BENSBACH WILDLIFE LODGE – NEAR WANDO, WESTERN PROVINCE:Located in the Tonda Wildlife Management Area, Bensbach Wildlife Lodge sits near the border with West Papua – in the remote and sparsely populated south-west corner of Papua New Guinea. Unlike much of the country, there are no towering mountains, but instead, broad and sweeping flood plains…[Read more]

MV SEPIK SPIRIT, EAST SEPIK PROVINCE: The "MV SEPIK SPIRIT", constructed in 1989, was built to the specifications to suit the demands of a shallow draft expeditionary vessel for navigating inland waterways. Its shallow draft allows passage into the heart of the Sepik River and areas not otherwise accessible to larger vessels. Venture to the area…[Read more]

KARAWARI LODGE – AMBOIN DISTRICT, EAST SEPIK PROVINCE: KARAWARI LODGE stands majestically on a lone ridge amidst a vast expanse of dense tropical lowland rainforest which extends beyond the horizon for what seems a thousand miles in every direction. You are in `Arambak' country here, one of the most remote and unspoilt areas of Papua New Guinea,…[Read more]

Take advantage of the birding in the Tari Gap area where one may chance to observe up to 13 species of the birds of paradise. The flamboyant Huli Wigmen of the Tari Valley have formed a strong bond between themselves and these beautiful birds, men revere the birds by imitating them in both daily and ceremonial life, decorating their human hair…[Read more]

AMBUA LODGE – TARI GAP, SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS PROVINCE AMBUA LODGE: Located at 7000 feet in the Tari Gap area borders on pristine mid montane rainforest at the beginning of the valley grasslands. This location promises the visitor eternal spring weather and magnificent views of the Tari Valley. The forest canopy, a dense mass of interlocking tree…[Read more]

Footnote: This trek unfortunately is not one of ours as we would have loved to have taken these footy guys on the trail. It is however a trek organised by Executive Excellence with Tropic Tours staff as the porters on this trek.We at Kokoda Trekking wish them a great trek and I am sure the KTL boys will be following their trek with interest as…[Read more]

The Kokoda Track is becoming increasingly popular amongst fit and healthy Australians as the trekking adventure they must do, whether it be for the war history of the Kokoda Campaign, adventure, culture or eco-tourism. The local communities appreciate trekkers and will make you feel most welcome along the entire route of the trek, being 96 km…[Read more]

Draft Financial information

• Total cost of Community Projects to November 2005 – K343,800
• Funding Assistance by Kokoda Track Foundation 2005 – K48,000
• AusAid HOMDAP Scheme K30,000
• Trek Fee Income: – 2004 – K164,500
• Trek Fee Income: – 2005 – K332,095

Footnote: Niugini Tours outstanding payments to KTA: 2001 to 2005 – K200,000 + interest

ORO PROVINCE1. Clearing and maintenance for upgrading Kokoda Airstrip for Dash 8 aircraft2. Kokoda Town clean up3. Supply of Lawnmowers, tools and initial 20 litres petrol to Kokoda Memorial Hospital, Kokoda LLG, Kovelo, Gorari Anglican Parish, Kabara Anglican Parish, Sago Anglican Parish, SDA Kokoda4. Repairs to Kokoda Town GenSet and supply…[Read more]

CENTRAL PROVINCE1. Track clearing and log bridge replacement contracts ? Owers? Corner to Templeton Cross.2. Part re-decking bridge (Sal Army) on Owers Corner Road3. Maintenance Owers Corner Memorial Park4. Maintenance McDonalds Corner Memorial5. Maintenance Depo Memorial6. Supply of Lawnmowers, tools and initial 20 litres petrol to Girinumu…[Read more]

They say a photograph tells a 1000 words….well lets sincerely hope so as I have just checked out our stats for this website and they are as follows:Statistics as at 5th December 2005StatisticsUsers: 501Photos: 7,649Comments: 5Views: 1,174,223Disk Space: 754.6mb So as you can see there are 7,465 photographs as at the date of writing that you can…[Read more]

To view more of their photographs, PLEASE CLICK HERE:IMG_1152.jpg

I asked why they all dressed in army clothes and was informed they were advised to do so as Hans thinks they are the most comfortable to walk in. All trekkers were told it seems to fit themselves out in this attire.So there you go folks…thinking of what to wear on the Kokoda Trail…take a tip from HANS and go buy some army clothes.Another…[Read more]

On arrival at the airport, the trekkers had already started to arrive when Tony came over and said…oh no, I forgot to ask you to go and pick up the porters.One of our buses made a dash to the house and by the time we arrived back all trekkers were out and ready to board our truck and two buses to take them to Bomana War Cemetery and then to…[Read more]

If you have read this far, than you are definitely interested in trekking with us at Kokoda Trekking. Looking forward to meeting you all in 2006Merry Christmas everyone! and dont forget to LOG ONTO OUR WEBSITE 25th DECEMBER 2005:From all of us here at KOKODA TREKKING, bye for now…happy trekking! Sing_Sing_Group___tent.jpg

On another note, would you believe the most visits per day last year was on the 25th December 2004. I found this amazing. The only thing I can put it down to is that trekkers are home visiting family and friends and they start showing them their photographs on our website….anyone have any other ideas ??Check it out yourselves – daily…[Read more]

This year in 2005, we purchased for the people of Kokoda an ambulance. Last year when I walked the Kokoda Trail I asked what happens to people in Kokoda if they are seriously ill. The reply was that Kokoda does not have a doctor only nurses. If anyone is having difficulty in delivering a baby; cut themselves badly etc they have to wait until…[Read more]

In 2004, our first year of operation we purchased a PMV (Public Motor Vehicle – Truck) for Russell Eroro to put to use in Kokoda. Prior to us purchasing this vehicle, the people of Kokoda suffered as the only vehicles that came up to Kokoda were owned by people in Popondetta. If the vehicle did not come up for some reason or another the towns…[Read more]

There has been some debate over the years as to whether it should be 'Kokoda Trail' or 'Kokoda Track'. The following attachment shows clearly how people search when they type into a search engine on the subject Kokoda. As you will note…a lot more people type in KOKODA TRAIL than any other subject matter:Total_Search_Strings.jpg

Kokoda Website Statistics on a Daily basis as at the 24th November, 2005:Kokoda_Daily.jpg