Cyclone Reef

Mount Trafalgar (outer reef)

Sinou Fjord

Tufi Fjords

Tufi Wharf

Tufi diving is centred on the Tufi Dive Resort, where meals are provided as part of a full-board stay built around fresh seafood, tropical fruit, and PNG staples such as taro and cassava. Day boats carry lunch for the fjord and offshore sites, and the remote setting means most dining happens at the resort. The chef works with local produce and fish, and dietary needs are accommodated, with cold drinks and fruit available between the morning and afternoon dives.

Tufi Dive Resort

Tufi Guesthouse

Cape Nelson Lodge

Oro Bay Hotel

Tufi, on Cape Nelson in Oro Province, is one of the most visually dramatic diving regions in Papua New Guinea, where flooded river valleys have carved a series of fjords with vertical walls plunging to 60 metres through crystal-clear water. The Tufi Fjords are draped in huge sea fans and black coral, with nudibranchs and crevice macro life, while the outer fjord mouths summon schooling barracuda, mackerel, reef sharks, and manta rays. Sinou Fjord is a less-dived, pristine wall rich in pygmy seahorses and whip corals, Tufi Wharf is a classic muck dive for seahorses and frogfish, and offshore Cyclone Reef and Mount Trafalgar deliver grey reef sharks, dogtooth tuna, and seasonal hammerheads. Reached from Port Moresby by flight and a scenic transfer, Tufi is a fjord-diving gem for photographers and explorers.

Tufi (Cape Nelson, Oro Province – Fjords & Reefs)

Tufi is reached by domestic flight from Port Moresby to the airstrip at Cape Nelson, followed by a short boat or road transfer to the Tufi Dive Resort. Daily boats explore the fjords, the wharf, and the offshore pinnacles, with most sites only minutes from base. The scenic flight and fjord setting make the journey itself a highlight of the trip.

Dive Sites in Tufi (Cape Nelson, Oro Province – Fjords & Reefs)

Cyclone Reef

Mount Trafalgar (outer reef)

Sinou Fjord

Tufi Fjords

Tufi Wharf