EXPEDITION SUMMARY
| Expedition: | Australian Led Kokoda |
| Code: | XPD006 |
| Region: | Australasia |
| Country: | PNG |
| Activity: | Trekking,Nature |
| Duration: | 10 Days |
| Cost: | *$3490 |
| *Per Person Twin Share | |
Australian Led Kokoda > Trip Notes
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ITINERARY
Day 1: Arrive Port Moresby.
Day 2: Fly to Popondetta and drive to Kokoda for start of trek. Trek to Deniki
Day 3: Deniki to Alola via Isurava Battlefield. Visit Con's Rock along the way
Day 4: Alola to Templeton's Crossing One. Visit Japanese artillery placement and many foxholes
Day 5: Templeton's Crossing One to Kagi via Kagi Gap or Myola. Visit one of the last Fuzzy Wuzzy Angles today
Day 6: Kagi to Menari via Brigade Hill
Day 7: Menari to Nauro
Day 8: Nauro to Vuale Creek. Today we will pass through Iorabawa and Ofi Creek.
Day 9: Vuale Creek to Owers Corner. Then on to Port Moresby. Visit Bomana War Cemetry along the way.
Day 10: Port Moresby to Home or onto another PNG destination.
Note : This Itinerary is indicative and may change due to local conditions. For a more detailed itinerary explanation, please click here.
For those that do not wish to share accommodation throughtout the trip, a Single Supplement of $350 will apply.
For everyone that joins our Kokoda Expeditions, you will receive exclusive access to the most comprehensive Kokoda Preparation site on the web at www.noroadskokodainfo.com.au. With over 70 pages of information, there is no better resource on the market and it is exclusive to No Roads Expeditions.
INCLUSIONS
-An Australian and Local Guide for the entire expedition
-Electrolyte supplement such as Endura for expedition portion
-All domestic schedule flights
-Satellite phone for emergency purposes
- AED Defibrillator on all Australian Led trip
- Free access to Facebook postings WHILE on the expedition
-River rescue team and procedures
-Government Taxes (except visa charge and civil aviation terminal facilities charge)
-Shower tent to wash with soap and protect the environment. Hot showers are available.
-9 breakfasts, 8 lunches, 7 dinners. Meals on expedition include Curries and Pasta. (Dietary requirements can be incorporated)
-All transfers including those from the airport and from Owers Corner
-Visit Bomana War Cemetery
-Food for Porters including rice, noodles, biscuits, bully beef, milo and vegetables
-All accommodation outside of Port Moresby
-Kokoda Track Permit
-Guides and porters (who carry all group equipment, food, set up tents etc)
-1 to 1 Porter-Client ratio
-A rubbish Porter that takes all our rubbish and other operators rubbish from the Track
-Tent hire and floor mats.
-2 nights accommodation in Port Moresby twin share (4 star Holiday Inn : the best in Port Moresby)
-Snack Pack for each expedition day to get you between meals
-VHF Radio contact with Port Moresby, Kokoda and 10 other Track villages for emergency purposes.
-No Roads Expedition T-shirt
-Access to our free of charge fitness assessment (3 times per year)
-Urine and health chart
-Access to your Australian Guide for advise prior to the expedition
INSURANCE: It is mandatory for you to have appropriate insurance for this expedition. Click here to obtain an online quote.
PORTERS
The Porters we use are the life blood of our business in PNG. Not only do they carry your food and equipment, but many have intimate knowledge of the areas we are traveling through. They are very interesting people who, at night, cook our meals and entertain us. If you or a group of you would like to hire a personal Porter for your expedition, this can be arranged. For the 8 days, a personal Porter costs an extra AUD$720. Employing an extra Porter does not mean that your struggle along the kokoda track is any less meaningful. You are helping a local with a job and you will probably enjoy the Track that much more.
PEOPLE OF THE KOKODA TRACK
The Koiari people generally inhabit the area between the foothills of the Owen Stanley Ranges east of Port Moresby and Kokoda. They once built homes in tree-tops and when Europeans first encountered them in the 1880's, they were renowned for their fierceness.
Today, the Koiari are Seventh Day Adventists so they do not raise or eat pigs, chew betel nut or smoke tobacco. They grow taros, bananas, yams, vegetables and recently coffee. They are very friendly people, however young female Koiari are particularly shy and reserved and you should respect their wishes if they do not want to talk. Male bush walkers should give women the right of way on the trail - step off the trail, the further the better.
Also, be aware that men and women bathe in different places; usually the women down stream from the men. The same can apply to toilets, so ask first. Be sensitive, as this is of great importance to the people.
No Roads deals directly with the Koiari land owners. We have a great relationship with them and assured any Track closures will not apply to us.
MEALS ON THE KOKODA TRACK
Our food is one of the biggest differences between us and other operators. We do not get you to carry the food and we do not supply baked beans and 2 minute noodles for every meal. We cook up curries, vegetarian pastas, damper, prawn crackers, fried rice and the list goes on. We get you to help prepare it with the porters so that you can engage them in conversation and build a bond otherwise not obtained.
Another feature of this expedition is that we try to maximise the economic benefits from your presence to the village people living in villages along the Track. This provides incentives for villagers to offer a good standard of service to trekking parties as well as a vital source of income to pay for medicine, education and transportation.
As an ecotourism company we are always looking for ways to maximise the benefits of tourism to the people living in the local area. Our tour uses experienced guides and porters recruited from all along the Track. And much of the food you will eat along the way is supplied by village people en route. This not only gives the villagers a market for their vegetable crops but gives you a wonderful opportunity to try out local foods. Food purchased locally includes pineapple, bananas, potatoes and pumpkins as well as eggs.
Camp breakfast is billy tea/milo/coffee with damper and porridge or Weetbix and Corn Flakes with powdered milk. Camp lunch is noodles, cuppa soups, biscuits and cheese.
We also provide you with 8 days of electrolyte replacement such as Endura, to replace fluids and essential electrolytes. This process helps prevent muscle seizures and cramps.
Finally, we provide you with 8 days of snacks that will help you from meal to meal. These consist of muesli bars, snakes, minties and sultanas.
KOKODA TRACK FACTS
* From Owers' Corner to Kokoda as the crow flies is about 60km
* The Kokoda track between these two points is 94-km
* One trekker recorded over 25,000 steps on his pedometer in one day
* If you total all the uphill climbing along the track, it comes to more than 5500m of elevation gain
* The best section is between Menari and Kagi, although the nicest forests are found at the higher elevations between Kagi Gap and Templeton's Crossing
* The highest point on the track is 2190m
UPCOMING XPD DATES
