MOUNT HAGEN FESTIVAL TOURS 2023
MOUNT HAGEN FOUR-NIGHT SING-SING TOUR HIGHLANDER HOTEL 17 - 21 August 2023 $2130 including flights
Four nights’ full board accommodation at The Highlander Hotel, the bet hotel in town, Paiya mini-show on the 18th with 12 iconic tribes, airport transfers on the 17th and 21st, transfers to the show grounds and back on the 19th and 20th. Includes show pass and return flights from Port Moresby flights.
BASIC MOUNT HAGEN FOUR-NIGHT SING-SING TOUR 17 - 21 August 2023 $1690 including flights
Four nights’ full board accommodation at Traveller's Hut Lodge, Paiya mini-show on the 18th with 12 iconic tribes, airport transfers on the 17th and 21st, transfers to the show grounds and back on the 19th and 20th. Includes show pass and return flights from Port Moresby flights.
THE DISCOVERER TOUR 17 to 25 August 2023
The Discoverer is an unescorted (local guides will be at each location) 9-day/8-night program, providing a unique opportunity to discover the culture and ecosystems of the world's second largest island New Guinea. Papua New Guinea is a veritable smorgasbord of colour, culture and excitement. The highlight of the Discoverer program is attendance at the famous Mount Hagen Cultural Show, a world-famous cultural gathering of many of the opulently decorated cultural groups of this incredibly diverse land.
1 NIGHT PORT MORESBY - AIRWAYS HOTEL
3 NIGHTS MOUNT HAGEN - HIGHLANDER HOTEL
2 NIGHTS SEPIK REGION - KARAWARI LODGE
2 NIGHTS TARI - AMBUA LODGE
Cost including all domestic flights: US$8100 per person (twin share).
US$9049 single except twin share at the Highlander Hotel
Air Niugini flights :
Friday 18 August, 2023 - PX180 PORT MORESBY/MOUNT HAGEN 0710 0840
Friday 25 August, 2023 - PX865 TARI/PORT MORESBY 1040 1215
Charter Flights:
Monday 21 August 2023 - Mount Hagen/Karawari
Wednesday 23 August 2023 - Karawari/Ambua
Includes:
Accommodation, airport transfers and tours on a seat in a bus basis, meals from dinner on 18 August to breakfast on 26 August, services of a local tour guides and show gate fees.
Does Not Include:
International flights, visa fees and services of a personal nature such as beverage, laundry charges, gratuities, phone bills, etc.
Full itinerary here
THE PANORAMA TOUR 18 AUGUST – 30 AUGUST
The Panorama Show is a fully escorted 13 day/12-night program that provides a stunning view of Papua New Guinea. The journey begins with the spectacular Mt Hagen Cultural show, providing an incredible vista of cultures from all over Papua New Guinea. In a land of nearly 800 languages, there is no better place to see so many gathered in one place
Fri 18 Aug Arrive in Port Moresby. Transfer to your hotel. Overnight: Airways Hotel
Sat 19 Aug Fly with Air Niugini to Mount Hagen. Attend Mt Hagen Show. Overnight: Rondon Ridge
Sun 20 Aug Full Day Mt Hagen Show. Overnight: Rondon Ridge
Mon 21 Aug Charter flight to Lake Murray. Afternoon Tour. Overnight Lake Murray Lodge
Tue 22 Aug Full Day Tour. Overnight Lake Murray Lodge
Wed 23 Aug Charter flight to Karawari. Half Day Tour. Overnight Karawari Lodge
Thu 24 Aug Transfer to the MV Sepik Spirit. Half Day Tour. Overnight MV Sepik Spirit
Fri 25 Aug Full Day Tour. Overnight MV Sepik Spirit
Sat 26 Aug Full Day Tour. Overnight MV Sepik Spirit
Sun 27 Aug Charter flight to Tari: Ambua Lodge
Mon 28 Sept Full Day Tour. Overnight: Ambua Lodge
Tue 29 Aug Full Day Tour. Overnight: Ambua Lodge
Wed 30 Aug Fly Air Niugini to Port Moresby. Connect to international flight out.
