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
Kokoda Spirit Review – Let the Buyer Beware!
Preamble Kokoda Spirit was created by Wayne Wetherall, a former National Sales & Marketing Manager for an unknown refrigeration company - he was quick to spot the early business opportunites presented with the emergence of Kokoda as a pilgrimage tourism...
Illegal Kokoda Blockade: Timeline & Consequences for Kokoda Tourism
The Kokoda Trail had been subject to random blockades by village-based landowners over the past 15 years due to the dysfunction of the management system imposed on them by Canberra environment officials. Most closures are expressions of frustration over their failure...
Proposed resolution to the Illegal blockade on the Kokoda Trail
Responsibility for the current situation rests squarely with Canberra funded Kokoda Initiative officials who have used the term ‘Kokoda’ to give relevance to an environmental agenda which has resulted in a decline of 46% in Kokoda toirism numbers since they took control of the Kokoda Trail under a Joint Understanding with PNG in 2009 and reaffirmed in 2015.
Kokoda Tourism: The Cost of Anarchy!
Anarchy - 'a state of disorder due to absence or non-recognition of authority or other controlling systems.' The closure of the Kokoda Trail on 16 September 2024 was orchestrated by Port Moresby based landowners in a crude attempt to extort money from the...
The Kodu Goldmine – Facts, Fallacies, and Fabrications
The illegal blockade of the Kokoda Trail without warning by a dissident group of Port Moresby based landowners has created havoc for Kokoda tourism during the peak 2024 trekking period. The blockade was designed to hold trekkers hostage to their crude ransom demands...
Wayne Wetherall – Kokoda Spirit Charlatan!
According to Oxford a 'charlatan'; ' is defined as:'a person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill - "a self-confessed con artist and charlatan" Kokoda Spirit founder Wayne Wetherall’s carefully crafted transition from an unknown suburban salesman...