Namatanai Getting there & around

Getting there & away

PMVs for Kavieng leave here at 9am to 10am and arrive from Kavieng at about 5pm (K45).

Banana boats travel between New Britain and New Ireland. From Namatanai, get a truck from the waterfront in the afternoon to any of a number of villages near Uluputur on the west coast (K10). Kabanut is a common destination and has a good guesthouse. Stay the night (often at the truck driver’s place, K20) then catch a speedboat (K50) to Kokopo in New Britain in the morning.