Outrigger Safaris and Village Guesthouses
Discover the fascinating coastal Solomon Sea village life of Oro Province, village hopping along the coast. The villagers have built traditional guest houses that you stay in, often situated right by the beach under the palm trees overlooking beautiful blue seas that you can snorkel and swim in. Your hosts will catch fresh fish and sometimes lobster for evening meals which will be complimented with village vegetables and fruit. Breakfasts will also be supplied by the villagers.
You will be able to interact with the villagers and to see first hand how they live. They will give you a window into their lives and culture, tkae you around their village, show you their tradtions, vegetable gardens, and local points of beauty. This may be walking to a headland or canoeing to a waterfall, depending on the village. You can go fishing with them, or try your hand at lobster catching. If a dugout is being built, you can lend a hand. This is an opportunity that you will not get to experience anywhere else in Papua New Guinea.
Due to flights only operating on Monday mornings, and Friday afternoons, the best way of experiencing this is over eight nights, though for parties of four we can quote on a case by case basis using charter flights, thus negating the need to overnight in Port Moresby at either end. Using shcrduled flights, the tour can run either Sunday to Monday or Friday to Saturday.
Sunday: Night at Gateway Hotel, Port Moresby, airport transfers and breakfast included
Monday: Depart Port Moresby 0615. Fjord kayak, self-guided. Night at Tufi resort.
Tuesday: Fjord Snorkelling. Self-guided walk around Tufi Station. Night at Tufi resort.
Wednesday: Boat transfer to Orotoaba village. Night in the guest house.
Thursday: Raggiana BoP visit. Transfer on foot to Jebo village. Night in the village guest house.
Friday: Outrigger transfer to Garewa. Waterfall visit. Night in the village guest house.
Saturday: Garewa village. Swimming, snorkellling, fishing. PM boat transfer to Tufi Resort.
Sunday: Tufi Cultural Experience in the morning. Boat ride to Komoa Beach for beach barbecue and snorkelling. Night at Tufi resort.
Monday: Depart Tufi at 0840 land in Port Moresby 1020.
Friday: Depart Port Moresby in the PM.Night at Tufi resort in a deluxe bungalow
Saturday: Fjord Snorkelling. Self-guided walk around Tufi Station. Night at Tufi Resort
Sunday: Tufi Cultrual Experience and beach BBQ
Monday: Boat transfer to Orotoaba village. Night in the guest house
Tuesday: Raggiana BoP visit. Transfer on foot to Jebo village. Night in the village guest house
Wednesday: Outrigger transfer to Garewa. Night in the village guest house
Thursday: Pick up by boat, transfer to Tufi Resort
Friday: depart PM - Gateway BB
Saturday: Airport Transfer
Based on 2 people sharing with scheduled flights
Deluxe Bungalow $2330 USD
Deluxe Room $2275 USD
Standard Room $2075 USD
Solo traveller with scheduled flights
Deluxe Bungalow $2830 USD
Deluxe Room $2710 USD
Standard Room $2545 USD
A shorter 4-night version is possible, Monday to Friday, but requires an overnight in Port Moresby Sunday night and Friday night, making it six nights in total. .
Sunday: Night at Gateway Hotel, Port Moresby, airport transfers and breakfast included
Monday: Depart Port Moresby 0615. Fjord kayak, self-guided. Night at Tufi resort.
Tuesday: Boat transfer to Orotoaba village. Night in the guest house.
Wednesday: Raggiana BoP visit. Transfer on foot to Jebo village. Outrigger transfer to Garewa. Waterfall visit. Night in the village guest house.
Thursday: Garewa village. Swimming, snorkellling, fishing. Night in the village guest house. transfer to Tufi resort.
Friday: Fjord kayak, self-guided, fjord snorkelling. self-guided walk around Tufi Station. 4PM flight to Port Moresby, Transfer to Gateway Hotel.
Saturday: Airport Transfer
Based on 2 people sharing with scheduled flights
Deluxe Bungalow $1600 USD
Deluxe Room $1520 USD
Standard Room $1420 USD
Solo traveller with scheduled flights
Deluxe Bungalow $2020 USD
Deluxe Room $1940 USD
Standard Room $1830 USD
You will be able to interact with the villagers and to see first hand how they live. They will give you a window into their lives and culture, tkae you around their village, show you their tradtions, vegetable gardens, and local points of beauty. This may be walking to a headland or canoeing to a waterfall, depending on the village. You can go fishing with them, or try your hand at lobster catching. If a dugout is being built, you can lend a hand. This is an opportunity that you will not get to experience anywhere else in Papua New Guinea.
Due to flights only operating on Monday mornings, and Friday afternoons, the best way of experiencing this is over eight nights, though for parties of four we can quote on a case by case basis using charter flights, thus negating the need to overnight in Port Moresby at either end. Using shcrduled flights, the tour can run either Sunday to Monday or Friday to Saturday.
Sunday: Night at Gateway Hotel, Port Moresby, airport transfers and breakfast included
Monday: Depart Port Moresby 0615. Fjord kayak, self-guided. Night at Tufi resort.
Tuesday: Fjord Snorkelling. Self-guided walk around Tufi Station. Night at Tufi resort.
Wednesday: Boat transfer to Orotoaba village. Night in the guest house.
