Oceania Itinerary

New Hanover and Witu Islands (HKN - KVG)

12 days / 11 nights

About Oceania

  • Modern and stylish catamaran liveaboard, refurbished in 2018
  • Enjoy frequent homely meals and snacks throughout the day
  • Stress-free diving with a well-designed dive deck and duckboard
  • Itineraries carefully-planned around the seasons and weather

Extensively renovated in 2018, Oceania is a fresh addition to Papua New Guinea’s liveaboard diving scene. This sleek and stylish catamaran now offers a range of carefully-planned itineraries throughout the year, all of which are scheduled to visit PNG's different regions at the right time of year. Trips explore Papua New Guinea’s most iconic dive spots, including Kimbe Bay and Milne Bay among many others. So hop on board and enjoy an exciting, dive adventure in the under-appreciated scuba diving destination.

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Itinerary details

12 days / 11 nights
34
Advanced Open Water - Minimum 30 dives
Required

Highlights

  • One-way itinerary linking New Hanover and the Witu Islands
  • Dive remnants of WWII planes and a fishing boat wreck
  • Coral gardens, bommies, and wall dives in the passages
  • Large schools of barracuda, bigeye trevally and tuna
  • Stunning vistas to satisfy the wide angle photographer
  • Enjoy drift diving with large schools of fish, rays and sharks
  • A mix of both pelagic activity and critters at Witu Islands
  • Goru Arches is a stunning site adorned with colourful corals
  • Schooling barracuda, trevally, mackerel, and dogtooth tuna
  • The black sands of Wire Bay will delight muck divers

Day 1: 
Embarkation from 16:00. Vessel departs from Walindi Plantation Resort or Kavieng (depending on Itinerary) at approx 18:00.

Days 2-10:
4 dives per day, typically scheduled as follows * Note: For this itinerary there is more steaming than usual, which will result in a couple of days being shortened to 2 dives only.

- Light Breakfast, briefing, Dive 1
- Full Breakfast, relax/interval, briefing, Dive 2
- Morning Tea, relax/interval, briefing, Dive 3
- Lunch, relax/interval, briefing, Dive 4
- Afternoon snack, briefing, evening Dive 5 (where possible on evenings where boat is not steaming)
- Dinner

Day 11: 
2 morning dives only, lunch, vessel steams to port.

Day 12: 
Disembarkation up until 09:00 (to suit outward flights where applicable).

Sample itineraries are for guidance only. Actual itineraries may differ slightly due to factors such as weather, wildlife, logistics and local regulations.

Transfer details

Departure

06:00pm

Kimbe Bay

Hoskins Airport: HKN

Return

09:00am

Kavieng

Kavieng Airport: KVG

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