GO Bougainville: The 2-week Itinerary & Travel Guide

Article | The Autonomous Region of Bougainville recently voted for independence from Papua New Guinea, and could soon become one of the world’s newest countries. 

This remote, tropical paradise is well off the beaten track, and can feel a little challenging to find travel info on. But have no fear, this 14 day suggested Bougainville itinerary includes all the details you need to sort your own trip, including what to see and do, booking accomodation, transport, etc.

From having the reef all to yourself on Pokpok Island, to exploring the towns of Arawa, Panguna and Buka, this adventurous route takes you from the coast to the mountains of central and northern Bougainville.

Based on our two-years living, working and adventuring in ARoB, we’ve packed our favourite experiences into 2 weeks. However, if you’ve got more or less time, we hope the details in this itinerary will give you the inspiration + practical advice you need to start planning your own trip, your own way. 

If you’re looking for more ideas and inspiration, also check out our YouTube channel, for over 60 videos from our time in Bougainville.

Day 1 – Fly to Bougainville

The first day of our 14 day itinerary is touching down in Bougainville itself. 

As of February 2020, there are two airlines, Air Niugini and PNG Air, flying into Bougainville.

All flights are from Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea, going to either Aropa (Kieta) airport near Arawa in central Bougainville, or Buka airport in the north. 

This itinerary flies into Aropa (Kieta) airport, and flies out from Buka airport. However, the trip can just as easily be done in reverse. 

There are a couple of direct flights from Port Moresby to Aropa and Buka, however most flights to Bougainville go via Kokopo, Rabaul, Goroka or some combination of the above.

Don’t be surprised if your flight schedule from Port Moresby to Bougainville shows it’s a full day with stopovers, this is normal.

Air Niugini flights can be booked here: https://www.airniugini.com.pg/

PNG Air flights can be booked here: http://www.pngair.com.pg/en/

You must pre-book your Aropa airport pick-up with the guesthouse where you’re staying for your first night in Arawa.

There is no phone signal at Aropa airport, and no taxis or buses sitting waiting, so without pre-organising your pick-up, it will be a challenge to get into town. (Don’t panic, Bougainvilleans wouldn’t leave you stranded, but you don’t want to chance having to wait a couple hours for someone, so make sure to pre-book with your guesthouse.)

Upon arrival at Aropa airport, your guesthouse will meet and greet you, and drive you the scenic 30-minute trip, following the Kieta coastline, into the town of Arawa. 

Most flights into Aropa are evening flights and so upon arrival in Arawa it will be time to settle in and enjoy dinner.

Often dinner will be included within the cost of your guesthouse, however a few other restaurants are available at nearby guesthouses, including DJ Gardens, Gold Dust Inn and Butterfly Inn, all within a short stroll of each other. 

Our favourite accommodation options in Arawa are:

DJ Gardens Guesthouse: +675 7117 6065 or email djgardenlodge@gmail.com

Prices start from 250 PGK per room including breakfast, dinner and complimentary pickup from Aropa airport.

Gold Dust Inn Guesthouse: +675 7286 2270 or email golddustinn.arob@gmail.com

Day 2 – Explore outside Arawa: visit a nearby village

While there are three larger towns in Bougainville – Buka, Arawa and Buin – the majority of Bougainvilleans live in villages. So there’s no better way to start your trip than visiting one of the villages close to Arawa.

From clambering across a vine bridge to cooling off in a swimming hole, villages in Bougainville offer more natural beauty than many a 5-star resort.

Our favourite villages to visit include:

Another option is an insightful local guided walk around Rigu Lagoon, a 20-minute drive from Arawa, that provides a look at Japanese WWII trenches, machinery and other artefacts, as well as a chance to hear fascinating stories about the lagoon itself.

If you’re looking for something a little more sweat inducing, the 3-5 hour return hike to Koharu Waterfall on the outskirts of town, offers adventure, winding streams and the chance to dare yourself to climb all the tiers to the top of the waterfall, or just enjoy the view and a refreshing dip at the bottom.

To get out to a village or the lagoon or waterfall, you’ll need to arrange your visit in advance via your Arawa guesthouse or a local guide, so that they have time to get the necessary permission from the village and organise transport. 

I highly recommend Arawa based tour guide Joe Dutaona, who can be contacted via text message on +675 7051 1833 for trips land and water based in and around Arawa. (Joe is also a master wood carver, boat driver + all round knowledgeable guy.)

