PAPUA NEW GUINEA TRAVEL REPORT

 

Punctual as never before leaves from Terminal 1 of Milan Malpensa Airport at 19.05, my Airplane no. LX1623, of the Swiss Company, in the direction of Zurich International Airport (Switzerland), (return price, booked with the Austrian Company, including taxes: Euro 659.39).

 

A small snack is served on the aforementioned aircraft.

 

The duration of the flight is approximately 1 hour.

 

Punctual arrival at 20.05 at Zurich International Airport (Switzerland).

 

There is no time zone difference, with Italy.

 

At Zurich International Airport (Switzerland), there is no security check for those entering the transit area. On the other hand, for those who go to Hong Kong, there is logically the Passport control that can also be done alone with the Passport scanner system.

 

Punctual as never before leaves from Zurich International Airport at 10.40 pm, my plane no. LX138, of the Swiss Company, in the direction of Terminal 1 of the Chek Lap Kok Airport in Hong Kong, (return price, booked with the Austrian Company, including taxes: Euro 659.39).

 

Dinner and breakfast are served on the aforementioned aircraft.

 

The duration of the flight is 11 hours 50 '.

 

Punctual arrival at 4.30 pm, at Terminal 1 of Chek Lap Kok Airport in Hong Kong.

 

There are 6 hours of time zone, compared to Italy.

 

If at Terminal 1 of Chek Lap Kok Airport in Hong Kong, you need to take a flight of another company than the one you arrived with and you have an online reservation, you can get the Boording Pass without leaving the transit area by going to the Transfer Desk at Level 5 of the Airport, located not far from the border. Here you go to the counter of the chosen Airline (there are several), in my case Air Nuigini (Desk E1) and you get the boarding pass so quickly, which is printed for free by the friendly employee (who speaks English), after have presented your passport and flight booking.

 

Then from there to go to the gates you have to go through security. Keep in mind that the same is very quick.

 

Punctual as never before leaves from Terminal 1 of Chek Lap Kok Airport in Hong Kong at 20.45, my plane no. PX19, of the Air Niugini Company, in the direction of the International Terminal of Jacksons Airport in Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea), (multi-route price Honk Kong - Port Moresby, Port Moresby - Wewak, Wewak - Port Moresby, Port Moresby - Honiara) including taxes: HKD 6,933).

 

Dinner and breakfast are served on the aforementioned aircraft.

 

The duration of the flight is 6 hours 45 '.

 

Punctual arrival at 5.30 am, at the Jacksons Airport International Terminal in Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea).

 

There are 8 hours of time zone, compared to Italy, when summer time is in force in Italy, 9 hours when winter time is in force.

 

To enter Papua New Guinea you need an entry visa, both for tourism and for work.

The tourist ticket (valid for 60 days of stay) can be obtained directly at Jacksons Airport in Port Moresby and not at any other airport in the country. The same is free and can be obtained very quickly by presenting the passport with six months of residual validity on the date of entry into the country and the completed form indicating the address where you intend to stay. Keep in mind that the Visa takes up a whole page of the Passport, on which the entry and exit stamps are affixed.

 

Keep in mind that, in Papua New Guinea below 2,000 meters of altitude, Malaria is present (high risk), especially in the Sepik River area.

 

In Papua New Guinea, cell phones with Italian cards work, except in the most remote areas, such as in some areas of the Sepik River.

 

In Papua New Guinea there is the Left Hand Drive, in English.

 

At the International Terminal of Port Moresby International Airport (Papua New Guinea), it is possible to withdraw money at ATMs, but it is also possible to exchange cash (Euros, US Dollars, Australian Dollars, Solomon Dollars and many other currencies), at the following rate exchange rate (1 Euro = 3.16 PGK, 1 USD = 3.12 PKG). From this it is clear that in Papua New Guinea it is clearly advantageous to exchange US Dollars against Euros.

 

Keep in mind that there are very few vehicles on the roads of Papua New Guinea, with the exception of large cities such as Port Moresby.

 

In Papua New Guinea, even in the dry season it is possible that it rains mainly at night.

