Tawali Resort: Your PNG Tourist Destination

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Papua New Guinea (PNG) is a country to visit if you want to explore and enjoy nature at its best – both on land or underwater. It has dense rainforests, making it a home for many species of birds and mammals. Its waters are very rich in marine life and biodiversity. Diving is one of the most sought activity to experience in PNG.


If you want to experience all of these in one place, many recommend Tawali Dive Resort. It is one of the best PNG tourist destination.

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Tawali Dive resort is located in Milne Bay area. It offers visitors a private treat in which they can enjoy PNG at its best. Here are some activities Tawali Dive Resort is offering:

Diving activities

According to their website, you can 63 dive sites. You can see it here. You can try muck diving and wreck diving at its best in these diving sites.

Skull Cave and Waterfall Tour

One of the tourist attractions of Milne Bay is the skull caves. It’s not every day you can stand in the darkness surrounded by piles of skulls, so make a visit. An exploration of the skull caves together with a side trip to a nearby village and waterfall is a good way to enjoy the heat of the day.

Bird Watching

Papua New Guinea is a bird watcher’s paradise. As we said earlier, it is a home of many bird species. PNG is also a home of Birds of Paradise. Witness how these birds enjoy the day.

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Hiking

PNG has dense rainforests and a walk into these or along the coast offers stunning views and perfect sceneries. There is an extended day hike across the mountain ridge rising behind Tawali, where you can view the entire coastline and rainforests. You can enjoy bird watching here too if you bring a pair of binoculars.

Snorkeling

Visitors can experience snorkeling at the no. 1 best dive sites in Milne Bay – the Coral garden. Be amazed at the beautiful varieties of corals and fish that you can see.

Boi boi waga is also a great place for snorkeling. It is a small island surrounded by white beach. The natives tell that anyone will lose their self in this pristine and clear waters.

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Many say that these activities made Tawali Dive resort one of the best tourist destinations in PNG and I believe them.

10 Facts You Probably Didn’t Know About Golf

There are several reasons why we play golf. First, it is a game for the young and old. Second, it poses numerous health benefits. Third, it builds relationships. In conclusion, golf is a game that is fun and beneficial at the same time but have you ever wondered how it came into being? Or what is the best golf course in the Philippines? How about some trivia about it? To be more in tune with the classic sport, here are 10 facts you didn’t know about golf in the Philippines and around the world:

1) The earliest form of golf can be traced back from Middle Egypt around 2,600 BC.

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The image portrays the tomb of a governor, Kheti In Beni Hasan, during the 11th dynasty. As you can see, there are two persons playing a game with clubs and a round object.


2) The Zamboanga Golf Course and Beach Park is one of the best and oldest golf courses in the Philippines. It was founded in 1910 by Gov. John Pershing.

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3) The longest golf course in the world is the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain Golf Club in Lijiang, China which measures 8,548 yards. It sits at 10,800 feet which faces the Jade Dragon Mountain which is 18,360 feet high. Another fun fact: since the air is so thin due to the elevation, oxygen is provided in the golf carts.

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4) Tiger Woods, the world’s greatest golfer, made his first ace at the tender age of eight years old.

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5) Ben Arda, or “Bentam Ben” is the country’s premier golfer. He finished first in the Philippine Open of 1975. The Philippine Open, also known as the National Open, was one of the oldest competitions in the field of golf.

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6) Coby Orr, however; was the youngest golfer to shoot a hole-in-one. The shot was made in Littleton, Colorado in 1975. He was only five years old.

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7) Russian astronaut Mikhail Tyurin set a record in 2006 for the longest and farthest golf shot ever made by a human being! Take note: this was done in space.

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8) Golf balls travel further during hot days.

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There’s a scientific explanation behind this. Materials contract or expand depending on the temperature, thus affecting their properties. So, during a cold day, there would be a drag on the ball because cold air is denser than warm air and vice versa. Try asking a “rival” to game of golf at the best golf course in the Philippines on a scorching summer day!

9) For the first time in 112 years, golf was played at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro last August 2016.

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10) Golf balls nowadays are made of rubber but the first golf balls were made of wood. These were made in the Netherlands during the 15th century.

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There are lots of reasons to get involved in golf. Aside from its rich history and interesting facts, playing the sport is actually good for you. It’s about time to step out of your house and step into the best golf course in the Philippines!