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Price is based on double or twin hotel room occupancy and includes accommodation, transfers, car/driver, English-speaking guide, activities and entrance fees, breakfasts and some casual lunches while touring. Flights and optional special activities will be quoted separately. Most personal expenses, including dinners, alcoholic beverages, spa treatments and gratuities can be paid on the spot while traveling. Prices may vary depending on season, choice of accommodation and other factors.
This itinerary promises an unforgettable experience exploring some of Papua New Guinea's most remote locations – Tari in the Southern Highlands and the Sepik River. You'll meet the Huli Tribe's wigmen, visit villages with beautiful primitive art and be treated to a tribal performance of Sing-Sing. At the end of your trek you have time to relax on the beautiful coastline of Madang.
On the first day of your Papua New Guinea adventure you'll land in Port Moresby and check into your hotel. Port Moresby has a selection of great properties that offer the full range of modern amenities for the traveler – we recommend Gateway Lodge, which is set in tropical gardens and has a pool. In the afternoon, head out on a tour of Port Moresby and enjoy the relaxed island pace.
Today your trek begins. In the morning you'll take a flight to Tari where you'll meet your guide and transfer to the trek site. Tari is home to the Huli Tribe with their infamous wigmen. You'll spend your first trek night at the traditionally-styled Ambua Lodge in your private spacious hut, positioned on the hillside with spectacular mountain views.
Enjoy another day in the village with the Huli Tribe. Today the wigmen will perform a traditional Sing-Sing celebration, dressed in full tribal costume. After the performance, enjoy a traditional lunch roasted in an underground-oven and in the evening, listen to one of the elders during story-telling time.
This morning you will be transferred by air from Tari to Kumul, where you can enjoy spotting Papua New Guinea's beautiful tropical birds. On the way you'll via Mount Hagen and have the chance to browse through a colorful local market. In the evening, settle into the peaceful Kumul Lodge, an eco-lodge made from all natural materials and run by local villagers.
Rise early today and embark upon a full-day tour to Wabag, returning to Mount Hagen. Wabag Town is the biggest provincial capital in Papua New Guinea and here you can enjoy local coffee. In the evening, check into the Quality Hotel Highlander.
Today you'll bid adieu to Mount Hagen and fly to Ambunti. Here, you'll meet up with your guide and begin the four-day Middle Sepik Canoeing Art Tour. By exploring the waterways in this fashion, you'll get to see intricately carved spirit houses and remote villages dotted throughout virgin forest. Spend the evening at the Ambunti Lodge.
Continue your journey through the waterways of the Sepik River via motorized canoe, stopping at villages and meeting different ethnic communities. Many villages you meet on this trip still practice ancient customs – secret ceremonies performed within spirit houses. You'll spend tonight in the fully self-contained Ambunti Lodge.
Today is dedicated to exploring the waterways of the Sepik River on your motorized canoe, pushing through thick rainforest and mangroves, passing schools and villages and spotting all sorts of wildlife. It's your final night staying at Ambunti Lodge on the banks of the beautiful Sepik River, before making your way back to the more developed parts of Papua New Guinea.
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