Adventure Kokoda Blog
Protecting our heritage
Kokoda is much more than a trek. It is almost a spiritual journey for those who wish to connect to the historical significance of the Kokoda campaign. It is also an empathetic bridge for Australians and Papua New Guineans to better understand each other.
Our Charity
Our charitable work includes the provision of health support, school supplies, scholarships, and emergency medical assistance to villagers across the Kokoda Trail.
Our Media
National features stories of our treks on all major television networks, newspapers, and magazines.
Our Reviews
Trekker feedback, Trip Advisor reviews, and personal reflections.
Our Treks
Everything you need to know about our treks, our trekkers, training tips, gear selection, and some handy hints.
Our Viewpoint
Charlie has been the leading advocate for the protection of our Kokoda heritage, and the welfare of villagers across the Trail, for 30 years.
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Interesting articles relating to our close association with PNG, and our shared wartime heritage.
Latest News
Mapping the Kokoda Trail
''Kokoda Trail' was the offical name of the waritme tracks between Owers' Corner and Kokoda gazetted by the PNG Government in 1972 (PNG Government Gazette No. 88 of 12 October 1972, page 1362, column 2. Notice 1972/28 refers). The gazetted area extends to 10 metres...
Readers comments re “Kokoda Track failures labelled a disgrace as ‘woke agenda’ blamed for shortcomings:
John Ferguson’s article, ‘Woke versus history: the new battle for Kokoda’ in the Weekend Australian on 7-8 February 2026, provoked a wide range of responses regarding Canberra’s priority for Climate Change and Gender Equity issues across the Kokoda Trail in preference...
Kokoda Track failures labelled a disgrace as ‘woke agenda’ blamed for shortcomings
Australia is failing to honour the Kokoda Track legacy by buckling to a “woke” gender and climate change focus in Papua New Guinea that ignores the history and basic needs along the trail ?including sanitation, according to an expert across the battlefield....
Adventure Kokoda Submissions Re Kokoda: 1998-2006
I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve paused during our treks to marvel at the silence and surrounds of the moment – massive 300 year-old canopy trees supported by large buttress roots with their own eco-systems – stag horns nestled in branches entwined with...
Canberra’s Betrayal of our Shared Kokoda Heritage with PNG
Kokoda Heritage Outsourced to American Aid Conglomerates Trekker numbers for pilgrimage tourism along the Kokoda Trail, once the jewel in the crown of PNG tourism, have plummeted since Canberra outsourced its management to two international aid agencies: the USA-based...
Mark Nizette – Architect of the ‘Lost Years’ of Kokoda Tourism
According to AI-assisted research, the Kokoda Trail program has been outsourced by DFAT to two major international contractors—Abt Global (USA-based) and Oxford Policy Management (OPM, UK-based)—through their 'Kokoda Initiative'. Abt Global is a significant DFAT...