 

On Sundays PMVs (minibuses) and taxis generally do not circulate in Papua New Guinea, except in the capital, where public and private transport is very limited but not entirely absent.

 

If you are visiting Papua New Guinea, the first thing you will notice is the bright red teeth and lips of the local men and women. The cause of this particular color is betel nuts, which the locals call "buai". Green betel nuts are a fruit that grows in the tropical climates of Southeast Asia and is very popular in the islands of the South Pacific. most important social events, but also in everyday life. Betel nut has a mildly stimulating effect and, in addition to traditional reasons, the locals chew it to reduce stress, increase alertness and suppress hunger.

 

Languages: English (mainly in offices and commercial areas), tok pisin (English Melanesian pidgin) in the Highlands and some cities, hiri motu on the coast. In addition, over 800 local languages ​​are used. Papua New Guinea is the country with the highest diversity of languages ​​in the world, due to the very limited means of communication.

 

Religions: Christian majority (90%), although ancestral animist beliefs are still strongly rooted.

In Papua New Guinea the police are generally polite to foreigners and do not bother them with requests for money.

 

In Papua New Guinea, there are many Filipinos and Indonesians working there.

 

If you have a Domestic flight, please note that the Domestic terminal is located approximately 50 meters from the international one. However, it can be reached from the outside.

 

Punctual as never before leaves from the Domestic Terminal of the Jacksons Airport in Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea) at 9.00 a.m., my plane no. PX140, of the Air Niugini Company, in the direction of Wewak Airport (Papua New Guinea), (multi-route price Honk Kong - Port Moresby, Port Moresby - Wewak, Wewak - Port Moresby, Port Moresby - Honiara), taxes included: HKD 6,933).

 

A snack is served on the aforementioned aircraft.

 

The duration of the flight is 1 hour 20 '.

 

Arrival on time at 10.30 a.m. , at Wewak Airport (Papua New Guinea).

 

From Wewak Airport (Papua New Guinea), located about 5 km south-east of the city center, to reach it you need to take a taxi or a minibus that passes on the adjacent main road. Arriving on Sunday, bear in mind that there are no taxis (20 PGK) or minibuses (1 PGK) and therefore I have stocked a free pass to the staff of the Boutique Hotel, one of the most beautiful hotels in Wewak. The journey takes about 10 minutes.

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One of the cheapest solutions to sleep in the center of Wewak is to stay overnight at the Warihe Guest House, located on the Hill, 200 meters away. Approximately from the Boutique Hotel and just 500 meters from the Central Post Office which is the heart of the city. Cost for a room with single bed and shared bathroom: 100 PGK per night. Wifi and mosquito net not present. Breakfast not included. Night watchman present.

 

Wewak, Sunday appears deserted.

 

To tour Wewak, I borrowed a mountain bike for free from a friend of my hotel staff. There is a beautiful and long beach, quite popular especially on weekends.

 

If you want to reach Pagwi from Wewak, you have to take the PMV (minibus) n. 3 - 8. Usually there is one a day early in the morning, which picks up people in front of the house. I booked it through my hotel and in fact at 8.30 he came to pick me up at the Warihe Guest House. Cost of the ride: 50 PGK. You pay at the end of the same. Duration of the trip: about 6 hours.

 

Another solution to reach Pagwi is to take one of the many PMV (minibuses) n. 3 - 10, bound for Maprik departing every day, except Sunday, from sunrise to sunset, from the Piazzale, adjacent to the Central Market in Wewak, 100 meters. abundant west of the Post Office. It starts when full. Cost of the ride: 20 PGK. You pay the driver. Duration of the trip: about 4 hours.

 

Once in Maprik it is necessary to take one of the rare PMVs (minibuses), bound for Pagwi departing every day except Sunday, especially in the morning (rarely in the afternoon) from the center of Maprik. It starts when full. Cost of the ride: 15 PGK. You pay the driver. Duration of the trip: about 2 hours.

 

The road that runs between Wewak and Maprik is in poor condition, while the road that runs between Maprik and Pagwi is in good condition.

