The Kokoda Trail is by far the most popular trek in Papua New Guinea and takes between 6-9 days to complete. It is a physical and mental challenge and the difficulty of the track should not be underestimated.
The long days include river crossing, steep and gradual ascends and descends. The 96 kilometre trek is predominately through rain forest. Usually conditions are wet and slippery as rain can be expected on most days. Temperatures range from 24-30 degrees celcius during the day and 16-24 degrees celcius at night.
This track was made famous during WWII and still bares the scars of a fierce campaign. For those of you who had loved ones fighting in PNG during WWII, this walk can be a very spiritual and emotional experience. Trekking in mud up to your knees and tricky river crossing indicates exactly the conditions under which our diggers fought.
Our guides are extremely knowledgeable about the WWII history across the track. They have all spent time exploring battlefields and found interesting side trips for our trekkers to see ammunition pit, war artifacts and areas where the Japanese and Australians dug in to fight.
Trekkers need not have an Australian connection with the track. It is the most beautiful walk, the scenery is stunning, we get to camp out and integrate with our PNG boys working for us. There is a lot of singing and telling of stories around camp fires in the evenings. Our boys are so good in this department that they have just put out a Kokoda Track CD.
When we stay in villages your guide will take you for a walk around the village so you get to meet all our friends. They will talk to you about the PNG culture and maybe organize a village sing a long that evening.
The local people who live along the track are Koiaris. They are warm, friendly and generous people who welcome trekkers onto their land.
This is a complete learning experience. You learn about the culture, the people, the flora and fauna and will walk away form our country a better person for having this experience.
Although ideally suited to walkers who are of reasonable fitness, training for this trek is necessary. Please try and be as fit as you possibly can. Remember the fitter you are the more enjoyable the trek will be.
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Kokoda Trail Batterfield Trek
- return economy airfares to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
- 10 days, 9 nights with Professional WW11 HIstorian Guide
- 2 nights accommoation in Port Moresby either side of the trek (twin share basis)
- Kokoda WW11 history and stories
- Visit WW11 history sites along track
- Cultural and enviromental aspects of the track and PNG
- Group Porters
- Excellent food
- Road transfers from Owers Corner to Port Moresby
- Accommodation on Track
- Kokoda Track permit and village fees
- Private charter Port Moresby to Kokoda
- Visit to Bomona War Cemetery
- Please note minimum of 12 per trek required
- Personal porter also available, An additional $790 to cover wages, food, airfare and road transport
- Single accommodation supplement of $195 applies
- Additional surcharge applies to Anzac Day Trek 17-26 April 2012
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On sale until 31 May 2012. Travel 01/06/12 - 30/10/12
