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RIVER &
EXPEDITIONARY CRUISES
MELANESIAN DISCOVERER
PO Box 707, Madang 511
Madang Province
Contact: 852 2766
Facsimile: 852 3543
Email: info@meltours.com
Website: http://www.meltours.com
Exploration cruises of the Sepik River
and Trobriand Islands
24 twin and double lower cabins, all with
private bathrooms. The cabins have large
picture windows to make the most of the
spectacular scenery, ample storage space,
telephone, music system and a colour television
for in-house movies and daily event programmes.
The restaurant converts into a lecture theatre
and limited a la carte and buffet meals
are available. The main observation lounge
is on the bridge deck, which has a cocktail
bar, piano and luxurious seating for up
to 50 passengers. The ship is air-conditioned
with individual temperature controls, international
telex, telephone and facsimile services.
The Melanesian Discoverer is operated under
Bureau Veritas Survey and manned to International
Standard with mainly PNG officers and crew.
It is the only tourist vessel in PNG that
is maintained in international survey.
SEPIK SPIRIT
PO Box 371, Mt Hagen 281
Western Highlands Province
Contact: Mr Bob Bates
Telephone: 542 1438
Facsimile: 542 2470
EMail: 100253.3337@Compuserve.com
Expeditionary cruises down the Karawari
River to the main Sepik River and on to
Timbunke, East Sepik Province. Specifically
built with shallow hull to visit areas inaccessible
to larger boats. Offers tours and village
experiences and opportunity to purchase
carvings from village people. Three night
or six night cruises depart weekly.
Accommodates 18 passengers in 9 deluxe
twin-bedrooms each with private bath. Air-conditioned
with dining room, lounge bar, video and
covered observatory deck.
TOUR OPERATORS
GOROKA PNG HIGHLAND TOURS
PO Box 583, Goroka 441
Eastern Highlands Province
Telephone: 732 3302
Facsimile: 732 1602
Specialising in Highlands tours to see
the Birds of Paradise, orchids, original
mudmen, Kainantu pottery, village excursions,
four wheel drive tours, traditional dance
(singsing) with traditional mumu lunch,
trekking in Goroka and Mt Wilhelm, transfers
and VIP chauffeur service.
MELANESIAN TOURIST SERVICES
PO Box 707, Madang 511
Madang Province
Contact: Peter Barter, OBE
Telephone: 852 2766
Facsimile: 852 3543
Email: info@meltours.com
Website: http://www.meltours.com
Melanesian Tourist Services is the oldest
and largest tourist organization in PNG.
It owns and operates the luxurious "Melanesian
Discoverer" ship that operates expeditionary
cruises along the full length of the mighty
Sepik River and along the North Coast of
Papua New Guinea between Alotau and Vanimo
with once monthly extension to Irian Jaya
in Indonesia. The island cruises visit Wewak,
Mandang, Manam Is, Siassi Is, New Ireland,
Rabaul, Witu, Trobriand Islands, Marshall
Bennett Group, D'entrcastreaux Group and
Alotau.
Melanesian also owns the historic Madang
Resort Hotel, a four star international
resort in Madang and the Malagan Lodge in
Kavieng. The company is planning a new hotel
at Rabaul to be built in the near future.
Melanesian provides a full inbound tour
service for overland tours and expeditions
and shore excursions for visiting cruise
ships to all PNG ports.
MOROBE TOURS
PO Box 245, Lae 411
Morobe Province
Contact: Fred Cook
Telephone: 472 3647
Facsimile: 472 5788
Arranging both land and sea tours of the
Morobe Province. Visit World War 2 memorial
sites, traditional singsing (dancing) groups,
historical sites in air-conditioned tour
coaches: game fishing, charter cruises to
outer islands.
PAIVU TOURS
PO Box 44, Rabaul 611
East New Britain Province
Contact: Melly Paivu
Telephone: 982 8556
Facsimile: 982 8556
The largest tour operator on the Gazelle
Peninsula. Owned and managed by Melly Paivu,
recipient of an Award of Recognition (OBE)
for his active participation in the tourism
industry.
Fully trained staff and tour guides for
a variety of tours in Rabaul and East New
Britain including visits to see World War
2 wrecks, relics, graveyards, caves and
other historical sites.
SEPIK ADVENTURE TOURS
Contact: Alois Mateos
Telephone: 856 2525
Facsimile: 856 2525
Sepik Adventure Tours allows you to see
the Sepik River and its inhabitants in comfort
aboard traditional Sepik canoes.
SOUTH PACIFIC TOURS
Contact: Owen Coney
Telephone: 323 5245/ 5247
Facsimile: 323 5246
South Pacific tours arranges cultural,
soft adventure including diving, cycling,
pilgrimages, trekking, and charters.
