After a week in Brisbane flew to PNG
SUMMARY – 14 to 24 May 2008
1 night Gateway Hotel, Port Moresby
3 nights Ambua Lodge, Southern Highlands
3 nights MV Sepik Spirit Cruise
2 nights Rondon Ridge, Mt Hagen
1 night Gateway Hotel, Port Moresby
ITINERARY IN BRIEF
Wed 14 May: Upon arrival in Port Moresby from your international flight
you will be met and transferred to your hotel
Overnight Gateway Hotel.
Thu 15 May: You will be met and transferred by Trans Niugini Tours
staff to your onward flight Air Niugini PX180 from Port Moresby to
Mount Hagen. You will then connect to your onward charter from Mount
Hagen to Ambua. The Tari Valley – home of the Huli, a colorful and
proud people still largely living the same way that their ancestors
did. Ambua Lodge is high on the slopes of the Tari Valley, with
magnificent views of the valley below and surrounding peaks. The
afternoon is spent exploring the area surrounding Ambua – high mountain
forests with roaring waterfalls beckon the intrepid traveler.
Overnight Ambua Lodge
Fri 16 & Sat 17 May: Enjoy 2 full days of cultural and ecological
touring. The Tari area is home to an incredible 13 species of birds of
paradise, as well as numerous orchid species. Learn how the Huli live
and how they interact with and use their environment.
Overnight Ambua Lodge
Sun 18 May: Fly by charter aircraft to the Sepik over some of the most
rugged and impressive landscapes in the world. The country between
Ambua and the Sepik region is an amazing array of jagged limestone that
seems to rise and drop at impossible angles. Transfer by boat from the
airstrip to the air-conditioned comfort of the MV Sepik Spirit.
Inspired by the architecture of the “haus tambaran” or spirit house,
the MV Sepik Spirit has a truly unique design. With its shallow
draught, it allows travel to rarely visited areas of the Sepik River
and its tributaries in comfort.
Overnight MV Sepik Spirit
Mon 19 & Tue 20 May: Two full days are spent exploring the many
waterways of the Sepik and its tributaries including visits to
traditional Sepik Villages. The Sepik River is one of the largest
rivers in the world – in terms of flow. Steeped in mystery, the people
of the Sepik area have fascinated anthropologists like Margaret Mead
since the area was first visited. Part of the mystery and attraction of
the Sepik peoples is their amazing carvings, now famous the world over.
Overnights MV Sepik Spirit
Wed 21 May: Fly by charter from Timbunke to Mount Hagen, during the
flight mountains rise up to startling heights out of the flat lands of
the Sepik Basin. Mount Hagen Town is in the upper Wahgi Valley – a
valley with some of the oldest evidence of agriculture in the world.
Perched high on Mount Kuta is Rondon Ridge, with unbelieveable views of
the Wahgi Valley. The afternoon is spent exploring the area surrounding
Rondon.
Overnight RONDON RIDGE
Thu 22 May: Today, a full day is spent at the Tumbuna singsing –
witness traditional dances, interact with Stone Age cultures and hear
stories about “taim bilong tumbuna” (time of the ancestors).
Fri 23 May: Beginning your journey home, you depart Mount Hagen for
Port Moresby on Air Niugini PX181. In Port Moresby, you will be met by
Trans Niugini Tours staff and transferred to your hotel. Half day
sightseeing tour of Port Moresby and surrounds.
Overnight Gateway Hotel.
Sat 24 May: You will be met by Trans Niugini Tours staff and
transferred to your international departing flight.
Apr 15 2008
Papua New Guinea 2008
1 night Gateway Hotel, Port Moresby
3 nights Ambua Lodge, Southern Highlands
3 nights MV Sepik Spirit Cruise
2 nights Rondon Ridge, Mt Hagen
1 night Gateway Hotel, Port Moresby
Wed 14 May: Upon arrival in Port Moresby from your international flight
you will be met and transferred to your hotel
Overnight Gateway Hotel.
staff to your onward flight Air Niugini PX180 from Port Moresby to
Mount Hagen. You will then connect to your onward charter from Mount
Hagen to Ambua. The Tari Valley – home of the Huli, a colorful and
proud people still largely living the same way that their ancestors
did. Ambua Lodge is high on the slopes of the Tari Valley, with
magnificent views of the valley below and surrounding peaks. The
afternoon is spent exploring the area surrounding Ambua – high mountain
forests with roaring waterfalls beckon the intrepid traveler.
Overnight Ambua Lodge
touring. The Tari area is home to an incredible 13 species of birds of
paradise, as well as numerous orchid species. Learn how the Huli live
and how they interact with and use their environment.
Overnight Ambua Lodge
rugged and impressive landscapes in the world. The country between
Ambua and the Sepik region is an amazing array of jagged limestone that
seems to rise and drop at impossible angles. Transfer by boat from the
airstrip to the air-conditioned comfort of the MV Sepik Spirit.
Inspired by the architecture of the “haus tambaran” or spirit house,
the MV Sepik Spirit has a truly unique design. With its shallow
draught, it allows travel to rarely visited areas of the Sepik River
and its tributaries in comfort.
Overnight MV Sepik Spirit
waterways of the Sepik and its tributaries including visits to
traditional Sepik Villages. The Sepik River is one of the largest
rivers in the world – in terms of flow. Steeped in mystery, the people
of the Sepik area have fascinated anthropologists like Margaret Mead
since the area was first visited. Part of the mystery and attraction of
the Sepik peoples is their amazing carvings, now famous the world over.
Overnights MV Sepik Spirit
flight mountains rise up to startling heights out of the flat lands of
the Sepik Basin. Mount Hagen Town is in the upper Wahgi Valley – a
valley with some of the oldest evidence of agriculture in the world.
Perched high on Mount Kuta is Rondon Ridge, with unbelieveable views of
the Wahgi Valley. The afternoon is spent exploring the area surrounding
Rondon.
Overnight RONDON RIDGE
witness traditional dances, interact with Stone Age cultures and hear
stories about “taim bilong tumbuna” (time of the ancestors).
Port Moresby on Air Niugini PX181. In Port Moresby, you will be met by
Trans Niugini Tours staff and transferred to your hotel. Half day
sightseeing tour of Port Moresby and surrounds.
Overnight Gateway Hotel.
transferred to your international departing flight.
By Daniel • Timeline, Travel