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Papua New Guinea - Highlights

© Blue Bird-of-paradise by Dusan Brinkhuizen
Papua New Guinea - Highlights I 2026

29 Jun 2026 - 09 Jul 2026 (11 days)

PGK25,950 SPACES AVAILABLE

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Tour Leader: Lev Frid

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Tour Price (Per person): PGK25,950 (USD6,233 * GBP4,793 * EUR5,466 * AUD9,629)

Single Supplement: PGK3,400 (USD817 * GBP628 * EUR716 * AUD1,262)

Flight costs: PGK3,100 (USD745 * GBP573 * EUR653 * AUD1,150)

This tour pairs with: Papua New Guinea - New Britain Extension I 2026

Papua New Guinea - Highlights II 2026

11 Jul 2026 - 21 Jul 2026 (11 days)

PGK25,950 NO SPACES AVAILABLE

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Tour Leader: Erik Forsyth

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Tour Leader: Paul Varney

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Tour Price (Per person): PGK25,950 (USD6,233 * GBP4,793 * EUR5,466 * AUD9,629)

Single Supplement: PGK3,400 (USD817 * GBP628 * EUR716 * AUD1,262)

Flight costs: PGK3,100 (USD745 * GBP573 * EUR653 * AUD1,150)

This tour pairs with: Papua New Guinea - New Britain Extension II 2026

Papua New Guinea - Highlights I 2027

30 Apr 2027 - 10 May 2027 (11 days)

PGK27,000 SPACES AVAILABLE

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Tour Leader: Lev Frid

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Tour Leader: Nigel Redman

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Tour Price (Per person): PGK27,000 (USD6,486 * GBP4,987 * EUR5,687 * AUD10,019)

Flight costs: PGK3,400 (USD817 * GBP628 * EUR716 * AUD1,262)

This tour pairs with: Papua New Guinea - New Britain Extension I 2027

Pricing notes : *Prices are estimated, and dates may change*

Papua New Guinea - Highlights II 2027

15 Aug 2027 - 25 Aug 2027 (11 days)

PGK27,000 SPACES AVAILABLE

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Tour Leader: Erik Forsyth

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Tour Leader: Jan Pienaar

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Tour Price (Per person): PGK27,000 (USD6,486 * GBP4,987 * EUR5,687 * AUD10,019)

Flight costs: PGK3,400 (USD817 * GBP628 * EUR716 * AUD1,262)

This tour pairs with: Papua New Guinea - New Britain Extension II 2027

Pricing notes : *Prices are estimated, and dates may change*

Papua New Guinea - Highlights I 2028

01 Jul 2028 - 11 Jul 2028 (11 days)

PGK28,600 SPACES AVAILABLE

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Tour Leader: Julian Parsons

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Tour Leader: Paul Varney

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Tour Price (Per person): PGK28,600 (USD6,870 * GBP5,282 * EUR6,024 * AUD10,613)

This tour pairs with: Papua New Guinea - New Britain Extension I 2028

Pricing notes : *Prices are estimated, and dates may change*

Papua New Guinea - Highlights II 2028

27 Aug 2028 - 06 Sep 2028 (11 days)

PGK28,600 SPACES AVAILABLE

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Tour Leader: Lev Frid

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Tour Price (Per person): PGK28,600 (USD6,870 * GBP5,282 * EUR6,024 * AUD10,613)

This tour pairs with: Papua New Guinea - New Britain Extension II 2028

Pricing notes : *Prices are estimated, and dates may change*

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 Kiunga, and is designed for those with less time to spare in the field, yet still wishing for a comprehensive overview of this exceptional land. We bird in areas rich with avian diversity giving ample opportunity for finding many of the area’s most sought-after species. Fabulous birds-of-paradise will feature highly, while we will also enjoy some incredible fruit doves, kingfishers, parrots, honeyeaters, bowerbirds and a couple of endemic families such as berrypeckers and longbills. This tour can also be linked with our New Britain Endemics Extension for a wonderful two week exploration.

Top Birds

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

Other Attractions

traditional carvings, spectacular forest vistas and mountain scenery

Photographic Opportunities

good

What our clients say about us

Adam Walleyn
BA, Papua New Guinea

Adam Walleyn acted as a very experienced and skilful leader. He had an intimate knowledge of the birds and great skills in finding and showing them. His communication was extremely clear, to the point and flavoured with a good sense of humour. In the few difficult situations that arose due to flights, civil unrest, etc, he showed extremely good skills in handling these with a perfect balance between group decisions and executive decisions. A role model for a tour leader.

Stephan Lorenz
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.

Dušan Brinkhuizen
GH, Papua New Guinea 2018

Special thanks to Dušan Brinkhuizen for his care in helping me to locate birds on my camcorder.

Adam Walleyn
MC & HC - Papua New Guinea 2019

Adam Walleyn is an amazing birder, I'm quite experienced but I literally have no idea how he knows, hears and can engage with so much of the wildlife and particularly birds around, that was all great.

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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