TAKLAM TOURS PTY LTD
Contact: Michael Lee
Telephone: 982 8370
Facsimile: 982 8590
Based in Kokopo, East New Britain Province.
They conduct land tours, dive and fishing
tours.
TRANS NIUGINI TOURS
Contact: Bob Bates
Telephone: 542 1438
Facsimile: 542 2470
Specialises in trekking programs through
Papua New Guinea and Irian Jaya. Set departure
adventure programs cover trekking in the
Southern Highlands, famous for its Huli
Wigmen, motorised canoe expeditions on the
Sepik River, sailing, diving, mountain climbing
and village stay expeditions.
TRIBAL WORLD TOURS
Contact: Peter Van Fleet
Telephone: 545 1555
Facsimile: 545 1546
Tribal Worlk offers cultural tours, trekking
tours, and soft adventure tours to some
of the most beautiful area of the Highlands
provinces of Papua New Guinea
AIR LINES
AIR NIUGINI
Jacksons Airport
PO Box 7186, Boroko 111, NCD
Contact: Geoff McLaughlin
Telephone: 327 3446
Facsimile: 327 3550
AIR NIUGINI OFFICES:
PORT MORESBY
PO Box 7186, Boroko 111
NCD, Papua New Guinea
Tel: (675) 325 9000/327 3200
Fax: (675) 327 3550/327 3482
With offices throughout Papua New Guinea
KUALA LUMPUR
Air Niugini (GSA)
Pelancongan Abadi Sdn, Bhd,
70 Jalan Bukit Bintang, 3rd Floor,
Wisma Abadi, 55100 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Tel: (603) 242 6360/2484313 Fax: (603) 2412322
BANGKOK
C/O Abadi Travel Company Ltd
(GSA) for Air Niugini
Room 906, 9th Floor Kascmkij Building
120 Silom Road, Bangkok 10500, Thailand
Tel: (662) 237 5951/92 Fax: (662) 236 5510
LOS ANGELES
5000 Birch Street
Suite 3000, West Tower
Newport Beach CA 92660
USA
Tel: (714) 7525440 Fax: (714) 4763741
BRISBANE
Ground Floor - Malagan
99 Creek Street, Brisbane
GPO Box 2216, Brisbane Qld 4001
Australia
Tel: (617) 131380 Fax: (617) 73220 0040
MANILA
Fortune Office Building
Ground Floor, 160 Legapsi Street
Legapsi Village, Makati, Metro Manila
Philippines
Tel: (632) 8101846 Fax: (632) 817 9826
CAIRNS
Shop 2 Tropical Arcade, 4-6 Shields Street
PO Box 1941, Cairns Qld 4870
Australia
Tel: (6170) 131380 Fax: (6170) 313402 MELBOURNE
12th Floor, 520 Collin Street, Melbourne
Victoria 3000, Australia
Tel: (613) 131380 Fax: (613) 9417 3355
FRANKFURT
Waidmannstrasse 45, 6000 Frankfurt 70
Federal Republic of Germany
Tel: (4969) 634095 Fax: (4969) 6313332 PORT
VILA
Air Niugini (GSA)
PO Box 226, Port Vila, Vanuatu
Tel: (678) 22836 Fax: (678) 23583
HONG KONG
Room 705, Century Square
1-13 D'Aguila Street
Tel: (852 2) 242151/2 Fax: (852 2) 267291
SEOUL
Air Niugini (GSA)
Sharp Travel Service Co. Ltd
111-1 Seolin-Dong, Chongro-Ku
Tel: (82 2) 7358500 Fax: (82 2) 7342813
HONIARA
PO Box 677
Honiara, Solomon Islands
Tel: (677) 22895 Fax: (677) 24025 SINGAPORE
#01-05/06/58 United Square
101 Thomson Road, Singapore 1130
Tel: (65) 250 4868 Fax: (65) 253 3425
JAKARTA
Pt Ayuberga, Menara Imperium Mezzanine Floor
Metropolitan Kuningan Super Block Kav.1
JL. H.R. Rasuna Said
Jakarta 12910, Indonesia
Tel: (62 21) 835 6216/ 835 6218
Fax: (62 21) 835 3935 SYDNEY
100 Clarence Street
GPO Box 5293, Sydney, NSW 1130
Australia
Tel: (612) 131380 Fax: (612) 9299 3483
JAYAPURA
Merpati Nusentera Airlines (Agent)
Sentani Airport, Jayapura
Indonesia
Tel: (62) 571 3013 TAIPEI
SITA World Travel Service
(GSA) for Air Niugini
2nd Floor, No.90, Chien Kuo North Road
Section 2, Taipei, Taiwan
Tel: (886 2) 505 3030 Fax: (886 2) 307 1734
TOKYO
5th Floor, Sunbridge Ogawamachi Building
Kanda Wgawamchi Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo 101
Japan
Tel: (813) 528 1044 Fax: (813) 5281 0445
Air Niugini, the national carrier of Papua
New Guinea, commenced operations in 1973
with a fleet of twelve DC3's and six F27's.