 

One of the cheapest solutions to sleep in the center of Pagwi is to stay overnight at the Sangra Guest House, located 50 meters away. from the mooring of the pirogues on the Sepik River and from the point of departure and arrival of the PMVs bound for Wewak and Maprik. The Guesthouse is on a stilts. Cost for a room with a single bed and shared bathroom (often without running water): PGK 50 per night. No wifi. Mosquito net present. Breakfast not included. Energy supplied with the generator from Sunset until just after midnight. Also present the fan.

 

Pagwi is the easiest and most popular access point to take a Tour on the Sepik River, which is the most popular tourist attraction for those coming to Papua New Guinea.

 

To visit the Sepik River, there are 3 possibilities:

 

1. Organize everything on your own. In this case, the costs are very low, but you need to have plenty of time and patience as the boats that connect one village to another are infrequent and do not run at set times. In addition, it is necessary to have a very high travel experience as it is necessary to ask for permits from the various village leaders before entering, taking photographs, ect. In short, this is an economic alternative but difficult to implement;

2. Contact a guide who organizes the trip and accompanies you for the entire duration of the trip. This is a very expensive solution but the most used by travelers;

3. Relying on a Papua New Guinea Travel Agency that organizes your trip from A to Z. This is the easiest solution but also the most expensive and therefore not much used by travelers;

 

Most travelers choose solution number 2 by relying on an expert Guide from the Sepik River area.

 

Below are the names, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses and prices of a tour on the Middle River Sepik of some of the Guides I consulted:

 

 

 

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Please note the correct e-mail address for Joseph Kone is:

joseph.kone6@gmail.com

(it is a 'dot' between his name di lui, not a hyphen)

and here are his current phone numbers if you need them (he lives in Ambunti but his internet di lui is in Wewak so there is often a delay in his response time):

675-71214829

675-76276092

After being contacted by email Steve Kone refused to give me a Middle Sepik River Tour Price as the cost for one person is too high.

 

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Norah Dicky. Email address: omenenze1@gmail.com

 

Cost of a one day dugout tour on the Middle Sepik River, excluding food and drinks, through the following locations: place: 1. Start from Pagwi; 2. Korogo; 3. Suapmeri; 4. Abom; 5. Wombun; 6. Palambei; 7. Kanganaman 8. Yentche; 9. Finish to Pagwi;

 

1 Cost guide * distance travel K150

2 Hire K250 Boat 250

  K100 skipper / driver

Crew +2 = K50.00 each

3 1Drum Zoom 200litre cost K1100 completely 9 villages dry season traveling long distance no short cut

4 others fee estimate Depends on types of activities K1000

 

Total inclusive K2950.

 

Cost of a 4-day and 3-night dugout tour on the Middle Sepik River, including accommodation for the night, excluding food and drinks, with departure and arrival at Wewak Airport:

 

A trip per  person who wants complete  arrangements will cost as follow boat hire  K500.00 per day

Guide K100 per day

Total cost per day K600.00

Fuel Drum cost K1100.00

100  liters xK5.00 perfect liters =K500

Total cost overall  day including fuel

K600+Fuel K1100+K500=K2200.00

Total cost 4days K5,000.

Food excluding

Bringing mosquitoe net back pack possible  your advance payment and arrangements  will make possible  other tourists have been here at current  confirm but will look forward any schedule available in your request Will  be made know.

 

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Mathew Kaka phone numbers

1.         digicel : ++675 7378 6776 2. b-mobile : ++675 76 22 76 58

(if possible :additional call by call number for lower phone rates )

e-maill : wagulake@googlemail.com

(Mathew has no direct contact to the internet in Wagu , European friends of him open

his e-mail box and have contact to him by MAF post to Ambunti ( see later point ),where

he pick up the post and can answer – this connection is additional to the mobile possibility

 

He did not make himself available for the day tour.

 

Cost of a 4-day and 3-night pirogue tour on the Middle Sepik River, all inclusive, with departure and arrival at Wewak Airport:

EXTRACT FROM EMAIL No. 2:

Thank you I understand the cost of K7.000 is to much for you now I have K5.000 meet wewak take PMV to Pagwi that's the best cost I can h.help you with.

