Call for the PNG Government to acquire the Kokoda Trail as a National Tourism Asset
The gazettal of the Kokoda Trail by PNGs founding fathers in 1972 reflected their...
Read MoreThe gazettal of the Kokoda Trail by PNGs founding fathers in 1972 reflected their...
Read MoreOver the past 32 years I have led 101 expeditions across the Kokoda Trail. During this time I have also travelled to Canberra to brief eight of the 11 Ministers for Veterans Affairs and three of the Ministers for International Aid and the Pacific, on the need to protect our shared military heritage across the Kokoda Trail.
Read MoreAs PNG approaches its 50th year of Independence it is timely to look at the transition from...
Read MoreGallipoli 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.
Read MoreOver the years Adventure Kokoda has invested in their own campsites in partnership with each local landowner across the Trail.
This has been a challenging task for many due to the rugged nature of the terrain and the lack of appropriate equipment however they have achieved the impossible is some areas with not much more than a machete and muscle.
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