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
An Expert Guide for Pilgrimage Treks Across the Kokoda Trail
Prior to Charlie Lynn’s first trek in the lead up to the 50th anniversary of the Kokoda campaign there was no management structure in place and no mechanism for landowner communities to benefit from the few trekkers who passed by each year.
Our Kokoda Charity
Charlie Lynn, who trekked Kokoda 101 times over a 32 year period, has come face-to-face with both emergency needs of villagers and their ongoing development needs.
During this period he established the Kokoda Track Foundation and Network Kokoda as philanthropic bodies to support their needs in education, health and agriculture.
In additions to this his company, Adventure Kokoda, has funded emergency evacuations and hospital treatment for village children in need of urgent care.
65,000 reasons to reform Kokoda Pilgrimage Tourism Management
65,000 Australians attracted by the military heritage of the Kokoda Trail have invested around PNGK1 billion ($362 million) to trek across it over the past 20 years - they didn’t invest in it to have an ‘environmental levitation’ or a ‘cultural awakening’ – they came...
Due Diligence Guide: Wayne Wetherall – Kokoda Spirit
A lack of governance and accountability within the DFAT-Kokoda Initiative and PNG Kokoda Track Authority has resulted in a corrupted system of management for the Kokoda Trail which have been well documented. Dodgy operators without a moral compass are therefore easily...
Call for PNG to take back Kokoda
Time for PNG to reclaim ownership of the Kokoda Trail
Making Kokoda Tourism Work
PreambleJoint Agreement for Commemoration Military Heritage Master PlanArmy-Military Heritage CooperationAustralian - PNG Research ProjectKokoda Tourism Management StructureKokoda Tour Company (KTC) Licensing SystemAustralian Kokoda Tour Companies PNG Kokoda Tour...