Avoid this place if you want to deal with honest, trustworthy staff. Had an experience cancelled and general manager has refused to refund my money. Doesn’t reply to emails and does not communicate as to why refund is not given.

This was one of our stops on a cruise of PNG Islands run by P&O. Because of the corona virus outbreak, we ended up having our itinerary changed at short notice, whilst at sea. This meant we had two days at Panasesa Island. What a hardship...NOT!

This truly is my idea of a tropical island paradise. It is privately owned by an Australian. The whole island is thus operated by his staff, many of whom are Australians or Kiwis, as well as local PNG staff.

It is well run, well-staffed, well kept, clean and nicely landscaped. There is a walking track right around the whole island, most of it covered by shade, or you can go along the coral beach.

There are many beach lounges or deck chairs for free use. Natural shade is everywhere so you can get out of the tropical sun. The water is crystal clear and blue aqua in colour - stunning.

In many areas the inshore reef is just metres from the water's edge. So snorkeling is an easy proposition for all ages and abilities. There are water craft for hire incl. SUP and canoes.

You can do a tour of the Turtle Conservatory and Nursery - well worth doing, and many other activities - check out their website for more details.

It really was the God-send to our island cruise trip. The reefs were some of the most beautiful I have seen in years, with hardly any evidence of bleaching, just coral damage and rubble from cyclone or storm activity. No crown of thorn damage either.

My husband did go on three dives run by the resort. He remarked the same of the parts of the lagoon reef he saw. He also managed to see some small baby sharks and a few turtles, but did comment that a lot of the big fish were absent (more than likely due to subsistence living practiced by the local villages in the other Conflict Islands.

All in all, this was our highlight of the 10-day cruise. Shame it is so remote or we would be back in a flash!

We visited the island for 2 days as a part of a P&O cruise and we were able to use the resort facilities (but not the rooms). We were welcomed by a group of locals from a nearby island who danced and sang for us and it was great. They also bring in additional staff so that you can use the dive boat, kyacks, glass bottom boats and bars. The island is beautiful and has ongoing work to revegetate the island with tropical plants and also has a turtle sanctuary which you can pay to visit. We went to the south bar both days and you can buy beer and soft drinks and fresh coconuts.
The snorkelling on this side of the island is amazing. For the first 100 meters the water is not deep and has some patches of coral and fish which is good to access for kids and people who dont want to venture out too far. Beyond this you get to the reef which is quite shallow and has a lot more coral and small fish. Make sure you swim to the drop off as this is where we saw the most fish - many different species plus large fish and we also saw reef sharks and turtles. One guy saw a larger black tipped shark which was about 1.5 m in length and gave him a shock. We found that we could just float along the drop off for 400 to 600 meters and so we spent about 4 hours each day doing this. It was the best snorkelling I have done. Make sure to take your own gear as its quite expensive to hire.