Different guesthouses and guides will have connections to different villages, so they’ll be able to let you know where they can arrange a trip too. All the villages have their own highlights, so don’t worry if your guesthouse suggests a destination different than what you had in mind.

Land and permission to come into someone’s village is important in Bougainville, so please be aware that it is not okay to drive out to a village on your own uninvited. You must arrange it through your guesthouse or a local guide.

Day 3 – Wander Arawa town, visit the fruit & vegetable markets, mingle & buy supplies

On Day 3, we suggest making like a local and grabbing an umbrella to use as a parasol for shade, then spending the day leisurely wandering around the town of Arawa and experiencing day-to-day life in Bougainville.

The main fruit and vegetable market is the hub of Arawa, full of people and colour, and is open 4 days a week Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, from roughly 7.30am to 4.30pm.

Smaller markets are available 7-days a week including the ficus market and bendown market. There are also numerous small stores and a couple of supermarkets stocking basic goods.

While you’re wandering, you will also need to stock up on all the food you need for your next 2 1/2 days on Pokpok Island (Days 4, 5 + 6 of the itinerary). You’ll need to buy everything for breakfast, lunch and dinners, as nothing is available on Pokpok, unless you catch fish, but this is of course, never a guarantee!

It’s important to note, that you will need to purchase food that doesn’t require refrigeration, as Uruna Bay Retreat on Pokpok runs off a generator, which normally only operates for a few hours in the evening. 

Note, Day 3 gives your schedule some flexibility, which is so important in a Bougainville trip. If for whatever reason you can’t visit a village on Day 2, then you’ve got the potential to reschedule for Day 3.

Day 4 – Pokpok Island: experience paradise

On the morning of Day 4, you will drive the short distance to Kieta to catch a banana boat for your 15-minute trip across to Uruna Bay Retreat on Pokpok Island. (Transport pre-arranged via your guesthouse or Joe Dutaona.)

Upon arrival at the white beaches of Uruna Bay, hop ashore and settle into your private beach house accommodation.

Then it’s up to you how you spend your time at this magnificent, laid back location: wandering the beach, swimming, snorkelling on the reef at your doorstep or on the outer reefs via boat, paddle boarding, kayaking, hand-line fishing, hiking, or visiting the nearby islands of Arovo, the ever-shifting sand island of Metora or the crab-filled island of Tautsina. 

Or if you’d rather, simply kick back and relax.

The accommodation is in either a 3-bedroom beachside house with a kitchen and a bathroom (you book the entire house), or two smaller wooden bungalows, both with rustic ensuite bathrooms. They are all relaxed and simple by design. But most importantly, they are just 30 seconds from the beach and the unbelievable bright blue water. 

As mentioned, Uruna Bay Retreat has limited power from a generator, which will likely only run for a couple of hours in the evening, so you won’t have a fan running in your bedroom overnight, but the direct access to the ocean breeze really does keep things comfortable.

There are kayaks and paddle boards available to use at Uruna Bay Retreat, however, you will need to bring your own snorkel gear.

If you want to visit nearby islands or go handline fishing, please ask about this when you book, as your boat driver will need to purchase additional fuel (at your expense) in advance from the mainland prior to leaving Arawa.

As with all accomodation suggested in this itinerary, Uruna Bay Retreat must be pre-booked. 

For availability, prices and bookings contact: urunabayretreat@gmail.com

Simple dinners can usually be requested in advance while booking the accommodation, which gives them time to make the necessary preparations to buy or catch fish. Otherwise, you’ll need to bring all supplies to make your own breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks with you from Arawa. The kitchen has an oven and is well stocked with pots, pans, utensils, dishes, etc.

Day 5 – Swimming, snorkelling & island hopping around Pokpok

A full day on Pokpok Island, waking up to the sound of the ocean, birds singing and children playing, breakfast on the deck and a cooling swim or snorkel to kick-start the day. Does it get any better than this?

Once again, it’s up to you how you spend your day on Pokpok, whether it’s full of water activities or enjoyed doing as little as possible in these blissful surroundings.

Day 6 – Another day in paradise

On Day 6, you’ll spend a final half-day on Pokpok Island, squeezing in another swim or snorkel or two, or some more relaxing. It’s up to you. 

