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Papua New Guinea holidays

April 2020

  • Smith on his Papua New Guinea island.

    My kayak trip to the world's most remote guesthouse … in Papua New Guinea

    Smith was persuaded that if he built a homestay, tourists would visit his island. Twelve years later and Kevin Rushby is first to sign the guestbook

July 2017

  • Diving off Kimbe Bay.

    Cousteau country: scuba diving in Papua New Guinea

    With a new film about Jacques Cousteau set to be released, the Walindi Plantation Resort, the dive centre and research institute he inspired, is still the first word in marine conservation. Plus five more Cousteau divespots

June 2017

  • Drifting off – a man in a red hoodie asleep on his boat.
Tufi is on mainland Papua New Guinea and is an area of tropical fjords and rich fishing grounds for the indigenous people. These fishermen still mostly use dugout outrigger canoes in order to get around since the area has no roads.

    Instagram snapshots
    Sea, sleep and sky: a snapshot of Papua New Guinea

    Guardian Travel writer Kevin Rushby offers a glimpse of his travels around the Pacific country in these three Instagram images

March 2017

  • Asaro Mudmen preparing for a performance in a small village outside Goroka, Papua New Guinea.

    World view
    Travel photo of the week: masked mudmen of Papua New Guinea

    As PNG prepares for elections, Asaro mudmen prepare for a visiting politician by dressing in traditional costume

February 2017

  • On the lookout … Frank Gardner in Birds of Paradise: The Ultimate Quest.

    TV review
    Birds of Paradise: The Ultimate Quest review – a paddle through the jungle, by wheelchair

    Explorer Benedict Allen and Frank Gardner hop in a dugout canoe to chase rare birds – and revisit old haunts – in Papua New Guinea

June 2015

  • Each of the boys has a knife One of the girls was dressed in blue

    Jungle training: portrait of a Papua New Guinea school – in pictures

    Holy Trinity Teachers’ College in Mount Hagen trains hundreds of tutors to serve the primary schools of Papua New Guinea. The college’s special ethos incorporates western teaching methods with respect for traditional cultures and beliefs

April 2015

  • Durian fruit

    Grub's up… BBC wildlife producers on the weirdest food they've eaten

    Would you eat porcupine, sago grubs or raw pig’s intestine? These BBC wildlife producers all have while filming in remote corners of the world. What’s the weirdest thing you’ve eaten on your travels?

March 2015

  • Kayaking at sunset off Papua New Guinea.

    Kayaking in Papua New Guinea: adventures in paradise

    The Tigak archipelago stretches into the Pacific off the east of Papua New Guinea, all the way to a tiny island inhabited by a happy couple only too glad of its ghostly reputation

June 2014

  • condoms

    More young Australian women contract HIV on overseas trips, say counsellors

    Frontline workers say advertising campaigns needed to raise risk awareness among young travellers

February 2014

  • An Australian passport and an entry visa to Papua New Guinea

    PNG bans visas on arrival for all Australians, including tourists

    At first PNG foreign minister said changes apply to ‘anyone who is not a tourist’, but it appears that exemption no longer stands

January 2014

  • Men from the village of Namasaro, Papua New Guinea, in traditional dress

    Papua New Guinea: a trek to the village time forgot

    On a trip to a remote corner of Papua New Guinea, Kevin Rushby meets a community with one foot still in the past, but only for now …

  • An Australian passport and an entry visa to Papua New Guinea

    Papua New Guinea stops visas on arrival for Australian visitors

    Julie Bishop to seek clarification from PNG officials after report in Port Moresby newspaper outlines the move
  • A family fishing on Tsoilik island, Papua New Guinea.

    Adventure holidays and trips for 2014: Asia

    Rivers and mountains, kayaks and caves … add a touch of the exotic with these exciting active holidays in Asia

October 2013

  • A gelada baboon in Ethiopia 's Simien Mountains

    Five great mountain walks

    Get off the beaten trek with these mountain hikes, offering walks through rainforest and wildlife, stupendous views and an immersion in history

September 2013

  • Australian high commission is providing support to PNG trekkers

    PNG attack: Australian high commission helping to send trekkers home - video

  • Black Cat Track

    Papua New Guinea attack kills two porters and injures trekkers

March 2013

  • Highland settlement, Madang province

    Letter from
    Letter from Papua New Guinea: heavens above

    In the church that opens itself up to the stars, who needs a roof?

February 2012

  • Papua New Guinea

    Letter from
    Papua New Guinea: the obstacles of the Highlands Highway

  • Wingsuit flying, Norway

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October 2011

  • island kids gather round the family's kayaks

    In the palm of your hand: sea kayaking in Papua New Guinea

    A kayak is the perfect way to tour the beautiful and hospitable Tigak islands, on the far side of faraway Papua New Guinea, says Susan Gough Henly
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