Papua New Guinea

If you think you’ve already travelled to remote, off-the-beaten track locations, think again. Linguistically, wonderfully untouched Papua New Guinea is the world's most diverse country, with more than 700 native tongues occupying the eastern part of the world's second largest island.

Tourism is not yet a major industry here and the awesome mountain ranges and vast landscapes have made a lot of Papua New Guinea inaccessible to the outside world. This has meant that countless species of flora and fauna have remained protected, along with the unique cultures of the many hill tribes.

Scott Dunn’s highlights for Papua New Guinea:

A brilliant place for wildlife, and in particular bird watching, the Wahgi Valley is home to exceptional varieties of orchids and birds of paradise.
Time your visit to see the famous Mount Hagen Sing Sing, when in August, tribes across Papua New Guinea come to perform their courtship dances, and mimic the birds of paradise mating calls and displays.
Try something new and explore Kavieng, with its up and coming surf scene, or take a boat trip from Kavieng to nearby Edmago Island as a more relaxing alternative.

Papua New Guinea

In the Highlands of Papa New Guinea, first explored by westerners in the 1930s, spectacular rituals live on in a vivid world of feathered headdresses and tribal sing sings, while the slow waters of the Sepik River flow past a panorama of rainforest cultures little changed over the ages.The coastal areas are made up of volcanic islands, palm fringed beaches and amazing coral reefs where the beliefs