Around lunchtime you will load up your belongings into the banana boat and head back to the mainland to meet your pre-arranged transport back to Arawa.

Note, the telecommunications signal on Pokpok Island is very limited, and often completely unavailable, so once there, you might not be able to re-contact your guesthouse back in Arawa.

Upon arrival back in Arawa, check into your guesthouse and relax until dinner. 

Often the norm is for guesthouses to serve western-style meals for tourists, but if you’re interested in Bougainvillean food instead, let them know. A typical dinner in Bougainville is fish or chicken with greens cooked in fresh coconut milk, and sweet potato, cooking banana, taro or rice.

Day 7 – Explore the historically significant town of Panguna

Books, documentaries, articles and interviews have all been dedicated to trying to explain The Bougainville Crisis, the complicated and devastating civil war fought from 1988-1998. 

We cannot hope to do justice to explaining The Crisis in this guide, so instead we’ll say that if you are visiting Bougainville you should take some time to learn about this tragic part of its history, including how the peace agreement that ended the conflict, guaranteed the referendum on independence that took place in 2019. 

With even the smallest amount of research, you will quickly learn that at the centre of The Crisis was the Panguna copper mine.

At the time the largest copper mine in the world, Panguna was operated by an Australian subsidiary of Rio Tinto in the 1970’s and 80s. Concern about environmental impacts on local communities and over how the profits were being shared, sparked an armed conflict that lasted ten-years. 

The Panguna mine abruptly stopped production at the beginning of The Crisis. But the gargantuan mining pit, its chemical-filled blue lakes, and much of the decaying equipment remain today. The shells of the company-town buildings located above the mine have been repurposed by the local community as government offices, schools, etc.

A visit to the Panguna mine will have different meaning and draws for everyone. For some reading this guide, we know it will have a very personal connection as a place you grew up, or even worked. 

For others it is a thought provoking piece of history, that gives a tangible, physical centre to the idea of The Crisis.

One way or another though, Panguna is an area of interest for most visitors to Bougainville. 

You can arrange a day-trip from Arawa to explore the town, including old apartment blocks, the swimming pool, cinema and volley ball courts, and of course, to look out across the mine itself.

Again, it’s vital that this trip is pre-booked with either your Arawa guesthouse or a local guide such as Zhon Bosco of Bougainville Experience Tours. http://bougtours.com, or Joe Dutaona, who can be contacted via text message on +675 7051 1833.

Because of the history behind Panguna, there is still a checkpoint at the road turn-off, and it is not possible for tourists to drive up to Panguna without a local guide. Also be aware that your guide will need to include the fee to pass the checkpoint in the price of your trip.

For our 2018 visual tour of Panguna, click here.

As an alternative to visiting Panguna, you could instead use this day to take another one of the suggested day-trips listed under Day 2.

After visiting Panguna (or doing an alternative day-trip), return late afternoon to Arawa. You’ll want to make a bee-line for the supermarket and fruit and vegetable markets to stock up on snacks and supplies for tomorrow’s hike in the mountains of Rotokas. 

Note. Breakfasts and dinner will be provided for all 3 1/2 days of your trip to Rotokas. Depending on your time of arrival at the village of Sisivi, you may also be served lunch on your first day.

We suggest taking some snacks such as oranges, bananas, nuts, crackers, tuna etc. for the 3 days of hiking and/or a non-refrigerated lunch to eat while hiking on the second and third days. It’s also polite to pack some snacks to share with your guides.

You’ll be supplied clean water at Sisivi, but be sure to bring at least 2-3 litres for the hike up. Then save the bottles (or bring re-usable bottles) to refill with water for hiking on your second and third days. 

Day 8 – Hike to Sisivi village in the mountains of Rotokas

Days 8, 9 and 10 give you the chance to experience a three-day guided hike that’s one of our favourite walks we’ve ever done. 

Hike up to the mountain village of Sisivi, follow cascading rivers through unimaginably lush forest to the Ukoto caves, and then head back down to the village of Togorau and its thundering waterfall.

On the morning of Day 8, you’ll take your pre-arranged transport north from Arawa to Wakanui, meet your Rotokas Ecotourism guide and settle your payment at the Rotokas Ecotourism office. 

From here, you’ll continue your 4WD journey off-road, fording rivers and driving through the rainforest into the mountains, to the drop-off point for the trail to the village of Sisivi.

