- Price from: $3,150.00
- Duration: 4 Days (approx.)
- Product code: gorokashow
Goroka Show Festival Package Papua New Guinea
Goroka Festival Package Papua New Guinea
DURATION: 4 Nights 5 Days
DEPARTURE: 2026 Goroka Show
Day 1: Thursday, September 17
Port Moresby to Goroka
- Transfer from your hotel to Port Moresby airport for your domestic flight to Goroka
- Arrival in Goroka and transfer to your lodge
- Check-in and lunch at the lodge
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Afternoon visit to Gimisave Village for cultural performances:
- Arunumuna
- Mini Mudmen
- Burning Heads
- Fire Making
- Bamboo Cooking
- Return to the lodge in the evening
Inclusions: English-speaking guide, transfers, accommodation, lunch, dinner
Day 2: Friday, September 18
Goroka – Warawesan Village Experience
- Breakfast at the lodge
- Depart for Warawesan Village for an immersive cultural experience
Simbu Cultural Activities include:
- Singsing and dancing
- Traditional bilum making
- Bamboo flute demonstrations
- Traditional weapon making and displays
- Courting ceremony
- Simbu singsing performances
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Face painting representing:
- Mourning
- Tribal fights
- Singsings
- Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight
Inclusions: English-speaking guide, transfers, accommodation, breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 3: Saturday, September 19
Goroka Show – Day 1
- Early breakfast at the lodge
- Depart at 8:30 AM for the Goroka Festival Grounds
- Enjoy a full day at the festival (packed lunch and water provided)
- Festival concludes around 2:00 PM
- Return to the lodge to freshen up
Afternoon Excursion: Asaro Village
- Asaro Mudmen performance
- Mokomoko tribal victory dance
- Korokua silent mask hunters performance
- Traditional mask molding demonstration
- Return to the lodge for the evening
Inclusions: English-speaking guide, accommodation, breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 4: Sunday, September 20
Goroka Show – Day 2
- Breakfast at the lodge
- Depart for the final day of the Goroka Festival
Afternoon Sightseeing:
- Visit McCarthy Museum
- Scenic tour around Goroka township
- Visit the Goroka vegetable market
- Drive to Daulo Pass for panoramic views of Goroka and the Asaro Valley
- Return to the lodge
- Afternoon at leisure
Inclusions: English-speaking guide, accommodation, breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 5: Monday, September 21
Goroka to Port Moresby
- Breakfast and check-out
- Transfer to the airport for flight to Port Moresby
- Transfer to your hotel upon arrival
Half-Day City Tour:
- National Museum and Art Gallery
- National Parliament House
- Ela Beach waterfront walk
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Wildlife viewing:
- Birds of Paradise
- Crocodiles
- Tree kangaroos
Inclusions: English-speaking guide, accommodation, breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 6: Tuesday, September 22
Departure
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Transfer to the airport for your international departure
This is a full board group tour (maximum 10 guests). By booking, you agree to join a shared Goroka Show group experience.
You will be accompanied by a guide and support guide in both Goroka and Port Moresby.
- Twin-share accommodation
- Port Moresby Crown Hotel (post-tour stay) including lunch and dinner, plus breakfast on Day 6
- Emmanuel Lodge, North Goroka
- All meals in Port Moresby and Goroka
- All land transfers in Goroka and Port Moresby
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All cultural activities in:
- Korekoreto Village
- Warawesan Village
- Gimisave Village
- VIP entry to the Goroka Festival Show
- Airport transfers in Goroka
- Bottled water
- Guided day tours in Port Moresby
- Guided tours in Goroka
- International and domestic flights
- Travel insurance (recommended)
- Personal expenses (drinks, alcohol, souvenirs, phone bills, etc.)
- Personal first aid supplies
- Departure tax (US$15.00)
Important Advisories:
ACCOMMODATION IN GOROKA
We wish to highlight further that accommodation is HIGH premium in Goroka over the Festival days!!! Accommodation, as listed, is pending and subject to change based on availability.
Book Far in Advance!!
-Richard Bitot, Port Moresby and Jackson Field Culture and history tour, UK
