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Rondon Ridge overlooks the Wahgi Valley and Mount Hagen town in the Western Highlands Province.
A 40-minute drive from Mount Hagen town, this Trans Niugini Tours lodge is situated in a pristine rainforest where birdwatching and nature-walks form part of the accommodations activity options. Guests are also offered tours of the Western Highlands, sampling the provinces unique culture and history.
Through Rondon Ridge, Trans Niugini tours also offer tours to the Kuk World Heritage site – a prehistoric archaeological site where the worlds oldest gardening implements and plots were first discovered.
Rondon Ridge has some of the finest dining options in the province, a fully stocked bar, gift shop and a unique reception showcasing portraits, painting and crafts from the Trans Niugini Tours collection representing the Highlands and the Sepik.
For further information and bookings, email: service@pngtours.com or call +675 542-1438
Established in 1976 in the highlands city of Mount Hagen, Trans Niugini Tours operates lodges, ground transport and even its own aircraft throughout PNG.
As Papua New Guinea’s leading inbound tour operator, Trans Niugini Tours offers trips & tours for discerning travelers with a taste for adventure.
Trans Niugini Tours own and operate award winning wilderness lodges, as well as a fleet of boats, mini-buses and aircraft.
Trans Niugini Tours operates the following lodges:
For further information and bookings, email: service@pngtours.com or phone +675 542-1438
THE JULES VERNE DIFFERENCE
That sense of adventure to discover the world is at the heart of Jules Verne. Established in 1978, our innovative small group escorted tours offer authentic travel with a twist for people who love to see the world. Packed with special touches and little extras, our expert guides will show you the true character of each destination and take you beyond the norm, whether your chosen destination is closer to home or far-flung. Fully ABTA and ATOL bonded and winner of many travel awards, our expert staff organise every detail so you can book in complete confidence.
Jules Verne Sightseeing
This most important of Key Features indicates that sightseeing is tailored just for our group, taking into account your preferences and our experience over many years and not combining with other visitors. Sightseeing is undertaken by expert local guides and escorts who we consider to be the best source of information. A few programmes such as cruise or rail programmes will show ‘Excursions Included’, indicating that sightseeing may be shared with non-Jules Verne guests.
Special Events
To enhance the experience of Jules Verne travellers, we arrange exclusive and memorable special events, illuminating the country and peoples you are visiting. Attend a special ceremony, performance, meal or drinks party at characteristic and spectacular locations; learn about cooking and the local way of life; discover less-visited corners or special locations not normally open to the public.
New Tour/Improved Itinerary
Following our customers’ feedback from our questionnaires and other sources, we improve itineraries and introduce new tours, taking into account special opportunities and changed accessibility.
Ornitholidays is the longest established birding company in the world, having started in 1965.
It has grown gradually over this period to offering around 70 tours a year. From 2018 Ornitholidays will be managed by SKUA Nature Group s.n.c., an Italian company that has collaborated with the old Ornitholidays managers for years.
The new management, as the old one, is perfectly able to guarantee the best safeguards for your money.
Tours
Our tours range from short breaks in Europe to 3 weeks holidays further afield.
To enjoy these holidays to the full, all you need is a love of birds and wildlife and the desire to travel.
The vast majority of our holidays are run at a relaxed pace, anyway you will find a big variety of proposals: from the most adventurous ones – as the tour to Kyrgyzstan – to the most easy ones – as the Portugal tour at leisure; from birdwatching and wildwatching tours to specially-organized wildlife photography expeditions; from holidays that combines birds and culture – as Birds&Wine tour in Italy – to short breaks to focus on specific species – as the Kerkini tour for Pelicans.
Is Ornitholidays Right For Me?
There are a large number of factors that have to be considered when booking an escorted holiday, especially one that Involves birdwatching or wildlife photography
Tour leaders
Our tours are escorted, so your leader is a very important ingredient of the holiday.
There are many companies offering escorted holidays, but few use full-time leaders. Ornitholidays has a group of professional guides, expert birders who spend their whole year taking birding parties around the world – most of them have led over 150 tours and some over 250. Their job is to make sure you enjoy your holiday and see the wildlife.They are not taking their annual holiday, but are well paid, highly motivated and dedicated leaders who are there for you and you alone. Most of our tour leader are exellent all-round naturalists, having a very deep knowledge about other groups of animals too (insects, reptiles, etc.) that add an important plus to the tour itself.
Not to mention our local guides in some destinations, the best experts on their land, among which we mention editors of Birding and Wildlife guides.
When booking a holiday consider the advantages of being led by such a leader – there is no choice really! On many holidays we also employ local guides to accompany the group, providing valuable insight into their country, its history and traditions, as well as its birds and wildlife.
Prices
What about the cost of the holiday – why are some companies cheaper than others for a similar itinerary? When you compare holidays think about what each company is providing.The accommodation we use is often the best available, our tour leaders have years of experience and a very deep knowledge on the destinations and their fauna.
