Be warned though that some of the national pilots resent this - and will threaten to have you arrested. Now that the warnings are out of the way, its time to concentrate on the good stuff - the diving and the resorts. Kavieng is the provincial capital of New Ireland, one of PNG's island provinces. From Port Moresby, you fly on an Air Niugini jet service that stops in Rabaul, in all its about a 2 hour flight from Moresby. Kavieng is a sleepy town with one of the most beautiful harbour settings you could imagine, looking out over Nusa Island.
Sunsets here are spectacular.
The best place to stay in Kavieng is the Malagan Beach Resort, a fairly upmarket property with IDD phones, TV and air conditioned rooms, and a good restaurant. An alternative place to stay would be Lissenung Island - truly a paradise, but quite simplistic accommodations. Liveaboards such as Mike Ball's Paradise Sport , the Tiata and FeBrina work out of Kavieng for part of the year. Kavieng is famous for big fish diving - sharks, rays, pelagics, etc. During our visit to Kavieng in May 1999, we apparently had the wrong tides at many of our sites for the big fish, and whilst the fish action was good, I would have to say that Uepi Island was better.