A great day for trekking, exploring the Fjords and Rainforest, You will also enjoy close up the largest waterfall in the Tufi area cascading down a shear drop off and splashing down 100 meters into a beautiful Fjord. Great snorkeling can be enjoyed at Jebu beach; from the waterfalls you will also enjoy panoramic views of the Fjords the Solomon Sea.
Depart Tufi Resort by boat at 8.30am, take a right turn after leaving Tufi Fjord and head a long the coast going over turquoise reef and clear waters, passing numerous villages and beautiful tropical white sand beaches. After 45 minutes we enter spectacular URAMANOA FJORD where we cruise along the calm waters until we stop at the base of the waterfalls, this is a great spot for photos as these falls are the largest in the area and with the rain that we have been having this will be a fantastic sight as they cascade over the drop off into the rainforest below.
We are then transferred to the beach by traditional canoes to where we start a trek for Oroataba Village. After a 45 minute walk we arrive at beautiful Oroatoaba Village which has a population of 180 people, this village is nestled up high between two Fjords and offer’s panoramic views of the Solomon Sea and the two large Fjords. We are welcome by the villages and are given fresh young coconut to drink and the sweetest pineapple to eat. We then take a 15 minute walk to a lookout that sits on top of the 50 meter waterfall where you can look down and see where we were moored at the base of the waterfalls earlier that morning. While we are here we will have lunch and a swim in the cool pools of the river and enjoy the great views.
We proceed back down the Trek until we reach the village of Jebo where we a given a warm welcome by the clan and can sit down and enjoy a refreshing coconut drink. You will have the opportunity of purchasing some of the local arts and crafts from the villages; this area is World famous for there Tapa cloth making and there shell jewelry. If you like you can snorkel right at the white sand beach in front of the village, enjoy the warm clear waters that abound in beautiful reefs and spectacular colored reef fish.
Arrive back at the Resort at 3.30pm P.N.G. time.