20 days tour

Goroka Festival: In The Melting Pot Of Cultures

Goroka Festival: In The Melting Pot Of Cultures

This tour includes:

Meals

Meals: 16ร—F, 14ร—M, 2ร—M (LB), 16ร—A

Accommodation

9 รœ: Guest house 7 รœ: Hotel in double room

Flights

Scheduled flight from/to Frankfurt to Port Moresby and back with Singapore Airlines and Air Niugini or another airline in Economy Class Domestic flights Port Moresby - Goroka, Mt. Hagen - Simbai and return, Mount Hagen - Wewak and Wewak - Port Moresby in Economy Class

Transport

all transfers and trips in private vehicles and boats

Others

additional changing local guides All sing-sings and similar gatherings according to the program Admission and VIP pass for the Goroka show all entrance fees according to the program

Guide

DIAMIR tour guide

Not included:

Insurance

Others

Meals and drinks not mentioned visa optional excursions gratuities personal

Optional

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Itinerary of your trip Goroka Festival: In The Melting Pot Of Cultures

  • Day 1 Day 1: Arrival
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 1: Arrival

      Flight to Singapore.

  • Day 2 Day 2: Singapore - Port Moresby
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 2: Singapore - Port Moresby

      Arrival in the Lion City of Singapore, from where you fly on to Port Moresby.

  • Day 3 Day 3: Port Moresby
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 3: Port Moresby

      After your arrival in Port Moresby, you will receive a friendly welcome and there will be time to settle in. In the afternoon, you will go on a bird watching tour at the Pacific Adventist University. Overnight stay at the hotel. (Travel time approx. 20 min.).

  • Day 4 Day 4: Port Moresby - Goroka - Visit To The Asaro Mud Men
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 4: Port Moresby - Goroka - Visit To The Asaro Mud Men

      Flight to Goroka. Enjoy the pleasant highland climate and the scenery of a city that is difficult to compare with ours. Today a first cultural highlight awaits you - the village of the Asaro, the "clay people". But this is just a foretaste of the fireworks of cultures that await you in the coming days. Overnight stay as on the previous day. (Travel time approx. 2 hours).

  • Day 5 Day 5: Goroka Festival
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 5: Goroka Festival

      You will experience the unique Goroka Festival, a gathering of highlanders like no other. Immerse yourself in a lavish festival with over 2000 participants, traditional dances, breathtaking fighting games and haunting songs. The fairground shakes as hundreds of colorfully adorned warriors move simultaneously to the rhythm of the drums. The legendary traditions of New Guinea come to life here. At the same time, the diverse costumes made of bird-of-paradise feathers, pig ribs and shell necklaces offer photo opportunities galore. The Goroka show with around 120 ethnic groups, tribes and clans is considered the largest "Sing Sing" in Papua New Guinea. Overnight stay as on the previous day.

  • Day 6 Day 6: Goroka Festival - Kagai
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 6: Goroka Festival - Kagai

      Spend the morning at the Goroka Festival. In the afternoon, drive to Kagai in the province of Simbu. Enjoy the fantastic view on the way. Overnight stay in a guesthouse. (Travel time approx. 2 hours).

  • Day 7 Day 7: Simbu - Mount Hagen
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 7: Simbu - Mount Hagen

      You will explore village life in the Simbu region. You will get to know the village and its inhabitants in peace and quiet. Enjoy the special food prepared especially for your visit, a walk through the village and various local traditional activities. Afterwards transfer to Mount Hagen. Overnight stay at the hotel. (Travel time approx. 4 hours).

  • Day 8 Day 8: Mount Hagen - Simbai - Kalam Festival
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 8: Mount Hagen - Simbai - Kalam Festival

      Flight with a small charter plane from Mount Hagen to Simbai. The Kalam culture is still very original and authentic. The Kalam festival awaits you here, an initiation rite in which the boys become men. In preparation, the boys have to spend a week in a ritual hut. The festival accompanies the last three days of the ceremony. Very simple overnight stay in a homestay.

