3★+ hotels in Rabaul from €113/night (range €113–113, 1 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).
In Sep, Rabaul typically sees ~30°C daytime highs and 19 rainy days.
Rabaul is the former provincial capital of East New Britain in Papua New Guinea. It was evacuated and nearly destroyed in 1994 when the nearby volcano Tavurvur erupted. As a tourist destination, Rabaul is popular for scuba diving and for snorkelling sites and also offers a spectacular harbour. Because of its war-time history it attracts many Japanese visitors. This article covers Rabaul and the neighboring town of Kokopo, to which the authorities moved the provincial capital after the eruption.
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