The water temperature varies from 26 deg. C along the edge of the Coral Sea to 29 deg C in the Bismarck Sea. One can dive in Papua New Guinea all year round, with the high season generally from May to November. All land-based operators offer resort dive courses and have fully equipped dive shops with diving and snorkeling gear for hire. The majority operate on small to medium sized properties, with an emphasis on personal attention in a relaxing environment.
Dive sites are a short distance from the resorts.
While the range in size of liveaboard dive boats is between 45' and 120' with differing levels of amenities, the excellent quality of diving is synonymous with each operation. Several operators now offer nitrox and rebreathers, while most boats have facilities for camera equipment. Papua New Guinea has become known as the 'underwater photographers paradise' as many international award-winning photographs have been taken in PNG waters. With 20 dive operations spread along 17,000 kms of coastline and 45,000 sq. PNG has its own hyperbaric recompression chamber.