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Adventure Kokoda conducts adventure treks across the Kokoda Trail in Papua New Guinea with a focus on the wartime history of the Kokoda campaign in 1942.

Adventure Kokoda is a specialist Kokoda trekking company. We have the most professional and experienced trek leaders – our team has 160 years combined military experience – we have led more than 600 expeditions safely across the trail over the past 30 years. We specialise in the wartime history of the Kokoda campaign. We are the only trekking company to provide for the welfare of our PNG guides an

d carriers by issuing them with sleeping bags, sleeping mats and a full trek uniform. We have been rated No. 1 on Trip Advisor for the past eight years – you can check out some of our reviews: https://www.tripadvisor.com.au/Attraction_Review-g294115-d309624-Reviews-Kokoda_Track-Papua_New_Guinea.html

Our primary goal is to lead you safely across the Kokoda Trail and ensure you have an unforgettable wartime historical and cultural experience.

17/01/2025

Discover a historical and cultural experience like no other.

08/01/2025

Adventure Kokoda are proud to have shared the experience with Greg Warren MP. We look forward to sharing another experience with Lomandra School.

07/01/2025

Adventure Kokoda - proud sponsors of the Charlie Lynn golf classic. The biggest and best golf classic so far.

25/12/2024

23/12/2024

Meri Krismas and Hepi Nu Yia from Adventure Kokoda and from all our PNG guides and carriers 🎅

12/12/2024

More than 7,500 people have trusted Adventure Kokoda to bring this historical and cultural journey to life, leading them safely across the trail and ensuring they have an unforgettable experience.

The emotional stories of mateship and courage are compelling and inspire those who walk in their footsteps.

Courage - Endurance - Mateship - Sacrifice

07/12/2024

Adventure Kokoda are looking forward to our treks in 2025.

Thank you to all our Guides and Carriers and service providers for the 2024 season.

Air Niugini - The Sanctuary Hotel - Lamana Hotel - Tropicair - Jacksons Transport - Waterfront Food World

22/11/2024

Major Charlie Lynn OAM OL, Founder and Director of Adventure Kokoda - his personal contribution to Kokoda tourism over the past 32 years, this can be viewed on the link below.

When Charlie first trekked Kokoda in 1991 the Trail itself was in parts non-existent - it was neither a trail nor a track, for the most part neglected since the end of the Second World War. The jungle had reclaimed the battlesites and no monuments or memorials had been erected by Government along the trail.

Charlie wrote his first paper on the need to protect the wartime integrity of the Kokoda Trail in 1994 and he has never wavered from those ideals.

Charlie Lynn - Kokoda - ADVENTURE KOKODA

20/11/2024

We recently updated Adventure Kokoda YouTube channel with our Trekking Kokoda Information Videos, Trekkers Videos and History Videos. Check them out on the following link:

Adventure Kokoda is a specialist Kokoda trekking company – Kokoda is all we do – that’s why we are rated No.1 on Trip Advisor. 30 Years Experience, Expert Trek Leaders, Battlefield Presentations, Dawn Service at Isurava, 24/7 safety backup. Our primary goal is to get you safely across the Koko...

06/11/2024

Tim James MP trekked with Adventure Kokoda. We are proud to have shared the experience.

04/11/2024

A wonderful Kokoda Day Service at the Kokoda Track Memorial Walkway with a large attendance and many past and future Adventure Kokoda trekkers paying their respect.

Charlie Lynn OAM OL, a Director of the Kokoda Track Memorial Walkway delivered the prologue for the service.

Congratulations to Alice Kang OAM, Hon Secretary Kokoda Track Memorial Walkway for compiling the moving tribute to the New Guinea 'Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels' - a must watch!

2024 Kokoda Day Commemoration Service - PAPUA NEW GUINEA

02/11/2024

Today is the 82nd anniversary of the day our troops recaptured Kokoda after a bitter 3-month campaign against all the odds on the Kokoda Trail.

Tomorrow is the anniversary of the day our troops raised the Australian flag on the Kokoda Plateau. We honour the occasion by acknowledging it as ‘Kokoda Day’.

Our flag would never have been raised if it had not been for the support and selfless sacrifice of the unsung heroes of the Kokoda campaign – the New Guinea wartime carriers who became known as ‘fuzzy-wuzzy angels’.

I had the honour to meet one of those, Mr. Ovoru Indiki, on many occasions during our treks.

Ovoru died on 13 November 2013 – following is the tribute I paid to him in the NSW Parliament.

https://blog.kokodatreks.com/2024/11/01/kokoda-day-tribute-to-mr-ovoru-indiki/

17/10/2024

Illegal Kokoda Blockade: Timeline & Consequences for Kokoda Tourism

Illegal Kokoda Blockade: Timeline & Consequences for Kokoda Tourism - OUR VIEWPOINT

09/10/2024

It's heartening to see the new PNG Minister for Tourism, Arts and Culture take a stand to have responsibility for the Kokoda Trail transferred to his portfolio so it can be managed as a commercial tourism enterprise for the economic benefit of his people rather that as an 'environment park' by the Minister for Environment, Conservation and Climate Change through his aid-funded Conservation Environment Promotion Authority.

