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Mount Wilhelm

from $1,995.00
  • Duration: 4 Days (approx.)
  • Product code: wilhelm

Mount Wilhelm Tour - Wilhelm Summit Trail Hike - Trek Package

Mt Wilhelm Trekking in Papua New Guinea from Mount Hagen 
DURATION: 4 Days and 3 Nights

DEPARTURE: Any time of the year FROM MT HAGEN
* 3 nights 4 days tour only (Kindly note: We do not change this, and will not shorten or extend)


Day 1: Arrive in Mt Hagen

Once you arrive in Mt Hagen, you will be met and greeted at the airport and then be escorted to Kegsugel Mt Wilhelm. Transport today will be via a 4WD, this is usually an open-back truck. The drive is not a comfortable one and is on a rough road for more than three hours. This does, however, offer an incredible opportunity for photos as the scenery is spectacular the entire way. In addition to nature, you will experience along the way, you will also see many villages and the bamboo houses and huts throughout them. Overnight Mt Wilhelm, Dinner included.


Day 2: Depart for Base Camp

Today you will begin your walk towards Base Camp of Mt Wilhelm early after breakfast. The walk this morning is leisurely as you climatize to the environment. The walk is, as you can imagine, wildly scenic as you are walking under a dense jungle canopy. As you walk, you will make your way out of the canopy into an open area up to two lakes, where base camp is situated. Tonight we encourage you to get to bed early to rest up for a very early start tomorrow. 

Base Camp Hut overnight. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner included. 


Day 3:  Base Camp - Mt Wilhelm Peak - Base Camp – Lodge

This morning marks the beginning of a long exhausting day. The trekking will begin at midnight after a light breakfast. You will gather all of your camping gear and pack it up prior to leaving the base camp hut. Climbing will commence no later than 1 am. The trek begins early in order to reach the summit in time for sunset this morning, or just after. As you climb, there will be opportunities to stop and take a break while keeping a steady pace as this will help will climatization. 

Once we have reached the summit this morning, please take plenty of photos and soak up the spectacular view on the summit of Mt Wilhelm. the can offer a panoramic view of the coastal regions of Madang and other Eastern and Western Highlands provinces of PNG. 

After our time on the summit, we will begin the descent back to the Lodge. We will make a short stop at Base Camp to enjoy a hot drink and have something small to eat before continuing to the Lodge. Today is very hard and both physically and mentally demanding and should not be underestimated. 

Lodge overnight. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner included.   

Day 4: Kegsugule - Mt Hagen

This morning we will depart Betty's Lodge and begin the journey back to Mt Hagen. We will return to Mt Hagen the way we arrived, on the back of a  4WD. You will arrive in time for your flight from Mt Hagen today. If you are not flying out of Mt Hagen today, you will be dropped off at your accommodation in Mt Hagen. 

Breakfast included this morning. 


Things to Bring:

Warm clothes, Mountain Boots, hand gloves, headlights, snacks or biscuits, purified bottled water, some energy bars, and canned foods, etc.


Included

  • Accommodation as indicated
  • Guides
  • Porters
  • Transport as indicated
  • Meals as mentioned in the itinerary
  • Base Camp Fees
  • Track Fees

Excluded:

  • Domestic and international airfare
  • Visas
  • Travel/Medical/Cancellation insurance
  • All COVID-19-related expenses (including quarentine costs should you test negative upon arrival)
  • Personal Trekking Gear Items
  • Passport (must have more than 6month validation on departure)
  • Personal First Aid Kit & necessary supplies
  • Accommodation other than indicated in the itinerary
  • Snacks/beverages
  • Personal items such as insect repellent 
**2023
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Reviews
4.9/5 - (6 votes)
“Sam himself was a great guide, very reliable, responsible, honest, and hard working. Anyhow, in my opinion the tour was largely a great success. I have great memories from the experience and great pictures too.Thanks again."

-James Maccallan, USA, Goroka to Madang Walk and Madang Extension

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Itinerary:


Day 1:Friday, September 19

 Upon arrival in Goroka, you will be picked up from the airport and transferred to your guesthouse. Enjoy dinner and settle in for your first night in preparation for the festival.


Day 2: Saturday, September 20

Begin your first full day at the Goroka Show with VIP access and your guide. Experience the vibrant traditional dances, colorful costumes, and cultural performances. A packed lunch will be provided to take along, and you will return to your guesthouse in the afternoon.


Day 3: Sunday, September 21

Spend your second day at the festival exploring more performances and traditional displays. Visit the John McCarthy Museum within the festival grounds while enjoying VIP entry and the guidance of your expert host. A packed lunch is included, and you will return to your guesthouse in the afternoon.


Day 4: Monday, September 22

 After breakfast, you will be transferred to Goroka Airport for your departure. (Overnight accommodation in Port Moresby is not included.)

Included:

This package includes three nights of basic accommodation in Goroka, VIP passes to the Goroka Show, expert guides throughout the festival, and transfers to and from the Showgrounds.


Not Included:

This package does not include domestic or international flights, accommodation in Port Moresby, meals and drinks outside of the included dinner and breakfast, medical, cancellation, or travel insurance, or tips.


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Reviews
4.9/5 - (6 votes)
“Hi, Jasmine.Here are a few of my favorite moments...and my photos (public Facebook albums)Hogave, Lufa
  • Day 1: I am warmly greeted by David Kima, who recounts the story and conservation movement of Hogave. We arrive in the middle of the local village mourning of a recently deceased member, a very rare and local experience, totally unplanned. After 3 hours of very rocky road driving, I arrive at the Hogave Conservation Centre welcomed by two villagers who performed a traditional wind instrument that very few locals can play, and incredibly, I become only the second (or third) tourist ever to stay here.
  • Day 2: I trek through a truly "virgin" rain forest, one of very few remaining in the world (Congo, Amazon, and PNG), guided by three locals bushwhacking the way with machetes, climb a very wild and steep mountain side equivalent of 200 floors (according to my iPhone) to become the first tourist to reach the top of Mt. Michael. (The way down in the pouring rain was our least favorite moment.) As someone who has summited Mt. Kilimanjaro, I can truthfully say this was a much more challenging level of difficulty - There the most I've climbed in one day was 134 floors, 3-4 hours max, with a different day dedicated to a descent, but in Michael, it was 200 floor, up and down in one day, for 10-12 hours, with far steeper and unpaved paths without camps. This hike/trek is only for the fittest of the fit!
  • Day 3: I become the first tourist to visit and stay overnight at Hogave Village, an isolated and remote hour-and-a-half walk from HCC, and join the villagers in peeling potatoes and taro, preparing, and eating mumu. I stay overnight with David (another David) and his family.
  • Day 4: I join the villagers gathered to enjoy a traditional hunting performance
  • Day 5: I get cellular reception for the first time since I arrive in PNG and get to upload and share my first batch of photos with my friends. https://www.facebook.com/grace.forker.7/media_set?set=a.837672754956.1073741876.3501655&type=3
Rabaul/KokopoI hope this is helpful. Please feel free to contact me if I can add more information for future visitors.Thank you for the one-of-a-kind memories!"

-Grace Forker, Comprehensive Multi-Destination PNG Expedition

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