GULF PROVINCE - Ecotourism Melanesia's PAPUA NEW GUINEA - tourist information, accommodation and tour bookings, Kerema, Ihu, Kikori, Baimuru, Lakekamu, Malalaua, Moro, Bema

Ecotourism Melanesia’s PAPUA NEW GUINEA

GULF PROVINCE

GETTING THERE

- Daily flights from Port Moresby to Kerema

- Thrice-weekly flights from Port Moresby to Ihu, Baimuru and Kikori via Kerema by road from Port Moresby to Kerema via Malalaua

- Weekly flights to Kakoro (Lakekamu) from Port Moresby or Lae via Wau (Morobe)

PLACES TO VISIT

Tauri River - river safaris and jungle trekking
Lakekamu Basin – pristine alluvial rainforest, biodiversity hotspot, rare wildlife, unique birdwatching

Baimuru – water villages, Papuan Gulf art

Kikori – WWF Conservation Project

ACCOMMODATION – KEREMA

Hotel Kerema

Catholic Guest House

ACCOMMODATION – OTHER AREAS

Kakoro Lodge, Lakekamu Basin

Hinowattie Guest House, Kakoro Village, Lakekamu Basin

Uyana Guest House, Tekadu Village, Lakekamu Basin

Kikori Guest House

Baimuru Guest House

Makara Village Homestay, Malalaua district

OUR TOURS

Tour EM19 Tauri River Trek 5 days 4 nights ex-Port Moresby

VISITOR BRIEFING

Gulf Province is last in line for tourism. Apart from the Lakekamu Basin there are no organised visitor attractions. The province’s annual tourism figures struggle to make double digits. The local guest houses are only kept open by visiting government officials and Coca Cola sales reps. This province is so far off the beaten tourist track that most of the locals have never even seen a tourist before.

And that, of course, is the reason you want to go, right? Step right up...

Papua Gulf art was first documented by Australian photographer and cinematographer Frank Hurley in the 1920s. Digitised copies of his works are available on the website of the National Library of Australia's negative collection at <http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an11546686>.

To view the images from "Pearls and Savages", go to <http://www.nla.gov.au/catalogue/pictures/> and search for the string as title/creator.

Gulf Province best buys: Papuan artifacts (Baimuru, Kikori, Ihu).
Our favourite spot: Makara Village Homestay

PHOTO ALBUM


A typical Village house		Visitors with Locals	Local Community showing what they have


River crossing		having dinner	site scene


Slaughtering a Pig		an exited visitor	local traditional shows

MORE INFORMATION

ARTICLES ON GULF PROVINCE	Frank Hurley's Gulf of Papua
*Published in "Paradise", the in-flight magazine of Air Niugini	Pearls and Savages (Frank Hurley's photography, 1920s)

	Discovering the historic Bulldog trail (Wau to Kakoro)