Ecotourism Melanesia’s PAPUA NEW GUINEA

ORO PROVINCE (Popondetta)

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Kokoda – the beginning of the famous Kokoda Track

Tufi fjordland – majestic lava fiords, white beaches, village guest houses, wildlife

Collingwood Bay – home of Wanigela/Yiaku pottery and tapa cloth

Mt Lamington – an active volcano

Lamington Lodge

Oro Guest House
Birdwing Butterfly Lodge

 

Tufi Village Stays - stay in the charming village guest houses along the coast

Tufi Dive Resort – pristine reef and fjord dives, snorkelling, kayaking, PADI facilities, dive boats

Kokoda Mountain View Lodge - enjoy Priscilla Ogomeni's hospitality in Kokoda township.

PNG Ecotours - Walk the Kokoda Track
PNG Ecotours - Discover Tufi
PNG Ecotours - Discover Kokoda and Oro

 

Oro Province, also known as Northern Province (one of several provinces which suffers two names) is a quiet corner of PNG. It’s not “on the way” to anywhere so many tourists doing the PNG trip don’t include Oro on their itinerary and the province receives very few visitors. Most tourists who do make it to Oro Province go specifically to walk the Kokoda Track or to dive at Tufi. There is an established dive resort at Tufi. Some more intrepid travellers make their way through to the Wanigela area in search of pottery and tapa cloth. Recently village guest houses have opened up in many locations which has made it feasible to visit all parts of the province, such as the villages in the Tufi fjords and even remote areas such as the Omie territory on the southern side of Mt Lamington.

Popondetta, the provincial capital, is known affectionately by some as “kauboi taun” (cowboy town) as there isn’t a lot to see and most people are "just passin' through".

Oro best buys: tapa cloth, Wanigela/Yiaku pottery.
Our favourite spot: Tufi Village Hometays.

 

PHOTO ALBUM

 

Tufi fiords	Walking the Kokoda Track	Seafood delights, Tufi Village Stay

 

Village guest house, Tufi	WW2 memorial, Kokoda Track	Trekking the Mt Lamington slopes

 

Oro welcome	Elaborate traditional dress	village fare

 

Village guest house	Traditional male costume	Traditional female costume

 

 

 

MORE INFORMATION

 

ARTICLES ON ORO PROVINCE	Tapa Tradition
*Published in "Paradise", the in-flight magazine of Air Niugini	Fiordland PNG (the Tufi fjords)