Kokoda Tour Operator Rankings & Reviews
TripAdvisor has judged Adventure Kokoda as the No.1 tour company on the Kokoda Trail for the past 5 successive years.
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Tag: Papua New Guinea
Selecting a Kokoda Trek Operator
Selecting a shonky trek operators can have void travel and public liability insurance claims. Here are some helpful questions to ask before paying a deposit.
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Tips for Female Kokoda Trekkers
10 Hot Tips for Kokoda to help you prepare for trekking the Kokoda Trail.
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Kokoda Day
Over the past decade 54,623 Australians, young and old, from all walks of life, have trekked across the Kokoda Trail. They are motivated by the significance of its military heritage and the lure of an adventure in the ‘land of the unexpected’.
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Kokoda Scholarships
To honour the legacy of our war dead in Papua New Guinea through the establishment of perpetual scholarships in their name.
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The Kokoda Trail: Chronology of Mismanagement: 2009-2019
Under Australian management since 2009 trekker numbers have declined by 42% resulting in a direct annual loss of $1.2 million (K3.1 million) for village communities across the Trail.
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Owers Corner: Neglected Gateway to the Kokoda Trail
For reasons known only to Australian Aid-funded officials Owers Corner doesn’t rate, and the local community doesn’t matter!
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Kokoda Trail Bridges: Prefabricated or Traditional?
The challenge we face is informing those who control the purse strings, no matter how well intentioned they are, of the REALITY of the Kokoda experience for the paying customers i.e., trekkers.
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Kokoda: The enemy within!
The discovery of a $3 billion gold and copper deposit on the southern slopes of the Trail provided the ‘emergency’ they needed to derail the mining approval, compensate landowners, and offer to ‘manage’ the Trail on their behalf.
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Kokoda ‘Track-Trail’ Debate: Who Owns the Naming Rights?
Australia’s preference for the politically correct term ‘Kokoda Track’ in preference to PNGs official name ‘Kokoda Trail’ is a patronising breach of international protocol towards – our closest neighbour, former mandated territory, fellow Commonwealth member and wartime ally.
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BOOK REVIEW: 100 Treks across kokoda
Review of ‘100 Treks Across the Kokoda Trail’ by PNG author, Rashmii Bell, who was invited to trek with Adventure Kokoda in August 2018 to interpret the experience through the eyes of a Papua New Guinean.
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TREKKING KOKODA – Read all about it!
Kokoda’ has emerged as the complete adventure experience for Australian baby-boomers and young adventurers. It requires physical stamina and mental tenacity. The wartime history evokes strong emotions. The unconditional care and support of local PNG guides and villagers is humbling. The environment is rugged, remote and pristine.
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