 

EXTRACT FROM EMAIL N. 1:

 

Thank you very much for your email with the interest for middle sepik tour 4 days. I am very happy to help you in this tour its great that your date of arrive is confirm.

 

I will meet you in wewak on the ……………… get the private car to pagwi and boat down to middle sepik area.

 

The cost for the tour is K7.000 because the petrol is very expensive. I can also send you the itinerary of the tour if the cost is possible with you.

 

 

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PNG FRONTIER ADVENTURES

 

CONTACT US

EMAIL: info@pngfrontieradventures.com

POST: P.O.Box 51, Wewak, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea

LANDLINE:+ 675 456 1584

MOBILE: + 675 738 31 130 + 675 736 64 075

 

Cost of a 5 days and 4 nights pirogue tour on the Middle Sepik River, all inclusive, with departure and arrival at Wewak Airport:

 

EXTRACT FROM THE EMAIL

Hi Riccardo,

We have no tours being run on your quoted dates that you could join. But if you are looking for a solo trip we could run one on the dates you want but solo trips are expensive like US$3,500 to US$4,000 for a 5 days/ 4 nights on the river and two nights in the best Wewak  hotel.

Kind regards,

Richard Baker PNG Administrator.

 

 

 

 

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Albert Lumut. E_mail: alumut2746@gmail.com

Cellulare: +57673662828

Cost of a one day dugout tour on the Middle Sepik River, excluding food and drinks, through the following locations: place:1.       Start from Pagwi;2.       Korogo;3.       Suapmeri;4.       Abom;5.       Wombun;6.       Palambei;7.       Kanganaman 8.       Yentche;9.       Finish to Pagwi;

ESTRATTO DALL’EMAIL N. 2:

 

Hey pay day k300 for the out boat motor vehicle and the driver

Guide fee K200 pay day

Fuel K1000

Helper 2 K50 pay day

Guest house  k50 pay day

Spirit house K10 pay head

And my company 20/percent

I start my tour in 7.30am and finished 4.00.pm

 

Cost of a 4-day and 3-night pirogue tour on the Middle Sepik River, all inclusive, with departure and arrival at Wewak Airport:

 

EXTRACT FROM EMAIL No. 1:

Hey good night thank you I received your email now and this is my itinerary for 3 nights 4days tour in middle sepik …….  arive in wewak you going straight to pagwi jump on our hire boat we going straight to korogu village visit the spirit house see the traditional singsing and the boombu flute or secret flute 2 man going to blowing the boombu flutes and  we going to over night in korogu guest house  …….. we jump on our hire boat and we going straight to palimbe village visit 2 spirit house and we at on to my village kanganamun visit 2 spirit house and we see Casowary dancing mash and 2 spirit dancing mash and 7.30pm we have our dinner and we going for Crocodile hunting at night 9.00pm we coming back to the guest house and we over night ……  we jump on our hire boat and we going straight to Aibom pottery village visit the pottery and we at on to chambri lake visit the spirit house and we at on to kamanibit village visit the caving shop and we going straight to my village kanganamun and we over night

…… we jump on our hire boat and we going straight to pagwi jump on our hire car and we going straight to wewak boutipue hotel and  you over night ……….. hotel bus will drop you off

This is my costing for 3 nights 4days tour in middle sepik

Total Cost  K6900

 

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Wewak-based guides

Cyril Tara (email: sepikarts@yahoo.com.au) - (Phone: +67571110089/+67574313790)

Costo di un tour in Piroga di 4 giorni e 3 notti sul Medio Sepik River, tutto compreso, con Partenza e arrivo all’Aeroporto di Wewak:

ESTRATTO DALL’EMAIL N. 2:

 

Hi Riccardo,

Thanks again for your reply.

The itinerary will be followed as i email you earlier on.

 

Depart Wewak to Pagwi  we can use heir car 1way. On the ……………. from Pagwi transfer to Wewak we can go on the pmv.

So now i reduce the price to pkg 2,400.

I  give you my very best offer.

