Located off the southeastern tip of Papua New Guinea, a remote scatter of palm-fringed isles set within the turquoise waters of Milne Bay. Once a thriving colonial trading post in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Samarai was known as the “Jewel of the East,” a legacy still visible in its weathered wharves and remnants of European-era architecture. Today, the islands offer a slower rhythm shaped by village life, crystalline lagoons and some of the South Pacific’s most pristine coral reefs.