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Papua New Guinea - Bird Families

© Blue Bird-of-paradise by Dusan Brinkhuizen
Papua New Guinea - Bird Families II 2026

02 Jul 2026 - 11 Jul 2026 (10 days)

PGK21,250 - Spaces Available

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Tour Leader: Erik Forsyth

Pricing notes : Please note that, to minimize costs for this small group tour, the international flights for the Rockjumper Tour Leader have not been included in the pricing. This tour is planned to run in conjunction with another scheduled tour. However, if this arrangement is not feasible, a small additional fee will be required to cover the guide’s international airfare.

Tour price (Per person): PGK21,250 * USD5,183 * GBP3,647 * EUR4,229 * AUD7,639

Single Supplement: PGK2,850 * USD695 * GBP489 * EUR567 * AUD1,024

Flight costs: PGK1,122 * USD274 * GBP193 * EUR223 * AUD403

Papua New Guinea - Bird Families I 2026

11 Aug 2026 - 20 Aug 2026 (10 days)

PGK21,250 - No Spaces Available

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Tour Leader: Paul Varney

Pricing notes : Please note that, to minimize costs for this small group tour, the international flights for the Rockjumper Tour Leader have not been included in the pricing. This tour is planned to run in conjunction with another scheduled tour. However, if this arrangement is not feasible, a small additional fee will be required to cover the guide’s international airfare.

Tour price (Per person): PGK21,250 * USD5,183 * GBP3,647 * EUR4,229 * AUD7,639

Single Supplement: PGK2,850 * USD695 * GBP489 * EUR567 * AUD1,024

Flight costs: PGK1,122 * USD274 * GBP193 * EUR223 * AUD403

Papua New Guinea - Bird Families I 2027

05 Aug 2027 - 14 Aug 2027 (10 days)

PGK23,950 - 3 Spaces Available

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Tour Leader: Daniel Danckwerts

Tour price (Per person): PGK23,950 * USD5,841 * GBP4,111 * EUR4,767 * AUD8,609

Single Supplement: PGK2,950 * USD719 * GBP506 * EUR587 * AUD1,060

Flight costs: PGK1,235 * USD301 * GBP212 * EUR246 * AUD444

Our Papua New Guinea Highlights tour has been specifically crafted to take in the region’s very best sites, from Mount Hagen and Rondon Ridge to the lowlands of Varirata, and is designed for those with less time to spare in the field, yet still wishing for a comprehensive overview of this exceptional land. Time is spent in areas rich with avian diversity giving ample opportunity for finding many of the area’s most sought-after species including representatives from all of Papua New Guinea's endemic bird families. Fabulous birds-of-paradise will also feature highly, while we will also enjoy some incredible fruit doves, kingfishers, parrots, honeyeaters, and bowerbirds. This tour can also be linked with our Adelbert and Huon Extension for a wonderful two-week exploration.

 

Top Birds

15+ Bird-of-paradise species!, Zoe’s Imperial Pigeon; Pheasant Pigeon, Wattled Ploughbill, Crested Satinbird, Painted Quail-thrush, Brehm’s Tiger Parrot, Papuan Lorikeet, Lesser Melampitta, Emperor Fairywren, Crested Berrypecker, Mottled Berryhunter, Mountain Firetail

Top Mammals

Spectacled Dasyure, Black-tailed Giant Rat, Agile Wallaby

Habitats Covered

lowland and montane rainforest, secondary forest, Eucalyptus savanna, mangroves, grasslands, wetlands

Expected Climate

hot and humid with tropical showers in the lowlands, cooler in the highlands

Max Group Size

8 with 1 Rockjumper leader

Tour Pace & Walking

moderate pace with some longer hikes

Accommodation

comfortable to luxurious hotels and lodges

Ease of Birding

moderate, can be challenging at times

Photographic Opportunities

worthwhile

What our clients say about us

Paul Varney
KH, Papua New Guinea 2023

This was my first birding tour ever, so I wasnt sure what to expect. The tour leader, Paul, was so amazing, there are not enough superlatives. All of the other participants had been on birding trips before, and Paul was very gracious to make sure I had the opportunity to see as many birds as possible and know what to expect. He was very conscientious, and prepared for almost anything. The trip was physically challenging due to the steep muddy trails, high and low temperatures, and oh yeah, the earthquakes. I wasnt sure what to expect, although the descriptions were pretty accurate, but I was ready to stop hiking by the 11th day. Thank you for the recommendation of collapsible walking sticks. Those were very useful. I am very glad I had the opportunity to take this trip. I cant say enough good things about Paul as the trip leader. I hope he gets to lead all of his first choice tours in the future!

Stephan Lorenz
JG & GG - PNG Tailor-made 2022

Birding in PNG was a little more challenging that expected, ..... the birds are as shy as anything I've experienced and the bird densities were extremely low. Of course that is not the fault of Rockjumper or the guides. The tour was excellent overall. The main guide, Stephan Lorentz, was really top class. His knowledge of the birds and calls and the fine id details was exceptional and his field skills were awesome, outdoing the local guides at times. And he is extremely personable and friendly. The local guides were also excellent and provided an exceptionally high level of field skill and support, and great enthusiasm in getting pax onto the more challenging birds. And physical support also, including even helping some of the pax on slippery slopes and cutting stairs on river landings at times!! The landed arrangements were generally slick and the accommodation of good quality. Some delays in getting collected at Kiunga airport were I think down to some communication issues with the local agent (Samuel) regarding the rerouting of our flights from Mt Hagen. And the offloading of three of our bags from the plane at Kiunga and delay in getting them back to us in Port Moresby was an Air Niugini issue. Overall it was an exceptional and really memorable tour with superb birds and birding, much or most of which would not have been possible without the Rockjumper team, slick tour planning and arrangements, Stephan and the local guides.

André Bernon
DK - PNG 2022

Andre and Lev were excellent guides, and ensured we had a great time, even when birding, the weather, or the inevitable logistical challenges of travel within PNG seemed to do their best to thwart us. They did an excellent job of managing expectations, but also ensuring that as many people in the group got to see the birds, while also understanding that not everyone would see ingle bird. Difficulties, whether with accommodations, weather, or even participants, were dealt with quickly, and I have no doubt far more issues were cleared before the group was even aware they existed! I look forward to returning to New Guinea (including West Papua) with Rockjumper soon, and also exploring more birding destinations with Lev and Andre or the other excellent guides you have!

Glen Valentine
MK, Papua New Guinea 2018

The credit for the trip’s success goes to our guides, Glen Valentine and David Erterius. Both have seemingly limitless knowledge of the birds, extrasensory capacities to find them, apparently endless patience and generosity with their clients, and (critically) wonderful senses of humor. They consistently squeezed more out of the birds, the environment, and the experience than I thought possible.

Dušan Brinkhuizen
RL & CL - Papua New Guinea

We thought the birding went very well. Both Dusan and Stephan were great guides - very knowledgeable, very dedicated, quite determined to get everyone onto pretty much everything, and they combined very well. And, they both tried very hard to help all the participants who needed it, whether it was locating a bird, getting up a steep section or getting in or out of the boats. They did an admirable job.

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