Guidelines For Trekking The Kokoda Track (trail)

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The Kokoda Track Authority and Landowners of the Kokoda Track welcome you to the experience ahead of you.

1. Ensure you have your Trek Permit obtained from Kokoda Track Authority or through your Travel Agent or Tour Operator.

2. Trek Permits are to be carried by Trekkers and stamped by Village Recorders if desired as a memento of your trek. There is no fee charged for stamping of these Permits. Trekkers without the Kokoda Track Authority permits will be required to return to Kokoda Track Authority office at Sogeri or to the Kokoda agency office, presently located adjacent to Kokoda Post Office to obtain their permits upon paying the Permit Fee.

3. Individual Trekkers or Groups should be accompanied by a recognized Guide from the Kokoda Track area, and if required, porters from the Kokoda Track villages. Such is a safety measure to protect people from becoming lost and assisting in case of injury, ill health and advising on war history, eco-tourism interests and general information.

4. Please follow the recognized Kokoda Track. Do not detour off the Track, your guide knows the way.

5. Overnight in village guesthouses is welcome. Ensure Guest House fees are paid in cash and obtain a receipt. Up to K20.00 per night is the recommended fee for trekkers and sometimes K5.00 for guides and porters. No credit facilities are available. Meals are a separate cost.

6. Bush campsites are available in numerous locations but trekkers may be requested to pay the landowners an overnight fee up to a maximum of K15.00 per trekker. Guest house, bush campsite accommodation and food for meals are normally paid by the Tour Group Leader or Guide.

7. Please pay villagers for any fresh vegetables and fruits they are happy to supply. Other food items are limited.

8. Please respect the culture and religion of the communities. Seventh Day Adventist is the predominant religion and people observe prayer daily between 5.00 pm and 6.00 pm, and their Sabbath from 5.00 pm Friday to 6.00 pm Saturday. Do not put requests to the communities at these times. You are welcome to join their church services.

9. Trekkers commencing and completing their trek should visit the Kokoda Track Offices or representatives at Riverside Store Sogeri and Agency at the Kokoda Post to have their journey recorded. Your trek can be monitored by radio transceivers located in each village along the Track. Some Guides may carry a handheld radio for additional communication with their base in Port Moresby or Kokoda, other villages and Kokoda Track Authority.

10. Trekkers should be medically fit and have medical insurance coverage and also carry basic first aid supplies. Your Guide should have a First Aid Kit for medication of the group of trekkers and porters if required.

11. Do not litter the Track, village, guesthouse or campsite areas. Please burn or bury waste.

12. Do not deface or damage memorials, trees or buildings.

13. The Trek Permit Fee paid by all trekkers is for funding community infrastructure projects and their maintenance, together with the maintenance and upgrading of the Track facilities such as walking track and creek/river crossings, radio communication, signage, memorials, airstrips, etc. It is not for paying Trekkers? personal expenses of guesthouse, campsite, food, cultural performances, village museums or scenic attractions.

14. The Kokoda Track Authority accepts no liability for any injury or loss sustained by trekkers and their guides and porters on the Kokoda Track.

Editors Note: I have posted this as a guideline only.

If you are trekking with a reliable trekking company, all these requirements will be taken care of as part of your trek package:

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Sec. 3. Form: 1

KOIARI RURAL LOCAL-LEVEL GOVERNMENT and KOKODA RURAL LOCAL-LEVEL GOVERNMENT

KOKODA TRACK TREK PERMIT LAW 2005

KOKODA TRACK AUTHORITY

KOKODA TRACK TREK PERMIT APPLICATION FORM

To:

The Executive Officer
Kokoda Track Authority
P O Box 545
BOROKO, NCD 111
Papua New Guinea

Phone/Fax: (675) 325 1887
E-mail: kokodatrackauthority@global.net.pg

I/We ????????????????????. hereby apply for a permit / permits to trek the Kokoda Track under the Kokoda Track Permit Law of the Koiari Rural Local-level Government and of the Kokoda Rural Local-level Government in accordance with the Law.

Details of our application are as follows:
Name of Tour Operator or Trekking Person: .??????????????????????..
Address of Tour Operator or Trekking Person: ..?????????????????????..
Phone: ?????? Fax: ????????? E-mail: ??????????????..
Dates of Planned Trek: Start: ??????. Finish: ????????.
Direction of Trek: From ?????? To: ?????? Other: ??????????..
Number of Trekkers: Adults: ???? Children: ???? Students (18 years and under)????
International / Non-Citizen Trekker: YES / NO PNG Citizen Trekker: YES / NO
Resident of Kokoda Track Area: YES / NO Aid Worker / Volunteer: YES / NO
Purpose of Trek: War History / Adventure / Eco-Tourism / Other: ??????????.?..
Do you Require one Group Permit or Individual Trek Permits: ????????????????
If not with an organized Tour Group, please advise name of Kokoda Track Guide: ????????.
For calculation of Trek Fees, please compile the following:
International Trekker: ?..x K200 = K??.. Child/Student: ??x K100 = K??
Papua New Guinea Resident Trekker: ?..x K100 = K ??. Child/Student: ??x K 50 = K?….
Residents of Kokoda Track Area: ??.. Free Aid & Volunteer Workers: ??? Free Total Fees to be paid and attached with this Application: K??.. Cheque / Cash/ Tele.Transfer For Individual person Trek Permits, please attach a list of names and permit rate applicable.

Signature of Applicant: ???????????. Date: .?../..?/200…

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