Hike 2-4 hours, mostly uphill, through the forest, over bridged river crossings, and into the cooler mountains of Rotokas. As you climb higher, enjoy the breaks in the trees that offer views out across the valley to the neighbouring ridgelines.

Achievable for anyone of average fitness, this first day of your hike is still a sweaty 800 metre climb, and you’ll need decent sports/running shoes or hiking boots.

Upon arrival in Sisivi, your guide will introduce you to your local hosts and you’ll be shown your own basic village-style guesthouse, which normally includes an area with a table for eating, and 2-3 rooms with mattresses on the floor for sleeping.

Relax prior to lunch and/or dinner (depending on timings), or go for a short walk to explore the nearby gardens, and enjoy the views of perhaps Bougainville’s best know peaks, the still active volcanoes, Bagana and Balbi.

A filling Bougainville-style cooked dinner will be arranged for you at your house. Then fall asleep to the calming chorus of forest sounds.

Tip. Pack your own sleeping bag or silk liner and some warmer clothing, as you’ll feel the temperature drop at altitude at night. 

Non-hiking alternative:

If hiking isn’t your thing, or 3 days sounds a bit full-on to you, as an alternative to the trip to Rotokas, you can spend 1-2 relaxed days in Pidia Village, located on a peninsula at the waters edge just out of Arawa. 

Staying within this village, in local-style accomodation, you can attempt to paddle an outrigger canoe, take a short walk at low tide around the peninsula itself, ask for a hands-on lesson in making the local delicacy of tama tama – a sweet treat of coconut milk and taro, cassavas or bananas, often reserved for special occasions and visitors – or simply take in the experience. 

You can book to stay at Pidia by contacting Sylvester on +675 7374 7028 or message via the Pidia Village Mini Guest Haus Facebook page.

Day 9 – Hike to the hidden Ukoto Caves & take a swim in a waterfall

On Day 9 in Sisivi there are a few options for the length of hike you do, or you can do no hiking at all, it’s up to you. But if you have the energy, then the option we most highly recommend is a full-day (5-7 hour) hike to the Ukoto Caves.

Venturing deep into the rain forest, you’ll skip across cascades with the help of incredibly grippy volcanic rock underfoot, wade through rivers, and be surrounded by endless green on this trek that comes complete with an optional vine climb up a rock wall into the Ukoto Cave mouths. 

Explore as deep as you dare into the narrow caves, listening to the bats and crabs in the dark, before returning to the forest floor and heading back to Sisivi. On the way, there’s a wonderful waterfall, perfect for a very refreshing dip and clean-up.

Various shorter hiking opportunities are also available from Sisivi, including a 30-minute roundtrip to the waterfall and swimming hole. Simply ask your Rotokas Ecotourism guide for recommendations when you book.

The trek to the caves is definitely just as much (and really in our opinion more), about experiencing the rainforest and rivers along the way as it is about seeing the caves themselves, so if you are looking for a shorter adventure, consider asking Rotokas Ecotourism about walking part-way to the caves and back.

Or you can choose to relax in Sisivi for the day – take a book, a deck of cards or ask Rotokas Ecotourism in advance for options to arrange lessons on local skills.

Day 10 – Hike to Togorau & visit the spectacular waterfalls

In the morning, leave the village of Sisivi and hike down through the rainforest to the lower altitude village of Togorau.

This hike can take between 3-5 hours, depending on fitness levels, track conditions etc. However, there’s really no rush, so take your time and enjoy the walk.

Upon arrival at Togorau, drop off your bags at the basic guesthouse, grab your camera and wander 15-minutes to the always spectacular and sometimes drenching Togorau waterfalls; one large falls plus a couple of smaller bonus falls to help frame the view.

Return to Togorau village for lunch and/or dinner (depending on timings) and put your feet up to relax to the sounds of village life – children, chickens, crickets and frogs – before setting in for the night. You might also be able to spot Mt Bagana off in the distance.

Rotokas Bookings

We highly recommended booking your Rotokas hike at least 4-6 weeks in advance to allow plenty of time for necessary communications back and forth about costs and logistics.

See the Rotokas Ecotourism website for contact details: https://rotokasecotourism.com. Enquiries are normally via email.

