Papua New Guinea lies to the north of Australia in the West Pacific. The New Ireland Province of Papua New Guinea is north east of mainland PNG. The Provincial capital, Kavieng, is located at the northern tip of the long and narrow island of New Ireland, just 2° degrees south of the equator.

Kavieng is often described as a "typical Somerset Maughan south seas island port". It has a large, beautiful harbour, formed by Nago, Nusalik and Nusalavu Islands. Along its edge on the mainland is Kavieng’s Harbour Drive, a gently curving road, shaded by huge trees, which passes many points of historical interest.

Adventures In Paradise Yacht Charters operate from Nusalik Island, right next door to the Nusa Island Retreat.

Kavieng Airport is only 2 minutes from the harbour, and Nusalik Island is a short banana boat ride across from the wharf.

From Kavieng, you can explore the myriad of islands to the north west of New Ireland. There are 149 islands in New Ireland Province scattered over an area of 230,000 sq km of sea. Many parts of the area remain as it has for centuries. The people are incredibly friendly and accommodating, the islands spectacularly beautiful, and the waters pristine.

"You can’t get much more remote than this, but that was the point – with tropical marine ecosystems under so much pressure from pollution and destructive fishing practices, divers increasingly need to go further and spend more to find those locations where these problems haven’t yet resulted in major environmental change.

As a provincial capital, Kavieng is at the less developed end of the urban scale – barely a town, really. But at 2 degrees below the equator, the temperature never dips below balmy, sea breezes temper the sun’s hammer-like effects and ready smiles are everywhere."

Jeremy Tredinnick, Action Asia Magazine