Sport & Activities
Watersports
The beaches and coral reefs around Papua New Guinea offer spectacular swimming and snorkelling facilities. Diving facilities and qualified instructors are available. Madang, Port Moresby and Rabaul offer a wide variety of dives ranging from wrecks to reefs. Diving holidays can also be arranged at locations such as Loloaka and off the island of New Britain, the latter being considered one of the best diving areas in Papua New Guinea. There is an underwater club in Port Moresby which is open to visitors. Game fish are plentiful in Lae, Madang, Port Moresby, Rabaul and Wewak. Information is available from Port Moresby Game Fishing Club Gantry, PO Box 154, Boroko (tel: 325 4532; fax: 325 6048; e-mail: kwebber@daltron.com.pg; website: www.pmgfc.org.pg). The Royal Papua Yacht Club (tel: 321 1700; fax: 321 4935; e-mail:rpyc@datec.net.pg website: www.rpyc.com.pg) makes its extensive sailing facilities available to visitors; the season begins in late April.
Backpacking and hiking
There are many backpacking and hiking tours are on offer, ranging from simple bush walks to extended tours through the rugged interior.
Other
Golf can be played at Port Moresby Golf Club, which has one of the oldest courses in Papua New Guinea, and is open to visitors. Other clubs are at Arowa, Lae, Madang, Minj, Rabaul and Wau. Visitors are welcome to do horseriding at Illimo Farm, Port Moresby, where instruction is available in the afternoons and at weekends. Squash courts and equipment are available in major centres.
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