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Papua New Guinea

10 places in Papua New Guinea, sorted into the categories that matter when you are planning: what each place is, when it is worth going, how long to allow and how to reach it.

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Pictured: The Kokoda Track

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RegionMelanesia

CapitalPort Moresby

Places written10

Categories covered4 of 5

🧭 Good to know Cost level, local customs and etiquette in Papua New Guinea - what is polite and what is not →

Plugs and voltage Type I · 240 V travel adapter →

CurrencyKina (PGK)

LanguagesEnglish, Tok Pisin, Hiri Motu

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Best months J F M A M J J A S O N D

Nature & outdoors (6) Landmarks & history (1) Museums & culture (2) Food & drink (1)

UNESCO heritage World Heritage Sites and living traditions on the UNESCO lists

UNESCO · World Heritage

Kuk Early Agricultural Site

Western Highlands

Nature & outdoors Waterfalls, lakes, canyons, national parks, beaches, caves and the trails that reach them.

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mountain

Landmarks & history Castles, ruins, old towns, monuments and the places where the history actually happened.

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archaeological site

Kuk Early Agricultural Site

Western Highlands

Museums & culture Museums, galleries, open-air heritage sites and the collections worth planning a day around.

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festival

The Highland Sing-sings

Highlands

tradition

The Sepik River and its Art

East Sepik

Food & drink Market halls, food streets and the dishes a country is genuinely known for - areas and traditions, not single venues.

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dish

Papua New Guinean Cuisine

Nationwide

Papua New Guinea

UNESCO heritage World Heritage Sites and living traditions on the UNESCO lists

Kuk Early Agricultural Site

Nature & outdoors Waterfalls, lakes, canyons, national parks, beaches, caves and the trails that reach them.

Mount Wilhelm

Rabaul and Tavurvur

The Kokoda Track

The Reefs and Diving

The Trobriand Islands

The Tufi Fjords

Landmarks & history Castles, ruins, old towns, monuments and the places where the history actually happened.

Kuk Early Agricultural Site

Museums & culture Museums, galleries, open-air heritage sites and the collections worth planning a day around.

The Highland Sing-sings

The Sepik River and its Art

Food & drink Market halls, food streets and the dishes a country is genuinely known for - areas and traditions, not single venues.

Papua New Guinean Cuisine

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