Note, the mobile reception at the Rotokas Ecotourism office in Wakanui is sporadic and therefore a level of patience is required while organising this trip.

As an indicative cost, for a group of 4-5 people, a 3 night village stay including accommodation, tour guide, meals and area entrance fee is approx. 330 PGK per person, not including transport.

All hikes are private bookings, so the cost for 1-2 travellers will be higher in order to cover fixed-costs such as guides.

Rotokas Transport

To follow this Bougainville itinerary, you’ll need to start your journey to Rotokas from Arawa and finish in Buka.

From experience, it’s best to arrange your own transport from Arawa to the start of the hike through your guesthouse, and ask Rotokas Ecotourism to arrange transport back from Togorau village to Buka at the end of the hike. However, Rotokas Ecotourism’s ability to arrange transport varies, depending on several factors and therefore must be discussed in advance with them.

The cost of transportation to Rotokas is normally based on having to rent a private 4WD vehicle with driver, and then splitting the cost amongst your group. A vehicle can cost between 400 – 800 PGK one-way.

Rotokas Luggage Logistics

Unless you’re travelling incredibly light, you won’t be able to carry all your luggage with you for the hike, so you’ll need to arrange transporting all your non-hiking baggage from Arawa to Buka.

There is no such thing as a left-luggage locker in Bougainville, and there is no one-size-fits-all solution to this challenge, but two possibilities are:

• Ask Rotokas Ecotourism about their ability to securely store your extra luggage in Wakunai while you’re walking.

• Ask your Arawa guesthouse if it is possible for them to help arrange for someone to transport your extra luggage to your guesthouse in Buka.

Another option is to ask your Arawa guesthouse if they can store your luggage while you are away. Then, instead of starting in Arawa and finishing in Buka, return back from Togorau to Arawa on day 11 to collect your luggage. On Day 12, travel from Arawa to Buka via PMV (Public Motor Vehicle – another name for the many Landcruisers and open-backed trucks that carry passengers from Arawa to Buka early every morning.) Note, this will add 1 day to the itinerary.

Other Notes on Hiking in Rotokas

Public land access in Bougainville is different than Western/European models, so it’s generally not possible for tourists to go hiking on their own without a guide.

Rotokas Ecotourism is a small, local guide operator that offers hikes primarily in the Rotokas area within Wakunai District. They are proudly 100% Rotokas owned and operated.

We highly recommend them based on our personal experience while living 2 years in Bougainville. Additionally, to the best of our knowledge, as of writing in February 2020, they are the only guide company offering trips in Rotokas.

Day 11 – Make your way to Buka Island via 4WD & boat

Say goodbye to Rotokas and hello to Bougainville’s largest town, Buka.

The PMV (public motor vehicle) normally leaves in the morning from Togorau to Wakunai district station, and then heads north to Kokopau – the boat stop for the short crossing to Buka. 

However, transport options are very limited from Togorau, so timings are always flexible and sometimes you’ll need to change PMVs at Wakunai. Therefore a little patience and a go-with-the-flow attitude is required. It’s all part of the adventure after all. 

Upon arrival at Kokopau, grab your belongings and hop aboard a banana boat for the breezy 2-minute trip across Buka Passage to Buka Island itself. Have coins handy for the boat, which costs 2 Kina per person.

Head to your pre-booked accommodation for check-in and a well-deserved refreshing drink overlooking Buka Passage.

We recommend staying at Maria’s Place or Reasons, both of which are located on the waterfront. Maria’s is just along from the boat stop, while Reasons is a 10-15 minute walk, or you can hop on one of the blue vans that act as public transport.

Maria’s Place: +675 7075 5132 or email mariasplacebuka@gmail.com

Reasons Bar & Grill (also accomodation): +675 7225 9041 or email reasonsaccommodation@gmail.com

Depending on what time you arrive from Rotokas (again, this is where being flexible is a necessity), go for a short afternoon stroll around Buka town, check out the fruit and vegetable markets, the variety of small stores and shops, and take in the ambience of Buka.

Day 12 – A day to explore Buka Island

On Day 12 on Buka Island, you’ve got a variety of choices.

An easy option is heading 2 minutes across to Sohano Island, a WW2 Japanese seaplane base in the middle of Buka Passage that can be circumnavigated by foot in 1-3 hours, with no guide required, and which offers views out over Buka Passage and the ocean. 

