Tufi is located in Oro Province on the NE side of the mainland of Papua New Guinea approximately 250 kilometres ENE of the capital, Port Moresby.

Situated between Lae and Alotau on the tip of Cape Nelson, Tufi is 130km E of Kokoda and 120km ESE of Popondetta, the capital of Oro Province.

Tufi Resort is set in a very unique and pristine region of PNG. With its clear waters, this region hosts some of the best diving in the world. From large coral outcrops and shelves to sandy cays, deep fjords and the surrounding rainforests, Tufi is the adventurer’s paradise.

Occupying the coastal strip be between the Solomon Sea and the Owen Stanley Ranges, Oro province covers 22,800 km² and has approximately 140,000 inhabitants.

The northern end of the Kokoda Trail terminates at the village of Kokoda and the region was the scene of heavy fighting during Buna, Gona and Sanananda campaigns of WWII.

Tufi is only accessible by air or sea. The flight time from Port Moresby to Tufi is approximately 50-55minutes. Domestic flights and local charter flights are available. Tufi is one of the only resort where you fly directly into the resort. The airstrip is a 3 minute walk from the resort or a 1 minute drive. On arrival you will be met by the Tufi Resort staff and escorted to the resort.

International Connections

All flight ticketing can be now done online directly with the airline concerned.

Airlines Of PNG

Airlines of PNG operates in conjunction with Virgin connections to Port Moresby from Brisbane (including a seamless connection to V Australia's Los Angeles-Brisbane nonstop flight) on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.

Cairns to Port Moresby operates on Saturday and Monday, and Port Moresby to Cairns on Friday and Sunday.

Domestic flights to Tufi from Port Moresby are Monday 6:00am, and Wednesday and Fridays 2.45pm, with returning flights 1 hour 50 minutes later.

For bookings go to www.apng.com

Air Niugini

Air Niugini operates in conjunction with Qantas for Australian connections into Port Moresby from Sydney, Brisbane and Cairns. Air Niugini operates their own independent services with international services to Port Moresby from Fiji, Solomon Islands, Japan, Singapore, Kuala Lumper, Hong Kong and Manila.

For bookings go to www.airniugini.com

Tropic Air (Private Charter)

For private plane charters please visit the Tropic Air website - www.tropicair.com.pg.