Travel to Papua New Guinea and discover very special tribes and corners. The most diverse and least known country in the world for its ethnic richness and exuberant nature. Enjoy the spectacular Mt. Hagen Tribal Festival!<\/p>\n
Located below the Equator and just above Australia, Papua New Guinea, \u201cLand of the Unexpected\u201d<\/b>, is the second largest island in the world. With less than nine million inhabitants, its more than 600 tribes speak more than 800 languages. The cultural and natural richness and diversity of Papua New Guinea is beyond anything you could have ever imagined.<\/p>\n
Papua New Guinea is cultural mosaic and country of great contrasts<\/b>. An independent nation since 1975, more than 85% of its population still maintains a subsistence and exchange economy. Its orography is extremely complex, crossed by mountain ranges whose peaks exceed 4,000 meters and resting on vast flood-prone regions in coastal areas. In addition to the main large island, its territory includes numerous archipelagos with more than 600 other islands, some volcanic and other coral. It is for all these reasons that it offers such spectacular and unique cultural diversity and natural richness on our planet.<\/p>\nThe most brilliant tribal traditions<\/h3>\n
Our trip<\/b> is focused on obtaining a general and balanced knowledge of Papua New Guinea, visiting three of its four regions. We will not only enjoy spectacular natural settings<\/b>, but we will also be in daily contact with the people<\/b> and communities we will visit. We will immerse ourselves in the Melanesian culture<\/b> and we will enjoy the kindness and spontaneous smiles of its people. All this in a society in constant transformation, whose ancestors saw a white man for the first time less than 100 years ago and maintains their traditions intact.<\/p>\nFrom the Coral Sea to the Bismarck Sea across the Highlands<\/h3>\n
On our route we will discover little known corners of PNG<\/b>, while enjoying the spectacular Mount Hagen tribal festival<\/b> in the Highlands. We will explore three eco-regions of the country: Kairuku<\/b>, on the southern coast facing the Coral Sea<\/b>, with its tattooed Mekeo and Roro ethnic groups<\/b> and spectacular dance costumes, the place where missionary activity began at the end of the 19th century. The second stage will be the Highlands<\/b>, reached for the first time in 1930 by Australian gold prospectors, where we will visit numerous tribes that were still in the stone age at that time. An essential moment will be the Mount Hagen Festival<\/b> in which more than 70 tribes meet and where we will enjoy their dances and a profusion of colorful costumes and dance helmets. Finally, we will descend towards Madang, on the northwest coast facing the Bismark Sea<\/b> to visit and live with the Bosmun tribe<\/b> in the lower part of the Ramu river,<\/b> one of the ethnic groups that best preserves its rich and ancestral traditions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":12367,"template":"","etiquetas_viajes":[],"categorias_viajes":[131,127],"mes_viajes":[158],"ano_viajes":[284],"destacado_viajes":[],"guias_viajes":[],"viajes_a_medida":[],"class_list":["post-12213","viajes","type-viajes","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categorias_viajes-oceania-en","categorias_viajes-trips-papua-new-guinea","mes_viajes-august","ano_viajes-2023-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n