I just got my ticket and all I can say is don't ever go in JANUARY!
3K ouch!
In March on....its a lot cheaper...by half.
Advanced purchase via Quantas and Air New Zealand have lots of sale fares.
On Air New Zealand, you can have a free stopover at Tonga, Fiji, Samoa, Cook Island s or Tahiti!
I'm stopping by Tonga on the way back in March.
Summertime is probably the best fares of all...and you guys are welcome to come over!
Theres the bungalo on the tropical beach in the heart of the training area for a lot cheaper then if you book thru a travel tour...ie. like 175 a day. You could stay there and be one mile away from one of the primary villages to be trained.
Corals, soft corals, macro stuff, calm water, muck diving and the big reef all close by too!
Google Loloata Island Diving + Papua New Guinea !
Steve
And all the malaria you can catch