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Loloata

Introduction

Loloata is a small island located close to Port Moresby, and accessible from the main airport of Papua New Guinea by a short journey (20 minutes by bus, followed by a couple of minutes by boat). Only one hotel is found on this island. Although accessing Loloata is rather simple, visitors immediately have the feeling of being far from civilization, perhaps because the reefs surrounding the island are marvelous and nice dives can be made there.

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best period
acceptable period
not recommend

Diving type

Destination
easily accessible
easily accessible
bargain destination
bargain destination
Diving level & type
for beginners
for beginners
for advanced divers
for advanced divers
shore diving
shore diving
liveaboard
liveaboard
Diving Characteristics
pelagics
pelagics
lots of fish
lots of fish
lots of corals
lots of corals
interesting underwater scenery
interesting underwater scenery
Other activities
attractive natural spots
attractive natural spots
gastronomy
gastronomy
night life
night life
beach
beach
snorkeling
snorkeling

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Infrastructures

  • hotel and diving center
    Loloata Island Resort
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    Loloata Island Resort (hotel and diving center)
    telephone : (675) 325 8590 and (675) 325 1369
    fax : (675) 325 8933
    address : P.O. Box 5290, Boroko 111, N.C.D.
    Papua New Guinea
    internet : www.loloata.com
    rating : 3 / 4 starsrating : 3 / 4 stars
    comments :
    Guests are lodged in bungalows (22 all together) linked by a large terrace. In the hotel grounds are also found a restaurant, a bar, a shop and of course a dive center. Boats leave from a long pontoon (150 m long) located next to the center.
    Diving starts at 8 am.

Diving Sites

  • rating : 2.0
    Pacific Gas
    rating : 2.0
    type of diving : wreck
    depth : 40 m
    description :
    Wreck of a 65 meters-long boat which was sank in 1986 to create an artificial reef for divers. The maximum depth is 45 meters. The wreck is in good shape, and hosts a large variety of underwater life: jackfish, groupers, batfish, pipefish, a school of lion-fish, a small scorpion-fish and some nudibranchs.

  • rating : 2.0
    Suzies Bommie
    rating : 2.0
    depth : 15 m
    description :
    Sand strip at 28 meters, which separates a coral pinnacle (12-15 meters) and a small wall on which there is the mooring. Beautiful soft and hard corals. Interesting site for micro fauna, with red scorpions (5 cm), anemones and small crabs inside, nudibranchs but also batfish and an eagle ray.

  • rating : 1.0
    Lion's island
    rating : 1.0
    depth : 12 m
    description :
    Diving site reserved for macro-photography amateurs... At 12 meters is found a small wreck, in which we were rather surprised to see a photographer spending more than 30 minutes! Problem is that if you are not attracted by what is really, really very small, you probably will quickly get bored on this site...

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