Nestled in a beautiful botanical garden, Airways Hotel Port Moresby is located in the city of Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea. Accommodation consists of guest rooms and suites, each equipped with tea and coffee making facilities, a safe, a telephone and a smart TV. Guests can enjoy dining at any of the on-site restaurants. Other amenities include internet access, a lounge bar, a spa and a fitness centre.
1 Night
Dinner, Bed and Breakfast
Rondon Ridge is located next to Mount Hagen in Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea.
The accommodation consists of 12 rooms, all of which have a 180-degree mountain view, a modern bathroom, electric blankets and quilts for the cool evenings. The main building houses the lounge, bar, dining room and a cosy fireplace.
2 Nights
Full Board - Dinner, Bed, Breakfast and Lunch
Lake Murray Lodge is located in Papua New Guinea overlooking the beautiful Lake Murray. Accommodation at the property features a selection of cabins equipped with comfortable bedding, an en-suite bathroom, a ceiling fan and a private veranda. The property also operates on solar-powered energy and features a large garden which provides freshly produced vegetables and fruit.
2 Nights
Full Board - Dinner, Bed, Breakfast and Lunch
Karawari Lodge is located on a majestic ridge about 300 meters above the banks of the Karawari River. The lodge is nestled cozily in the dense, tropical rain forest of Papua, New Guinea and is accessible only via the private airstrip or the river.
Accommodation options at Karawari Lodge offer 10 comfortable cottages constructed from local materials. Each feature two bedrooms with modern en-suite bathrooms, and a breezy communal veranda. Guests can enjoy robust meals at the dining/lounge area and drinks at Puk Puk Bar, in the main lodge building which offers breathtaking views of jungle. Fun outdoor activities guests can partake in the area include bird watching, scenic hikes, and leisurely river excursions.
1 Night
Full Board - Dinner, Bed, Breakfast and Lunch
The Sepik River stretches from Telefomin in Sandaun Province to its outlet into the Bismarck Sea at Kopar village. There are many villages and hamlets in this culturally and environmentally rich area. The largest local animal is the wild pig - which is tamed and kept in the villages for use at cultural gatherings and compensation ceremonies. There are many other natural animal inhabitants, such as snakes, lizards, bandicoots, rats and above all birds. Many of the village songs and dances centre on indigenous animals and birds - the largest of which is the angry-looking flightless cassowary, a relative of the emu and the second heaviest bird on the planet.
The Middle Sepik is the last remaining area where the crocodile skin cutting initiation is still practiced. The villages in this region are more accessible and not so far apart in terms of travel time than on the more remote Upper Sepik. These villages have stood firm against the invasion of Christianity. They still retain their Haus Tambarans and practice their traditional customs including the initiation and scarification of young “crocodile men”. Also, the villages are home to famous artists and their sought-after birds’ head carvings.
The Upper Sepik villages are widely spread out with many taking a full day by motor canoe to reach. Therefore, a lot more fuel is required and consideration must be given for canoe time for the comfort of visitors (long days in canoes under the fierce sun can cause acute sunburn etc.).
In the Lower Sepik region the river is wide, with only wild sugar cane growing along the banks, and not so pretty or interesting. The highest cost components are the 4WD vehicle transfers to and from the river and the very high cost of fuel, sadly, both are beyond our control.
All the villages included in our expeditions are carefully chosen to offer a wide variety of distinctive cultural styles; including their extensive carved artifacts, both displayed and for sale, providing our visitors with interesting cultural contrasts and experiences. Witnessing daily activities, like the carving of artifacts, making a Morata house roof out of sago palms, the long, daily, task of sago production (sago is a staple Sepik starchy food which requires lengthy processing), fishing and so on, is encouraged.
All expeditions start and end with a night at the In Wewak Boutique Hotel. It is only a few years old, very well managed and maintained, with good security – it has high standards throughout. The views are great, the pool is cooling, the rooms are all clean, airy and comfortable and the food and ambience is pleasant.
Whilst on the expeditions, guests are accommodated in village guesthouses where facilities are very basic: the expedition company provides all a mattress, clean bedding, and mosquito nets. Toilet facilities are simple – most often a “long drop” - a hole in the ground - serves as the toilet inside a bamboo cubicle – but these toilets are reserved for guests and not used by the whole village. Washing/showers is either in the Sepik River (villager style), or two buckets of water and scoop in a bamboo private cubicle under the skies. Visitors will experience life like a villager - BUT with “washing machine cleaned sheets” and all bedding items, crockery and utensils brought in, plus their own toilet and washing areas
3 Nights
Full Board - Dinner, Bed, Breakfast and Lunch
Nestled amongst the Doma Peaks near Tari, almost 7000 feet above sea level, is Ambua Lodge, an eco-friendly lodge boasting magnificent views of the Tari Valley below. Guests are accommodated in thirty round houses, set amongst landscaped gardens and built almost exclusively from natural materials. Each unit features 180-degree picture windows to soak in the view and en-suite bathrooms. Guests can also be accommodated in the two-storey block of 18 modern hotel rooms. Electric blankets and continental quilts are provided for the cool highland evenings. The main lodge building houses the bar, dining and lounge areas and a cozy central fireplace. Ambua Lodge is accessible with their own air service from either Mount Hagen or Karawari Lodge on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays; or with Air Niugini on their scheduled services between Port Moresby and Tari.
3 Nights
Full Board - Dinner, Bed, Breakfast and Lunch
