New Hanover and Witu Islands Itinerary includes diving in the New Hanover area and at Witu Islands.

For the itinerary concluding at Walindi Plantation Resort/Kimbe Bay, there will be two dives in Kimbe Bay on the final dive day.

Dive sites visited are at the discretion of the Captain and are weather dependent.

New Hanover diving features coral gardens, bommies and wall dives in the passages. The channels are fantastic for drift diving, with large schools of fish, rays and shark patrolling the lush coral laden sides of the passages. Reefs in the New Hanover and Kavieng area feature a large and diverse variety of marine life, with a good mix of stunning underwater vistas to satisfy the wide angle photographer as well as lots of little critters, perfect for the macro enthusiast.

Witu Islands are a group of islands, volcanic in origin, situated to the north west of Kimbe Bay. The diving is a mixture of sea mounts rising from deep waters to within metres of the surface (such as Lama shoals), beautiful coral arches and great night dives in the black sand bays of the islands. Lots of interaction with the locals trading fresh fruit and veg out of their canoes too.

Kimbe Bay is home to stunning reefs with those brilliant coral formations you see in all the classic Walindi pics. Beautiful and dramatic sea mounts, coral laden walls and lush coral gardens are all a feature of Kimbe Bay diving, along with myriad fish and invertebrate life the reefs sustain.

Program
Day 1: Embarkation from 4:00pm, Vessel departs from Walindi Plantation Resort or Kavieng (depending on Itinerary) at approx 6:00pm

Days 2-9:

3 to 5 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 3 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 10: 2 morning dives only, lunch, vessel steams to port

Day 11: Disembarkation up until 9:00am (to suit outward flights where applicable)

Twin/Double Cabin 3 Lower Deck

1 cabin (1 spot) available

$3,570

Twin/Double Cabin 4 Lower Deck

1 cabin (1 spot) available

$3,570