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Loloata Island Resort, PNG

Loloata Island Resort PNG is located just outside the capital Port Moresby. In the Motu language, Loloata has a literal meaning created from the words "loloa" and "ta" which translate to "a hill."
For divers, Loloata Island Resort means great diving and a chance to observe some of the world's largest coral reefs. Here you will meet "a myriad" of marine animals in their natural habitat. Loloata Island Resort is now a uniquely designed luxury boutique where nothing has been spared in this exclusive tropical hideaway. You as a guest are the priority and the resort strives to deliver an inspired, memorable experience and service. This applies regardless of whether you are staying for business, relaxation or diving. At Loloata, expect the unexpected.

This lovely resort is located on its own island just over 30 minutes by ferry from the main island in Bootless Bay. In total, it is only about an hour's total travel time from the international airport. There are currently 68 rooms in total. All the rooms are of a high standard and many people come here for the day or take a weekend just to get away from the big city for a few hours and for some nice relaxation.

Diving resort with many years of history

Over the years, Lolata Island Resort in PNG has been mostly known as a diving resort. Here, surprisingly so close to the center of a capital city, you have incredibly good diving. The food is good and the diving can surprise. Everything from wobbegongs, hammerhead sharks to fantastic macro diving including the very spectacular weedy scorpionfish can appear. Diving trips to Papua New Guinea are a memory for life, not least all the meetings with people.

The resort offers packages with full board, transfers and diving. It is also a very nice place to relax for a few days and catch up with the time change before heading further into the country for experiences, your live board or other resort. Or you take it as a finish after having dived before. Instead of sitting in a hotel room in town, you can treat yourself to being out by the sea and enjoying fresh air and relaxation. Contact us for diving trip to PNG.

Ocean view room

12 rooms of 34 square meters each. All have a king size bed or two single beds. Private bathroom and shower, patio, air conditioning. The rooms have a safety deposit box, coffee and tea making facilities, TV, hair dryer and Wi-Fi

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Oceanview Suite

34 rooms of 30 square meters each. All have a king size bed or two single beds. Private bathroom and shower, patio, air conditioning. The rooms have a safety deposit box, coffee and tea making facilities, TV, hair dryer and Wi-Fi

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Ocean Water Suite

19 rooms of 30 square meters each. All have a king size bed or two single beds. Private bathroom and shower, 30 square meter patio over the water, air conditioning. The rooms have a safety deposit box, coffee and tea making facilities, TV, hair dryer and Wi-Fi

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Diving on Loloata Island

With over 30 dive sites to choose from in Bootless Bay surrounding Loloata Island Resort offers options for all divers. Many divers often overlook on their way to Milne Bay or Kimbe Bay that there is real quality diving just outside the capital Port Moresby. Contrary to what you might expect outside of a big city, you'll find fantastic corals, wall diving and different species of sharks. Everything from small bamboo sharks and epaulette sharks to large wobbegongs that are common here to shoals of hammerhead sharks and reef sharks. There are also many wrecks, several of which are from the Second World War. The macro life is very rich too so there is something for everyone.

Some of the best dive sites are concentrated along the coast and here are several barrier reefs. Many are absolutely fantastic under the right conditions, they have an almost magical diversity of fish.

Loloata Island Resort in Bootless Bay has a good reputation with the international diving community. For many years, it has been an obvious stop here on the way to or from Port Moresby. The now completely rebuilt resort now offers a much higher standard with most dive sites less than a 30 minute boat ride away. You will find a fully equipped dive shop, fast dive boats, an experienced team of dedicated instructors and dive guides. They provide a high standard of service to ensure that every dive is truly memorable.

Two to three dives per day are offered. A selection of PADI diving courses are available. Learning to dive or upgrading your current certification and skills has never been easier. A hot tip: Loloata is an excellent place to see and photograph the rather rare and very beautiful Rhinopas scorpionfish. They are found here and are usually seen in relatively large numbers.

Loloata Island Resort

Loloata Island Resort, PNG

Diving resort with many years of history

Ocean view room

Oceanview Suite

Ocean Water Suite

Diving on Loloata Island

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