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.
