Kimbe Bay is located in the western part of New Britain Island, the biggest island in Papua New Guinea. Kimbe Bay has a lot to offer to the visitors. The bay located at the foot of dormant volcanic mountain of Vulcan. The rich volcanic soil makes a very fitting place for now the huge Oil Palm plantation that covers the eastern part of the bay.  To the west of the bay nestles a small, but a very unique tourist’s paradise, the Walindi Plantation Resort, the 4 time internationally awarded Reader Choice ecotourism provider www.walindi.com    Walindi and the whole of Kimbe Bay offer pristine reefs and amazing marine life.  The Bay has clearest of blues seas of the Pacific Ocean that houses the reefs that have half the coral species of the world.

 The friendly staff of Walindi has been proudly showing off the Kimbe Bay reefs to visiting divers for over 25 years. Walindi Resort is also home port to its boutique Liveaboard Dive Vessel, MV FeBrina http://walindifebrina.com/. With experienced captain and crew members at the helm, FeBrina has been exploring the waters of New Britain further afield from Kimbe Bay for many years.

Getting to Walindi Resort and MV FeBrina is a short flight from Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea to Hoskins airport, West New Britain. Hoskins Airport accommodates F28 Air Niugini www.airnuigini.com  jet flights from Port Moresby on a daily basis. Looking out the window on your flight you will realize that this is going to be no ordinary vacation. Mountain ranges that top 14,000 feet divide the main island of New Britain. The deeper valleys remained isolated until early last century; the land you fly over is occupied by people who have 800 different languages and cultures that are just as diverse. This thought alone can excite you to see what Walindi holds in store for you.

At your touchdown at Hoskins airport the courtesy van from the Walindi will drive you through the lines of palm oil plantations and mills where you see what you enjoy at home the different products from palm oil. It is a 30 minutes drive from the Hoskins airport, the resort nestles peacefully in the tranquility of the Pacific Ocean.

One of the reasons why you should visit is cost. Papua New Guinea Kina (the currency at the time of writing) is 0.3689 to 1 US $. Because of the devaluation of kina that enables a tourist on tight budget to visit this unique. For cost see www.walindi.com and related links.