32 SN ORKEL with manta rays

Snorkel with manta rays at Gona Bara Bara Island at Milne Bay. The rays are attracted to the island, where a section of fringing reef has been dubbed as a ‘manta ray cleaning station’. The graceful creatures are cleaned of parasites here by cleaner fish. Tour operators run half-day trips to the small island, or you could stay stay for several weeks and live alongside the tiny local community as a volunteer for Manta Watch Camp. If you’re staying at Doini Island (No. 31), they’ll take you across to the mantas for a few hours. mantawatchcamp.org