The resort offers three classes of accommodation: Garden Bayside Rooms, Premier Poolside Rooms, and Executive Suites. The Bayside rooms feature a balcony with garden and sea view, polished local timber floors, private bathroom with bathtub, flat screen TV, free Wi-Fi, air-conditioning and ceiling fan, desk, and cable TV. The Suites also feature timber dining table and chairs, leather furniture, two LCD Flat Screen TV, and a Nespresso machine with complimentary coffee capsules.
Guests can visit the ash buried town of Rabaul once considered "the Pearl of the South Pacific" and encounter the 500 km Japanese war tunnels and relics left from World War II. Adventurers can climb a volcano, discover the undeveloped islands, dive in turquoise waters with excellent clarity, snorkel or swim on the beach, or simply relax in the amazing pool.
Guests also experience the unique swim with dolphins just ten minutes from Rapopo in their natural habitat. The dolphin are neither trained, handled nor fed. Be enchanted by their friendly nature and curiosity around humans.
Enjoy fresh lobsters and fish caught in our unpolluted waters by our local fishermen using traditional methods ensuring sustainability. Western, Asian, Thai, and international cuisine are amongst our specialties. Special dietary requirements are also catered for. The restaurant serves only organic fruit and vegetables sourced daily by our chefs from the local markets.
Rapopo Plantation Resort offers fully equipped conference facilities. The beachfront lawn is perfect for outdoor gatherings such as weddings.
Rabaul-Kokopo Dive PADI Center is an independently owned dive operation that operates out of the Resort. Rabaul-Kokopo Dive prides on a safety-first operation and offers world-class diving in a rich and diverse underwater eco-system. Explore the rich history and WW2 wrecks East New Britain has to offer, both on land and underwater.
The dive center offers EFR/First Aid Courses and a range of dive courses for children to adults in a fresh, innovative, and fun training method. Not sure about diving? Enquire about the Introductory Dive Course and let us take you on an underwater adventure. The center also offers a range of activities such as snorkelling, island trips, spearfishing, fun fishing, swimming with wild Spinner Dolphins and land tours, including trekking the Mt Tavurvur volcano and Mt Kabiu (aka Mother Mountain). There are more than twenty amazing dive sites within close proximity of the Resort. More than seven of these sites are historical WW II wrecks including ships and fighter planes. There are also stunning coral reefs and wall dives and the variety of sites will satisfy every diver. Some of the more famous wrecks include the Manko Maru, the Malapau Zero, the Atun, the Avenger, and Yamato Maru.
The dive center does not support technical diving or rebreathers.
Narrative text and photographs courtesy of Rapopo Plantation Resort and Rabaul-Kokopo Dive Center.