Editors Note: Listening to the two way radio today, shows the landowners have let certain trekking companies pass through without demanding money from trekkers. However, quite a few of us have had boom gates confront us when trekking.This is both an embarrassment to us a trekking company and also to tourism in general.We thank KTA and TPA for…[Read more]

Help is on its way! – Message received from Warren Bartlett, CEO, Kokoda Trek Authority:The matter has been discussed with TPA last week and today and meetings with senior police officers are being arranged commencing Tuesday 19 April. It appears that the problem is being stirred along by mainly three people from villagers at the Port Moresby…[Read more]

Update 17th April, 2005:So far so good, all trekkers are moving along ok and the only injury so far was to one of our porters, Russell's brother Johnsford who slipped over and split his knee open.Some porters carried him back to Veselugo where he was picked up today and later transported back into Port Moresby for treatment. He got 9 internal…[Read more]

Due to weather conditions last Friday night, some flights were delayed and landed at Nadzab Airport in Lae and trekkers missed the briefing.They later arrived around 8pm at the Crowne Plaza where we met up with them.Two trekkers stayed at the Weigh Inn Hotel and the remaining trekkers stayed at the Gateway Hotel by far the most popular hotel for…[Read more]

Most of our food went down to Kokoda last Thursday via Popondetta on a Dash 8 charter and then transported by road in KTL 1 – our Mitsubishi Canter based in Kokoda. The Dash 8 charter was hired to bring in all our porters and guides for the treks that headed out from Ower's Corner on the 15th & 16th April. However, this is the food for the half…[Read more]

Trekkers during a pre-briefing at the Gateway Hotel the night prior to their trek:Gateway_2.jpg

Today saw us say goodbye to our trekkers heading out to Kokoda to walk back into Port Moresby.KTL 2 (Kokoda Trekking Ltd 2) our newly acquired 25 Seater 3 tonne truck seen here with our 8 seater bus which was on hand to transport cargo and passengers around Port Moresby:Bus___Truck_Airlines_of_PNG.jpg

Pre-Briefing of over 50 trekkers who headed out on the 17th April from Sogeri end walking towards Kokoda:Gateway_Hotel.jpg

Heading towards Ower's Corner Archway:Ower__s_Corner_2nd_pic.jpg

We made it HOME!!! – Smiles all round:We_made_it_home.jpg

Porter & Trekker share a moment on the trail:trekker___porter.jpg

Porters walking uphill on the trail…yes, they even sweat but like Mark said, the packs are almost as big as they are:Porters_walking_up_the_hill.jpg

Porters & Trekkers on top of a hill on the Kokoda Trail taking a break from trekking:Porters_on_top_of_hill.jpg

At Isurava Battlesite Area:Isurava.jpg

On the Kokoda Trail – nice photograph of Glyn and his two sons:In_the_Bush_nice_shot.jpg

River Crossing on the Kokoda Trail:River_Crossing_2.jpg

Trekkers seen here at Isurava Guesthouse – or as they say here in PNG – Kai Kai taim:Nice_Group_Pic_Day_1.jpg

Hi Bazza, 54 trekkers headed out today and another 15 left yesterday from Ower's Corner so we will see how they go. Warren (KTA) assures me they have it under control and that if anyone is asked to pay, that they write down the amount and I can claim it back from this end.As I mentioned earlier, it doesnt affect individual trekkers, its just…[Read more]

Hi everyone, no real problems to do with trekkers as such, mainly problems with landowners demanding extra money from trekking companies for walking on their land. At the moment we purchase trek fees from KTA and now have various individuals out on the trail asking trekkers to pay again to cross their land.We had three trekkers arrive back…[Read more]

Hi Dan, tks for your message posted on our website. Russell has not told me what he plans as yet but he arrived in yesterday and has been packing and managing his boys heading out tomorrow and Saturday ever since. I will nail him down tomorrow and will post for you so your wife can follow your footsteps.