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
Pilgrimage Tourism Model for the Kokoda Trail
The 2025 National Tourism Conference planned for the Hilton Hotel in Port Moresby on 9-10 April provides a timely opportunity for the Minister for Tourism, Arts and Culture to develop a pilgrimage tourism policy and organizational model for PNGs most popular tourism...
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Gallipoli tourism numbers are UP – Kokoda tourism numbers are DOWN!
Gallipoli, which is 15,374 Km from Sydney, is managed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) – this year more than 10,000 Australians are expected to attend the Anzac Dawn Service on 25 April.
Kokoda, which is just 2,742 km from Sydney, is managed by the Department of Climate Change – this year less that 500 Australians are expected to travel to PNG to attend the Anzac Dawn Service.
WTF has Kokoda got to do with neocolonialism?
As PNG approaches its 50th year of Independence it is timely to look at the transition from colonial rule from Australia, neo-colonial influence, and Independence. According to Google Ai: ‘neocolonialism’ is a system of economic, political, and cultural...
Not enough bums for seats on Kokoda
The colourful line-up at Owers Corner for the Kokoda Initiative announcement of a ‘Kokoda Sanitation Project’ on February 6, indicates this decision originated from Port Moresby based ‘swivel-chair managers’ linked to computer screens.
PNG Tourism CEO signs suicide note for Kokoda Tourism
TPA CEO, Eric Mossman-Uvovo has signed a death warrant for pilgrimage tourism across the Kokoda Trail.
The proposal for a new Kokoda Track Management Authority (KTMA) was secretly drafted in Canberra by a foreign official under the cover of Covid.
A Blueprint for Kokoda Pilgrimage Tourism
The 138 km Kokoda Trail, a 10 metre-wide corridor on either side of the tracks over which the Kokoda campaign was fought between Owers Corner and Kokoda in 1942, was officially gazetted by the PNG Government in 1972. This blueprint concludes that the rapid increase in...