Diving & Fishing

Papua New Guinea is world renowned for its fishing and diving adventures, and Kokopo provides the perfect place to experience this.

Fishing

Fishing the waters off East New Britain offers novice and experienced anglers a challenge they will always remember. Our fishing is primarily for bluewater species, including famous predators such as Mackeral, Tuna (Dog Tooth and Yellow Fin), GTs, Sailfish, and of course the Blue Marlin.
The Coral Sea off East New Britain is sprawling with an abundance of marine life, and we offer visitors access to two separate vessels where you can go for a casual afternoon sunset trawl in a smaller local banana boat, through to day trips (up to seven days) on our live-aboard MV J Michelan.

Diving and Snorkelling

PNG is world renowned for its untouched reefs and marine life, and East New Britain offers an abundance of diving and snorkelling opportunities for visitors. The nearby Simpson Harbour boasts World War II boat and plane wrecks, good walls, and the Beehives (a small group of craggy islands) to explore. At Submarine Base, WWII Japanese subs parked right up to the edge of the reef, and there is a magnificent snorkelling spot on the flat coral beds and along the edge of the 75m drop-off, (also great for diving). The Pidgeon and Mioko (Duke of York) islands are a 40 minute boat trip from Kokopo Beach Bungalow and have beautiful marine life and reefs.