Surf Adventure Tour Why Papua New Guinea? Surrounded by the turquoise waters of the South Pacific, just east of Papua New Guinea, Bougainville is a staggeringly beautiful island perfect for surf adventures. Though technically an autonomous region, Bougainville maintains deep cultural and economic ties with Papua New Guinea, even as it charts its own course forward. From 1988 to 1998, Bougainville endured a devastating civil conflict as its people fought for independence from Papua New . . .