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About Us

Hello, we are Tolai people welcoming you to Rabaul and offering you tours with all facts, our way of life, and a bit of fun. Join our experienced tour guides in our air conditioned buses for tours to remember!

Rabaul Scenic Tours is based in Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea. It is an indigenous registered business 100% nationally owned, under the community participation concept, which is of Tolai culture. We are situated in the island of Matupit in Rabaul, the scenic port that overlooks the volcanoes (Mt. Tavurvur and Mt. Vulcan) that erupted in 1994. We host war relics sites, volcanic hot springs, volcanic craters, fumaroles solidified lava, natural beauty both on land and underwater.

BITAPAKA WAR CEMETERY 

The Rabaul (Bitapaka) War Cemetery,  established in 1945, is located near the site of the former Bitapaka wireless station south of the city of Rabaul, New Britain, in Papua New Guinea. The cemetery is managed by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

KOKOPO WAR MUSEUM

The Kokopo War Museum officially the East New Britain Historical and Cultural Centre Kokopo Museum was established in the early 1980’s as a small museum inside the Anti-Aircraft and Search Light Command Bunker (aka Yamamoto Bunker or The Admiral’s Bunker) in Rabaul.


JAPANESE MONUMENT

The Japanese Memorial Monument is built on ash- covered Namanula Hill and is the main Japanese World War II Memorial in the Pacific. It has great views over Rabaul and the harbor. There is a hole in the structure that allows sunlight to fall on the simple stone shine in the center.