moresby to Hoskins then van to resort

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny, dry Seas calm
Water Temp 84-86°F / 29-30°C Wetsuit Thickness 1
Water Visibility 50-100 Ft/ 15-30 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions Dive generally with your guide
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
Corals 5 stars Tropical Fish 5 stars
Small Critters 4 stars Large Fish 5 stars
Large Pelagics 4 stars

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Subject Matter 4 stars Boat Facilities 1 stars
Overall rating for UWP's N/A Shore Facilities 2 stars
UW Photo Comments Rinse bucket was usually emptied after the long trips to the dive sight and snorkelers and divers used bucket for masks and sometimes fins. No facilities at resort but the rooms were large with plenty of plugs so you could charge batteries and work on camera equipment
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