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 Trail Management: The Way Forward
First published in 2015 - updated in 2023 EDITORIAL'We had been leading treks across the Kokoda Trail for 17 years before the Australian Government assumed control of the management of the emerging trekking industry in 2009.'Since then it has been managed as an...
CHAPTER 21: Kokoda Trail Management – The Way Ahead
By 2015 the mismanagement of Kokoda tourism was patently obvious.
On the Trail itself illegal tour companies operated without fear of sanction; guides, porters and campsite owners continued to be exploited; villagers were mere spectators to a passing parade of trekkers because they had not been trained in providing goods and services to meet their needs; there were no management systems in place so the ‘law of the jungle’ prevailed along the Trail which led to disputes over campsites between trek groups; environmental degradation; and the desecration of heritage sites. And annua trekker numbers remained stuck 46 percent lower than when the DFAT Kokoda Initiative took control of the management from PNG in 2009.
Review of Kokoda Initiative Master Plan
'I've been trekking the Kokoda Trail for the past 25 years and have just completed my 80th pilgrimage. 'I can report that the standard of facilities for trekkers along the trail continues to decline and are now in their worst condition ever. 'Some toilets are so...
Charlie Lynn – Blinded by Kokoda!
Peter Fitzsimons, Author of 'Kokoda' - writing for the Sydney Eye Hospital Magazine: Charlie Lynn, you say? A loveable lunatic like they don’t make them anymore. Nigh on twenty years ago Charlie was the tour leader for seventeen Sydney blokes including me as we...
My Parliamentary Days
My election to the Legislative Council in the New South Wales Parliament in September 1995 provided me with a political platform to advocate for the protection and interpretation of the Kokoda Trail. I had positive private meetings with PNG's Prime Minister and Grand...
Kokoda Historical Reviews
Jonathon C. TripAdvisor "I was on a tour of PNG with David Howell as the organzer.Unfortunately, the trip did not go well.The trip was very poorly planned and the itinerary changed on day one.When I voiced my concern to Mr. Howell, he became defensive and...