Sepik River Crocodile Festival and the spectacular Mount Hagen Show

# Group Tour

Sepik River Crocodile Festival and the spectacular Mount Hagen Show

15 Days from £6098 per adult. Prices based on rates applicable at the time of costing which may vary. Please ask for a definitive quote

15 Days

Group Tour

Culture and Archaeology

Off The Beaten Track

Led by various local regional guides, this 15 day /14 night itinerary offers the opportunity to experience TWO exciting cultural festivals in Papua New Guinea. The tour begins with an adventurous canoe safari in the Sepik River to experience the Sepik crocodile festival. The Crocodile Festival highlights the importance of the crocodile and its cultural significance to the people of the Sepik River. Next visit the coastal resort of Madang with some time to explore the nearby islands and villages before travelling into the highlands to visit Goroka, home of the famous “mudmen”. Finally, the tour ends with opportunity to visit Mount Hagen for the spectacular Mount Hagen Show providing an incredible vista of cultures from all over Papua New Guinea. A truly fantastic tour highlighting the cultural diversity of Papua.

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Destinations ⟶

Papua New Guinea

Tour Accommodation

Shine Inn Lodge

Papua New Guinea

Madang Resort Hotel

Papua New Guinea Coast and Beaches

Ambunti Lodge

Papua New Guinea The Lowlands

In Wewak Boutique Hotel

Papua New Guinea The Lowlands

Pacific Gardens Hotel

Papua New Guinea The Highlands

Departure Dates

Tour Dates

Adult Price

Single Supp

03/08/2020

£6098

£960

Itinerary

Price from £6098 per adult. Based on sharing double / twin rooms

Day 1 - Singapore

Depart Singapore on Air Niugini flight to Port Moresby.

Includes In-flight Meals.

Day 2 - Wewak

Arrive in Port Moresby. Meet with group and assisted with connection to Wewak. Met and tfr to the hotel. Rest of the day at leisure.

Staying at In Wewak Boutique Hotel. Includes No Meals.

Day 3 - Sepik

Transfer by road to pagwi and then board motorised dugout canoe and commence the Sepik river canoe safari.

Staying at Ambunti Lodge. Includes All Meals.

Day 4 - Sepik

Enjoy the Sepik River Crocodile festival

Staying at Ambunti Lodge. Includes All Meals.

Day 5 - Sepik

Enjoy the Sepik River Crocodile festival

Staying at Ambunti Lodge. Includes All Meals.

Day 6 - Wewak

Return to Pagwi by canoe and transfer by road to Maprik and enjoy a mini cultural show. Later, transfer to hotel in Wewak.

Staying at In Wewak Boutique Hotel. Includes Breakfast and Lunch.

Day 7 - Madang

Tfr to the airport and catch PNG Airlines flight to Madang. Met and tfr to the hotel. Afternoon town tour to include the museum, Bilbil village and Balek Habitat.

Staying at Madang Resort Hotel. Includes Breakfast.

Day 8 - Madang

Morning harbour cruise to visit Siar Island and Pig Island for snorkelling

Staying at Madang Resort Hotel. Includes Breakfast.

Day 9 - Goroka

Tfr by road (c.7-8 hours) to Goroka with stop at Yonki Hydro dam en route. Tfr to the hotel.

Staying at Pacific Gardens Hotel. Includes Breakfast and Lunch.

Day 10 - Goroka

Morning visit to Asaro village for Mudman performance and tradtitional "mumu" lunch. Afternoon viis tot Chimbu Village

Staying at Pacific Gardens Hotel. Includes Breakfast and Lunch.

Day 11 - Mount Hagen

Tfr by road to Mount Hagen. En route visit Mindima Village for Oma Masalai prformance

Staying at Shine Inn Lodge. Includes All Meals.

Day 12 - Mount Hagen

Morning visit to Paiya village for mini cultural show.

Staying at Shine Inn Lodge. Includes All Meals.

Day 13 - Mount Hagen

Day to enjoy the Mount Hagen cutlural show

Staying at Shine Inn Lodge. Includes All Meals.

Day 14 - Mount Hagen

Day to enjoy the Mount Hagen cutlural show

Staying at Shine Inn Lodge. Includes All Meals.

Day 15 - Depart Port Moresby

Tfr to the airport and catch Air Niugini flight to Port Moresby. Catch Air Niugini flight to Singapore.

Includes In-flight Meals.

Travel Info

Are International Flights Included?
Yes

Flight Info:
Return flights with Air Niugini from Singapore to Port Moresby are included. Please enquire for flight fares from London Heathrow.

Best Visited:
May to October

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It is difficult to comprehend that the holiday is over. PNG is a special, amazing place where you still feel like a traveller/explorer, not a tourist. The images of the extremely varied birds, culture, people and scenery will remain with me always. Thank you for arranging it!

About 90 percent of the tour was wonderful. Reggiana’s Bird of Paradise displaying on the first afternoon, awesome! Food was superb throughout (a first for Shirley and I!). Logistics were essentially smooth and punctual. Regarding the lodges Raintree Lodge served it’s purpose, a comfortable base. Rondon was contemporary and well appointed (lovely rooms). Kumul was, as expected, rudimentary but an experience enhanced by THAT BIRD FEEDING STATION!). I was literary just two metres away from a Bird of Paradise! Wailindi was relaxing and very efficient. Everywhere the people were so affable and welcoming!! Incomprehensible levels of diversity regarding the culture, remarkable.

Mr PS - Ipswich