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Home  /  Papua New Guinea  /  New Britain
Island & reef · PNG

New Britain

The Melanesian island of Walindi and Kimbe Bay — island endemics above some of the Pacific's best reefs.
Getting there
Fly to Hoskins (HKN), West New Britain, for Kimbe Bay and Walindi
Best for
New Britain endemics, megapodes, world-class reef diving, Kimbe Bay
The land
A large volcanic island east of the mainland, fringed by coral reefs
Good to know
Walindi on Kimbe Bay combines island-endemic birding with superb coral-reef diving
What it is
New Britain is PNG's island finale — Melanesian endemics in the forest above Kimbe Bay's spectacular coral reefs.
The largest island off the mainland, New Britain holds its own set of endemic birds — New Britain boobook, pigeons, and the volcano-nesting melanesian megapode — birded from the famous Walindi Plantation on Kimbe Bay, which doubles as one of the Pacific's premier dive bases. Forest birding and reef diving combine on a single island.
PhotoNew Britain — island & reef.
The reason to come

Island endemics and reefs

New Britain blends Melanesian endemic birds with some of the finest reefs in the Pacific.

Island endemics

New Britain boobook, pigeons and the melanesian megapode.

Kimbe Bay reefs

World-class coral diving and snorkelling from Walindi.

Volcanic megapodes

Birds nesting in warm volcanic sand.

Worth knowing

Forest and reef in one

New Britain pairs Melanesian endemic birds with reef diving that ranks among the Pacific's best.
PhotoKimbe Bay reefs and forest off New Britain.
When to come — honestly

An island of forest and reef.

May – October
Best
Drier season — best for forest birding and calm dive seas.
Year-round
Good
Endemics and reefs are accessible throughout.
New Britain is a distinct add-on reached by air — combining it with the highlands makes for a longer, varied trip.
Context

The island add-on

New Britain extends a PNG journey into Melanesian island endemism and world-class diving, a different world from the highlands.

It is the marine-and-island finale of a fuller PNG trip.

We add New Britain for travellers wanting island endemics and Kimbe Bay's reefs.

Beyond the obvious

More to New Britain.

PhotoEndemic birding

Endemic birding

New Britain's forest birds and megapodes.

PhotoKimbe Bay diving

Kimbe Bay diving

The Pacific reefs from Walindi.

PhotoVolcanic coast

Volcanic coast

Megapode nesting grounds.

Why Wild Voyager

We make New Guinea's wild logistics work.

PNG means light aircraft, simple lodges and remote forest. We handle the charters, the local trackers and the timing so you reach the birds-of-paradise safely.

Handpicked lodges

We choose the lodge and guiding that fit your dates and targets, not whatever is left.

We time it right

We build your visit around the season and the displays that deliver.

Journeys

Trips through New Britain

7 Days · 6 Nights

New Britain Endemics
12 Days · 11 Nights

PNG Wildlife Highlights
18 Days · 17 Nights

Ultimate PNG Wildlife
Where to stay

Where you’ll stay in New Britain

Signature Collection
PhotoWalindi Plantation Resort
Signature

Walindi Plantation Resort

A legendary plantation resort on Kimbe Bay — island-endemic birding above world-class reefs.
Wildlife you may see
Birds

Plan your New Britain journey.

Bird the island for endemics and dive Kimbe Bay's reefs. Tell us your dates and we will build the route around it.

Plan a New Britain trip

Field notes, now and then.

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