KOKODA TREK DATES 2009
On this page you will find 26 open trek dates listed for 2009. All open treks must have a minimum of 6 trekkers in order to proceed. The maximum number of people we will take on an open trek is 12 trekkers. Available open trek dates may be closed off as a private (closed) trek with minimum 10 and maximum 20 people on request. 10% discount (or group organiser goes free) applies to private groups booking a closed trek.
For booking information and terms and conditions read our Kokoda Track Booking Information.
To request an invoice for your 20% deposit, e-mail us
Download our 2009 generic trek itinerary and notes here: 11 nights NORTH-SOUTH or 7 nights SOUTH-NORTH

Important note on trek prices: 28OCT08
Recent steep devaluation of the Australian dollar brought our previously advertised AUD trek package rates ($2890 for 9 nights south-north and $3350 for 11 nights north-south) down to BELOW OPERATING COST in PNG kina terms. Our Australian dollar trek package prices for 2008 and 2009 were set in late 2007 when AUD$1.00 was worth PGK2.20.
Today AUD$1.00 is worth only PGK1.55. This means the Australian dollar has lost about 30% of its value in kina terms over 12 months. As a PNG-based company, almost 100% of our operating costs are in kina. If we continuing selling our trek packages at previously advertised AUD prices we will go broke fast because the converted amount in kina is now less than the actual cost of running our treks. Hopefully the Australian dollar will regain some of its previous value but in the meantime we have today re-priced our 2009 treks in kina. To work out the equivalent cost in Australian dollars based on the current exchange rate, multiply by our nominated conversion rate shown on our website home page.
We believe that other operators will be raising their trek package price soon in response to the further devaluation of the AUD in late October. At the moment perhaps they are adopting a wait-and-see-approach to see if the dollar will re-gain some ground, or to see how other trekking companies are going to move.

Comparing the cost of Ecotourism Melanesia trekking packages with other companies.

KOKODA TREK 901A - NORTH TO SOUTH - MON 09 MAR to FRI 20 MAR - 11 nights package PGK 7400
Mon 09 Mar - arrive Port Moresby (overnight hotel)
Tue 10 Mar - Buna (overnight village guest house)
Wed 11 Mar - Kokoda (overnight hospital guest house)
Thu 12 Mar - Deniki (overnight trekker's hut)
Fri 13 Mar - Alola (overnight village guest house)
Sat 14 Mar - Templetons Crossing (overnight trekker's hut)
Sun 15 Mar - Kagi (overnight village guest house)
Mon 16 Mar - Menari (overnight village guest house)
Tue 17 Mar - Naoro (overnight trekker's hut)
Wed 18 Mar - Ua-Ule Creek (overnight trekker's hut)
Thu 19 Mar - Port Moresby (overnight hotel)
Fri 20 Mar - fly out

KOKODA TREK 901B - SOUTH TO NORTH - FRI 20 MAR to FRI 27 MAR - 7 nights package PGK 6400
Fri 20 Mar - arrive Port Moresby (overnight hotel)
Sat 21 Mar - Ofi Creek (overnight trekker's hut)
Sun 22 Mar - Menari (overnight village guest house)
Mon 23 Mar - Kagi (overnight village guest house)
Tue 24 Mar - Templetons Crossing (overnight trekker's hut)
Wed 25 Mar - Alola (overnight village guest house)
Thu 26 Mar - Kokoda (overnight hospital guest house)
Fri 27 Mar - fly out

KOKODA TREK 902A - NORTH TO SOUTH - WED 08 APR to SUN 19 APR - 11 nights package PGK 7400
Wed 08 Apr - arrive Port Moresby (overnight hotel)
Thu 09 Apr - Buna (overnight village guest house)
Fri 10 Apr - Kokoda (overnight hospital guest house)
Sat 11 Apr - Deniki (overnight trekker's hut)
Sun 12 Apr - Alola (overnight village guest house)
Mon 13 Apr - Templetons Crossing (overnight trekker's hut)
Tue 14 Apr - Kagi (overnight village guest house)
Wed 15 Apr - Menari (overnight village guest house)
Thu 16 Apr - Naoro (overnight trekker's hut)
Fri 17 Apr - Ua-Ule Creek (overnight trekker's hut)
Sat 18 Apr - Port Moresby (overnight hotel)
Sun 19 Apr - fly out

