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
2026 Due Diligence Guide for Kokoda Tour Operators
KEY POINTS:1. PNG management structures for the Kokoda Trail have been overwhelmed by the number of eco-tour operators seeking to cash in on the business opportunity it presents.2. Management has also been hampered by the lack of corporate management and good...
Adventure Kokoda Submissions Re Kokoda: 1998-2025
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...
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...
65,000 reasons to reform Kokoda Pilgrimage Tourism Management
65,000 Australians attracted by the military heritage of the Kokoda Trail have invested around PNGK1 billion ($362 million) to trek across it over the past 20 years - they didn’t invest in it to have an ‘environmental levitation’ or a ‘cultural awakening’ – they came...
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....