Papua New Guinea Top Things To Do
• Go Diving. Madang, Port Moresby and Rabaul offer a wide variety of dives from wrecks to reefs. Diving holidays can also be arranged at Loloaka and off the island of New Britain, the latter being considered one of the best diving areas in the region.
• Take a river or jungle tour in the Chambri region, stopping at remote villages where houses are built on stilts, and the dugout canoe is still the main means of transport. Hear Upper Sepik-style Garamut Drums (‘Slit Gongs'), and see dramatic local carvings here too.
• Fit in some fishing. Game fish are plentiful in Lae, Madang, Port Moresby, Rabaul and Wewak. Information is available from Port Moresby Game Fishing Club (website: www.pmgfc.org.pg).
• Sail off Papua New Guinea's beautiful shores. The Royal Papua Yacht Club (website: www.rpyc.com.pg) makes its extensive sailing facilities available to visitors; the season begins in late April.
• Take one of the many backpacking and hiking tours on offer, ranging from simple bush walks to extended tours through the rugged interior.
• Go birdwatching around the Chambri Lakes, which are home to myriad species from brahminee kites to kingfishers. Go on an early morning jungle excursion to experience the unique cacophony of birds preparing for the day's hunting.
• Take advantage of some of the many sporting facilities in Port Moresby, including scuba-diving, windsurfing, sailing, game fishing, waterskiing, golf, tennis and squash.
• If you're adventurous, take a white-water rafting trip on the Watut River; the Wahgi and Purari rapids are also exciting.
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