KOKODA TREK 902B - SOUTH TO NORTH - SUN 19 APR to SUN 26 APR - 7 nights package PGK 7500 (includes ANZAC peak season surcharge)
Sun 19 Apr - arrive Port Moresby (overnight hotel)
Mon 20 Apr - Ofi Creek (overnight trekker's hut)
Tue 21 Apr - Menari (overnight village guest house)
Wed 22 Apr - Kagi (overnight village guest house)
Thu 23 Apr - Templetons Crossing (overnight trekker's hut)
Fri 24 Apr - Isurava Memorial (overnight trekker's hut or tents)
Sat 25 Apr - ANZAC DAY Dawn Service at Isurava Memorial. Descend to Kokoda (overnight hospital guest house or tents)
Sun 26 Apr - fly out

KOKODA TREK 903A - NORTH TO SOUTH - MON 13 APR to FRI SAT 25 APR - 12 nights package PGK 9190 (includes extra night hotel, excursion to dawn service at Bomana, and ANZAC peak season surcharge).
Mon 13 Apr - arrive Port Moresby (overnight hotel)
Tue 14 Apr - Buna (overnight village guest house)
Wed 15 Apr - Kokoda (overnight hospital guest house)
Thu 16 Apr - Deniki (overnight trekker's hut)
Fri 17 Apr - Alola (overnight village guest house)
Sat 18 Apr - Templetons Crossing (overnight trekker's hut)
Sun 19 Apr - Kagi (overnight village guest house)
Mon 20 Apr - Menari (overnight village guest house)
Tue 21 Apr - Naoro (overnight trekker's hut)
Wed 22 Apr - Ua-Ule Creek (overnight trekker's hut)
Thu 23 Apr - arrive Owers Corner / Port Moresby (overnight hotel)
Fri 24 Apr - rest day in Port Moresby (overnight hotel)
Sat 25 Apr - 4.00am excursion to ANZAC Day dawn service at Bomana War Cemetery, followed by RSL gunfire breakfast (bbq snags and beer) at the Australian High Commission. Fly out in the afternoon.

KOKODA TREK 903B - SOUTH TO NORTH - FRI 24 APR to FRI 01 MAY - 7 nights package PGK 7730 (includes excursion to dawn service at Bomana, and ANZAC peak season surcharge)
Fri 24 Apr - arrive Port Moresby (overnight hotel)
Sat 25 Apr - 4.00am excursion to ANZAC Day dawn service at Bomana War Cemetery, followed by RSL gunfire breakfast (bbq snags and beer) at the Australian High Commission. 9am depart for Owers Corner and hike to Ofi Creek (overnight trekker's hut)
Sun 26 Apr - Menari (overnight village guest house)
Mon 27 Apr - Kagi (overnight village guest house)
Tue 28 Apr - Templetons Crossing (overnight trekker's hut)
Wed 29 Apr - Alola (overnight village guest house)
Thu 30 Apr - Kokoda (overnight hospital guest house)
Fri 01 May - fly out

KOKODA TREK 904A - NORTH TO SOUTH - MON 20 APR to FRI 01 MAY - 11 nights package PGK 8500 (includes ANZAC peak season surcharge)
Mon 20 Apr - arrive Port Moresby (overnight hotel)
Tue 21 Apr - Buna (overnight village guest house)
Wed 22 Apr - Kokoda (overnight hospital guest house)
Thu 23 Apr - Deniki (overnight trekker's hut)
Fri 24 Apr - Isurava Memorial (overnight trekker's hut or tents)
Sat 25 Apr - ANZAC DAY Dawn Service at Isurava Memorial. Continue to Templetons Crossing (overnight trekker's hut)
Sun 26 Apr - Kagi (overnight village guest house)
Mon 27 Apr - Menari (overnight village guest house)
Tue 28 Apr - Naoro (overnight trekker's hut)
Wed 29 Apr - Ua-Ule Creek (overnight trekker's hut)
Thu 30 Apr - arrive Owers Corner / Port Moresby (overnight hotel)
Fri 01 May - fly out

KOKODA TREK 904B - SOUTH TO NORTH - FRI 01 MAY to FRI 08 MAY - 7 nights package PGK 6400
Fri 01 May - arrive Port Moresby (overnight hotel)
Sat 02 May - Ofi Creek (overnight trekker's hut)
Sun 03 May - Menari (overnight village guest house)
Mon 04 May - Kagi (overnight village guest house)
Tue 05 May - Templetons Crossing (overnight trekker's hut)
Wed 06 May - Alola (overnight village guest house)
Thu 07 May - Kokoda (overnight hospital guest house)
Fri 08 May - fly out

