The Conflict Islands Resort

Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea

The team at The Conflict Islands Resort are onto something special, really. It's not just a dive centre; it's practically a private island escape with a dive boat attached. We love how remote it feels out there, a real sense of getting away from it all. You fly into Port Moresby, then catch a small charter plane, landing on a grass strip that feels straight out of an adventure movie. This place specialises in pure, unadulterated diving in waters that see very few other boats. If you’re a diver who values quiet reefs over crowded ones, and appreciates seeing things exactly as they should be, this is your spot. Expect to be one of only a handful of divers exploring sites where the pelagic action is a genuine draw. We’ve seen grey reef sharks circling the bommies, schools of barracuda forming huge, shimmering tornadoes, and even the occasional silvertip cruising by. It’s that raw, untamed Papua New Guinea diving that keeps us coming back. Our favourite tip? Get out on the morning dive as early as they'll take you; the light hitting those walls is something else.