The Gazelle Peninsula on the Island of New Britain, is a paradise of birds, butterflies and lush vegetation; including exotic orchids, bougainvillea and over sixty varieties of frangipani – its natural beauty captured in the harbourside décor and landscaped gardens of Rapopo Plantation Resort.  To experience the local diving, unrivalled in the Southern Hemisphere, Rapopo Plantation Resort’s internationally qualified scuba experts, can escort you on an introductory ‘resort’ dive or teach you to become a SSI diver. Beneath the warm crystal waters is a treasure of marine life – schools of brilliant tropical fish, colourful coral and rare shells. And the tropical waters of Simpson Harbour belie the eerie war museum on the ocean bed – some 65 Japanese warships sunk by allied bombing during World War II. A must for scuba divers. You may care to take a helicopter to the Pigeon Islands for a picnic lunch or swim from the white sands of the Resort’s beach. You may wish to go deep sea fishing for marlin or sail fish.

Full and half day tours of the Gazelle Peninsula will show you the beautiful and peaceful Bitapaka War Cemetery, cocoa and copra plantations and the unspoilt splendour of its jungle. 

The Bainings Fire Dancers, Admiral Yamamoto’s Command Post, Japanese wartime tunnels may be viewed by arrangement.