  • Day 9 Day 9-10: Kalam Festival
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 9-10: Kalam Festival

      These two days are dedicated to the Kalam festival and are used to celebrate the Kalam culture. You will witness the initiation, the killing of pigs and the bride price ceremonies. You will get to know the village and its surroundings and learn a lot about the Kalam culture and the everyday life of the villagers. Overnight stay as on the previous day.

  • Day 10 Day 11: Kalam - Mount Hagen
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 11: Kalam - Mount Hagen

      With all the impressions of the past few days, you embark on your return journey to civilization. You say goodbye to the village community and a short charter flight takes you back to Mount Hagen. Overnight stay at the hotel.

  • Day 11 Day 12: Mount Hagen - Wewak - Muchu Island
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 12: Mount Hagen - Wewak - Muchu Island

      Early in the morning you fly from Mount Hagen to Wewak and then take a boat to the small, enchanting island of Muchu. You are free to explore the surrounding villages or simply relax on the beach. Overnight stay in the guesthouse

  • Day 12 Day 13: Muchu Island - Sepik Plain
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 13: Muchu Island - Sepik Plain

      You leave Muchu Island and take a boat back to the mainland before setting off for the Sepik Plain. The vast Sepik Plain awaits you. Dugout canoes and motorized canoes are the main means of transport in the region and represent the only possible access to modern civilization, towns and markets for many villages. Due to high fuel costs, however, river transportation is limited to larger shared cabs and traders, so that the majority of the Sepik population continues to live very close to nature and traditionally. You travel upstream in a motorized canoe and head for the village of Kanganamun, where, with a bit of luck, you may encounter representatives of the famous crocodile men. The Papuans, adorned with a crocodile-shaped scar pattern, are highly respected members of society and symbolize the special relationship of the riverbank inhabitants to the spirit world of the Sepik. Overnight stay in the village in a simple hut. (Travel time approx. 4 hours, motor canoe approx. 2 hours).

  • Day 13 Day 14-15: Sepik Plain
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 14-15: Sepik Plain

      Three days are dedicated to exploring life on the Sepik. Perhaps you will learn more from the villagers about the extraction of starch flour from sago palms and about fishing on the river. In Kanganamun you will experience the cultures of the Middle Sepik. You will encounter rare dances and a variety of local people. Intricate carvings, elaborate body ornaments and magnificent spirit houses accompany you on your way through the branching labyrinth of river arms. When the sun sinks behind the Prince Alexander Mountains in the evening, grey clouds of smoke rise from the green canopy of the jungle and hornbills fill the evening with their deep cries, you realize how far you have strayed from the world we know. Overnight stay as on the previous day.

  • Day 14 Day 16: Mini Festival In Kanganamun
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 16: Mini Festival In Kanganamun

      A mini-festival of the middle Sepik cultures is organized for the group in Kanganamun. On this occasion, you will see rare dances and a variety of villagers. Overnight stay in a very simple house in the village.

  • Day 15 Day 17: Sepik Plain - Wewak
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 17: Sepik Plain - Wewak

      Return to Wewak early in the morning. Once you arrive in Wewak, you have the rest of the afternoon to relax in the hotel and reflect on the past few days. Overnight stay at the hotel.

  • Day 16 Day 18: Wewak - Port Moresby
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 18: Wewak - Port Moresby

      Transfer back to Wewak and flight to Port Moresby. Overnight stay at the hotel.

  • Day 17 Day 19: Port Moresby - Singapore
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 19: Port Moresby - Singapore

      In the afternoon transfer to the airport and flight to Singapore.

  • Day 18 Day 20: Arrival
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 20: Arrival

      Arrival in Germany.

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Experience Style

Experience Style

Mixed

There will be challenging activities such as hiking, biking, canyoning and trekking, but youโ€™re also going to have other means of transportation and relaxed moments to just chill.

Accomodation level

Accomodation level

Medium

This accommodation includes essential services like a hot shower, electricity, and a nice and comfy bed.

Experience Type

Experience Type

Small Group

Youโ€™ll be accompanied by a small group of travelers just like you.

Physical Rating

Physical Rating

Basic

Almost everyone is fit for these activities. Every hike or physical exercise last less than 30 minutes, such as paragliding and horseback riding. Please ask about specific conditions.

Age range

Age range

Min: 5 / Max: 85

Age range allowed for this experience.

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