Australian Kokoda Tours

01/01/2025

𝘈𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬. 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘴 𝘓𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩 & 𝘒𝘪𝘮

𝗛𝗶 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗲,

𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗳 𝗼𝗳 𝗞𝗶𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝘄𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗿. 𝗜 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗕𝗿𝘂𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲, 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗹𝘆, 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱, 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝘄𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘂𝘀; 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗩𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗼 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗞𝗶𝗺 𝗻𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗲𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺. 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹, 𝘄𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝘄𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗸, 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻.

27/12/2024

𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘦 𝘒𝘰𝘬𝘰𝘥𝘢?

24/12/2024

𝘞𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘶𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴
𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴. 𝘔𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘈𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯
𝘒𝘰𝘬𝘰𝘥𝘢 𝘛𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴 𝘎𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴 & 𝘗𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴.

19/12/2024

11/12/2024

ɪ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʟᴇᴀꜱᴜʀᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴡᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴋᴏᴋᴏᴅᴀ ᴛʀᴇᴋ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀᴜꜱᴛʀᴀʟɪᴀɴ ᴋᴏᴋᴏᴅᴀ ᴛᴏᴜʀꜱ ᴀꜱ ᴘᴀʀᴛ ᴏꜰ ɢᴇᴇʟᴏɴɢ ʏᴏᴜᴛʜ ᴋᴏᴋᴏᴅᴀ ᴘʀᴏɢʀᴀᴍ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇɴᴄɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ 6ᴛʜ ᴏꜰ ꜱᴇᴘᴛᴇᴍʙᴇʀ 2024. ᴋᴏᴋᴏᴅᴀ ᴛʀᴇᴋ ɪꜱ ᴇxᴛʀᴇᴍᴇʟʏ ᴅɪꜰꜰɪᴄᴜʟᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴜᴛ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴡᴏʀᴅꜱ ɪᴛ’ꜱ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏꜱᴛ ᴀᴍᴀᴢɪɴɢ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴍʏ ʟɪꜰᴇ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇʀʀᴀɪɴ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴇᴀᴛʜᴇʀ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴜɴᴛᴀɪɴꜱ (ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴜᴘ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴡɴ), ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ɪᴛ ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴄʜᴀʟʟᴇɴɢɪɴɢ ʙᴜᴛ, ʏᴇᴛ ᴀɴ ᴇɴᴊᴏʏᴀʙʟᴇ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇ.
ᴍʏ ʀᴇᴀꜱᴏɴ ꜰᴏʀ ꜱᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴇᴍᴀɪʟ ɪꜱ ɪ ᴡɪꜱʜ ᴛᴏ ꜰᴏʀᴍᴀʟʟʏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ɴᴏᴛᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜᴛᴍᴏꜱᴛ ʀᴇꜱᴘᴇᴄᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ɢʀᴀᴛɪᴛᴜᴅᴇ ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ᴍɪᴄᴋ ᴏ’ᴍᴀʟʟᴇʏ. ᴍɪᴄᴋ’ꜱ ʜɪꜱᴛᴏʀʏ ᴏꜰ ᴘɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴋᴏᴋᴏᴅᴀ ᴛʀᴇᴋ ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪꜱ ᴘʀᴏꜰᴇꜱꜱɪᴏɴᴀʟɪꜱᴍ ɪꜱ ꜱᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ ᴛᴏ ɴᴏɴᴇ, ʜɪꜱ ʀɪᴄʜ ᴋɴᴏᴡʟᴇᴅɢᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪꜱᴛᴏʀʏ ᴏꜰ ᴏᴜʀ ᴡᴀʀ ʜᴇʀᴏ’ꜱ (ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴀᴜꜱᴛʀᴀʟɪᴀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴊᴀᴘᴀɴᴇꜱᴇ) ᴡᴀꜱ ᴛʀᴜᴛʜꜰᴜʟ, ʀᴇꜱᴘᴇᴄᴛꜰᴜʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇxᴛʀᴇᴍᴇʟʏ ᴇᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ.
