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
CHAPTER 23: A Marketing Strategy for Pilgrimage Tourism in PNG
The chapter examines the potential of a wartime pilgrimage tourism industry based on the development of a successful management model for the Kokoda Trail. It examines the factors relevant to Kokoda tourism over the past decade and suggests a marketing strategy based on a Military Heritage Master Plan; Anzac Day, Kokoda Day, the development of Owers Corner and a social media campaign.
CHAPTER 24: Response to the Draft Minutes of the KTA Forum of 28 November 2018
The KTA Forum was conducted at short notice with insufficient time to prepare detailed submissions for discussion. As it transpired it was more of a briefing session. No Notices of Motions were provided, none were moved and the only substantive decision taken was to have another forum in May 2019!
OWERS CORNER: How to convert a memorial junkyard into PNGs No 1 Tourism Asset
Air Niugini’s Paradise magazine describes a visit to Ower’s Corner, where ‘the road becomes a footpath that connects the start of the Kokoda Trail . . . just an hour and a half from downtown Port Moresby’.Visitors who make the journey are bound to be disappointed....
A mother’s perspective of our 2018 Kokoda Youth Leadership Challenge . . .
A mother’s perspective of our 2018 Kokoda Youth Leadership Challenge . . .
Adventure Kokoda Response to the DFAT-Kokoda Initiative National Military Heritage Plan for the Kokoda Trail
The National Military Heritage Plan was funded by the DFAT 'Kokoda Initiative' and compiled by an American anthropologist engaged as Australia's National Military Heritage Advisor in PNG despite the fact he has no military heritage qualifications or any record of...
CHAPTER 26: Response to the PNG National Military Heritage Plan for the Kokoda Trail
The selection process that led to American anthropologist without any military history credentials as Australia’s National Military Heritage Advisor in PNG by the Australian High Commission could best be described as dodgy.