Cost including all domestic flights: US$$12,914 per person (twin share).
US$14,171 single except twin share on the Sepik Spirit and Rondon Ridge.
Air Niugini flights:
Saturday 19 August, 2023 - Air Niugini PX180 Port Moresby to Mt Hagen
Wednesday 30 August, 2023 - Air Niugini PX865 Tari to Port Moresby
Charter Flights:
Monday 21 August, 2023 - Mt Hagen to Lake Murray
Wednesday 23 August, 2023 - Lake Murray to Karawari
Sunday 27 August, 2023 - Karawari to Ambua
This is an Escorted Program and Includes:
Accommodation, airport transfers and tours on a seat in a bus basis, meals from dinner on 19 August to breakfast on 31st August, services of a professional tour guide throughout, local guides and show gate fees. Cost also includes all gratuities to hotel, restaurant staff, local drivers, guides and porters.
Does Not Include:
International flights, visa fees and services of a personal nature such as beverage, laundry charges, phone and fax bills etc.
Full itinerary here
THE VISTA TOUR 10 TO 22 AUGUST
The Vista Show, a fully escorted 13-day/12-night program, provides a wide perspective on Papua New Guinea, from a journey through the Sepik Region to shaking hands with a Huli Wigman. The tour culminates with the Mount Hagen Cultural Show. The Hagen Show brings together sing-sing groups from throughout Papua New Guinea, with the variety of cultures and groups represented in turn reflecting the diversity of Papua New Guinea's landscapes. From lowland tropical rainforests to alpine forests and grasslands, Papua New Guinea possesses a huge variety of rugged landscapes, exotic ecosystems and pre-technological cultures.
Thu 10 Aug Arrive in Port Moresby. Transfer to your hotel. Overnight Airways Hotel
Fri 11 Aug Fly with Air Niugini to Mount Hagen and connect to charter flight to Karawari. Afternoon tour. Overnight: Karawari Lodge
Sat 12 Aug Transfer from Karawari to the Sepik Spirit. Afternoon Tour. Overnight Sepik Spirit
Sun 13 Aug Full Day Tour. Overnight Overnight Sepik Spirit
Mon 14 Aug Full Day Tour. Overnight Overnight Sepik Spirit
Tue 15 Aug Charter flight to Ambua Lodge. Half Day Tour. Overnight Ambua Lodge
Wed 16 Aug Full Day Tour. Overnight Ambua Lodge
Thu 17 Aug Full Day Tour. Overnight Ambua Lodge
Fri 18 Aug Charter flight to Mt Hagen. Afternoon pre-show tour. Overnight Highlander Hotel
Sat 19 Aug Full Day Mt Hagen Show. Overnight Highlander Hotel
Sun 20 Aug Full Day Mt Hagen Show. Overnight Highlander Hotel
Mon 21 Aug Fly with Air Niugini to Port Moresby. Half day tour. Transfer to your hotel. Overnight Airways Hotel
Tue 22 Aug Transfer to international flight out
Cost including all domestic flights: US$$12,640 per person (twin share).
US$13,920 single except twin share on the Sepik Spirit and Highlander Hotel.
Air Niugini flights:
Friday 11 August, 2023 - PX180 Port Moresby to Mount Hagen
Monday 21 August, 2023 - PX181 Mount Hagen to Port Moresby
Charter Flights:
Friday 11 August, 2023 - Mount Hagen to Karawari
Tuesday 15 August, 2023 - Karawari to Ambua
Friday 18 August, 2023 - Ambua to Mount Hagen
This is an Escorted Program and Includes:
Accommodation, airport transfers and tours on a seat in a bus basis, meals from dinner on 11 August to breakfast on 23 August, services of a professional tour guide throughout, local guides and show gate fees. Cost also includes all gratuities to hotel, restaurant staff, local drivers, guides and porters.