 

Hope to hear from you soon

Best regards

Cyril

 

EXTRACT FROM EMAIL No. 1:

Hi Riccardo,

Thanks very much for your email requesting for visiting middle sepik river.

I don't have any tourist on the ………….that i can put you on.

Here i can give you the itinerary and costing for ……………. 4days and 3nights .

Itinerary

Day 1: meet you at the airport on your arrival and transfer to Pagwi then transfer to waiting motorized canoe overnight at Korogo.

 

Day 2:Depart Korogo visit Palimbe ,Kanganamun,Kararau and overnight at Kamanibit.

 

Day 3:Visit walindimi Spirit house at Wombu village ,Chambri lake,pottery village of Aibom,Bowie arts center overnight and overnight Kamanibit.

 

Day 4:Depart Kamanibit visit Yanchen then to Pagwi transfer to your hotel at Wewak end off the trip.

 

Day 5: Depart to your destination

 

Cost includes:

Hire car,fuel,food and water,accommodation,entry fee to spirit house,motorized canoe,drive and guide. Cost for 4days 3nights @Pkg 3,000

Hope to hear from you soon as possible.

Best regards

Cyril

 

Keep in mind that the Cyril Tara Guide although it charges a much more favorable price than all the other Sepik River Guides, has a bad reputation on the web. In fact, some travelers who relied on him then posted a review on the internet in which they complained that they were left to fend for themselves even before halfway through the journey as Cyril Tana had disappeared with their money.

 

 

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In the end I entrusted myself to the guide JOHANNES TEVENS OF AMBUTI - TELEPHONE: 6757760, E-mail: johannesteven1@gmail.com.

 

Cost of a one day dugout tour on the Middle Sepik River, excluding food and drinks, through the following locations: place: 1. Start from Pagwi; 2. Korogo; 3. Suapmeri; 4. Abom; 5. Wombun; 6. Palambei; 7. Kanganaman 8. Yentche; 9. Finish to Pagwi;

PKG 1.200. They only accept cash. I paid 1,000 PKG the night before departure and 200 PGK at the end of the tour along with a 20 PKG tip to my guide.

Eventually Johannes Tevens, subcontracted this day tour to Albert Lumut, who in turn subcontracted to Duglus, who owns the small grocery shop which is located near the Guesthouse Sangra Guest House in Pagwi, who has assigned to one of his employees who drove the pirogue (helped by a boy) and also acted as a guide. He spoke English.

 

The motorized pirogue tour started at 7.00 and ended at 18.40. Everything went well and I didn't encounter any hitch. In one day I saw everything that can be seen in a 4 days and 3 nights tour and precisely:

1. Korogo Village on Middle Sepik River, with its Spirit House which costs 10 PKG to enter;

2. Wombun Village on Lake Chambri, with its Spirit House which costs 10 PKG to enter;

3. Abom village on Lake Chambri, where they make ceramic pots. There are no Houses of the Spirit here;

 

EXTRACT FROM EMAIL No. 1:

Hey good night thank you I received your email now and this is my itinerary for 3 nights 4days tour in middle sepik …….  arive in wewak you going straight to pagwi jump on our hire boat we going straight to korogu village visit the spirit house see the traditional singsing and the boombu flute or secret flute 2 man going to blowing the boombu flutes and  we going to over night in korogu guest house  …….. we jump on our hire boat and we going straight to palimbe village visit 2 spirit house and we at on to my village kanganamun visit 2 spirit house and we see Casowary dancing mash and 2 spirit dancing mash and 7.30pm we have our dinner and we going for Crocodile hunting at night 9.00pm we coming back to the guest house and we over night ……  we jump on our hire boat and we going straight to Aibom pottery village visit the pottery and we at on to chambri lake visit the spirit house and we at on to kamanibit village visit the caving shop and we going straight to my village kanganamun and we over night

…… we jump on our hire boat and we going straight to pagwi jump on our hire car and we going straight to wewak boutipue hotel and  you over night ……….. hotel bus will drop you off

This is my costing for 3 nights 4days tour in middle sepik

Total Cost  K6900

 

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Wewak-based guides

Cyril Tara (email: sepikarts@yahoo.com.au) - (Phone: +67571110089/+67574313790)

Costo di un tour in Piroga di 4 giorni e 3 notti sul Medio Sepik River, tutto compreso, con Partenza e arrivo all’Aeroporto di Wewak:

EXTRACT EMAIL N. 2:

 

Hi Riccardo,

Thanks again for your reply.