KOKODA TREK 905A - NORTH TO SOUTH - MON 18 MAY to FRI 29 MAY - 11 nights package PGK 7400
Mon 18 May - arrive Port Moresby (overnight hotel)
Tue 19 May - Buna (overnight village guest house)
Wed 20 May - Kokoda (overnight hospital guest house)
Thu 21 May - Deniki (overnight trekker's hut)
Fri 22 May - Alola (overnight village guest house)
Sat 23 May - Templetons Crossing (overnight trekker's hut)
Sun 24 May - Kagi (overnight village guest house)
Mon 25 May - Menari (overnight village guest house)
Tue 26 May - Naoro (overnight trekker's hut)
Wed 27 May - Ua-Ule Creek (overnight trekker's hut)
Thu 28 May - arrive Owers Corner / Port Moresby (overnight hotel)
Fri 29 May - fly out

KOKODA TREK 905B - SOUTH TO NORTH - FRI 29 MAY to FRI 05 JUN - 7 nights package PGK 6400
Fri 29 May - arrive Port Moresby (overnight hotel)
Sat 30 May - Ofi Creek (overnight trekker's hut)
Sun 31 May - Menari (overnight village guest house)
Mon 01 Jun - Kagi (overnight village guest house)
Tue 02 Jun - Templetons Crossing (overnight trekker's hut)
Wed 03 Jun - Alola (overnight village guest house)
Thu 04 Jun - Kokoda (overnight hospital guest house)
Fri 05 Jun - fly out

KOKODA TREK 906A - NORTH TO SOUTH - MON 15 JUN to FRI 26 JUN - 11 nights package PGK 7400
Mon 15 Jun - arrive Port Moresby (overnight hotel)
Tue 16 Jun - Buna (overnight village guest house)
Wed 17 Jun - Kokoda (overnight hospital guest house)
Thu 18 Jun - Deniki (overnight trekker's hut)
Fri 19 Jun - Alola (overnight village guest house)
Sat 20 Jun - Templetons Crossing (overnight trekker's hut)
Sun 21 Jun - Kagi (overnight village guest house)
Mon 22 Jun - Menari (overnight village guest house)
Tue 23 Jun - Naoro (overnight trekker's hut)
Wed 24 Jun - Ua-Ule Creek (overnight trekker's hut)
Thu 25 Jun - arrive Owers Corner / Port Moresby (overnight hotel)
Fri 26 Jun - fly out

KOKODA TREK 906B - SOUTH TO NORTH - FRI 26 JUN to FRI 03 JUL - 7 nights package PGK 6400
Fri 26 Jun - arrive Port Moresby (overnight hotel)
Sat 27 Jun - Ofi Creek (overnight trekker's hut)
Sun 28 Jun - Menari (overnight village guest house)
Mon 29 Jun - Kagi (overnight village guest house)
Tue 30 Jun - Templetons Crossing (overnight trekker's hut)
Wed 01 Jul - Alola (overnight village guest house)
Thu 02 Jul - Kokoda (overnight hospital guest house)
Fri 03 Jul - fly out

KOKODA TREK 907A - NORTH TO SOUTH - MON 13 JUL to FRI 24 JUL - 11 nights package PGK 7400
Mon 13 Jul - arrive Port Moresby (overnight hotel)
Tue 14 Jul - Buna (overnight village guest house)
Wed 15 Jul - Kokoda (overnight hospital guest house)
Thu 16 Jul - Deniki (overnight trekker's hut)
Fri 17 Jul - Alola (overnight village guest house)
Sat 18 Jul - Templetons Crossing (overnight trekker's hut)
Sun 19 Jul - Kagi (overnight village guest house)
Mon 20 Jul - Menari (overnight village guest house)
Tue 21 Jul - Naoro (overnight trekker's hut)
Wed 22 Jul - Ua-Ule Creek (overnight trekker's hut)
Thu 23 Jul - arrive Owers Corner / Port Moresby (overnight hotel)
Fri 24 Jul - fly out