Back in Buka, wander in and around town and the market, looking for those last-minute souvenirs to take back home. 

The main market in Buka operates every day except Sunday. Smaller markets are available 7-days a week all over Bougainville.

Alternatively, you can head further out of town, 10km to the limestone Tiama Caves or further again to Kesa Beach at the far end of the island via the many, many villages of Buka Island. As always, both these trips require a guide and transport; ask your Buka guesthouse in advance if they can help connect you to a guide.

Or if you fancy a low-key day, you can simply relax with a drink and a book at Reasons Bar & Restaurant to enjoy the breeze and the blue of Buka Passage.

Day 13 – A final day to further explore Buka Island

On your final full day in Bougainville, use this opportunity to see and do anything you haven’t quite managed so far on Buka Island, whether that’s wandering around Buka town and the markets, or squeezing in a visit to either Tiama Caves, Kesa Beach or Sohano Island.

Day 14 – Fly out of Bougainville & home

On Day 14, your Bougainville trip unfortunately comes to an end as you catch your flight from Buka to Port Moresby and onwards to your destination.

But you will always have the memories, the hundreds of photographs and maybe one of the skilfully woven Siwai baskets, a bottle of locally-pressed coconut oil, or a Bougainville flag to take home as a souvenir.

Other Tips

It’s important to note, whatever your plans are for exploring Bougainville, keep in mind that it is a genuinely off the beaten track location, which is both part of what makes it so extraordinarily special, but also means that when it comes to travelling around it’s important to have flexibility in your plans and be adaptable to change.

In Bougainville un-bridged rivers flood, vehicles breakdown, you can’t visit a village because of a funeral, or life just happens, and you have to relax, drink a coconut and enjoy the reminder that no matter how hard we try to control it, life is an incredible and unpredictable thing.

Book your accommodation and arrange activities well in advance

I know, first we say you’ll need to be flexible with plans, and then we tell you to book everything in advance. With Bougainville, both are true.

There are a few things you can arrange only 2-3 days in advance, but for the most part aim to book your accomodation and arrange activities in this Bougainville itinerary a minimum of 6-8 weeks beforehand, and then follow-up to confirm details a couple weeks before your trip.

The things you’ll get to do in Bougainville are unique. There are no set daily tours; when you ask your guesthouse if they can arrange a trip up to a swimming hole or out to the Panguna mine, they’ll be organising a custom trip just for you. That means they need time to get the required permission from the village, and arrange a guide and transport.

When booking, we suggest starting by checking the availability of Uruna Bay Retreat on Pokpok Island in central Bougainville (Days 4, 5 and 6 of the itinerary), as this beach house with two cabins is the most likely to be booked, and Pokpok Island is an unmissable part of the trip. Other activities can then be booked around this.

Uruna Bay Retreat can be contacted at urunabayretreat@gmail.com for availability, prices and bookings.

Add 5 days to this trip!

We’ve written this Bougainville itinerary for 2 weeks, as we appreciate this works for a lot of people’s time and budgets. However, if you can, we suggest adding several days into your trip. This gives you some contingency days in case things don’t go exactly as planned, and also gives you more time to explore the island of Bougainville.

You could add 4 or more extra days in between Day 7 – trip to Panguna, and Day 8 – Hiking Rotokas. This would give you time to do more day trips around Arawa, or if you’re feeling extra adventurous, take a 3-4 day trip to Buin or Siwai in the south.

Additionally, you could add 1 or more extra days to the end of the itinerary in Buka, to give you more time to arrange trips around Buka Island or to the small outlying islands, such as White Island.

Look out for public holiday celebrations or festivals

Public holiday celebrations vary in scale from a few speeches to full-day community events. They are not always advertised well in advance, but it’s worth keeping an ear out during your trip for public celebrations in Buka and Arawa, where a sing sing or bamboo band is often included.

Performance-focused events like the Reeds Festival (bi-annual), held in Arawa around mid-year, are often some of the most memorable Bougainville events. Tentative dates are often promoted a few months in advance on the Bougainville Library Project Facebook page.

Check Papua New Guinea visa requirements for your country

And finally, but possibly most importantly, remember to check Papua New Guinea visa requirements for your specific country prior to travel. Many countries are eligible for a visa-on-arrival, while others need to pre-apply before travel. 

Produced by Adam Constanza & Ashlee Gross

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