The itinerary will be followed as i email you earlier on.

 

Depart Wewak to Pagwi  we can use heir car 1way. On the ……………. from Pagwi transfer to Wewak we can go on the pmv.

So now i reduce the price to pkg 2,400.

I  give you my very best offer.

 

Hope to hear from you soon

Best regards

Cyril

 

EXTRACT EMAIL N. 1:

 

Hi Riccardo,

Thanks very much for your email requesting for visiting middle sepik river.

I don't have any tourist on the ………….that i can put you on.

Here i can give you the itinerary and costing for ……………. 4days and 3nights .

Itinerary

Day 1: meet you at the airport on your arrival and transfer to Pagwi then transfer to waiting motorized canoe overnight at Korogo.

 

Day 2:Depart Korogo visit Palimbe ,Kanganamun,Kararau and overnight at Kamanibit.

 

Day 3:Visit walindimi Spirit house at Wombu village ,Chambri lake,pottery village of Aibom,Bowie arts center overnight and overnight Kamanibit.

 

Day 4:Depart Kamanibit visit Yanchen then to Pagwi transfer to your hotel at Wewak end off the trip.

 

Day 5: Depart to your destination

 

Cost includes:

Hire car,fuel,food and water,accommodation,entry fee to spirit house,motorized canoe,drive and guide. Cost for 4days 3nights @Pkg 3,000

Hope to hear from you soon as possible.

Best regards

Cyril

 

Keep in mind that the Cyril Tara Guide although it charges a much more favorable price than all the other Sepik River Guides, has a bad reputation on the web. In fact, some travelers who relied on him then posted a review on the internet in which they complained that they were left to fend for themselves even before halfway through the journey as Cyril Tana had disappeared with their money.

 

 

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In the end I entrusted myself to the guide JOHANNES TEVENS OF AMBUTI - TELEPHONE: 6757760, E-mail: johannesteven1@gmail.com.

 

Cost of a one day dugout tour on the Middle Sepik River, excluding food and drinks, through the following locations: place: 1. Start from Pagwi; 2. Korogo; 3. Suapmeri; 4. Abom; 5. Wombun; 6. Palambei; 7. Kanganaman 8. Yentche; 9. Finish to Pagwi;

PKG 1.200. They only accept cash. I paid 1,000 PKG the night before departure and 200 PGK at the end of the tour along with a 20 PKG tip to my guide.

Eventually Johannes Tevens, subcontracted this day tour to Albert Lumut, who in turn subcontracted to Duglus, who owns the small grocery shop which is located near the Guesthouse Sangra Guest House in Pagwi, who has assigned to one of his employees who drove the pirogue (helped by a boy) and also acted as a guide. He spoke English.

 

The motorized pirogue tour started at 7.00 and ended at 18.40. Everything went well and I didn't encounter any hitch. In one day I saw everything that can be seen in a 4 days and 3 nights tour and precisely:

1. Korogo Village on Middle Sepik River, with its Spirit House which costs 10 PKG to enter;

2. Wombun Village on Lake Chambri, with its Spirit House which costs 10 PKG to enter;

3. Abom village on Lake Chambri, where they make ceramic pots. There are no Houses of the Spirit here;

 

4. Kanganaman Village on Middle Sepik River, with 2 Spirit Houses (one old and one new) which cost 10 PKG each to enter. To reach it it is necessary to walk 5 minutes;

5. Palambei village on the Middle Sepik River, with 2 Spirit Houses (one old and one new) which cost 10 PKG each to enter. To reach it you need to walk a good half hour;

6. Village of Yentche on the Middle Sepik River, with its Spirit House which costs 10 PKG to enter;

7. Suapmeri Village; on the Middle Sepik River. There are no Houses of the Spirit here; To reach it you need to walk 5 minutes and cross an unstable wooden bridge.Keep in mind that it is important to bring sunscreen to avoid sunburn and keep in mind that the Sepik River area is highly malarial.

