Dive Review of Tufi Dive in
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Tufi Dive, Oct, 2011, by Robert and Laura Mosqueda, CA, US ( Contributor 14 reports with 7 Helpful votes). Report 6379.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
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Comments	The acommodations were really nice for us. Others had rooms that were not so nice (bad smell and/or poor drainage). Staff and food were great. Boats were ok... not too comfortable, but most of the trips were less than 60 minutes from shore. Gorgeous location. Spectacular reefs with incredible density of fish life. Most of the fish in the small to medium size range. Occasional cuttlefish, turtle and occasional shark, usually white-tip. Most of the dives were on large pinnacles so the navigation was easy. Dive guides were friendly and acommodating but not knowledgeable about the sea life. (note to management: buy a fish id book!). Safety stops were easy and relaxing, usually at the top of a pinnacle. Twighlight/night dive at the pier revealed amazing life amongst the debris: mandarin fish, many types of lion fish, bobtail squid, Expect the unexpected when it comes to air transport! Our plans went awry due to an airline crash and the resort arranged for charter flight for us; the resort staff were incredibly nice, helpful, and acommodating. For commercial flights, be sure to respect weight limits for luggage. If you were on an international flight to get there, Air Niugini is a bit more liberal. Before you leave, print out the weight restrictions and present the paperwork at the counter if they try to charge you extra. Enjoy the food and the friendly animals (wallaby, hornbill, and couscous). There's been a change of managment in the past year or so. The new managers are very nice and acommodating but are also focused on transforming the resort into a meeting destination so there was lots of building going on.
Websites	Tufi Dive
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	California, Little Cayman, Indonesia (Lembeh, Bunaken, Wakatobi, Komodo), Sea of Cortez, Cozumel, Loreto, Socorro Islands, Hawaii
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	cloudy	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	80-84°F / 27-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	25-100 Ft/ 8-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	the dive briefing specified max depth and time. There was flexibility such that if something exciting was lower than planned and/or took longer than planned the dive guides were acommodating.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Tufi Dive in Papua New Guinea

Tufi Dive, Oct, 2011,

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Dive Review of Tufi Dive in
Papua New Guinea