Thursday: Raggiana BoP visit. Transfer on foot to Jebo village. Night in the village guest house.
Friday: Outrigger transfer to Garewa. Waterfall visit. Night in the village guest house.
Saturday: Garewa village. Swimming, snorkellling, fishing. PM boat transfer to Tufi Resort.
Sunday: Tufi Cultural Experience in the morning. Boat ride to Komoa Beach for beach barbecue and snorkelling. Night at Tufi resort.
Monday: Depart Tufi at 0840 land in Port Moresby 1020.
Friday: Depart Port Moresby in the PM.Night at Tufi resort in a deluxe bungalow
Saturday: Fjord Snorkelling. Self-guided walk around Tufi Station. Night at Tufi Resort
Sunday: Tufi Cultrual Experience and beach BBQ
Monday: Boat transfer to Orotoaba village. Night in the guest house
Tuesday: Raggiana BoP visit. Transfer on foot to Jebo village. Night in the village guest house
Wednesday: Outrigger transfer to Garewa. Night in the village guest house
Thursday: Pick up by boat, transfer to Tufi Resort
Friday: depart PM - Gateway BB
Saturday: Airport Transfer
Based on 2 people sharing with scheduled flights
Deluxe Bungalow $2330 USD
Deluxe Room $2275 USD
Standard Room $2075 USD
Solo traveller with scheduled flights
Deluxe Bungalow $2830 USD
Deluxe Room $2710 USD
Standard Room $2545 USD
A shorter 4-night version is possible, Monday to Friday, but requires an overnight in Port Moresby Sunday night and Friday night, making it six nights in total. .
Sunday: Night at Gateway Hotel, Port Moresby, airport transfers and breakfast included
Monday: Depart Port Moresby 0615. Fjord kayak, self-guided. Night at Tufi resort.
Tuesday: Boat transfer to Orotoaba village. Night in the guest house.
Wednesday: Raggiana BoP visit. Transfer on foot to Jebo village. Outrigger transfer to Garewa. Waterfall visit. Night in the village guest house.
Thursday: Garewa village. Swimming, snorkellling, fishing. Night in the village guest house. transfer to Tufi resort.
Friday: Fjord kayak, self-guided, fjord snorkelling. self-guided walk around Tufi Station. 4PM flight to Port Moresby, Transfer to Gateway Hotel.
Saturday: Airport Transfer
Based on 2 people sharing with scheduled flights
Deluxe Bungalow $1600 USD
Deluxe Room $1520 USD
Standard Room $1420 USD
Solo traveller with scheduled flights
Deluxe Bungalow $2020 USD
Deluxe Room $1940 USD
Standard Room $1830 USD
Guesthouse locations
GUESTHOUSE ACCOMMODATION
The village eco-guest houses are a great way to experience the culture and traditional way of life. Explore with the local fishermen, go snorkeling and catch a fresh lobster for dinner and help the village people prepare your meal, the traditional way. Observe the time-honored ways of sago making, female tattooing, canoe making, string bag making, rope and fish net making. Experience their colorful dancing and their spellbound rituals. Be memorized by their fantastic head dress and their tapa cloth designs. Listen to the stories that have been the Tufi cultural foundation for centuries. Mix and live with the friendliest people in the South Pacific. |
Kofure Guest House
Established for over thirty years this beautiful village setting has a population of only 70 people. Walk to the beach for snorkelling or swimming, if you like go for a canoe ride into the Fjords. Your host is well known character Chief Davidson who is an authority on the local history and customs, only a 10-minute ride from Tufi.
Komoa Beach Guest House
Overlooking a spectacular white sandy tropical beach gives this place a real tranquil feel, enjoy some great snorkelling and swimming and meet the friendly village people, Komoa is famous for shell jewelry Kundu drums, 15 mins outrigger ride from Tufi.
Bauwame Guest House
Situated on a spur overlooking the fantastic Amuian Fjord, the largest one on the coast. The guest house is situated in the middle of a large village that is well known for its beautiful gardens and friendly people, there are some great trekking up into the hills and an abundance of bird life especially the giant hornbills that can be seen in huge numbers. 45 min outrigger ride from Tufi.
Garewa Guest House
Breathtaking position makes this a popular destination for couples; it has all the romance of the old South Pacific. Overlooks the blue Solomon sea with a incredible tropical beach at your door step, ask for there romantic waterfall tour where you are taken to spectacular water fall inside the bay by canoe, where they will leave you for a few hours with some refreshing coconut milk and cooked lobster. 1 hour canoe ride from Tufi.
Orotoaba Guest House
Situated up high in the hills and nestled between two fjords, this area has a lot to offer, spectacular 150metre waterfalls, and Birds of Paradise in the wild and breathtaking views of the coastline and the Solomon Sea. Your hosts are two young local guys Rodney and Jackson who really go out of their way to make you feel at home, they will take you on some great treks and share there local knowledge with you. 1hour 15 mins by canoe and an easy 40 min walk.
Jebo Guest House
Is situated alongside a beautiful white coral sandy beach, snorkeling, swimming, waterfall tour, trekking or just relaxing on the beach. Walk through the local fishing village and be amazed at the fish that the villages bring in on there small canoes, these people have been fishing for centuries with traditional methods, and at night it is cooked and served fresh to you. 1 hour and 20 mins by canoe from Tufi.