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
A Walk on the Wild Side – Anzac 1992
Leeches. Malaria. Blisters. Tinea. Treacherous creek crossings on narrow logs in the dark … writer Helen Pitt and photographer Valerie Martin (both 163cm and 59kg), with 18 other Australians, retrace the Kokoda Track nearly 50 years after the World War 11...
Kokoda Scholarships
To honour the legacy of our war dead in Papua New Guinea through the establishment of perpetual scholarships in their name.
Owers Corner: The Road to Nowhere – 80 years on!
If ever there was a time for PNG to reclaim ownership of their Kokoda Trail from Australian aid-funded officials, it is now!
CHAPTER 30: Call for an Inquiry into the Management of the Kokoda Trail 2009-2019
A review of Australia’s involvement with the Kokoda Trail over the past decade indicates that the Australian officials have been major influencers in strategies which have led to the neglect of the wartime heritage of the Kokoda campaign and the current dysfunctional system of management for the Kokoda trekking industry.
Review of the proposed DFAT ‘Kokoda Track Management Authority’ Act
AUTHOR'S NOTE:The Kokoda Track (Special Purpose) Authority (KTA) was proclaimed by the Minister for Provincial and Local Level Government Affairs in 2004 to bring some order to a rapid increase in the number of trekkers and to provide a mechanism for local village...
Kokoda: A Tale of Bureaucratic Woe 80 Years On!
Trekker numbers have declined by 46% under their watch. This translates into a cumulative loss of K46 million for the subsistence villages across the Trail in foregone wages, campsite fees and local purchases – and these are the people we have spent more than K150 million trying to help!