Does Not Include:
International flights, visa fees and services of a personal nature such as beverage, laundry charges, phone and fax bills etc.
Full itinerary here
Four nights’ full board accommodation at The Highlander Hotel, the bet hotel in town, Paiya mini-show on the 18th with 12 iconic tribes, airport transfers on the 17th and 21st, transfers to the show grounds and back on the 19th and 20th. Includes show pass and return flights from Port Moresby flights.
BASIC MOUNT HAGEN FOUR-NIGHT SING-SING TOUR 17 - 21 August 2023 $1690 including flights
Four nights’ full board accommodation at Traveller's Hut Lodge, Paiya mini-show on the 18th with 12 iconic tribes, airport transfers on the 17th and 21st, transfers to the show grounds and back on the 19th and 20th. Includes show pass and return flights from Port Moresby flights.
THE DISCOVERER TOUR 17 to 25 August 2023
The Discoverer is an unescorted (local guides will be at each location) 9-day/8-night program, providing a unique opportunity to discover the culture and ecosystems of the world's second largest island New Guinea. Papua New Guinea is a veritable smorgasbord of colour, culture and excitement. The highlight of the Discoverer program is attendance at the famous Mount Hagen Cultural Show, a world-famous cultural gathering of many of the opulently decorated cultural groups of this incredibly diverse land.
1 NIGHT PORT MORESBY - AIRWAYS HOTEL
3 NIGHTS MOUNT HAGEN - HIGHLANDER HOTEL
2 NIGHTS SEPIK REGION - KARAWARI LODGE
2 NIGHTS TARI - AMBUA LODGE
Cost including all domestic flights: US$8100 per person (twin share).
US$9049 single except twin share at the Highlander Hotel
Air Niugini flights :
Friday 18 August, 2023 - PX180 PORT MORESBY/MOUNT HAGEN 0710 0840
Friday 25 August, 2023 - PX865 TARI/PORT MORESBY 1040 1215
Charter Flights:
Monday 21 August 2023 - Mount Hagen/Karawari
Wednesday 23 August 2023 - Karawari/Ambua
Includes:
Accommodation, airport transfers and tours on a seat in a bus basis, meals from dinner on 18 August to breakfast on 26 August, services of a local tour guides and show gate fees.
Does Not Include:
International flights, visa fees and services of a personal nature such as beverage, laundry charges, gratuities, phone bills, etc.
Full itinerary here
THE PANORAMA TOUR 18 AUGUST – 30 AUGUST
The Panorama Show is a fully escorted 13 day/12-night program that provides a stunning view of Papua New Guinea. The journey begins with the spectacular Mt Hagen Cultural show, providing an incredible vista of cultures from all over Papua New Guinea. In a land of nearly 800 languages, there is no better place to see so many gathered in one place
Fri 18 Aug Arrive in Port Moresby. Transfer to your hotel. Overnight: Airways Hotel
Sat 19 Aug Fly with Air Niugini to Mount Hagen. Attend Mt Hagen Show. Overnight: Rondon Ridge
Sun 20 Aug Full Day Mt Hagen Show. Overnight: Rondon Ridge
Mon 21 Aug Charter flight to Lake Murray. Afternoon Tour. Overnight Lake Murray Lodge
Tue 22 Aug Full Day Tour. Overnight Lake Murray Lodge
Wed 23 Aug Charter flight to Karawari. Half Day Tour. Overnight Karawari Lodge
Thu 24 Aug Transfer to the MV Sepik Spirit. Half Day Tour. Overnight MV Sepik Spirit
Fri 25 Aug Full Day Tour. Overnight MV Sepik Spirit
Sat 26 Aug Full Day Tour. Overnight MV Sepik Spirit
Sun 27 Aug Charter flight to Tari: Ambua Lodge
Mon 28 Sept Full Day Tour. Overnight: Ambua Lodge
Tue 29 Aug Full Day Tour. Overnight: Ambua Lodge
Wed 30 Aug Fly Air Niugini to Port Moresby. Connect to international flight out.