Today Air Niugini has a fleet of five F28-1000,
three F28-4000, two DASH 7's and two Airbus
A310-300. They operate to 20 ports within
Papua New Guinea and internationally to
Brisbane, Sydney and Cairns in Australia,
Hong Kong, Manila, Singapore, Honiara and
Jayapura.
Air Niugini also has sales offices in Los
Angeles, Tokyo and Frankfurt.
Air Niugini has attended Trade and Promotion
Travel Shows together with the Tourism Promotion
Authority and Papua New Guinea inbound tour
operators.
THIRD LEVEL AIRLINES
MILNE BAY AIR PTY. LTD.
PO Box 170, Boroko 111, NCD
Contact: Paul Reid
Telephone: 325 2201
Facsimile: 325 2219
MBA operates Papua New Guinea's largest
domestic network serving 64 ports on daily
scheduled services and services over 250
airstrips and aerodromes on a charter basis.
MBA operate a modern fleet including two
De Havilland Dash-8 Beech 1900D Airliners,
six Dornier 228, two Beech 200 Kingair,
ten De Havilland Twin Otter and three Britten
Norman Islander aircraft.
MBA has formed an associate company, Tourism
(PNG) Pty Ltd which will promote and support
tourism ventures into the lesser known areas
of Papua New Guinea, including Tufi, Milne
Bay, Woitape and the Goilala and areas in
the Western and Southern Highlands.
ISLANDS NATIONAIR
Jacksons Airport
PO Box 488, Boroko 11, NCD
Contact: Saghir Hassan
Telephone: 325 4055/ 4266
Facsimile: 325 5059
Regular passenger and freight services
throughout Papua New Guinea linking major
ports in Central, Morobe, Eastern and Western
Highlands, Sepik, Sandaun, East and West
New Britain, New Ireland provinces. IFR
charter services in pressurised B200 Kingair
Aircraft. Operates 24 hours, 7 days a week.
Helicopter charter service operating Bell
Longrangers in support of petroleum, mining
and general industry applications. Ground
handling facilities for international, VIP
and corporate flights. Special weekend and
family fares available.
HIRE CARS
AVIS RENT A CAR
Head Office:
PO Box 1533, Port Moresby 121, NCD
Contact: Jon McMullen
Telephone: 325 8299
Facsimile: 325 3767
Branches in Port Moresby, Lae, Rabaul,
Madang, Goroka, Alotau, Mt Hagen, Manus,
Wewak and Kavieng.
Sedans, utilities, buses, vans and four
wheel drive vehicles. Chauffeur drive service
and airport transfers in Port Moresby and
Lae.
BUDGET RENT A CAR
Head Office:
PO Box 1215, Boroko 111, NCD
Contact: Chris Robertson
Telephone: 325 4111
Facsimile: 325 7853
Budget offices are located in Alotau, Goroka,
Kavieng, Kimbe, Kiunga, Lae, Madang, Manus,
Mendi, Mt Hagen, Popondetta, Port Moresby,
Rabaul, Tabubil, Vanimo and Wewak.
Budget is Air Niugini's preferred car rental
company. They have a range of Mitsubishi
salons and four wheel drive vehicles.
HERTZ RENT A CAR
Head Office:
PO Box 4126, Boroko 111, NCD
Contact: Ron Seddon
Telephone: 325 4999
Facsimile: 325 6985
Branches in Lae, Mt Hagen, Goroka, Madang,
Wewak, Rabaul, Lorengau, Kimbe and Kavieng.
MELTOURS RENTAL CARS
Head Office:
PO Box 111, Madang, Papua New Guinea
Telephone: 852-2766
Facsimile: 853-3543
Email: info@meltours.com
Website: http://www.meltours.com
THRIFTY RENT A CAR
Head Office:
PO Box 1975, Boroko 111, NCD
Contact: Eliz Toop
Telephone: 323 2333
Facsimile: 325 8293
Locations in Port Moresby, Rabaul, Madang
and Mt Hagen.
TOURISM LINKS
Papua New Guinea Tourism Promotion Authority
Papua New Guinea provides towering mountain
peaks, lush, fertile valleys, golden beaches,
sparkling coral islands and some of the
best diving locations in the world. Papua
New Guinea is a country of wild beauty,
of breathe-taking scenic landscapes, of
fascinating flora and fauna. No two provinces
are alike in the astounding complexity of
this country's people and cultures.
