Dive Review of Tufi Dive in
Papua New Guinea/Tufi, Oro Province

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Tufi Dive: "Diving in the fiords", Nov, 2014, by Robert M. Jackson, FL, US ( Reviewer 5 reports). Report 7910.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Tufi in the northeast is a beautiful location with hills rolling down to (non-glacial) fiords that provide sheltered diving on coral reefs. Yet, the reefs are more extensive and the water more clear as one gets further away from the shore and into the ocean. Muck diving under the wharf is superb. The diving was good and could be spectacular with better management. The diving program is poorly organized and led by an inexperienced manager (who seems most intent on quoting PADI standards rather than actually providing leadership to the Papuan guides). In contrast, the Papuan guides were skillful and extremely helpful (oddly resulting in conflict with the dive manager). The reefs are overfished and no large fish or turtles to be found. The health of the corals varies from damaged to pristine. The surrounding village is fascinating, safe and worth visiting. Unfortunately, one I cannot recommend this operation until the diving program is straightened out with mature and effective leadership.
Websites	Tufi Dive
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	New England, Pacific Northwest, California, Hawaii, Mediterranean, Florida, Bahamas, Caribbean, Fiji, Solomons, Indonesia, Thailand, Burma, Micronesia
Closest Airport	Tufi	Getting There	Via Port Moresby only
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, cloudy	Seas	calm, choppy
Water Temp	82-84°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	25-100 Ft/ 8-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	No decompression (eliminating access to great ship and plane wrecks). Generally limited to 60 or 45 minutes. Dives led by divemaster(s).
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	no
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	No dedicated space at lodge or on boat provided for housed camera systems. Staff was not familiar with guiding underwater photographers.

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Dive Review of Tufi Dive in Papua New Guinea/Tufi, Oro Province

Tufi Dive: "Diving in the fiords", Nov, 2014,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Tufi Dive in
Papua New Guinea/Tufi, Oro Province