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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

Tour price (Per person): PGK25,950 * USD6,260 * GBP4,919 * EUR5,551 * AUD9,851

Single Supplement: PGK3,400 * USD820 * GBP645 * EUR727 * AUD1,291

Flight costs: PGK3,100 * USD748 * GBP588 * EUR663 * AUD1,177

Papua New Guinea - Highlights II 2026

11 Jul 2026 - 21 Jul 2026 (11 days)

PGK25,950 - 3 Spaces Available

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Tour Leader: Erik Forsyth

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Tour Leader: Paul Varney

Tour price (Per person): PGK25,950 * USD6,260 * GBP4,919 * EUR5,551 * AUD9,851

Single Supplement: PGK3,400 * USD820 * GBP645 * EUR727 * AUD1,291

Flight costs: PGK3,100 * USD748 * GBP588 * EUR663 * AUD1,177

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

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

Tour price (Per person): PGK27,000 * USD6,513 * GBP5,119 * EUR5,775 * AUD10,249

Flight costs: PGK3,400 * USD820 * GBP645 * EUR727 * AUD1,291

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

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

Tour price (Per person): PGK27,000 * USD6,513 * GBP5,119 * EUR5,775 * AUD10,249

Flight costs: PGK3,400 * USD820 * GBP645 * EUR727 * AUD1,291

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

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

Tour price (Per person): PGK28,600 * USD6,899 * GBP5,422 * EUR6,118 * AUD10,857

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

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

Tour price (Per person): PGK28,600 * USD6,899 * GBP5,422 * EUR6,118 * AUD10,857

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

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
KL, Papua New Guinea 2022

I thought Lev Frid did a great job in managing the tour.

Dušan Brinkhuizen
MY, Papua New Guinea 2018

Dušan Brinkhuizen was very personable, great birder, keen on helping us all see the species.

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.

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.

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