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.
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
Spectacled Dasyure, Black-tailed Giant Rat, Agile Wallaby
lowland and montane rainforest, secondary forest, Eucalyptus savanna, mangroves, grasslands, wetlands
hot and humid with tropical showers, cooler in the highlands
10 with 2 Rockjumper leaders / 8 with 1 Rockjumper leader
moderate pace with some longer hikes
comfortable to luxurious hotels and lodges
moderate, can be challenging at times
traditional carvings, spectacular forest vistas and mountain scenery
good
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.
Dušan Brinkhuizen was very personable, great birder, keen on helping us all see the species.
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.
Stephan is an incredibly great guide and New Guinea is a wonderful birding destination.
This has been an incredible tour with Stephan Lorenz and Dušan Brinkhuizen as amazing guides. Experts in their knowledge of the New Guinea birds and wonderful companions who looked after the needs of all the participants. We all worked as a team under their guidance and saw many challenging as well as beautiful birds.
02 Jun 2024 - 12 Jun 2024 (11 days)
PGK25,950 - Spaces Available
Tour Leader: Gregory de Klerk
Tour price (Per person): PGK25,950 * USD7,121 * GBP5,805 * EUR6,712 * AUD10,962
Single Supplement: PGK3,100 * USD851 * GBP693 * EUR802 * AUD1,310
Flight costs: PGK3,750 * USD1,029 * GBP839 * EUR970 * AUD1,584
Can be linked with: Papua New Guinea - New Britain I 2024
02 Sep 2024 - 12 Sep 2024 (11 days)
PGK25,950 - 4 Spaces Available
Tour Leader: André Bernon
Tour price (Per person): PGK25,950 * USD7,121 * GBP5,805 * EUR6,712 * AUD10,962
Single Supplement: PGK3,100 * USD851 * GBP693 * EUR802 * AUD1,310
Flight costs: PGK3,750 * USD1,029 * GBP839 * EUR970 * AUD1,584
Can be linked with: Papua New Guinea - New Britain III 2024
30 May 2025 - 09 Jun 2025 (11 days)
PGK27,000 - Spaces Available
Tour Leader: Julian Parsons
Tour Leader: Paul Varney
Pricing notes : *Prices are estimated and dates may change*
Tour price (Per person): PGK27,000 * USD7,409 * GBP6,040 * EUR6,983 * AUD11,406
Can be linked with: Papua New Guinea - New Britain I 2025
04 Jul 2025 - 14 Jul 2025 (11 days)
PGK27,000 - Spaces Available
Tour Leader: Amanda Guercio
Tour Leader: Lev Frid
Pricing notes : *Prices are estimated and dates may change*
Tour price (Per person): PGK27,000 * USD7,409 * GBP6,040 * EUR6,983 * AUD11,406
Can be linked with: Papua New Guinea - New Britain II 2025
06 Aug 2025 - 16 Aug 2025 (11 days)
PGK27,000 - Spaces Available
Tour Leader: Erik Forsyth
Tour Leader: Robert Williams
Pricing notes : *Prices are estimated and dates may change*
Tour price (Per person): PGK27,000 * USD7,409 * GBP6,040 * EUR6,983 * AUD11,406
Can be linked with: Papua New Guinea - New Britain III 2025
Papua New Guinea - Highlights I 2019 - September 2019
Papua New Guinea - New Britain III 2019 - August 2019
Papua New Guinea - Birding in Paradise V 2019 - August 2019
Papua New Guinea - Huon Peninsula Extension II 2019 - August 2019
Papua New Guinea - Birding in Paradise IV 2019 - July 2019
Papua New Guinea - Birding in Paradise III 2019 - June 2019
Papua New Guinea - Huon Peninsula Extension I 2019 - June 2019
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