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
Adventure Kokoda ‘Back on Track’
Charlie Lynn has welcomed the decision of the PNG National Court to grant Adventure Kokoda's application for an injunction against the revocation of our tour operator's license by the Minister for Environment, Conservation, and Climate Change on 24 April 2023. Today...
Apology to Kokoda Trail Villagers
‘Olgeta,
‘We met 31 years ago when you welcomed me into your villages on my first trek with Alex Rama in 1991. At the time you told me that few people trekked across the Trail – less than 100 each year – and you only made a few kina selling your vegetables at markets. . . .
Kokoda: A Trail of Woe
by Rashmii Amoah Bell ' I am the author of ‘My Walk to Equality’ and Butterflies on Kokoda as well as numerous essays for Pukpuk publications.'I recently participated in a trek across the Kokoda Trail with Adventure Kokoda.'I was informed that I had free reign to...
Charlie Lynn – Kokoda
Charlie Lynn, a former army major, first trekked across the Kokoda Trail in 1991. Prior to this only a small number of hardy adventurers trekked across the trail each year.
At this time the combined income of all the villagers along the trail was estimated to be approximately K60,000 per year.
In 1992 Charlie organised and led a group of 20 trekkers across the trail to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Kokoda campaign. His trek featured as a cover story in the Bulletin magazine.
Selecting a Kokoda Trek Operator
Selecting a shonky trek operators can have void travel and public liability insurance claims. Here are some helpful questions to ask before paying a deposit.
Australia salutes Corporal Les Cook on his 100th birthday today
‘I have taken the liberty of copying the full text of two of Masuko’s letters because I believe that in them lie the very heart and soul of this story. I want others to have the opportunity to share with me the beauty of thought contained in her letters, and, more particularly, of her humble and sincere cry from the heart for peace.’