Barracuda Point (Madang)

The Wrecks of Hansa Bay

Jais Aben Resort House Reef

Kranket Island Wall

Magic Passage

Pig Island (Tab Island)

Planet Rock (Madang)

Madang is known for its relaxed, resort-based diving, with properties such as Jais Aben providing full-board meals built around fresh seafood, tropical fruit, and PNG staples. Day boats carry lunch for the offshore pinnacles and wrecks, and the town has casual restaurants serving grilled fish, curries, and rice. The sheltered setting means most diving is close to base, so meals are convenient and dietary needs are easily met, with cold drinks and fruit keeping divers energised between dives.

Jais Aben Resort

Madang Resort Hotel

Kalibobo Village

Coastwatchers Hotel

Madang, on the north coast of the Papua New Guinea mainland, is a gentle, topography-rich diving region that mixes offshore pinnacles, steep walls, historic wrecks, and calm training reefs. The offshore Planet Rock pinnacle explodes with barracuda, jacks, trevally, and dogtooth tuna, while Magic Passage and the Kranket Island Wall deliver drift dives along gorgonian-covered walls rich in ghost pipefish, frogfish, and leaf scorpionfish. Hansa Bay holds a cluster of WWII wrecks, including a Japanese submarine chaser, a cargo vessel, and a shallow, intact B-25 Mitchell bomber, and Pig Island and the Jais Aben House Reef offer sheltered, beginner-friendly muck and critter diving. With its sheltered harbour and easy access, Madang is an excellent destination for photographers, newly certified divers, and those who want variety without long transfers.

Madang (North Coast of Mainland)

Madang is reached by domestic flight from Port Moresby, with some connections via Lae or Mount Hagen. Dive boats depart the resorts and town for Planet Rock, Magic Passage, and Hansa Bay, with most sites within an hour of base. The sheltered geography makes Madang one of the easiest places in PNG to combine a wide range of dive types without long transfers.