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

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Lissenung Island Resort: "Lissenung Island Resort", Nov, 2015, by Bill Palmer, CA, US ( 2 reports with 8 Helpful votes). Report 8704.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling
Overall Rating
Value for $$
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Comments	It is a small (nine rooms) resort in the middle of nowhere. In spite of that they do a good job. The visibility was not as good as hoped when we were there, ranging from 40 feet to 70 feet, it can be much better. It would have been a stunning trip if the vis was better. All the reefs were healthy and alive with interesting fish. The two main DMs, Tomai and Penny are both very smart and talented guides. The resort owner has a sea turtle egg protection program in place where every day he or a worker search two other islands and the Lissenung Island for turtle nests. When found the eggs are removed, measured, weighed, and brought back to the resort and reburied in a safe location to protect them. Getting there is not easy and includes having to go through Port Moresby, which is a hell hole. Where else can you see billboards along the road advertising "armed escort follow vehicle" services? The food was good, the attention to the diver's needs was good, the reefs were good. The rooms were nice, but with the heat and humidity it was hard to keep towels dry. I would go back, my girl friend would not.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Fiji, Thailand, Samoa, all over the Carribbean.
Closest Airport	Kavieng	Getting There	Cairns to Port Moresby to Rabual to Kavieng and then a boat ride
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	86-°F / 30-°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	40-70 Ft/ 12-21 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	none, I am an instructor and was given carte blanche to do whatever I wanted to do.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	no
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	The boats are about 20 feet long, the dive trips are at most 30 minutes. There are no "dedicated camera areas" in the boats.

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

Lissenung Island Resort: "Lissenung Island Resort", Nov, 2015,

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