ɪ ᴡᴀꜱ ʟɪᴛᴇʀᴀʟʟʏ ᴄᴀᴘᴛɪᴠᴀᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ꜱᴛᴏʀʏ ᴛᴏʟᴅ ᴀʟᴏɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʏ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴏᴡ… ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴅᴇ, ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀꜱᴛ ᴘᴏꜱᴛ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴘʟᴀʏᴇᴅ…ᴛʜᴇ ꜱɪʟᴇɴᴄᴇ… ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇᴀʀꜱ…. ɪ’ᴍ ꜱᴛɪʟʟ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇꜱꜱɪɴɢ ɪᴛ ᴀʟʟ ɴᴏᴡ. ᴀᴜꜱᴛ ᴋᴏᴋᴏᴅᴀ’ꜱ ᴛᴇᴀᴍ ᴏꜰ ᴘᴏʀᴛᴇʀꜱ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ʙᴜᴛ ᴀɴɢᴇʟꜱ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀᴍᴀᴢɪɴɢ, ʜᴏʟᴅɪɴɢ ᴏᴜʀ ʜᴀɴᴅ’ꜱ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴇᴋ ɢᴇᴛꜱ ᴛᴏᴜɢʜ, ʀᴜɴɴɪɴɢ ᴘᴀꜱᴛ ᴜꜱ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴇᴋ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏᴏᴋ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴇᴛ ᴜᴘ ᴛᴇɴᴛꜱ. ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇꜱᴘᴇᴄᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ‘ʙᴏꜱꜱ ᴍᴀɴ’ ɪꜱ ᴇᴠɪᴅᴇɴᴛ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʟʟ ꜰᴇᴇʟ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ʙʟᴇꜱꜱᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴘᴀʀᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴛᴏᴜʀ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘ, ʙᴜᴛ ɪᴛ ɪꜱ ᴏʙᴠɪᴏᴜꜱ ᴛʜɪꜱ ʀᴇꜱᴘᴇᴄᴛ ɪꜱ ᴀ ᴛᴡᴏ-ᴡᴀʏ ꜱᴛʀᴇᴇᴛ. ᴍɪᴄᴋ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴀ ᴛɪɢʜᴛ ꜱʜɪᴘ ʏᴏᴜʀ ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘɴɢ ᴘᴏʀᴛᴇʀꜱ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ʙʟᴏᴏᴅʏ ᴀᴡᴇꜱᴏᴍᴇ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴇᴋ ɪꜱ ʟɪꜰᴇ ᴄʜᴀɴɢɪɴɢ, ɪᴛ ᴄʜᴀʟʟᴇɴɢᴇꜱ ʙᴏᴛʜ ʏᴏᴜ ᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʟʟʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʜʏꜱɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ. ᴍʏ ꜰᴇʟʟᴏᴡ ᴛʀᴇᴋᴋᴇʀꜱ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ʟɪꜰᴇ. ᴛʜᴀɴᴋꜱ ꜱᴏ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴅɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴇᴇʟᴏɴɢ ʏᴏᴜᴛʜ ᴋᴏᴋᴏᴅᴀ ᴘʀᴏɢʀᴀᴍ. ‘ɪᴛ’ꜱ ɴᴏᴛ ᴀ ᴡᴀʟᴋ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀʀᴋ’….. ʙᴜᴛ ɪ’ʟʟ ʙᴇ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴛᴏ ᴋᴏᴋᴏᴅᴀ ɪ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ɪᴛ.
ꜱᴀᴍᴍʏ ᴊᴇɴɴɪɴɢꜱ

05/12/2024

𝐊𝐎𝐊𝐎𝐃𝐀 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐒
𝘈𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 14 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘒𝘰𝘬𝘰𝘥𝘢 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳. 𝘗𝘕𝘎 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘕𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘰 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘞𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘒𝘰𝘬𝘰𝘥𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 & 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘬

05/12/2024

𝐊𝐎𝐊𝐎𝐃𝐀 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐒
𝘈𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 14 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘒𝘰𝘬𝘰𝘥𝘢 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳. 𝘗𝘕𝘎 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘕𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘰 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘞𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘒𝘰𝘬𝘰𝘥𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦

05/12/2024

𝐊𝐎𝐊𝐎𝐃𝐀 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐒
𝘈𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 14 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘒𝘰𝘬𝘰𝘥𝘢 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳. 𝘗𝘕𝘎 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘕𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘰 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘞𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘒𝘰𝘬𝘰𝘥𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 & helping the people of the track.

