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
‘Yes Minister’ alive on Kokoda
The Review of the Kokoda Track Authority (KTA) ordered by PNG Prime Minister, Peter O’Neill, is a disappointing academic desk-top study which recommends more of the same under a different name.
Prime Minister O’Neill ordered the review after the collapse of the management system put in place by the Australian Government in 2009.
Despite spending more than $60 million since then Kokoda trekker numbers have declined by 43 per cent; there is not a single management protocol in place; not one of the five key strategies or 33 objectives established by Australian managers for the period 2012-2015 was achieved; and there is still no master plan to protect and interpret our shared wartime history of the Kokoda campaign.
Call for investigation into the recruitment process for the engagement of a ‘National Military Heritage Advisor’ in PNG
The DFAT recruiting process, which led to the employment of an American anthropologist without any military heritage credentials, as Australia’s ‘National Military Heritage Advisor’ on a generous 6-figure salry raises serious questions regarding proper governance.
Kokoda Tour Operators Association (KTOA) – Shameless Australian Lobby Group
The Australian Kokoda Tour Operators Association (KTOA) is a small but shameless lobby group established to cash in on the Kokoda trekking industry and protect their business interests in PNG.
The Battle for Kokoda
Editor’s note: After publishing the Charlie Lynn article Losing Kokoda on May 14, we received a letter in response from Sue Fitcher, president of the Kokoda Tour Operators Association. Ms Fitcher did not respond to an offer from Flat White to author an item in reply,...
Losing Kokoda
The ‘blackbirding curse’ is as damaging to Papua New Guinea’s adventure tourism industry as the ‘resource curse’ is to mining and exploration. ‘Blackbirding’ was a term given to the coercion of native people from Papua New Guinea to work as cheap labour in...
Wartime Tourism: The Ties that Bind
PNG is in urgent need of your collective wisdom and your selfless, patriotic leadership. Members of your league understand that pride and an ethos of service before self are essential qualities of any disciplined force. A nation's armed forces are a microcosm of the...