THE NATURE CONSERVANCY - PAPUA NEW
GUINEA ITINERARY:
Sunday-Monday, June 8-9: USA or Canada/Port Moresby, Papua New
Guinea
Cross the International Dateline on an overnight flight en
route to Papua New Guinea.
Tuesday, June 10: Arrive Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Land at Port Moresby, capital of Papua New Guinea, and transfer
to your hotel, where you enjoy a welcome dinner. Airways Hotel D
Wednesday, June 11: Port Moresby/Mount Hagen
A charter flight takes you over Papua New Guinea's Central
Ranges, some of the most rugged and impressive landscapes in the
world, deep in the Southern Highlands. From its remote setting
7,100 feet above sea level, the new Rondon Ridge resort offers
magnificent views of the Wahgi Valley. Enjoy nature walks here
in this stunning locale. Rondon Ridge B, L, D
Thursday, June 12: Mount Hagen
Explore this colorful area with your naturalist guide, the
upper Wahgi Valley in which Mount Hagen sits - a region with
some of the world's oldest evidence of agriculture and a
remarkable array of bird and plant species. Visit a traditional
village to meet and interact with the indigenous Melpa people
and learn about their culture. Rondon Ridge B, L, D
Friday, June 13: Mount Hagen/Ambua
This morning a charter flight brings you to Ambua, soaring
over the impressive Central Ranges. On arrival, you are escorted
to your award winning eco-lodge high on the slopes of the Tari
Valley. After soaking in the scenery during an afternoon nature
walk, adjourn to your lodge for a dinner of local cuisine. Ambua
Lodge B, L, D
Saturday, June 14: Ambua/Tari
Spend a full day of adventure in the Tari Basin, where the
first outsiders to visit in the 1930s found a spectacularly
diverse population of tribal peoples living as they had for
millennia. Learn about Huli culture firsthand by visiting the
villages of the Huli Wigmen, a colorful and proud people. Take
an opportunity to witness traditional ceremonies, such as the
festive "sing sing" and a sun dance. Ambua Lodge B, L, D
Sunday, June 15: Tari/Port Moresby/Hoskins/Kimbe Bay
A morning transfer to the airport at Tari begins your
journey to West New Britain, as you fly to Port Moresby and on
to Hoskins, passing over a spectacular panorama of mountain
ranges. The rugged land below you isolated its people in some
700 small enclaves, each with its own distinct language and
culture. Many of the deeper valleys remained unvisited by the
outside world until early in the 20th century.
On arrival in Hoskins, you are met and transferred to your
resort hotel on Kimbe Bay, world-renowned for its coral reefs.
The resort's guest book reads like a Who's Who in the world of
sport diving and underwater photography. Check in, relax and
bask in the vivid tropical sunshine and mild ocean breezes of
New Britain's northern coast. Walindi Plantation Resort B, D
Monday, June 16: Kimbe Bay/Talasea/Kimbe Bay
Drive to the nearby Talasea village this morning for a
leisurely walk through a tropical forest to a
volcanically-heated river spa of bubbling mud pools, sulphur
springs and a panula "hot river." After lunch you can spend the
afternoon as you wish: scuba diving among the brilliant sea life
of the coral reefs (home to more fish species than the Hawaiian
Islands and the entire Caribbean combined), sunbathing on the
beach or joining a guided tour to a WWII Japanese airstrip where
wrecks of Allied aircraft, including a Betty Bomber, are being
reclaimed by the surrounding jungle. Walindi Plantation Resort
B, L, D
Tuesday, June 17: Walindi Resort
Spend a full day of leisure enjoying independent activities
here at this spectacular resort. Join your fellow travellers to
share an adventure (or a game of golf or tennis), enjoy an
excursion on your own or relax on the sun deck, as you prefer.
Walindi Plantation Resort B, L, D
Wednesday, June 18: Kimbe Bay/Hoskins/Port Moresby
Transfer to Hoskins to board your flight to Port Moresby,
where you are met and transferred to your hotel. Airways Hotel
B, L, D
Thursday, June 19: Port Moresby/USA or Canada
Board a homebound flight, arriving in the USA or Canada on
the same day you departed, thanks to the International Dateline.
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