This small resort is on a small island about two minutes away by boat from the Malagan Beach Hotel and Kavieng. The resort shares the island with a local village. The rooms are basic with fans. Shared facilities are in a separate area. The Australian owners are known for their excellent cuisine. The island is excellent for swimming and snorkeling off shore.

Price: Rates are on request

This island is for divers who want a "Robinson Crusoe" experience. The island is small ; you can walk around it in 15 minutes and the only thing you will see is ocean and sand.

There are only two bungalows, each with two rooms which have ceiling fans and mosquito netting. Facilities are in a separate area and on a share basis. Dinning is in a thatched covered dwelling with soft sand at your feet. Lissenung Island is about a 25 minute boat ride to Kavieng. The diving from this island is superb. You will be diving some of the territory that brings the divers that come on live aboards to observe the large pelagics.

Price per person based on double occupancy: 605.00

Price includes:
• 5 nights accommodations at the resort.

• All meals.

• 4 days diving, two tanks a day with boat, weights, and guide.

• Tax and service.

• Round trip boat transfers from Kavieng.

Additional days be added or deleted from this program.
 

Daily service on Air Niugini to Kavieng from Port Moresby. Additional baggage allowance is offered by Air Niugini for divers who enter Papua New Guinea on a Air Niugini international flight. The airline also gives international flights a domestic pass which they can use at no additional cost for other destinations within Papua New Guinea.

Great Destinations recommends Air New Zealand and Continental Airlines for passengers traveling via Australia and Singapore Airlines for those passengers traveling via Asia. These tickets may be obtained at discounted prices.
 

Water temperature ranges from the low to mid 80's. Oxygen is contained at the dive shop at the resorts. (Malagan Beach, Lissenung Island and Nusa Island Retreat) Southeast trade winds from May through November are light. From February through April, seas are calm, but can be affected by rain squalls. New Ireland Island is bordered by the west by the Bismarck Sea and by the west the Pacific Ocean. The harbor of Kavieng is quite beautiful, so for divers staying in the outer islands, a visit to Kavieng is a must. Ask about "the shark calling."

For more information see the travel tips and information in the Papua New Guinea section.