Arrive Port Moresby ex-international flight. Transfer to hotel; refresh and depart for Port Moresby Day Tour.
10:00 AM - National Parliament
PNG’s Parliament Haus was built in the style of a Maprik Haus Tambaran (traditional house of spirits), while the attached cafeteria was built following designs from the Highlands Region and a mosaic features traditional PNG motifs. It is a spectacular example of indigenous Melanesian architecture.
11:00 AM - National Museum & Art Gallery
The PNG National Museum and Art Gallery (NMAG) houses traditional artefacts, archaeological finds and contemporary art from around PNG. There is also a war museum with relics from the WWI & WWII. The earliest collection dates back to the 1800’s from the-then administrator of Papua Sir William MacGregor. The museum is a ‘must see’ for all visitors, giving significant insight into the culturally diverse people of PNG.
12:00 PM - Port Moresby Nature Park
The Port Moresby Nature Park is PNG’s only internationally recognised botanical and native zoological facility. The park features a variety of facilities with exhibits of over 300 native animals and exotic plant species. The park houses picnic and barbecue areas, gardens, a café and souvenir shop and exhibits. The tour will include a walk-through exhibit of tree kangaroos (6 of the world’s 10 species are found in PNG) where you can also see the tenkile also known as Scott’s tree-kangaroo endemic to a very small area of the Torricelli Mountains of PNG. The tour also takes you through a wallaby exhibit, aviaries for a multitude of birds, a canopy walkway through cassowary nesting areas and various other plants and animals. PNG is one of the most biologically diverse nations on earth and you can learn more about the country’s rich flora and fauna at the park.
2:00 PM - Bomana War Cemetery
A Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery, it is the largest in the Pacific and situated along the Sogeri Road. The site serves as the resting place for soldiers who died fighting the Japanese during World War II. People come from all over the world to visit and pay their respect to our fallen heroes who committed their time and life in the World War 2. The remains of 3,824 Commonwealth soldiers, 699 of them unidentified are buried in the cemetery, as well over 600 Indian soldiers, a Dutch citizen and one burial not related to the war. This tour includes full commentary where you will also learn of PNG’s WWII History.
3:00 PM - Adventure Park
From the Bomana War Cemetery we move on to the Adventure Park 14 Mile to see the National Orchid Gardens and Bird of Paradise Sanctuary, among other attractions. The park hosts an array of national icons such as the Raggiana Bird of Paradise (endemic to PNG), tropical orchids, saltwater crocodiles and Victoria Crowned pigeons (endemic to New Guinea). Walk through the meticulously maintained gardens and see the orchids in bloom. The island of New Guinea is home to 10-13% of the world’s orchids with about 2800 known species. The bird sanctuary hosts the largest collection of the world renowned birds of paradise.
Return to hotel. Overnight.
