Why go...
"The last unknown," not mapped until the mid 1900s, has maintained a lot of insulated tribal culture! "You can find old men who remember the first time they saw metal." Over the past several decades, the island's indigenous culture has been blended up with the Information Age. Wow! It's a beautiful bunch of tropical islands with a myriad of different cultures.
Sepik Region, PNG Island. Karawari Lodge. Sepik river culture! Crocodile Festival!
Milne Bay, PNG Island. Tawali Resort. Scuba! Hiking! Underground cave of skull! Traditional dancing and cooking!
Mount Hagen, PNG Island. Mount Hagen Cultural Show, August.
Highlander Hotel, Mount Hagen, PNG Island. In the city.
Outskirts of Mount Hagen, PNG Island. Rondon Ridge Lodge. See the Melpa villages!
Goroka, PNG Island! To see the Asaro Village!
"Their warriors went to battle covered with grayish-white chalk in order to look like ghosts and intimidate their enemies. Their dance technique of advancing slowly with graceful movements was also designed to scare off rival tribes."
Bird of Paradise Hotel, in Goroka.
Tufi, PNG Island. Fjords of Papua New Guinea! Tufi Resort; pretty resort with scuba, hiking, visits to villages!
Port Moresby, PNG Island. The capital city; botanical gardens, national museum. Loloata Island Resort! Tiny island scuba resort right off of the Port Moresby!
New Britain Island
Rapopo Resort. Nice resort with scuba,volcano tours, and tribal dancing!
Bougainville Island
BAT - Bougainville Adventure Tours! This is an Australian company that arranges tours. Beautiful tropical island; scuba and awesome trips to the village!
New Ireland Island
Lissenung Island. Beautiful, tiny private island. Scuba diving and trips to local villages!
ETC.
Go in August to see the Mount Hagen Cultural Show and Sepik Crocodile Festival!