24/11/2024

Geelong Kokoda Youth Program with Kokoda Track Authority CEO Julius Wargirai at the Hilton Hotel just before leaving for Port Moresby Cultural Day.

24/11/2024

Shaggy Ridge PNG Trek, Nov 2024

23/11/2024

15 Nov GYE TREK: Day #8 – and they’ve finished! Up early again for breakfast, more river crossings as they finally made there way to to the road. The trekkers are now safely in camp, follow their travels & any messages by clicking the below link.

Saturday 23 November The morning started after breakfast with a trek along the walking track near the river's edge. Trekking past the rocky banks of the river and this section of the journey requires "rock hopping" from one larger stone to the next. Then the path returns and the pace can

22/11/2024

15 Nov GYE TREK: Day #7 – Spectacular scenery today and more wet feet. The trekkers are now safely in camp, follow their travels & any messages by clicking the below link.

Friday 22 November The morning started by following the river and spectacular gorges and ravines with some steep rock ledges allowing passage. However, these required many crossing from one side to the other and back again, to keep trekking forward. The trekkers got their boots wet again here, alt

21/11/2024

15 Nov GYE TREK: Day #6 A long descent to start the day with a side trek to visit an old Japanese road. The trekkers are now safely in camp, follow their travels & any messages by clicking the below link.

Thursday 21 November This morning started with a 2½ hour ascent followed by a descent through even more remote localities. The trekkers followed a connecting track through a war time route which has not been used by locals for many years, navigating there way through close jungle. They stopped for

20/11/2024

15 Nov GYE TREK: Day #5 down, An easier day today, just a few wet feet. Follow their travels & any messages by clicking the below link.

Wednesday 20 November Today the crew enjoyed mostly flat ground, with a number of river and creek crossings & their boots and feet got a little wet today. They took a detour to explore the vicinity of Kankiryo and Crater Hill. Both of these locations were scenes of bitter fighting where ma

19/11/2024

15 Nov GYE TREK: Day #4 finished and that was the toughest day of the trek so far. Amazing scenery today. Follow their travels & any messages by clicking the below link.

Tuesday 19 November Up early again and today was the toughest day of trekking so far. Today’s tracks are not used by locals, and visitors here are very rare, so bush knives and axes had to be used by the porters to clear the pathways. All along the ridge line, the trekkers witnessed weapon pits, a

18/11/2024

15 Nov GYE TREK: Day #3 of trekking completed and the started trekking through a rain forest, onto a steep climb. Follow their travels & any messages by clicking the below link.

Monday 18 November This morning, we enter the rain forest, on a ridge spur, covered by trees and vegetation, which will approx. two and a half hours to climb, trekking past weapon pits from the fighting 81 years ago. These weapons pits become more frequent, and the site of a field cook house marks

17/11/2024

15 Nov GYE TREK: Day #2 The trekkers were up early at 5am after spending their first night on the track. They had a 4 hr drive from Lae to Dumpu, hearing stories of the battles here. Follow the trekkers journey by clicking the below link:

Sunday 17 November Up early for breakfast a 4 hr drive from Lae to Dumpu, stopping at Kaipit (2 hrs drive from Lae) were the significant bloody battle of the 2/6th Independent Company took place on 16 Sept 1943, this area was one of two airfields General Blamey was a tasked to construct by General

16/11/2024

15 Nov GYE TREK: Day #1 After a great sleep at the 5-star Hilton Hotel last night, the trekkers were up early this morning for a hot breakfast. Then it was an 0930am flight from Port Moresby to Lae airport, then private transport to Huon Gulf Hotel. They inspected the remarkable Lae memorials, had lunch and then back to the hotel for a trek briefing. Follow the trekkers journey by clicking the below link:

Saturday 16 November After a long day yesterday the trekkers arrived in Port Moresby and were transported the 10min drive back to the 5 star Hilton Hotel. A few enjoyed a swim before meeting for a pre trek briefing and then had a great dinner last night before back to the room to unpack, repack, u