Papua New Guinea & Solomon Islands - Island Provinces (PDF Chapter)

This is the Island Provinces chapter from Lonely Planet’s Papua New Guinea & Solomon Islands guidebook.

Largely untamed and raw, the islands of Papua New Guinea are not your classic beach paradise. Here you’ll live out your Indiana Jones fantasies, blazing a trail of your own amid wild jungles.

• dive or snorkel among some of the world’s most diverse and colourful coral reefs in Kimbe Bay
• maps
• scale Kombiu, aka Mt Mother, and feast your eyes on the 360-degree views of Rabaul, Gazelle Peninsula and the steaming vent of Tavurvur
• transport
• take a banana boat to an isolated surf break or uncrowded dive site near Kavieng
• restaurants & accommodation

Coverage includes: New Britain, New Britain Province, New Ireland Province, Kavieng, Lavongai (New Hanover) & East Islands, East Coast, Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Buka Island and Bougainville.