Cost including all domestic flights: US$$12,914 per person (twin share).
US$14,171 single except twin share on the Sepik Spirit and Rondon Ridge.
Air Niugini flights:
Saturday 19 August, 2023 - Air Niugini PX180 Port Moresby to Mt Hagen
Wednesday 30 August, 2023 - Air Niugini PX865 Tari to Port Moresby
Charter Flights:
Monday 21 August, 2023 - Mt Hagen to Lake Murray
Wednesday 23 August, 2023 - Lake Murray to Karawari
Sunday 27 August, 2023 - Karawari to Ambua
This is an Escorted Program and Includes:
Accommodation, airport transfers and tours on a seat in a bus basis, meals from dinner on 19 August to breakfast on 31st August, services of a professional tour guide throughout, local guides and show gate fees. Cost also includes all gratuities to hotel, restaurant staff, local drivers, guides and porters.
Does Not Include:
International flights, visa fees and services of a personal nature such as beverage, laundry charges, phone and fax bills etc.
Full itinerary here
THE VISTA TOUR 10 TO 22 AUGUST
The Vista Show, a fully escorted 13-day/12-night program, provides a wide perspective on Papua New Guinea, from a journey through the Sepik Region to shaking hands with a Huli Wigman. The tour culminates with the Mount Hagen Cultural Show. The Hagen Show brings together sing-sing groups from throughout Papua New Guinea, with the variety of cultures and groups represented in turn reflecting the diversity of Papua New Guinea's landscapes. From lowland tropical rainforests to alpine forests and grasslands, Papua New Guinea possesses a huge variety of rugged landscapes, exotic ecosystems and pre-technological cultures.
Thu 10 Aug Arrive in Port Moresby. Transfer to your hotel. Overnight Airways Hotel
Fri 11 Aug Fly with Air Niugini to Mount Hagen and connect to charter flight to Karawari. Afternoon tour. Overnight: Karawari Lodge
Sat 12 Aug Transfer from Karawari to the Sepik Spirit. Afternoon Tour. Overnight Sepik Spirit
Sun 13 Aug Full Day Tour. Overnight Overnight Sepik Spirit
Mon 14 Aug Full Day Tour. Overnight Overnight Sepik Spirit
Tue 15 Aug Charter flight to Ambua Lodge. Half Day Tour. Overnight Ambua Lodge
Wed 16 Aug Full Day Tour. Overnight Ambua Lodge
Thu 17 Aug Full Day Tour. Overnight Ambua Lodge
Fri 18 Aug Charter flight to Mt Hagen. Afternoon pre-show tour. Overnight Highlander Hotel
Sat 19 Aug Full Day Mt Hagen Show. Overnight Highlander Hotel
Sun 20 Aug Full Day Mt Hagen Show. Overnight Highlander Hotel
Mon 21 Aug Fly with Air Niugini to Port Moresby. Half day tour. Transfer to your hotel. Overnight Airways Hotel
Tue 22 Aug Transfer to international flight out
Cost including all domestic flights: US$$12,640 per person (twin share).
US$13,920 single except twin share on the Sepik Spirit and Highlander Hotel.
Air Niugini flights:
Friday 11 August, 2023 - PX180 Port Moresby to Mount Hagen
Monday 21 August, 2023 - PX181 Mount Hagen to Port Moresby
Charter Flights:
Friday 11 August, 2023 - Mount Hagen to Karawari
Tuesday 15 August, 2023 - Karawari to Ambua
Friday 18 August, 2023 - Ambua to Mount Hagen
This is an Escorted Program and Includes:
Accommodation, airport transfers and tours on a seat in a bus basis, meals from dinner on 11 August to breakfast on 23 August, services of a professional tour guide throughout, local guides and show gate fees. Cost also includes all gratuities to hotel, restaurant staff, local drivers, guides and porters.
Does Not Include:
International flights, visa fees and services of a personal nature such as beverage, laundry charges, phone and fax bills etc.
Full itinerary here