Hagen Highlands Tribes Tour 9 to 16 August, 2027

$3,410 per person sharing,

$ 462 single supplement.

Includes domestic flights.

On the 9th, we fly to Goroka in the morning, visit the market, the museum, and a coffee roaster before spending the night at Klerht Cove Motel, a pleasant guesthouse wonderfully hosted by the local doctor and surgeon, Dr Boone and his family.

The following day, we visit two different tribes, the Nupaha and the Akameku, in their respective villages, for private sing-sings, followed by a night back at Klerht Cove.

On the 11th, we head west to the Asaro Valley, home to the famous Mudmen, where we will spend the day learning about their culture, traditions, and way of life, before spending the night in their guesthouse.

On the 12th, we continue westwards along the Highlands Highway through Simbu and Jiwaka provinces, to Mt Hagen for four night’s full board accommodation at Shine Inn, with the Paiya mini-show on the 13th with 12 iconic tribes, and the splendid Mt Hagen Festival on 14th and 15th.

Includes all meals, transfers, guiding, show passes, and domestic flights. Itinerary here. 

Mount Hagen Four-Night Sing-Sing Tour Highlander Hotel 12 to 16 August, 2027

$2,860 per person sharing,

$3,861 single supplement.

Includes domestic flights.

Four night’s full board accommodation at The Highlander Hotel, the best hotel in town, Paiya mini-show on the 13th with 12 iconic tribes, airport transfers on the 12th and 16th, transfers to the showgrounds and back on the 14th and 15th.

Includes show pass, birding, and return flights from Port Moresby flights. Itinerary here.

Basic Mount Hagen Four-Night Sing-Sing Tour 12 – 16 August, 2027

$2,145 sharing,

$2,270 single supplement.

Includes domestic flights.

Four night’s full board accommodation at Shine Inn, Paiya mini-show on the 14th with 12 iconic tribes, airport transfers on the 13th and 17th, transfers to the showgrounds and back on the 15th and 16th. Includes show pass, birding, and return flights from Port Moresby flights. Itinerary here.

The Vista Tour 5 – 17 August, 2027

The Vista Show, a fully escorted 13-day/12-night program, provides a wide perspective on Papua New Guinea, from a journey through the Sepik Region to shaking hands with a Huli Wigman.

The tour culminates with the Mount Hagen Cultural Show. The Hagen Show brings together sing-sing groups from throughout Papua New Guinea, with the variety of cultures and groups represented in turn reflecting the diversity of Papua New Guinea’s landscapes. From lowland tropical rainforests to alpine forests and grasslands, Papua New Guinea possesses a huge variety of rugged landscapes, exotic ecosystems and pre-technological cultures.

Thu 5 Aug:  Arrive in Port Moresby. Transfer to your hotel. Overnight Airways Hotel

Fri 6 Aug: Fly with Air Niugini to Mount Hagen and connect to charter flight to Karawari. Afternoon tour. Overnight Karawari Lodge

Sat 7 Aug: Transfer from Karawari to the Sepik Spirit. Afternoon Tour. Overnight Sepik Spirit

Sun 8 Aug: Full Day Tour. Overnight Overnight Sepik Spirit

Mon 9 Aug: Full Day Tour. Overnight Overnight Sepik Spirit

Tue 10 Aug: Charter flight to Ambua Lodge. Half Day Tour. Overnight Ambua Lodge

Wed 11 Aug: Full Day Tour. Overnight Ambua Lodge

Thu 12 Aug: Full Day Tour. Overnight Ambua Lodge

Fri 13 Aug: Charter flight to Mt Hagen. Afternoon pre-show tour. Overnight Highlander Hotel

Sat 14 Aug: Full Day Mt Hagen Show. Overnight Highlander Hotel

Sun 15 Aug: Full Day Mt Hagen Show. Overnight Highlander Hotel

Mon 16 Aug: Fly with Air Niugini to Port Moresby. Half day tour. Transfer to your hotel. Overnight Airways Hotel

Tue 17 Aug: Transfer to international flight out

Cost including all domestic flights:

$14,616 per person (twin share).

$16,099 single except twin share on the Sepik Spirit and Highlander Hotel.

Air Niugini flights: 
Friday 06 August, 2027 – PX180 Port Moresby to Mount Hagen

Monday 16 August, 2027 – PX181 Mount Hagen to Port Moresby

Charter Flights:

Friday 06 August 2027 – Mount Hagen to Karawari

Tuesday 10 August 2027 – Karawari to Tari

Friday 13 August 2027 – Tari to Mount Hagen

This is an Escorted Program and Includes: 

Accommodation, airport transfers and tours on a seat in a bus basis, meals from dinner on 7th August to breakfast on 17th August, services of a professional tour guide throughout, local guides and show gate fees.

Cost also includes all gratuities to hotel, restaurant staff, local drivers, guides and porters.

Does Not Include:

International flights, visa fees and services of a personal nature such as beverage, laundry charges, phone and fax bills etc. 

The Discoverer Tour 12 – 20 August 2027

The Discoverer is an unescorted (local guides will be at each location) 9-day/8-night program, providing a unique opportunity to discover the culture and ecosystems of the world’s second largest island New Guinea. 

Papua New Guinea is a veritable smorgasbord of colour, culture and excitement.

The highlight of the Discoverer program is attendance at the famous Mount Hagen Cultural Show, a world-famous cultural gathering of many of the opulently decorated cultural groups of this incredibly diverse land.

1   Night Port Moresby – Airways  Hotel

3  Nights Mount Hagen – Highlander  Hotel

2  Nights Sepik Region – Karawari  Lodge

2  Nights Tari – Ambua  Lodge

Cost including all domestic flights:

$9,774 per person (twin share).

$10,926 single except twin share at the Highlander Hotel

Air Niugini flights: Friday 13 August, 2027 – PX180 PORT MORESBY/MOUNT HAGEN

Friday 20 August, 2027 – PX865 TARI/PORT MORESBY

Charter flights:
Mount Hagen-Karawari
Karawari-Ambua

Includes:

Accommodation, airport transfers and tours on a seat in a bus basis, meals from dinner on 12 August to breakfast on 20 August, services of a local tour guides and show gate fees.

Does Not Include:

International flights, visa fees and services of a personal nature such as beverage, laundry charges, gratuities, phone bills, etc. 

The Panorama Tour 13 August – 23 August

The Panorama Show is a fully escorted 11-day/10-night program that provides a stunning view of Papua New Guinea. The journey begins with the spectacular Mt Hagen Cultural show, providing an incredible vista of cultures from all over Papua New Guinea. In a land of nearly 800 languages, there is no better place to see so many gathered in one place

Cost including all domestic flights:

$11,507 per person (twin share).

$12,181 single except twin share on the Sepik Spirit and Rondon Ridge.

This is an Escorted Program and Includes: 

Accommodation, airport transfers and tours on a seat in a bus basis, meals from dinner on 13th August to breakfast on 23th August, services of a professional tour guide throughout, local guides and show gate fees. Cost also includes all gratuities to hotel, restaurant staff, local drivers, guides and porters.

Does Not Include: 

International flights, visa fees and services of a personal nature such as beverage, laundry charges, phone and fax bills etc.