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Papua New Guinea Sepik Explorer

7 days
Start and end in Port Moresby
4.7
3 traveler reviews

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Active
Thrilling adventures designed to keep you moving
Partially Guided
Independent travel, featuring selected guided excursions
Low Intensity
Travelers can expect some light physical activities
Guided in English
Group Size 2 - 12
Ages 12+
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Itinerary

  1. Day 1

    Port Moresby

    You'll arrive in Port Moresby and get settled into your hotel. If there's time before evening, the hotel can arrange optional trips to nearby nature parks or the stilt village, though these cost extra and depend on your flight arrival time.

    Optional Activities

    • Trip to Port Moresby Nature Park
    • Trip to Port Moresby Adventure Park
    • Visit to Hanuabada Stilt Village
    Landmarks/POIs
    Port Moresby Nature Park
    Port Moresby Adventure Park
    Hanuabada Stilt Village
  2. Day 2

    Port Moresby to Wewak

    You'll catch a flight from Port Moresby to Wewak on either Air Niugini or PNG Air. Once you land, someone will pick you up from the airport and drive you to the hotel where you can spend the rest of the day relaxing and getting oriented.

  3. Day 3

    Wewak to Sepik River - Kamindimbit

    After breakfast, you'll drive from Wewak across the Prince Alexander Ranges, moving through villages like Passam, Kubalia, Yangoru, Hayfield/Maprik, and Wosera on the way to Pagwi. From there, you'll switch to a motorized canoe heading to Kanganaman to see the Spirit House and connect with locals who keep their traditions and practices alive. Later you'll continue downriver to Kamindimbit for a two-night stay.

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Visit Spirit House (Haus Tambaran) at Kanganaman
    • Meet local artists and view bird's head carvings
    • Motorized canoe travel on Sepik River tributaries
    Landmarks/POIs
    Prince Alexander Ranges
    Sepik River
    Kanganaman Spirit House
  4. Day 4

    Kamindimbit

    You'll spend the day around Kamindimbit checking out the spirit houses and talking with local men doing carving work and women fishing. It's a real look at how people live traditionally in this part of the region.

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Visit spirit houses at Kamindimbit
    • Meet local carvers at work
    • Observe traditional fishing practices
    Landmarks/POIs
    Kamindimbit Spirit Houses
  5. Day 5

    Sepik River to Wewak

    After breakfast you'll get back in the canoes and paddle upstream to Pagwi, stopping at Palmibei to learn about the Crocodile Men tradition along the way. Then you'll travel by vehicle back to Wewak with lunch provided during the trip, and settle in at your hotel for the night.

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch en-route to Wewak)

    Included Activities

    • Motorized canoe travel upstream on Sepik River
    • Visit Palmibei to learn about Crocodile Men tradition
    • Vehicle transfer to Wewak
    Landmarks/POIs
    Palmibei
  6. Day 6

    Wewak to Port Moresby

    You'll check in at the airport in Wewak for your flight back to Port Moresby. After landing, you'll transfer to your hotel to finish up the tour.

    Meals
    Breakfast
  7. Day 7

    Port Moresby Departure

    After breakfast, you'll head to Port Moresby airport for your departure flight. Your tour ends here.

    Meals
    Breakfast
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Customer Reviews

  • Cornelis
    · September 29th, 2025
    We enjoyed it from the beginning to the end. In a word FANTASTIC!!!
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  • Rosa
    · September 21st, 2024
    The tour was OK. The organization well managed
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  • Gerrit
    · September 19th, 2023
    Wonderful experience
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What our customers ask about this tour

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  • J

    Jerry

    Asked on August 28th, 2025

    I am exploring options and availability for a single lady interested in cultural experiences in PNG. Her preferences are: mountains/interior over beaches, though she's happy to include coastal areas. She would like to join a group but understands this might be tricky. Additional details: traveling alone but happy to share, 10–12 days duration, budget-conscious (not luxury).

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    • Indigo SafarisOperatorWritten August 2025

      The trip requires two people to operate. On 6th October, we don't have anyone else.

  • A

    Ahmed

    Asked on March 19th, 2025

    I am looking for a January 2026 date

    Tour Details
    • Indigo SafarisOperatorWritten March 2025

      January is in the rainy season, and we don't run group trips then as villages are often flooded.

  • C

    Chelsea

    Asked on October 28th, 2024

    Is Papua New Guinea safe at this time?

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    • Indigo SafarisOperatorWritten October 2024

      PNG is safe for tourists, and always has been. On the Global Peace Index it ranks higher than the USA and other popular destinations like Brazil, Turkey, and the Philippines to name a few. However, this trip requires a minimum of two people and no one else is booked at present. December is the start of the rainy season too, so not a great time to go to the Sepik and the Highlands. Oro Province would provide a good village hopping experience though, going along the north coast of Cape Nelson.

  • V

    Valerie

    Asked on October 27th, 2024

    Will there be a tour in Sep. 2025?

    Tour Details
    • Indigo SafarisOperatorWritten October 2024

      Yes a September tour is planned from 22nd to 28th September, after the Goroka festival. It's on our main website.

    • V

      Valerie

      TravelerWritten October 2024

      Is there a guided tour for the time of the Goroka festival?

    • Indigo SafarisOperatorWritten October 2024

      Yes there is an eight-night Highlands Tribes Tour 15 to 23 September, covering Western Highlands, the Goroka Festival, and some private sing sings. Also four-night Goroka Festival only packages.

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  • K

    Karen

    Asked on January 17th, 2023

    do you have more tours to the Kokoda and Sepic river areas?

    Other
    Tour Details
    • Indigo SafarisOperatorWritten January 2023

      We can arrange a bespoke Sepik trip for your group, with more nights in the villages if you like. We also arrange bespoke travel all over the country, from the coast to Mt Wilhelm, the highest point of the country, and of course cover the Goroka Festival in the middle of September.

  • M

    Molly

    Asked on January 6th, 2023

    Would there be an opportunity to securely leave large luggage in Port Moresby and retrieve it after the tour? Also we would need lodging one extra day on arrival.

    Accommodation
    Travel Support
    • Indigo SafarisOperatorWritten January 2023

      If i book you an extra night at the start in Port Moresby, you can leave it at the hotel and collect on the 26th.

    • Indigo SafarisOperatorWritten January 2023

      We also have a 7-night tour taking in the Goroka Festival, private sing sings on the Friday before and Monday after, a night in an Asaro village, 2 nights in a lodge in the foothills of Mt Hagen, a visit to the Melpa, and a day' bird watching.

    • M

      Molly

      TravelerWritten January 2023

      I can't find the tour you mention below - 7 night Goroka etc. what are the dates of that one? Can you link me to that one?

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    Donna

    Asked on August 28th, 2022

    Is this tour safe?

    Tour Details
    Travel Support
    • Indigo SafarisOperatorWritten August 2022

      If it wasn't safe, would I send clients? Would I go there myself? Would PNG Tourism promote it?

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