Activities in Morobe & Madang Provinces
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Madang Resort Hotel Melanesian Tourist Services
Runs village tours to the south coast stopping at lookout points, war memorials and Bilbil village to buy pottery. Their harbour cruise uses banana boats to visit the rusting wreckage of Japanese landing craft and take in coral viewing through glass-bottomed boxes at Krangket Island.
Also operating out of Madang Resort is the new MTS Suwannee River, a 98-foot, luxurious live-aboard boat that is available for dive and fishing charters.
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Snorkelling & Diving
Excellent visibility, stunning tropical coral and fish life and countless WWII wrecks make the diving and snorkelling around Madang world famous. Local favourites include Barracuda Point, Magic Passage, Planet Rock and Eel Gardens. There's also good snorkelling just off Lion's Reserve Beach and off the rocks at Madang Lodge and Smugglers Inn Resort, but watch the swell and the tides because the rocks, coral and sea urchins can be hazardous.
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Aquaventures PNG
Aquaventures at Jais Aben Resort won a PADI environmental award for raising locals' awareness of reef ecology and sustainable fishing practices. If you dive the nearby Mitchell B-25 bomber, ask to read their folder of information about the wreck. The brutally brief 'lost-in-action' telegrams are quite moving. Aquaventures comes highly recommended.
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Niugini Diving Adventures
The equipment here is older than that of Aquaventures. Night diving is available. Niugini runs PADI open-water certification (around K1000), snorkelling cruises and one-day, two-dive packages (around K220 to around K290) of which the combination wreck/reef dive gives you the best of both worlds. You can also hire gear from both shops.
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swimming spots
Although there isn't a lot to do in Finschhafen, its proximity to Lae and abundance of white sandy beaches make it a great weekend escape. Butaweng waterfalls and Langemack Bay are the pick of the mainland swimming spots. Better still, slap on the sun screen and take a day trip to Tami Island.
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Madang Country Club
For golf enthusiasts, the Madang Country Club is the place to stomp some divots. Madang Resort and Coastwatchers Hotel are both corporate members of this beachside, nine-hole course and the clubhouse is a great place for a beer.
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Lae Game Fishing Club
Keen to hook a blue marlin or yellow-finned tuna? Your best bet is to contact the Lae Game Fishing Club based at the Lae Yacht Club. Although they don't officially run charters they may put you in touch with locals who do.
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Pagini Tours
Expat Fred Cook runs this one-man operation out of the Lae International Hotel. He specialises in small-group day trips around Lae and can, with advance notice, arrange game-fishing charters.
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Momahi Tours
Based in a guesthouse outside of town on the way to the airport, this locally owned operation tours nearby crocodile farms, Potsie and Gabensis villages and runs picnic trips to Erap River.
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Lae Golf Course
If golf is your game, the Lae Golf Course is one of the best in PNG and has a fine clubhouse. Clubs can be rented for around from the SIL Guesthouse.
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Madang Visitors & Cultural Bureau
Madang Visitors & Cultural Bureau offers plenty of suggestions and practical advice for day tours and excursions.
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Swimming Beaches
Some small swimming beaches are on Coronation Dr, but the best ones are on the nearby Krangket and Siar Islands.
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