Top Tours in Alotau, Papua New Guinea
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- Robyn C4 contributionsWe met Shanniah incidentally when we arrived in Alotau and just wanted to meander around the town on foot.
She offered to take us on a walking tour and we had a ball. Such a lovely person and showed us local perspectives too. Spoke English really well and was truly informative.
Such a lovely person and a wonderful experience.Written 22 August 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Cathryn F1 contributionExcellent tour. Wilma (and friends) looked after us very well. We visited all the places we were told the tour would go - Milne Bay Memorial, school, lookout, village. It was so nice to meet some of Matilda's family and see their home, etc. in the village. Would highly recommend this tour.Written 26 August 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- vickiebypassStamford, CT297 contributionsI booked with Ben who runs Alotau Tours; I researched tour companies on Facebook and TA and Ben’s positive reviews and photos convinced me. He offers several 2 hr tours that focus on one topic, such as WWII, Culture or general sightseeing and then does some 4 hr tours that combine topics, so I chose “Combo C tour: Milne Bay WWII History and Alotau Sightseeing”.Alotau itself is a small village at the center of the cove. PNG was a hub for the Japan’s South Pacific World War II operations which meant were also a lot of Australian and Allied activities here so all the tours involved a fair number WWII related stops. Our guide was Manuel and his sister, plus the driver; there were 8 of us on the tour in a comfortable air conditioned van. After driving out of town, we were quickly in rural areas and went to several war memorials where the family who owns the land the memorial is located on maintains the site and gives a very thorough, interesting explanation of the site, it's significance, etc. They were all knowledgeable and answered everyone's questions.
We visited a primary school and went into two classrooms where we watched a lesson, spoke to the kids, listened to a younger group sing the national anthem, recite a pledge and count to ten and then the piece de resistance - a traditional welcome dance performed by students and led by a teacher. A couple of older boys were drumming using PVC pipes as drums and the kids danced intently. Very intricate routines and precise foot motions linked to very specific gestures. There was a lot of chanting by the boys and they were dancing full out for probably 25 minutes.
The final stop of the day was back in the town of Alotau; in contrast to the countryside, which was nature, wild and lush or palm plantations with the palm homes in groups, the town was bustling with people. Men, women, kids – all ages, and seemingly all having a place to go, as they were walking to someplace not just standing around. The village market was fascinating.People who live outside of town come in with their items, whether produce they’ve grown or gathered, fish, tourist stuff; they sit on the floor with their goods spread out, using a leaf branch to brush the flies away. All have a sign handwritten on brown paper or cardboard with the price of the various items. Everyone we saw throughout PNG were very friendly, all saying good morning and smiling.
This was a great tour. We saw a lot and talked with a lot of locals. I would definitely recommend Ben's Alotau Tours.Written 23 April 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - JefferyLondon, UK7 contributionsShane Holland is an amazing guide I had a great experience ,we did the look out,craft market and drove to a beautiful local village, skull caving and also stopped at tip of png (East cape ) .Its an experience i will never forget .Written 9 December 2019This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- kazitoJapan6 contributionsI visited to test prototype lures with my friends. May is usually good weather for fishing, but unfortunately, we had limited places to go due to the bad luck with wind and rain. However, we could trust the captain to find the best possible spots in those conditions. As a result, we were able to encounter many GT fish every day. It would have been even better if it was closer to Japan...
仲間とプロトタイプのルアーのテストのために訪問しました。通常の５月は釣りには良い気候のはずなんですが、運が悪く風と雨で行く場所が限られてしまいました。しかし、船長に任せておけばその状況で最大限釣れる場所を探してくれます。結果的に毎日たくさんのGTに出会えることができました。日本からもっと近ければ最高なのにな・・・Written 9 May 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - denis M2 contributionsWe booked this very last minute from Port Moresby as we wanted to get out from the prison that we felt we were in , and also Port Moresby is not a true reflection of PNG. We booked a flight and hotel and did not know what to expect.
I have to say that I have been amazed by the whole experience. We were met at the airport by Annie who drove us for 1 hour to a ferry - manned by Charlie and we were whisked away in our private boat to what I can only say is paradise on its on little edge of heaven. 16 wooden bungalows perched on a small hill overlooking the beautiful bays and its on pool, bar area and restaurant. When we arrived myself and my daughter were the only guests so we had the whole place to ourselves.
We did not realise when we booked this place that it was a dive center and located in one of the best dive location in the world. I haven’t dived for 15 years and my daughter has never dived. Nathan and Medac took us out. - with Charlie again - and the morning was spent snorkeling and afternoon intro to scuba - brilliant does not do it justice.
And to add to this Clement our cook made 3 meals a day that were superb and just want you wanted after a dive.
I have been to some amazing places in the World and I am so glad that we booked this by mistake as it has to be up there with them.Written 11 April 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Mike1 contributionWe originally had a snorkeling and canoe trip booked with them. But the weather was not cooperating so I asked if we could adjust to the conditions on that day our cruise was there. Liam was very accommodating and a great communicator throughout. It turned out that the weather wasn’t that bad so we were able to go to a local village for a taste of culture, then on a wonderful hike through the mountains to a secluded beach for a snorkel. The coral was great! We came back for lunch and then they took us for a brief stop at the eastern most point of the island.
You do need to be prepared for basic transportation - there are no 40 passenger buses on the island. But we didn’t mind.
We were extremely happy with the staff and people. They are adaptable and easy to work with. Had a great time! They seem happy and able to put together a tour to anyone’s liking.Written 5 March 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Alotau bay toursAlotau, Papua New Guinea10 contributionsLove the opportunity to see the local village festival and we highly recommend milne bay adventure and tour to any 1 visiting AlotauWritten 25 June 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Stay45813319688Alotau, Papua New Guinea1 contributionExcellent condition 175hp 26fter speed boat, experienced and helpful crew. Pickup from main town Alotau at Waterfront Lodge jetty for an amazing 4 hour trip through the China Strait stopping over scenic, untouched beautiful white sandy islands in the Milne Bay Province. A must tour if you plan to visit this part of the world. Thank you Alpha Blue!Written 28 May 2019This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
