Lissenung Island Resort

Lissenung Island Resort has it all: Pelagic fish action, currents, wall and muck diving, wrecks and beautiful reefs. The resort is located off Kavieng in New Ireland Province, only 2 degrees south of the equator. The water temperature ranges from 82 – 86 degrees F all year round. The 4 comfortable bungalows house 7 double/twin and single rooms. Meals are served in the Haus Win, the large main building, and here fresh seafood such as crabs, lobster and fish as well as cold drinks await the divers after a day out. With a maximum of 14 guests, personal service is guaranteed and a visit here is truly exclusive!

Affiliation:

PADI, NAUI

Training Level:

up to Divemaster

Boat Description:

The larger dive boat is a 24 ft fibreglass boat with twin 75 HP outboard engines and can comfortably carry 6-8 divers. The smaller dive boat is a 23 ft fibreglass boat with a single 75 HP outboard engine. We take 4 - 6 divers on this boat.

With a canopy, equipment boxes, tank racks and a ladder both boats are perfectly designed for diving.

A DAN oxygen unit for emergency situations is on board both boats and our dive staff are trained in its use.

Sites Visited:

Planet Channel/Eagle Ray Passage A wall-like reef runs across this channel, which is beautifully overgrown with soft corals, sponges and big fans. At an incoming tide you almost always get to see schooling Barracudas and Jacks, Sharks and Eagle Rays. Depth: 14 - 40 metres / 46 - 132ft

Matrix This is probably the most beautiful drift dive in Kavieng. Fantastic hard corals in the shallows and huge fan corals from 20m (65ft) downwards make a beautiful scenery. And as you drift along you may see Mobula Rays, Turtles, Sea Snakes and of course some Sharks. Depth: 2 - 35 metres / 7 - 115ft

Echuca Patch This is a large ridge rising from 45m (150ft) to within 12m (40ft) of the surface and is situated in the open ocean just outside Kavieng. A Korean fishing boat, the ‘Der Yang’, lies on its starboard side close to this ridge. This point is a magnet for Barracudas and Jacks.

Helmut's Reef With only about 100m (300ft) across this little patch reef is situated in the middle of Steffen Strait. 7m (25ft) on the top and sloping down to about 45m (150ft), this reef is covered with beautiful hard corals and big fans. With an incoming tide schools of Fusiliers and Redtooth Triggerfish swarm around and make it difficult to focus on the Dogtooth Tunas, big Mackerels and Grey Reef Sharks. This is not an easy dive but you can expect the unexpected.

The Bottleshop Around the pylons of a slipway in the Kavieng harbour is probably the best muck-dive in the area. Through the years an amazing selection of bottles, cans and tyres have created a perfect environment for critters. The weird and wonderful such as Ghost Pipefish, Demon Stinger, Allied Cowries, Nudibranchs and Shrimps, Octopus, Pipefish and many more are abundant here. This dive is a must for the serious macro photographer.

Albatross Passage At an incoming tide this narrow passage is like fish soup. Eagle Rays, Mobula Rays, big Dogtooth Tunas, Barracudas, plenty of Grey Reef Sharks and loads of other fish can be seen here on almost every dive. The wall itself is overgrown with big fan corals, black corals and sponges and this is the home for small creatures like Nudibranchs, Leaf Scorpionfish and Pygmy Seahorse. In our opinion Albatross is the best dive in the Kavieng area and a must for every visiting diver.

Nusa Blowholes Several swim-troughs and a little cave with lots of Crayfish make this an interesting dive. Sleeping Whitetip Sharks are seen frequently and Nudibranchs are abundant.

‘Kate’ Bombers For the aircraft enthusiast we have two more plane wrecks in the Kavieng harbour. These Japanese torpedo bombers are resting in about 12m (40ft) on sand. On and around the planes you may find Nudibranchs, Cleaner Shrimps and Crocodile Fish.

Facilities:

• Resort/Intro Dives
• Scuba hire
• Own accommodation
• Own pool
• Showers

• Diving seven days
• Gear Service
• Camera Hire
• Own Boat(s)