Goroka Festival Tours
SHORT GOROKA SHOW PACKAGES
13 - 17 September 2018 - from $1150 Flights included - availability limited.
Thursday 13th: fly in from Port Moresby
Friday 14th: full-day Asaro Mudmen village visit and Asaro Sing-Sing (the best Asaro visit around)
Saturday 15th: VIP passes for Goroka Show
Sunday 16th: VIP Passes for the Goroka Show
Monday 17th: Fly back to Port Moresby
$940 USD basic single room accommodation with shared bathrooms, on the showground site.
$1150 based on 2 sharing an air-conditioned guest house 5 minutes’ walk from the show grounds, half board. Town centre shuttle service included. Single occupancy $1295. Itinerary here, images below.
13 - 17 September 2018 - from $1150 Flights included - availability limited.
Thursday 13th: fly in from Port Moresby
Friday 14th: full-day Asaro Mudmen village visit and Asaro Sing-Sing (the best Asaro visit around)
Saturday 15th: VIP passes for Goroka Show
Sunday 16th: VIP Passes for the Goroka Show
Monday 17th: Fly back to Port Moresby
$940 USD basic single room accommodation with shared bathrooms, on the showground site.
$1150 based on 2 sharing an air-conditioned guest house 5 minutes’ walk from the show grounds, half board. Town centre shuttle service included. Single occupancy $1295. Itinerary here, images below.
This itinerary is also possible using hotel accommodation.
Excludes tips, items of a personal nature, international flights, visas.
PDF document here
LONGER TOURS WITH GOROKA
HIGHLAND TRIBES ESCORTED MT HAGEN, ASARO, AND GOROKA TOUR
7 nights 10 - 17 September 2018
$2170 - including flights, single supplement $250. Culminates at the Goroka Festival.
Mt Hagen for two nights with its amazing birdlife and the Melpa people, Asaro Mudmen village stay and private Sing-Sings with two nights' accommodation in a rustic lodge, Goroka two-day festival with three nights' accommodation in air-conditioned guest house accommodation close to the show grounds. Includes meals except lunches in Rabaul, and lunches and dinners in Goroka, includes internal flights, show entry, activities, transfers, Sing Sings, guiding, PDF itinerary here or interactive itinerary here
GOROKA FESTIVAL HIGHLANDS JOURNEY 2018
9 – 17 September 2018, from $7411 including all domestic flights
The Goroka Highlands Journey is an 9-day/8-night guided, unescorted program. This program takes you on a journey through the Highlands and Sepik cultures. Beginning in the Southern Highlands at Ambua Lodge - home of the flamboyant Huli people. Thirteen species of birds of paradise, human hair wigs and spectacular views await the intrepid traveller seeking the ultimate journey.
Your journey continues to Karawari Lodge, perched on a ridge overlooking the Karawari River and the Sepik Basin. You will learn about the amazing ecology, culture and history of this remote and amazing corner of the planet.
From the Highlands fly to the resplendent Rondon Ridge, which boasts panoramic views of the Waghi Valley. From Mount Hagen a short flight will take you to the famous Goroka show where an array of sing-sing groups will dazzle your senses. Itinerary here.
GOROKA CLASSIC SHOW TOUR 20186th to 18th September, 2018, from $9983 USD
The Goroka Classic Show Tour is an unescorted 13-day/12-night program. This Classic tour begins in Tari Valley home of the flamboyant Huli, a colourful and proud people still largely living as their ancestors did. Ambua Lodge is high on the slopes of the Tari Valley with magnificent views of the valley below and the surrounding peaks. You will learn about the amazing ecology, culture and history of this remote corner of planet earth. From Tari you fly to Sepik Region to explore the waterways of the Sepik River and its tributaries. Spend three nights onboard the Sepik Spirit which is the ultimate 'floating lodge' for the adventurer who desires all the comforts of civilisation on the mighty Sepik River. From Sepik Spirit you will then fly to Mount Hagen. Spending a night at the resplendent Rondon Ridge in a valley that was unknown to the outside world until 70 years ago. From Mount Hagen your journey takes you into Goroka to attend the two days famous Goroka Cultural Show before traveling to Port Moresby and onto your out going international flight. Itinerary here
- $1190 in a standard room at the new Phoenix Hotel, with breakfasts two sharing, $1530 single occupancy
- $1350 in a Premier room at the new Phoenix Hotel, with breakfasts two sharing, $1850 single occupancy
- $1680 in a standard room at the Bird of Paradise Hotel, half board two sharing, $2230 single occupancy
Excludes tips, items of a personal nature, international flights, visas.
PDF document here
LONGER TOURS WITH GOROKA
HIGHLAND TRIBES ESCORTED MT HAGEN, ASARO, AND GOROKA TOUR
7 nights 10 - 17 September 2018
$2170 - including flights, single supplement $250. Culminates at the Goroka Festival.
Mt Hagen for two nights with its amazing birdlife and the Melpa people, Asaro Mudmen village stay and private Sing-Sings with two nights' accommodation in a rustic lodge, Goroka two-day festival with three nights' accommodation in air-conditioned guest house accommodation close to the show grounds. Includes meals except lunches in Rabaul, and lunches and dinners in Goroka, includes internal flights, show entry, activities, transfers, Sing Sings, guiding, PDF itinerary here or interactive itinerary here
GOROKA FESTIVAL HIGHLANDS JOURNEY 2018
9 – 17 September 2018, from $7411 including all domestic flights
The Goroka Highlands Journey is an 9-day/8-night guided, unescorted program. This program takes you on a journey through the Highlands and Sepik cultures. Beginning in the Southern Highlands at Ambua Lodge - home of the flamboyant Huli people. Thirteen species of birds of paradise, human hair wigs and spectacular views await the intrepid traveller seeking the ultimate journey.
Your journey continues to Karawari Lodge, perched on a ridge overlooking the Karawari River and the Sepik Basin. You will learn about the amazing ecology, culture and history of this remote and amazing corner of the planet.
From the Highlands fly to the resplendent Rondon Ridge, which boasts panoramic views of the Waghi Valley. From Mount Hagen a short flight will take you to the famous Goroka show where an array of sing-sing groups will dazzle your senses. Itinerary here.
GOROKA CLASSIC SHOW TOUR 20186th to 18th September, 2018, from $9983 USD
The Goroka Classic Show Tour is an unescorted 13-day/12-night program. This Classic tour begins in Tari Valley home of the flamboyant Huli, a colourful and proud people still largely living as their ancestors did. Ambua Lodge is high on the slopes of the Tari Valley with magnificent views of the valley below and the surrounding peaks. You will learn about the amazing ecology, culture and history of this remote corner of planet earth. From Tari you fly to Sepik Region to explore the waterways of the Sepik River and its tributaries. Spend three nights onboard the Sepik Spirit which is the ultimate 'floating lodge' for the adventurer who desires all the comforts of civilisation on the mighty Sepik River. From Sepik Spirit you will then fly to Mount Hagen. Spending a night at the resplendent Rondon Ridge in a valley that was unknown to the outside world until 70 years ago. From Mount Hagen your journey takes you into Goroka to attend the two days famous Goroka Cultural Show before traveling to Port Moresby and onto your out going international flight. Itinerary here