South Bougainville Tourism Association

19/10/2024

South Bougainville has a lot to offer for visitors. This is the last Frontier and is only 10-20 minutes boat ride from Kangu to the Shortlands in the Solomon islands. One route to take from Buka/ARaWA is through Panguna, Bana and Siwai and can stop over at Panakei Lodge in Siwai about 90 KMs from Arawa and witness traditional cultural displays and continue the next morning to Yamamoto crash site including other WW2 sites and rest overnight in Buin town in any of the beautiful guest houses.

25/08/2023

See the new up comming Siwai Culture Show Contestant. Hahaha train tasol.

24/06/2023

Avinum olo Poroman, Panakei Lodge long Siwai I redi long kisim olo bookings blo taim blo Siwai Culture Show long 11 na 12 August 2023. Stat book nau long WhatsApp 79762521 or email: [email protected]

05/09/2022

Pipiru river at Panakei village in Siwai was a nice river providing all our necessities for washing, drinking and cooking but today for the last 3 months our people are suffering from lack of water due to the long dry spell. How long it will take the rain to come and water to flow again no one knows and the community has suffered for far too long.

18/08/2022

The Siwai Cultural Show 2022 was a great success. This time we had tourist from Australia, USA, and Europe who represent various tour/ travel companies. Next year we expect more tourist to visit our destination. Also we have the NID officers from Port Moresby to do up ID for our Cultural groups who are going to display during a festival later in the month in Australia. Thanks to our member Hon. Timothy Masiu for sponsoring the visit by the NID team and also for being the Siwai Cultural Show major sponsor.

02/08/2022

02/08/2022

Siwai Cultural Show Friday 12 August and 13 August. Start preparing to travel to Siwai for this great show.

28/06/2022

20/04/2022

Siwai Cultural Show is scheduled for 12-13 August,2022 at Panakei show grounds. For interested cultural groups or others who wish to participate in this years great show contact Tourism Siwai Association on 79762521 or email; [email protected]

14/04/2022

The PNGTPA is planning a workshop in Siwai and Buin soon to provide training in tour packaging for the coming Siwai Cultural Show for our tourism stakeholders. Please register your interest by contacting Tourism Siwai on ph no: 79762521 or Whatsapp to 79762521. The Siwai Cultural Show is scheduled for Friday 12 to Saturday 13 August, 2022 at Panakei Show grounds.

31/03/2022

Culture and Arts Policy consultation for Central and North Bougainville coming soon..

Officers from Culture and Arts attached with Department of Community Development will be getting views and suggestions to how you want to see the development of culture and arts in Bougainville..

Stay in tune for consultation schedule that will be posted on this page

31/03/2022

24/02/2022

Tourism Siwai Association will be launching the second Siwai Cultural Show on Saturday 26 February at Panakei Lodge around midday.
The patron of the show Hon Timothy Masiu will launch this years show witnessed by stakeholders from the ABG, Community chiefs, and members of the Tourism Siwai Association and the people of Siwai.
Cultural dances from the famous Momoraka Culture group and Siroi bamboo band will be on hand to entertain the officials.
This years show will be held from 12 to 13 August, 2022 at the Panakei show ground and we expecting people from all over Bougainville and other parts of PNG to take part in this show.
The Tourism Siwai Association is inviting our 3 Abg constituency members to come to the launching to patner with the national government and corporate entities in funding the second biggest cultural, arts and Tourism show in Siwai, South Bougainville.

23/07/2021

Coming soon..
Siwai Cultural Show
Date: August 13th - 15th 2021

Show you don't want to miss..

Come join us....

16/07/2021

Preparation for the Siwai Cultural Show planned for 13 and 14 August is going well. For those interested to participate in the show an application to participate in any of the activities is available at the Tourism Siwai office at Panakei Lodge. In Torokina, Bana and Buin you can see your district managers for the participation forms.

01/06/2021

Siwai Cultural Show is planned for 12 to 15 August, 2021 at Panakei Minitown Show grounds.
Thank you PNG Tourism Promotion Authority (PNGTPA) and National Cultural Commission (NCC) for putting us on the National Events Calendar so we can continue Siwai Cultural Show every year.

If you are not able to come to this diverse culture show this year, start planning to visit us same time same place next year to witness the unique Cultures and Tourism/arts displays.

05/05/2021

Tourism Siwai in partnership with PNGTPA is running a 2 day workshop in Siwai from the 2 to 5 June, 2021. About 50 - 60 of our members are expected to attend the workshop on Tourism Marketing Development. Any other interested members in South Bougainville can make contact to book a space for the Workshop.

29/03/2021

The 2021 South Bougainville Siwai Cultural show is planned for 13-15 August this year. The Culture and tourism show will be staged at the Panakei Mini town showground, Siwai. The show ground is embarking to have a traditional house Garamut (stilt gong) to house 8 garamuts, a grand stand for tourists and VIPs to seat and observe the main arena.Show committee is currently seeking for sponsors through out the country. For interested Government Statutory Organisations and corporate companies to have a display or trade promotion Booth at the show ground, please email your intention so we
can reserve your booths for hire. Email: [email protected] or whatsapp text to +675 71817175, Public Relations Coordinator.
13th-15th August 2021.

27/02/2021

The South Bougainville Siwai Tourism Association is holding their elections to elect it's executives on Wednesday 3rd March at Amio VA hall. All financial members are to attend to elect their Chairman, Vice chairman, Secretary and Treasurer.