KOKODA TREK 907B - SOUTH TO NORTH - FRI 24 JUL to WED 31 JUL - 7 nights package PGK 6400
Fri 24 Jul - arrive Port Moresby (overnight hotel)
Sat 25 Jul - Ofi Creek (overnight trekker's hut)
Sun 26 Jul - Menari (overnight village guest house)
Mon 27 Jul - Kagi (overnight village guest house)
Tue 28 Jul - Templetons Crossing (overnight trekker's hut)
Wed 29 Jul - Alola (overnight village guest house)
Thu 30 Jul - Kokoda (overnight hospital guest house)
Fri 31 Jul - fly out

KOKODA TREK 908A - NORTH TO SOUTH - WED 12 AUG to SUN 23 AUG - 11 nights package PGK 7400
Wed 12 Aug - arrive Port Moresby (overnight hotel)
Thu 13 Aug - Buna (overnight village guest house)
Fri 14 Aug - Kokoda (overnight hospital guest house)
Sat 15 Aug - Deniki (overnight trekker's hut)
Sun 16 Aug - Alola (overnight village guest house)
Mon 17 Aug - Templetons Crossing (overnight trekker's hut)
Tue 18 Aug - Kagi (overnight village guest house)
Wed 19 Aug - Menari (overnight village guest house)
Thu 20 Aug - Naoro (overnight trekker's hut)
Fri 21 Aug - Ua-Ule Creek (overnight trekker's hut)
Sat 22 Aug - arrive Owers Corner / Port Moresby (overnight hotel)
Sun 23 Aug - fly out

KOKODA TREK 908B - SOUTH TO NORTH - SUN 23 AUG to SUN 30 AUG - 7 nights package PGK 6400 (Battle of Isurava commemoration trek)
Sun 23 Aug - arrive Port Moresby (overnight hotel)
Mon 24 Aug - Ofi Creek (overnight trekker's hut)
Tue 25 Aug - Menari (overnight village guest house)
Wed 26 Aug - Kagi (overnight village guest house)
Thu 27 Aug - Templetons Crossing (overnight trekker's hut)
Fri 28 Aug - Isurava Memorial (overnight trekker's hut or tents)
Sat 29 Aug - Isurava Day commemoration at Isurava Memorial then continue to Kokoda (overnight hospital guest house)
Sun 30 Aug - fly out

KOKODA TREK 909A - NORTH TO SOUTH - MON 14 SEP to FRI 25 SEP - 11 nights package PGK 7400
Mon 14 Sep - arrive Port Moresby (overnight hotel)
Tue 15 Sep - Buna (overnight village guest house)
Wed 16 Sep - Kokoda (overnight hospital guest house)
Thu 17 Sep - Deniki (overnight trekker's hut)
Fri 18 Sep - Alola (overnight village guest house)
Sat 19 Sep - Templetons Crossing (overnight trekker's hut)
Sun 20 Sep - Kagi (overnight village guest house)
Mon 21 Sep - Menari (overnight village guest house)
Tue 22 Sep - Naoro (overnight trekker's hut)
Wed 23 Sep - Ua-Ule Creek (overnight trekker's hut)
Thu 24 Sep - arrive Owers Corner / Port Moresby (overnight hotel)
Fri 25 Sep - fly out

KOKODA TREK 909B - SOUTH TO NORTH - FRI 25 SEP to FRI 02 OCT - 7 nights package PGK 6400
Fri 25 Sep - arrive Port Moresby (overnight hotel)
Sat 26 Sep - Ofi Creek (overnight trekker's hut)
Sun 27 Sep - Menari (overnight village guest house)
Mon 28 Sep - Kagi (overnight village guest house)
Tue 29 Sep - Templetons Crossing (overnight trekker's hut)
Wed 30 Sep - Alola (overnight village guest house)
Thu 01 Oct - Kokoda (overnight hospital guest house)
Fri 02 Oct - fly out

KOKODA TREK 910A - NORTH TO SOUTH - MON 12 OCT to FRI 23 OCT - 11 nights package PGK 7400
Mon 12 Oct - arrive Port Moresby (overnight hotel)
Tue 13 Oct - Buna (overnight village guest house)
Wed 14 Oct - Kokoda (overnight hospital guest house)
Thu 15 Oct - Deniki (overnight trekker's hut)
Fri 16 Oct - Alola (overnight village guest house)
Sat 17 Oct - Templetons Crossing (overnight trekker's hut)
Sun 18 Oct - Kagi (overnight village guest house)
Mon 19 Oct - Menari (overnight village guest house)
Tue 20 Oct - Naoro (overnight trekker's hut)
Wed 21 Oct - Ua-Ule Creek (overnight trekker's hut)
Thu 22 Oct - arrive Owers Corner / Port Moresby (overnight hotel)
Fri 23 Oct - fly out