Nation Kokoda track still closed over responsibility confusion By The National October 9, 2024 Share FacebookWhatsAppEmail THE closure of the Kokoda Track to tourist traffic cannot be settled as there is confusion over which government agency is responsible for the track, it has been revealed. Touri...

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More than 7,500 people have trusted Adventure Kokoda to bring this historical and cultural journey to life, leading them safely across the trail and ensuring they have an unforgettable experience. The emotional stories of mateship and courage are compelling and inspire those who walk in their footsteps. Courage - Endurance - Mateship - Sacrifice

ABC Radio - Kokoda Trail

ABC Radio James Valentine talks to Charlie Lynn about the issues that has led to the blockade on the Kokoda Trail.

What do our treks include? Adventure Kokoda final night's buffet dinner at The Sanctuary Hotel - always a winner with our trekkers.

Kokoda - Should you hire a Personal Carrier?

Should you hire a Personal Carrier? The trek across the Kokoda Trail is the toughest physical challenge most people will encounter. The decision to carry all your own gear is important because it can mean the difference between enjoying the experience or suffering and having to withdraw from the trek.

Kokoda Trail - a song by Menari village locals 'Not an Easy Road'

Dubbo Rugby group led by Dave Sherry and 2IC Gerhard Hattingh arrived safely to their campsite at Menari. A moving service at Brigade Hill. All going well. 'Not an Easy Road' beautifully sung by the children from Menari village.

Victorian MPs are leading 25 students along the Kokoda Trail. #adventurekokoda #kokoda

Certificate Presentation - Anzac Trek 24 Apr - 5 May 2024

Adventure Kokoda trek group led by Captain Reg Yates receiving their certificate after their 10 day trek across the Kokoda Trail. Well done everyone.

ABC Radio Sydney - Kokoda

ABC Radio Richard Glover talks to Charlie Lynn, founder of Adventure Kokoda about walking Kokoda.

The Cove - Australian Army

The Cove - Australian Army From The Cove Clips - the School of Military Engineering hosted Major Charlie Lynn OAM OL, founder of Adventure Kokoda for their unit PME session. Charlie discusses his lessons on life and leadership across his career in military, politics, and business. You can view the full recording here: https://cove.army.gov.au/article/school-military-engineerings-pme-session-maj-charlie-lynn-oam-ol-rtd

Trekking Kokoda - Long Pants Recommended

Adventure Kokoda - Shorts or Long Pants? A video by Adventure Kokoda Trek Leader Peter Morrison to help with your choice between long pants and shorts.

Kokoda Trekking Equipment - Adventure Kokoda with Paddy Pallin

A short video to help you select your boots, clothing, sleeping bag, backpack etc for the Kokoda Trail presented by Adventure Kokoda Trek Leader Peter Morrison and Paddy Pallin.

Adventure Kokoda - Safe Water Crossings

Adventure Kokoda on the Trail - safe water crossings.

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Why Adventure Kokoda

Adventure Kokoda is a specialist Kokoda trekking company.

We have the most professional and experienced trek leaders - our team has 160 years combined military experience - we have led more that 600 expeditions safely across the trail over the past 29 years.

We specialise in the wartime history of the Kokoda campaign.

We are the only trekking company to provide for the welfare of our PNG guides and carriers by issuing them with sleeping bags, sleeping mats and a full trek uniform.

We operate from a secure lodge at Sogeri which has 24/7 back-up communications and our own helipad for emergencies. The owner of our lodge is a former PNG Patrol Officer who has lived in PNG for 52 year.

We have been rated No.1 on Trip Advisor for past five years – you can check out some of our reviews here: Trip Advisor

Our primary goal is to lead you safely across the Kokoda Trail and ensure you have an unforgettable wartime historical and cultural experience.

Charlie Lynn served in the Australian Army for 21 years. He is a Vietnam Veteran, a qualified military free-fall parachutist and a graduate of the Army Command and Staff College.

During his time as an exchange instructor with the United States Army he completed their Special Forces HALO parachute program which involved high altitude jumps from 20,000 feet at night with full combat equipment. He was appointed Captain of the Parachute Display Team at Fort Lee in Virginia and completed 200 jumps during his tour of duty.

After leaving the army Charlie organised the Westfield Sydney to Melbourne Ultramarathon for 1984 to 1991 along with other endurance events.

In 1986 he held the NSW Ultramarathon record by running a distance of 213 km in 24 hours.

From 1991 to 1995 he was involved in outback survival programs for mining companies in the Kimberley region of Western Australian and outback New South Wales.

Over the past 29 years he has led 99 treks across the Kokoda Trail in Papua New Guinea.

Charlie was elected to the NSW Parliament in 1995 and served as the Parliamentary Secretary for Veterans Affairs under Premiers Barry O’Farrell and Mike Baird. He retired before the 2015 State election after almost 20 years’ service in the Legislative Council.

In 2015 Charlie was inducted as an Officer of the Logohu by the PNG Government in their New Year’s Honours List ‘for service to the bilateral relations between Papua New Guinea and Australia and especially in the development of the Kokoda Trail and its honoured place in the history of both nations’ over the past 25 years.

In 2017 he received an Order of Australia Medal for his services to the Parliament of New South Wales.