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
The Kokoda Trail – Blogs, Papers, and Submissions
The Kokoda Trail has the potential to be a World class pilgrimage destination capable of providing a sustainable economic future for the traditional owners of land sacred to our shared military heritage. Since we led out first trek across the Trail in 1992, we have…
CHAPTER 34: Review of the Proposed Kokoda Track Management Authority Act
The proposed Bill was intercepted by the Deputy Chairman of the Tourism Promotion Authority who is well aware of the negative impact it will have on PNGs most popular tourism destination by having it managed as an environment bureaucracy as opposed to a tourism enterprise.
This Chapter provides a detailed response to each section of the proposed Bill.
Kokoda Leadership for Kings
In 2002 Catherine Pearman, a teacher at The Kings School for Boys Preparatory School to interpret the pilgrimage for her young chargers.
Proposed Joint Understanding for Commemoration of the Shared Wartime Heritage between PNG and Australia
Papua New Guinea is the custodian of sites sacred to our shared wartime heritage. A Joint Agreement to protect the heritage of these sites for future generations is a necessity.
Australian Kokoda Tour Operators Association Review
The business model of the Australian Kokoda Tour Operators Association (KTOA) is based on minimising their costs in PNG. The most contentious issue in this regard is the loading of their porters – the more weight they force them to carry the fewer they will have to employ, and the greater will be their profit margins.
A new battle for control of sacred Australian battlefield erupts, 81 years later
A new battle erupts for control of the Kokoda Track | The Australian Eighty-one years after the Battle of Kokoda, a new fight has erupted on one of Australia’s most sacred battlegrounds. Rival groups are…