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.

Travel facts

Diving type

Destination

easily accessible

bargain destination

Diving level & type

for beginners

for advanced divers

shore diving

liveaboard

Diving Characteristics

pelagics

lots of fish

lots of corals

interesting underwater scenery

Other activities

attractive natural spots

gastronomy

night life

beach

snorkeling

Infrastructures

• hotel and diving center
  

  Loloata Island Resort

  
  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

  email : loloata@loloata.com

  internet : www.loloata.com
  rating : 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

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  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.
  
  
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  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.
  
  
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  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...