New Ireland & Kavieng · Papua New Guinea · Wall
Bermuda Drop
A coral slope that suddenly turns into a sheer drop out of sight
Area photo: Micha Baum · CC BY-SA 4.0
Bermuda Drop is a colourful coral wall near Kavieng that slopes down from the shallows before breaking into a sheer vertical face. The typical dive stays on the sloping upper section, above the point where the reef falls away beyond sight.
Where it is and how deep
No published position for this site — the map shows New Ireland & Kavieng and its other sites; operators know the mooring.
The dive
The coral wall begins at 3 m and slopes down to 25 m, where it turns vertical and drops away out of sight. That change of angle at 25 m marks the bottom of the typical dive, with the colourful sloping wall above it.
Marine life and season
The sources we used don't single out particular species here.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair | Fair | Fair | Fair | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Fair | Fair |
Season follows New Ireland & Kavieng: The New Hanover trips run from May to October; rain from late December to March and North Pacific swell from November to April mark the rest of the year.
Sources
- Dive Sites | Lissenung Island Resort — Lissenung Island Resort
More dive sites in New Ireland & Kavieng
Channel & pass
Eagle rays and grey reef sharks crowding the channel as the tide floods in
Wreck
A wartime Japanese floatplane ringed by schooling batfish and snapper
Pinnacle
An isolated ocean ridge whose point pulls in barracuda and jacks
Coral garden
Frogfish, seahorses and the odd mimic octopus on the sandy slope west of the island
A Second World War bomber that ditched after a raid on Kavieng
Similar dives elsewhere
A vertical face dropping from 5 m to 30 m off Gili Air
Turtle City — greens and hawksbills on a wall to 30 m
Black-tip reef sharks hunting along a sheer coral wall
Steep wall to 30 metres, the strait's moderate-current option