Tufi Resort Papua New Guinea

How To Get There

The Resort is situated in Oro Province on NE side of mainland PNG, 250km (155mi) from the capital, Port Moresby. Tufi Resort is only accessible by plane. The airstrip at Tufi is a 3-minute walk from the hotel and airport transfers are available.

Dive Overview

The stunning marine biodiversity makes this a unique reef system. Coral outcrops are so abundant with fish, that the saying more fish than water is a common phrase. Pelagic schools of tuna, Spanish mackerel, barracuda, white tip and black tip reef sharks, hammerheads and the rare white hammerheads, inhabit these exotic waters. Turtles, manta rays and eagle rays are also seen cruising by. Tufi is home to world-class diving and has some of the most experienced professional divers in Papua New Guinea on their dive team.

[Read More: Papua New Guinea Dive Travel Guide]

Tufi Dive Resort Accommodation Overview

There are a total of 26 rooms/cabins: 10 Deluxe Bungalows (1 Queen bed, 1 Single/Day bed, all sea views), 6 Deluxe Rooms (1 Queen bed, all sea views) and 10 Standard Rooms (1 Queen bed, no sea views). Accommodation features include polished timber floors and all the creature comforts including insect screens, 24-hour electricity, air-conditioning, hot water, bedroom with ensuite, hairdryer, bar fridge, coffee and tea making facilities. Most bungalows have verandahs overlooking the Coral Sea or Tufi fjord.

Food & Drinks

Typically guests dine on a selection of local seafood, vegetables and tropical fruits in the resort dining room or enjoy a BBQ grill on the fjord terrace, accompanied by a wide selection of wines and ice-cold beer.

Dive Information

PNG General Information

Forming the northern coast of the main island of Papua New Guinea, the scenery in this region could be described as tropical fiords - gorgeous, lush, green, and very isolated, with no roads leading to it. The diving is a mix of critter diving and great reefs. Offering unsurpassed experiences diving the unchartered reefs with a variety of sharks and big reef fish, the famous WWII wrecks or searing for the critters in the fjords. November through to June is generally considered the best season for diving.

Scuba Diving At Tufi

The outer reef experience is unsurpassed with a choice of dozens of world-class dive sites. Moor onto a few of our favourites, Cyclone Cay, Black Rocks, Stewarts Reef and Shark Tip.

Dive the famous Dutch cargo ship the S Jacob or Blackjack an intact B17 bomber as specialty charter dives. Spectacular marine life in abundance: schooling barracuda and reef fish, hammerheads, reef sharks, manta rays, eagle rays, grouper and cruising pelagic as well as soft and hard corals. A pristine environment unspoiled.

The fjords are excellent for macro diving with gobies, nudibranch, shrimps and clams. These animals can be seen by diving, but conditions are also ideal for snorkeling. Because there is very little current movement in the fjords, many sponges and coral species grow prolifically and there are some very large sponges and shelf corals that are not common on the outer reefs.

5-10 nautical miles offshore lies a string of reefs bommies that come up from a staggering depth of up to 600 m to a nice safety-stop level of 7-5 m below the surface. The outer reef experience is unsurpassed with visibility exceeding 30m all year round and water temperature from 26-29C.

Spectacular marine life in abundance with schooling barracuda and reef fish, a variety of sharks including the rare white Hammerhead Shark and an abundance of little critters, ideal for macro photography.

The majority of reefs in the region remain unexplored and it will be some time before the full diversity of the Tufi reefs is known. The resort focuses on reef and muck diving and all diving is carried out under the guidance of PADI dive professionals.

The resort is well appointed with dive boats. Crystal at 30 foot, is spacious and has comfortable seating. The boat features a shower and toilet facility and is well equipped with all safety features. A cruise speed of 20 knots provides divers less time traveling and more time underwater.

All vessels are fully equipped with first aid kits and oxygen therapy equipment. The resort has four other smaller multi-purpose boats equipped for diving, fishing or sightseeing.

Dive Center Information

Tufi Dive Resort Dive Center Overview

The resort has been operating for over 30 years and has an established international reputation as being a scuba divers premier destination. Why? Outstanding scuba diving experiences to be had on close by exquisite reef structures, macro diving at the dive shop wharf, WW2 PT boat wreck diving and leisurely fjord reef diving. The water temperature range is commonly between 26 to 30 degrees Celsius and visibility around 30m. Scuba divers with varying experience and certification levels will appreciate the range and type of diving available at Tufi. The dive staff are PADI professionals and the equipment well maintained.

Dive Center Features

• Minimum divers qualification: No Minimum
• Diving skill level: Caters for all experience and certification levels
• Dive tank valves: INT, DIN
• Dive tanks available: Mostly 11.5 litre Aluminium, 15L tanks also available
• Nitrox: Not Available
• Re-breather: Not Available
• Dive, Snorkelling Staff: Guide ratio: 7 - Guide ratio will depend on divers experience
• Rental gear: Available - , Aqualung BCDs Regulators, Suunto Computers, Masks, Fins, Wetsuits.
• Dive courses available: PADI: Open water to dive master, some specialities by request
• Dive retail shop: Small, limited retail products
• Dive boats: 4 customised dive boats around 30ft in length
• Water sports equipment: Canoes, windsurfers, hobie cats