Special Excursions
- Explore the Bismarck Sea and Pacific with Lissenung Island Resort -

Trip 1: 10 June - 18 June 2008
Trip 2: 21 June - 29 June 2008

During this week-long trips, you will visit areas rarely if ever dived. Accommodation will be at Lissenung Island Resort and at guest houses in New Hanover and on Djaul Island. They will take their dive boats to explore some new dive sites, and visit some sites that are very good, but rarely have the chance to dive. Weather permitting, these include a little sub at New Hanover, and a ship wreck.

Cost:

A$ 2245.00 per person
( in twin/double accommodation with private facilities)

Single accommodation on request

Inclusions:
- Accommodation at Lissenung Island Resort
- Accommodation in twin/double rooms with share facilities at Djaul and New Hanover guest houses
- All meals
- Complimentary "sun-downer" wine
- Return airport transfer
- 4 days with 3 dives per day
- 3 days with 2 dives per day
- Night dives on Lissenung House Reef
- Shore diving on Lissenung House Reef
- Tanks, weights, dive guide, snacks onboard dive boat
- Complimentary image downloading and CD burning
- Complimentary Lissenung Island and New Ireland DVD
- Complimentary Lissenung Island Resort T-Shirt

Conditions:
- Group rates and other special offers do not apply
- Divers should hold a minimum of Advanced Open Water plus 50 dives, or Open Water plus
100 dives. Please present logbook for verification.
- Divers must hold DAN insurance.
- Divers have to pay an Environment & Safety Fee of AU$ 4.00 per person per dive day. This amount helps fund the recompression facility in Port Moresby as well as environmental programs throughout PNG. This is not an insurance and does neither cover evacuation nor chamber treatment.
- A deposit of 20% is required at the time of booking. Final payment must be made 45 days prior to arrival at Lissenung Island Resort.

Cancellation policy applies as follows:
- Cancellation policy applies as follows:
Cancellations more than 45 days prior to arrival - full refund
Cancellation 30 - 45 days prior to arrival - a 20% cancellation fee is charged
Cancellation within 30 days of arrival - no refund is given

Sample Itinerary

Day 1 :
• Arrival at Lissenung Island Resort
• Opportunity for shore diving at Lissenung Island
• Overnight at Lissenung Island Resort

Day 2 :
• Diving some of Lissenung's famous dive sites such as Albatross Passage, Peter's Patch as well as exploring some new sites.
• Overnight at Lissenung Island Resort

Day 3 :
• Depart for Djaul Island, in the Bismarck Sea. The island is located off the west coast of New Ireland and the trip will take approx. 90 minutes by boat.
• Diving around Djaul Island
• Overnight at guest house on Djaul

Day 4 :
• Diving around Djaul Island
• In the afternoon, return to Lissenung Island Resort
• Overnight at Lissenung Island Resort

Day 5 :
• Diving some of Lissenung's great dive sites
• Overnight at Lissenung Island Resort

Day 6 :
• Depart for New Hanover, in the Pacific. New Hanover has some fantastic dive sites, and we will visit the north-east tip of New Hanover. The boat ride over will take approx. 75 minutes.
• Diving around New Hanover
• Overnight at Mansava or Haus Sirambat on Tsoi Island.

Day 7 :
• Diving around New Hanover
• In the afternoon, return to Lissenung Island Resort
• Overnight at Lissenung Island Resort

Day 8 :
• Back to Lissenung Island for some more great diving in this area
• Overnight at Lissenung Island Resort

Day 9 :
• Depart Lissenung Island Resort or stay on for some more awesome diving! (Normal accommodation and diving rates apply!)

This is a sample itinerary only and is subject to change without notice, depending on weather conditions. Satellite phone, Oxygen and First Aid equipment and spare parts kit are on board the dive boats. Please note that the guest houses visited might be very basic. However, the experience you will gain during this trip will be very much worth the effort!