Visit Papua New Guinea No matter where else you've been, Papua New Guinea "the Land of the Unexpected" will certainly be your last frontier. PNG's leading ecotourism operator Ecotourism Melanesia offers a wide range of original, well-organised and culturally stimulating holiday packages for both independent travellers and for groups.

ESCORTED TOURS 2007: Join other like-minded travellers and see PNG on one of our fully escorted small group soft adventure tours ... sign up for a scheduled tour or book your own group on your preferred date	WALK THE KOKODA TRACK: The complete Kokoda experience including Lake Myola and Buna/Gona. Small group eco-treks, half treks, day trips, aerial tours, special treks for school groups...	EM203 FULLY ESCORTED ANZAC DAY PILGRIMAGE TOUR April 2007: 6 days (non-trekking) Book now, this tour sold out quickly in 2006.
CULTURE & NATURE TOURS: ecotourism holidays which bring you in close contact with....	TREKKING TOURS: scenic hikes from village to village with local guides....	DIVING TOURS Tufi / Alotau / Loloata (resort + live-aboard diving plus village guest houses,......
BATTLEFIELDS TOURS: PNG is littered with relics and memories of the Pacific War.....	ADVENTURE TOURS: see Papua New Guinea - the hard way!....	REMOTE AREA F.I.F.O. TOURS: where ne'er a tourist doth venture...
PHOTOGRAPHY TOURS: a shutterbug's delight...	ARTIFACT EXPEDITIONS: Discover the artifacts and handicrafts......	WEEKEND GETAWAYS: ex-Port Moresby....
INFORMATION ON SPECIAL INTERESTS:	FEATURED DESTINATIONS:	PLACES TO STAY:
SOLOMON ISLANDS: old world Melanesian culture and charm..	BUDGET PACKAGES: no-frills itineraries for backpackers ...	VOLUNTEERING HOLIDAYS: make a difference while you take a break...
GUIDED BIRDWATCHING TRIPS: unhurried birding expeditions...	GENERAL SIGHTSEEING TOURS: any-date vacation packages featuring....	SPECIAL EVENTS

GENERAL TOURIST INFORMATION ON P.N.G.: PICK A PROVINCE Map of PNG SOUTHERN REGION MOMASE REGION ISLANDS REGION HIGHLANDS REGION NATIONAL CAPITAL DISTRICT (PORT MORESBY) diving, sightseeing, Bomana War Cemetery, Loloata Island Resort MOROBE PROVINCE (LAE) Ecotourism, beaches, trekking, turtle nesting EAST NEW BRITAIN (RABAUL) WW2 relics & cemeteries, live volcano EASTERN HIGHLANDS (GOROKA) Crater Mountain Wildlife Reserve, trekking, artifacts CENTRAL PROVINCE Kokoda Track, Sogeri Plateau, Woitape Valley easy trekking MADANG PROVINCE Diving, fishing, trekking, village homestays, wildlife tours WEST NEW BRITAIN (KIMBE) Diving, fishing, live volcanoes, WESTERN HIGHLANDS (MT HAGEN) MILNE BAY PROVINCE (ALOTAU) Trobriand Islands, diving, fishing, island hopping, beaches, WW2 history and relics EAST SEPIK PROVINCE (WEWAK) Sepik River tours, artifacts, beaches, fishing, photography NEW IRELAND (KAVIENG) Diving, fishing, shark calling, bicycling, beaches, islands SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS (MENDI/TARI) GULF PROVINCE (KEREMA) Lakekamu Basin Wildlife Reserve SANDAUN / WEST SEPIK (VANIMO) Gateway to Jayapura, upper Sepik River, surfing, beaches BOUGAINVILLE (BUKA) CHIMBU PROVINCE (KUNDIAWA) Climb Mt Wilhelm, trekking WESTERN PROVINCE (DARU) Bensbach Wildlife Lodge, Fly River Delta, Kiwai/Gogodala culture ORO PROVINCE (POPONDETTA) Kokoda Track, village stays, trekking, climb Mt Lamington, tapa cloth, pottery, butterflies MANUS (LORENGAU) ENGA PROVINCE (WABAG)

So you want to visit PNG but can't find answers to your questions, right? Which are the best places to go to? Where will I stay? Is it safe? What food do they serve? What transport is available? Will I get charged more because I'm a foreigner? What if I get stranded? How can I book?

You've come to the right website.

Papua New Guinea is one of the last places in the world where discerning visitors can escape from the beach-and-palm tree tourist crowds to experience traditional stone-age cultures and some of the most spectacular geography and wildlife on earth.

To do this you need to leave the comfort and convenience of city hotels and stay in the smaller, less salubrious village guest houses, rainforest lodges and beach bungalows which are scattered across the country in places your local travel agent has never heard of. Away from the hot, dusty streets of Port Moresby and Lae, away from a la carte menus and airconditioned tour buses, away from electricity, telephones and TV: this is where you will come face to face with "ol grasruts manmeri bilong Papua Niugini" (the grassroots people of PNG) and the fascinating natural and cultural environments in which they live. This, of course, is the real Papua New Guinea.

And this is our turf.

With so much ground to cover in a country of this size, travellers on a time limit and a budget often need a hand to plan a realistic itinerary. Ecotourism Melanesia is here to help. Here on our website you will find essential information for visiting each province, plus our recommendations on what to see and where to stay. We are the premier booking agency for village lodges, guest houses and homestays in rural PNG. Many of these places don't even have a phone, so we make use of HF radio, letters and even message carriers to book you in. And by pre-paying for your accommodation, you can rest assured that somebody will be there to meet you when you arrive.

Plus we're here to help if things don't work out as you planned.

PNG is often referred to as the "Land of the Unexpected", a country where the most meticulous forward planning can sometimes be undone by something as simple as a change in the weather. Our Port Moresby office offers our clients 24-hour assistance with reorganising travel arrangements, passing messages and even sending up the bottle of insect repellent you left behind in your hotel.

We invite you to explore exotic PNG.

 

For travel and tour information, click on one of the links at the top of this page. For general information about Papua New Guinea, visit our PNG LINKS page.

Also visit Frequently Asked Questions about travel in PNG and General Tour Information for answers to all your FAQs:
How can I get to PNG? Are there any special airfares? Will I need a visa? Is it safe? Is it expensive? Is it easy to move around? Is it backpacker-friendly? Which are the best places to visit? What form of money should I carry? Are there any health risks?