 

As for the costs, logically these can be reduced if there are more people and then, bearing in mind that I did the Tour in the dry season, if it is done in the rainy season the cost of fuel (which represents the largest share of the trip), is much lower as the water level of the river is much higher and therefore it is possible to implement several shortcuts that allow you to save a lot of fuel. 96 liters of fuel was consumed for my day tour.

 

If from Pagwi you want to reach Wewak, you have to take the PMV (minibus) n. 3 - 8. Theoretically there should be one a day (except Sunday), early in the morning (50 PGK, about 6 hours), or take one for Maprik and then another for Wewak.

On the recommendation of the Sangra Guest House, I showed up at 8.00, near the Pirogues dock in Pagwi, but I waited in vain for 3 and a half hours without finding even a PMV for Wewak or Maprik. So I stocked a ride to a private minibus bound for Maprik which was carrying a group of French tourists, whose Guide asked me for 50 PGK, but in the end on his kind permission I gave him 25 PGK. The trip lasted blind 2 hours.

 

Maprikk, is a small town. From dawn until about 4.30 pm, from Monday to Saturday, PMV (minibuses) n. 3 - 10, pass on the main street, and stop to pick up passengers interested in reaching Wewak. The aforementioned PMV leaves Maprik only when all seats are occupied. Cost of the ride: 20 PGK. You pay for it during the trip. Duration of the same: about 4 hours. Once you arrive in Wewak, the driver will take you in front of your hotel.

 

One of the cheapest solutions for sleeping in the center of Wewak is to stay overnight at the CBC Guest House, located on the road that goes up to the Hill, about 250 meters from the Central Post Office which is the heart of the city. Cost for a single bed room in dormitory with shared bathroom: PGK 60 per night. Wifi and mosquito net not present. Breakfast not included. Night watchman present.

 

From the road adjacent to the Wewak Central Post Office (the one that goes to the Central Market), frequent minibuses (one is number 2) leave from dawn to dusk, from Monday to Saturday, heading south - east, which stop, on request, also on the main road adjacent to the airport. The journey takes about 10 minutes. The cost of the ride is 1 PGK. It is paid to the attendant during the trip.

 

Keep in mind that at Wewak Airport, there is no security check on hand baggage and checked baggage.

 

At 13.10., On time as never before, my plane no. - Honiara), including taxes: HKD 6,933).

 

A snack is served on the aforementioned aircraft.

 

The duration of the flight is 1 hour 20 '.

 

Punctual arrival at 2.30 pm, at the Domestic Terminal of Jacksons Airport in Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea).

 

From Jacksons Airport in Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea), located about 6 km southwest of the city center, to reach it you need to take a taxi or a minibus that passes on the main road, not too far from it.

 

One of the cheapest solutions to sleep in Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea is to stay overnight, through the site "Booking.com" at Holola Apartment (e-mail: hoholaapartments@gmail.com, whatsapp # is 675 73887709, Phone 3239133, Mobile 71605340), located in the Holola district, about 4 km south - west of the airport and 2 km north - east of the city center. Cost for a single bed room with ensuite bathroom: PGK 150 per night. Wifi and mosquito net not present. Air conditioning and television present. Night watchman present. Well kept and spotless accommodation.

 

Koiro Taureka, the kind owner of the Holola Apartment, offers free transportation to and from the Airport and on request also a free tour by car to the City of Port Moresby and it is good to take him to one of the most dangerous Capitals in the world. It is good to send him a whatsapp the day before, to remind him to pick you up at the airport, to prevent him from forgetting, as happened in my case.

 

 To leave Papua New Guinea it is necessary to present the completed form to the Airport Authorities, thus obtaining the exit stamp.

 

My complete travel report with map, photographs and videos is available at this link:

https://vivendosalendo.blogspot.com/2019/01/viaggio-in-papa-nuova-guinea-wewak.html

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