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Papua New Guinea - Bird Families

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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 * USD5,190 * GBP3,653 * EUR4,233 * AUD7,648

Single Supplement: PGK2,850 * USD696 * GBP490 * EUR568 * AUD1,026

Flight costs: PGK1,122 * USD274 * GBP193 * EUR224 * AUD404

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 * USD5,190 * GBP3,653 * EUR4,233 * AUD7,648

Single Supplement: PGK2,850 * USD696 * GBP490 * EUR568 * AUD1,026

Flight costs: PGK1,122 * USD274 * GBP193 * EUR224 * AUD404

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 * USD5,850 * GBP4,117 * EUR4,771 * AUD8,619

Single Supplement: PGK2,950 * USD721 * GBP507 * EUR588 * AUD1,062

Flight costs: PGK1,235 * USD302 * GBP212 * EUR246 * AUD444

Of all the world’s birding destinations, Papua New Guinea must certainly rank amongst the most fascinating and exotic. The second largest island on Earth, New Guinea was the last inhabited island to be explored by Europeans, and even today many areas have little or no exposure to Western influence. Second only to Madagascar, New Guinea supports the highest number of endemics of any island and these riches are perhaps no better reflected by any other group than its birds. The most sought-after among these are the members of the seven endemic bird families including the monotypic Blue-capped Ifrit, Ploughbill, and Mottled Berryhunter along with the Satinbirds (3 species), Berrypeckers and Longbills (12 species), Painted Berrypeckers (3 species) and Melampittas (2 species). Coupled with a supporting cast of more nine other widespread Australasian bird families, including the unbelievable Birds-of-Paradise, Papua New Guinea is a destination like no other. Over the course of 10 days, we will target representatives of each of these endemic bird families all the while enjoying abundant fruit doves, fig parrots, pittas, honeyeaters and kingfishers.

Top Birds

Radjah Shelduck; Great Cuckoo-dove; Superb & Beautiful Fruit-Doves; Archbold's Nightjar; Feline, Mountain, & Barred Owlet-nightjars; Black-mantled Goshawk; +10 kingfishers; Papuan King-Parrot; Stella's Lorikeet; Eastern Hooded & Papuan Pittas; MacGregor's, Yellow-breasted, Fawn-breasted, & Archbold's Bowerbirds; Goldenface; Painted Quail-Thrush; Spotted & Chestnut-backed Jewel-babblers; Wattled Ploughbill; Tit & Eastern Crested Berrypeckers; White-bellied Whistler; Lowland & Mountain Peltops; Drongo Fantail; up to 14 Birds-of-Pardise; Blue-capped Ifrit; Lesser Melampitta; Loria's & Crested Satinbirds; Berrypeckers & Longbills; White-faced Robin; Mountain Firetail; Gray-headed Munia.

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

DIFFICULT: This is a high-intensity “mega” tour designed for passionate listers and serious birders who enjoy a fast-paced schedule. Due to its demanding nature, it’s not recommended for avid photographers, inexperienced birders, or anyone with mobility or health limitations.

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

Adam Walleyn
JB & SB, Papua New Guinea 2018

We are home having had an amazing trip to PNG....we were very impressed with Adam Walleyn and Gareth Robbins and would rate them very highly as tour leaders. Very Best Wishes from very satisfied customers.

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.

Lev Frid
IC - PNG 2022

Both Lev Frid and Andre Bernon were excellent guides. Lev was particularly emphatic about the vagaries of travel in PNG and the propensity for things to go wrong. Despite his warnings, the trip went extremely smoothly; the accommodation was all great be it the highly rustic (Kwatu) or high end (Walindi); the Papuan guides and ground team were very good; it was nice to see that Rockjumper was clearly supporting the local organisations; and overall both the Rockjumper guides and the Papuan bird guides were very knowledgeable. Overall, a really excellent experience on the ground.

Stephan Lorenz
PM - Papua New Guinea 2019

Stephan is an incredibly great guide and New Guinea is a wonderful birding destination.

Stephan Lorenz
CG & CP - Papua New Guinea 2019

Stephan is a top notch guide. Great eyes, ears & local knowledge found us all the specials. A healthy dose of patience also ensured we all got onto the birds (those that hung around!)

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