Tufi is a town located on the south east coast, in the Southern Region of the island of Papua New Guinea. Its coast border on the Solomon Sea. These waters have a vast array of different kinds of diving which are bound to excited divers of many interests. The top three types of diving to be done here are wreck diving, flourishing reef diving, steep wall diving and fjord diving. The local dive centres and dive resorts offer guided dive packages or dive courses and diving is done from day trip boats. The clear waters make the experience of diving here that much more memorable.
Diving in Tufi means multiple different types of diving which can be done in one trip. There are multiple wrecks scattered on the seafloor here, mostly from WWII, alongside other historical artefacts from that time. Avid wreck divers can penetrate most of these wrecks and really dive into history. The reefs here are also something unforgettable with marine flora of all shapes, textures and colours, inhabited by a collection of marine critters. Other types of dives include wall diving, drift diving, and diving with large species such as Rays and Sharks. There are dive sites here ideal for dive courses, underwater photographers and night dives also.
Tufi is a warm, tropical diving destination, with temperatures ranging between 22°C and 31°C, and water temperatures ranging between 27°C and 29°C. Divers are able to dive here year round . The wet season runs from December to April and it consists of calm seas with evening rain showers. The dry season is warm but with slightly wavy seas. The visibility here is above average with often reaching 30 meters and above.
The thriving coral reefs here are one of the main attractions of diving here, because alongside the many species of Sea Sponges, Soft Corals, Hard Corals, Sea Fans and Anemones with colours that sparkle in the sunlight which streams through the clear waters. This marine flora attracts numerous species such as Parrotfish, Giant Clams, Barracuda, Tuna, Nudibranchs, Pufferfish, Butterflyfish and many more schools of colourful reef fish. Some larger species spotted here include, on the luckiest days, Hammerhead Sharks, White Tip and Black Tip Reef Sharks, Sea Turtles, Manta Rays and Eagle Rays.
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