What to see and do

Papua New Guinea is full of interesting attractions, magnificent natural scenery, and diverse cultural heritage. It offers a range of holiday features and activities, from trekking remote jungle tracks, cruising the mighty Sepik river, surfing the waves of New Ireland, fishing around the fiords of Tufi and diving amongst the coral reef coastline.
Ideal Cruising Experience
The Sepik Spirit

The wonders of Papua New Guinea never cease to impress even the well traverse. Offering a muti-tude of ideal cruising  experiences, the surprises and its facinating people, there are no better way to explore a country where little has changed over centuries.
Cruising Papua New Guinea is particularly relaxing since island life is slow-paced and informal. Rich in culture and ethnic diversity, PNG promises to reward cruise enthusiastics with unforgettable sights and sounds.

Diving in Papua New Guinea's underworld

Divers

Papua New Guinea is home to some of the worlds most spectacular diving. Dubbed as the "underwater photographer's paradise", it is said to have twice as many species as the waters of the Red Sea, and up to five times as many as the Caribbean.
The water are a wonderland of elegant reefs, sunken wrecks, brilliantly colored coral and marine life. The island provinces are becoming increasingly popular among international diving enthusiasts.
The immense diversity of dive sites includes barrier reefs, coral walls (drop-offs), coral gardens, patch reef, fringing reefs, sea grass beds and coral atolls.

Trekking the rugged terrains
Australian trekker

Trekking in Papua New Guinea is a challenge which portrays the real meaning of adventure in paradise. An extensive network of walking tracks covers most mountain areas, and experience bush walkers are well catered for. The most popular is the famous Kokoda Trail. Others include Mt Whilelm, Bulolo, Wau and Madang.
The Kokoda Trail, so significant to World War II, provides challenges and experiences beyond men's imagination.

Excellent Fishing localities
Fishing

Papua New Guinea's reputation for excellent fishing localities and choices of catch is further boosted by the wonderful climate. Often referred to as "tee-shirt fishing", there is no need to fill your back-pack with thick wool clothes to keep you warm.
Fishing Sport also welcome visitors who regale them with stories of what they won and lost. If you are serious about your sport, start planning an unforgettable venture into Papua New Guinea's abundant ground for extra big bite.

Surfing the waves
Vanimo Surf

Experience an unforgetable wave-riding adventure on Papua New Guinea's wave-breaking shores.
From the breath-taking coastline of Vanimo that streches down Madang, to the sandy beaches of New Ireland Province, where premiere breakpoints and scenic surfing sites are located.
The breaks here are just as challenging as any other surfers face elsewhere.

Bird Watching
Bird of Paradise

Bird watching does not only require dead silence, it provides the opportunity for watchers to take in nature's most eerie surroundings and eternal spring whether up in the Highlands or typical tropical weather in the coastal areas.
Over 700 species of featured fliers flutter across our island including 38 of the 43 unknown species of the exoic Bird of Paradise.
Not all the colors of the rainbow have been reserved for the birds as there is an unlimited range of hues and shades to be seen in our 2000 orchid species and countless magnificent butterflies including the world's largest, the Queen Alexandra's Birdwing.

White water Rafting
  It is truly pulsating. This extreme adventure rafting in Papua New Guinea, not only gives you that adrenaline rush, it makes you want more. White water rafting takes you to some of the trecherous rivers with roller coaster waves and heart pounding drops. Our rivers offer gentle rippling streams to exlosive rapids.
World War II relics
Relics of World War II battles between the allied forces and the Japanese are found in many parts of Papua New Guinea. Relics are found on land, underwater and in caves and tunnels. Visit some of our war museums and capture some of the memories of World War II, where battling troops faced triumph and comradship, victory and contentment.
Astounding Volcanoes
Located along the "Pacific Ring of Fire", Papua New Guinea offers distinct views of active volcanoes that captivates a land of tranquility. There exists a number of volcanoes in certain provinces, which include the latest 'basaltic statovolcano', on Manam Island, Madang Province. Other recent volcanic location include, Rabaul's two volcanic cones - Vulcan and Tavurvur and West New Britain's Mt Pago.
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