Accommodation features include polished wood floors and all the expected comforts including insect screens, 24-hour electricity, air-conditioning, hot water, bedroom with ensuite, hair dryer, bar fridge, coffee and tea making facilities. Most bungalows have verandahs overlooking the Coral Sea or Tufi fjord.
Resort amenities include a terraced BBQ area, in-ground pool with views of the fjord below, pool and table tennis, lounge bar area and library. The main building is of a colonial design with a comfortable large surrounding, cool breeze ways and natural lighting. The common areas include reception, gift shop, library lounge and TV and dining area.
Guests dine on a selection of local seafood, vegetables and tropical fruits in the resort dining room or enjoy a BBQ grill on the fjord terrace, accompanied by a wide selection of wines and ice-cold beer.
Divers enjoy the world-renowned scuba diving: wharf, muck diving, night diving, outer reef wall diving, and drift diving in search of hammerhead sharks. A world of diving is a three-minute walk from the resort. There are also day trips to explore the outer reefs and wreck dives with thirty meters of visibility.
The resort offers well-equipped with dive boats, and Crystal at thirty feet, is spacious and has comfortable seating. The boat features a shower and marine head and is well equipped with all safety features. A cruise speed of 20 knots provides divers less time travelling and more time underwater. All vessels are fully equipped with first aid kits and oxygen equipment. The resort has four other smaller multi-purpose boats equipped for diving, fishing or sightseeing.
When scuba diving the fjords, experience the unique macro world critters and for divers who have the “lust for rust” and want to explore a wreck dive, the WW2 PT boat wrecks are waiting. Day or night at the Tufi Wharf and fjords divers encounter a wide variety of gobies, nudibranchs, Mandarin fish, ghost pipe fish, pigmy seahorse and a plethora of other fascinating creatures. A wonderful array of sponges and shelf corals that line the walls of the tropical rainforest fjord presents a truly different diving environment.
Dive and Stay packages include a week in diving paradise at Tufi Resort, 7 nights’ accommodation, ten dives, cultural tour, all meals and domestic flights.