Known as the Land of a Thousand Cultures,
there are well over 800 distinct languages
spoken throughout the country though the
language of business and commerce is English.
Attractions
In Papua New Guinea, there are many attractions
including special places and things to see
and do. These range from the different cultures
and languages to top diving locations in
the world. For you to truly experience Papua
New Guinea, you have to come and see for
yourself by immersing yourself in a uniquely
PNG experience. Below are some of many interesting
things and places to see and do.
Special
Events
Getting There and Around
Airline and Care Rental Companies
Accommodations
Hotel Listing
Tour Companies
Tour Operators Listing
Travel Resources
1. General Information
2. Lonely Planet - Papua New Guinea
3. Featured Links
Weather in PNG
1. CNN Weather
2. Yahoo! Weather
EXPLORING AND DISCOVERING PNG
Adventures
Tours in PNG
Papua New Guinea is indeed the land of many
adventures. It is a land of natural wilderness,
breathtaking landscapes, lost cultures,mystery,tropical
jungles high mountains and fascinating flora
and fauna. The waters surrounding PNG are
exotic and still vastly unexplored. The
thousands of coral atolls with crystal clear
blue waters abound in a myriad of spectacular
marine life and hundreds of wartime wrecks
and relics. PNG, without a doubt, offers
some of the most fascinating underwater
and on-water experiences.
Kokoda
Trail
www.kokodatrail.com.pg
www.kokodatrail.com.au
The Kokoda Trail is one of the World's great
treks. Linking the Southern and Northern
coastal regions of Papua New Guinea, it
is a challenge to be embraced and enjoyed
by the fit bushwalker. The Kokoda Trail
and Sogeri area hold the history of some
of the bloodiest battles between Australian
and Japanese forces during the early days
of the war in the Pacific in World War II.
Diving
in PNG
http://png-dive.com/en/png.htm
Papua New Guinea is one of the best dive
heavens of the world. It is home to some
of the world's spectacular diving spots,
dubbed as the “underwater photographer's
paradise”.
Fishing
and Game Fishing in PNG
Papua New Guinea fishing grounds have always
been protected by the ever changing tropical
climate, keeping its secret from intruding
anglers. So secret that rowing anglers who
are forever looking for the latest on what's
biting where, ever knew that our isolated
fishing grounds and untouched rivers offer
the best lure for the sport and game-fishing
enthusiasts.
Bird
Watching in PNG
"Bird Watchers" - come visit PNG!
There are many locations throughout the
country to see and observe the beautiful
species of birds in Papua New Guinea, including
the different species of the famous Bird
of Paradise - found only in PNG.
Other Interesting Animals
1. The New Guinea Singing Dog
2. The Pig-Nosed Turtle
Trekking
Papua New Guinea has long been a popular
destination for trekking, mountain climbing
and bushwalking. With largely unspoilt mountains,
rivers and forest, as well as having been
the focus of attention in World War 2 and
for its vast cultural and social resources,
Papua New Guinea is an ideal place for both
the fit trekking enthusiast or weekend bushwalker
to visit.
Surfing
Papua New Guinea Wild Waves
As a surf destination, PNG may be considered
relatively new to surf enthusiasts worldwide.
Pioneers have found that one thing in PNG
is certain - the breaks here are just as
challenging as any others they face elsewhere.
For further information on surfing in PNG.
NATURE ATTRACTIONS
Come
see the Natural Beauty of PNG
Here are some of the other links to our
Flora and Fauna:Papua
New Guinea’s Butterflies The Insect
Farming & Trading Agency is PNG's largest
official butterfly 'ranching' and marketing
project. Currently nearly 2000 national
village farmers and collectors are involved
in this forest friendly and ecologically
sustainable project.
Rainforest
Habitat
For Further details please visit http://www.habitat.org.pg
The Rainforest Habitat houses PNG's largest
native animal collection, including the
largest array of different species of Birds
of Paradise.
Papua
New Guinea – Rainforest Portal
Papua New Guinea's rainforests comprise
one of the last major tropical rainforest
wildernesses in the world. About 80 percent
of the country 131,000 square miles - is
covered by rainforests; more than half of
this area is designated to be logged an
issue that remains controversial because
of the need for conversation.
Enga
Experience
Exotic pictures of Enga Province (Orchids
and Waterfalls).
National Article
More
Pictures
National
Parks Botanical Gardens The National
Capital Botanical Gardens has a huge collection
of plants from all over Papua New Guinea
as well as many from other parts of the
world.
PNG
Orchids
Orchids Gallery Gallery with over 1,800
picture and images of PNG orchids, landscapes,
people, marine life.
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