KOKODA TREK 910B - SOUTH TO NORTH - FRI 23 OCT to FRI 30 OCT - 7 nights package PGK 6400
Fri 23 Oct - arrive Port Moresby (overnight hotel)
Sat 24 Oct - Ofi Creek (overnight trekker's hut)
Sun 25 Oct - Menari (overnight village guest house)
Mon 26 Oct - Kagi (overnight village guest house)
Tue 27 Oct - Templetons Crossing (overnight trekker's hut)
Wed 28 Oct - Alola (overnight village guest house)
Thu 29 Oct - Kokoda (overnight hospital guest house)
Fri 30 Oct - fly out

KOKODA TREK 911A - NORTH TO SOUTH - MON 09 NOV to FRI 20 NOV - 11 nights package PGK 7400
Mon 09 Nov - arrive Port Moresby (overnight hotel)
Tue 10 Nov - Buna (overnight village guest house)
Wed 11 Nov - Kokoda (overnight hospital guest house. (Includes Armitice Day observance at 11am.)
Thu 12 Nov - Deniki (overnight trekker's hut)
Fri 13 Nov - Alola (overnight village guest house)
Sat 14 Nov - Templetons Crossing (overnight trekker's hut)
Sun 15 Nov - Kagi (overnight village guest house)
Mon 16 Nov - Menari (overnight village guest house)
Tue 17 Nov - Naoro (overnight trekker's hut)
Wed 18 Nov - Ua-Ule Creek (overnight trekker's hut)
Thu 19 Nov - arrive Owers Corner / Port Moresby (overnight hotel)
Fri 20 Nov - fly out

KOKODA TREK 911B - SOUTH TO NORTH - FRI 20 NOV to FRI 27 NOV - 7 nights package PGK 6400
Fri 20 Nov - arrive Port Moresby (overnight hotel)
Sat 21 Nov - Ofi Creek (overnight trekker's hut)
Sun 22 Nov - Menari (overnight village guest house)
Mon 23 Nov - Kagi (overnight village guest house)
Tue 24 Nov - Templetons Crossing (overnight trekker's hut)
Wed 25 Nov - Alola (overnight village guest house)
Thu 26 Nov - Kokoda (overnight hospital guest house)
Fri 27 Nov - fly out

KOKODA TREK 912A - NORTH TO SOUTH - MON 07 DEC to FRI 18 DEC - 11 nights package PGK 7400
Mon 07 Dec - arrive Port Moresby (overnight hotel)
Tue 08 Dec - Buna (overnight village guest house)
Wed 09 Dec - Kokoda (overnight hospital guest house) Includes Armitice Day observance at 11am.
Thu 10 Dec - Deniki (overnight trekker's hut)
Fri 11 Dec - Alola (overnight village guest house)
Sat 12 Dec - Templetons Crossing (overnight trekker's hut)
Sun 13 Dec - Kagi (overnight village guest house)
Mon 14 Dec - Menari (overnight village guest house)
Tue 15 Dec - Naoro (overnight trekker's hut)
Wed 16 Dec - Ua-Ule Creek (overnight trekker's hut)
Thu 17 Dec - arrive Owers Corner / Port Moresby (overnight hotel)
Fri 18 Dec - fly out

KOKODA TREK 912B - SOUTH TO NORTH - FRI 18 DEC to FRI 25 DEC - 7 nights package PGK 6400
Fri 18 Dec - arrive Port Moresby (overnight hotel)
Sat 19 Dec - Ofi Creek (overnight trekker's hut)
Sun 20 Dec - Menari (overnight village guest house)
Mon 21 Dec - Kagi (overnight village guest house)
Tue 22 Dec - Templetons Crossing (overnight trekker's hut)
Wed 23 Dec - Alola (overnight village guest house)
Thu 24 Dec - Kokoda (overnight hospital guest house) Includes Christmas Eve BBQ with hospital patients.
Fri 25 Dec - fly out