Trekking packages for independent travellers
Scenic
hikes from village to village with local guides.
See also Expeditions and Mountain
Climbing.
EM10
Walk the Kokoda Track (open treks, fixed departures)
7
nights South-North Package – “Basic Kokoda”
(1 night Port Moresby, 5 nights trekking, 1 night Kokoda)
11
nights package – “The Full
Kokoda”
(1 night Port Moresby, 1 night Buna, 1 night Kokoda, 7 nights trekking,
1 night Port Moresby)
See open trek departure dates here
Log crossing, Bulldog Track
EM29
Walk the Bulldog Track (open treks, fixed departures)
9
nights package (1 night Port Moresby, 7 nights expedition, 1 night Bulolo)
See schedule of open treks in 2009. Private treks also available.
This package allows recreational cyclists to enjoy the scenery and people of New Ireland’s East Coast on an unhurried foray along the Buluminski Highway between Kavieng and Namatanai. Each day involves a morning of cycling (3 to 4 hours, with stops) and a free afternoon to enjoy swimming and snorkelling, canoeing in native dugouts, beachcombing, village visits and rainforest nature walks. For non-cyclists there is also the option of travelling by local bus between the stops on the itinerary each day.
7 nights ex-Port Moresby
This is a village to village trek in a safe rural area of PNG with spectacular scenery and fantastic snorkelling. The tour can commence any Monday, Wednesday or Friday in accordance with flights. The trip features daily hikes of only about 2 hours duration, some canoe paddling, and plenty of time for swimming and snorkelling, beachwalking, fishing, birdwatching, playing volleyball with the villagers etc. Each night you will overnight in a different village guest house and next day your host will walk or paddle with you to the next village on the itinerary.
Destination information for Tufi
3 or 4 nights ex-Port Moresby
4 nights ex-Port Moresby
After a 4 hour road trip from Port Moresby, motor up the remote Tauri River with some of the locals and hike back through jungle and swamp, passing through small riverside communities.
Climbers at the summit of Mt Wilhelm
3 nights ex-Port Moresby
Mt WIlhelm is PNG's highest mountain at 4500 metres. This is a non-technical climb - special equipment and oxygen tanks are not required but it is still a tough climb up steep paths and requires above-average physical fitness in order to avoid the effects of altitude sickness.
Foothills leading to Mt Albert Edward
7 nights ex-Port Moresby
Mt Albert Edward in the Owen Stanely Ranges of Central Province has two domes, east and west. The west dome is higher, and at 3990 metres this is PNG's second highest peak after Mt Wilhelm. Getting there is quite an expedition for FIT travellers because the nearest airstrip at Yongai has no scheduled flights and you must hike in from Woitape with a guide, porters and supplies. (Flying into Yongai by charter plane is economical for larger groups). Mt Albert Edward is a non-technical climb similar in difficulty to Mt Wilhelm. Altitude sickness is the major risk.
A member of the Explorer's Club treks near Simbai
4 nights ex-Madang (extendable) - challenging trekking into the Kaironk River valley west of Simbai - visit remote tribes living traditional lifestyles.
Destination info for Simbai
Family at Kanains near Simbai
3 nights ex-Madang (with optional extensions to Ramu River or Sepik River)
Destination info for Simbai