Wildlife Expeditions: a new section for Ornitholidays
The new management, apart from offering new exciting birding tours, added a new specialised selection of tours to the 2019 brochure: wildlife photography expeditions.
Thanks to our other SKUA’ big project, the INNATE Network, we manages several private and public (with entrance restrictions) estates specially developed for nature tourism, with a special focus on wildlife photography.
Estates are located in several countries of the World and are now destinations of our photo expeditions. In addition to those we also offer short breaks photo tours for people that haven’t so much time free from the job but do not want to loose opportunities to fulfill their passion.
Our leaders for the photographic session are skilled photographers, able to help you getting the best out of your photographic holiday.
In conclusion…
We have been organising holidays for a long time, so we know the best ground agents to use and the best areas to visit. How many other companies can boast they have been visiting many destinations for over 53 years?
Wexas Travel was established by current chairman Dr Ian Wilson in 1970, and, over the past five decades, has grown from a small, independent operator, to one of the UK’s most respected travel companies, endorsed by such honorary presidents as Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Kate Adie, John Simpson and Michael Palin.
During that time, Wexas has moved on from its humble beginnings supporting student and explorer expeditions to, in the 1980s and 1990s, being one of the top-10 sellers of airline tickets in the UK, and becoming the country’s leading membership club for luxury travellers. Indeed, Wexas’ continued success has been its ability to adapt to the needs of its clients, from the introduction of annual multi-trip travel insurance in 1982 – Wexas was among the first travel companies to offer this service – to the opening of a still-flourishing corporate division, Wexas Travel Management, and the 2007 launch of White Star Cruises, now rebranded as The Luxury Cruise Company. Further additions to the Wexas portfolio include the acquisition of Best Served Scandinavia in 2010, which has since grown to become the UK’s second-largest tour operator specialising in Scandinavia and the Nordics.
It’s a great source of pride that, to this day, Wexas remains a privately owned, family business. It’s a fact that enables us to put you, our customer, at the heart of everything we do.
Sogeri Lodge in the Central Province is under 40-minutes drive from Port Moresby.
The lodge provides accommodation, conference facilities, restaurants, transport and short treks in and around the Sogeri area, including the Kokoda Track and Varirata National Park.
A popular stop-over for Port Moresby residents seeking a cooler climate, the Sogeri Lodge has a fully stocked bar and outdoor decking overlooking the Laloki River.
Koitaki Country Club is situated at Sogeri, about 17 kilometers from Port Moresby. Entry into the Club is by members and guests only. Membership is now open. However, facilities may be used at a fee – contact the Club for further information.
Members of the Club have access to 12 hectares of the Club grounds, the Club House and the Pool. The Club bar is well stocked with a variety of drinks. Members can camp, have picnics along the Eworgo River, go for walks around the Club grounds, try out horse riding, or simply relax at the Club house.
The Club grounds are ideal for sports. The Club has a Cricket pitch – built in the 1960s. There is also a 9-hole golf course. Cricket and golf equipment can be rented from the Club.
Club facilities include bar and restaurant, swimming pool, picnic and camping spots (along the Eworogo river), kids playground, horse rides, meeting areas, bungalows and shipping container rooms (a must try !) and lots of space for sporting or outdoor activities.
Bush walks, bird watching, village visits, visits to the local market, the Kokoda Track, the Varirata National Park and the Sirinumu Dam can be arranged.
Rubio Plantation Retreat is located along the scenic Boluminski Highway, 220 km from Kavieng and 50 km from Namatanai, New Ireland Province.
Rubio Plantation starts from the beach and goes up into the mountains.
The bungalows are made from native materials and are located along the beachfront.
The kitchen serves three meals a day and offers meals combining European, Asian and local foods and styles, including home baked bread and pastries featuring chocolate made from the plantation.
Rubio offers activities such as surfing, caving, hiking, bird watching, canoeing, biking, including cocoa plantation and chocolate-making tours.
The surf season in this part of New Ireland is from mid-October to mid-May. Rubio has consistent surf breaks right on its beachfront. There are also many other wonderful breaks in the area.
For bookings and further information, email: nipsurf@gmail.com
Visit the Rubio Plantation Retreat Facebook page.
Fuzzy Wuzzy Expeditions is a locally-owned tour operation based in Lae, Morobe Province.
Owned by Mr. Defol Jabar, who has over 20 years of trekking and tour guiding experience along the Kokoda Track in the Central and Northern Provinces, as well as tours spanning the Morobe Province.
Explore Lae City and the wider Morobe Province with Fuzzy Wuzzy Expeditions. Sites, attractions and events covered by Fuzzy Wuzzy Expeditions include – short and long tours: Rainforest Habitat, Lae Botanical Gardens, Lae War Memorial Cemetery, Finschaffen, Sarawaged Range and more.
For bookings and further information, contact Mr. Jabar: call +675 7906-5582 or email fuzzywuzzyexp@gmail.com
Kiunga Nature Tours is one of Papua New Guinea’s leading bird watching tour operators, locally owned and operated by Samuel Kepuknai and his team.
See our brilliant birds in their natural habitat – birds-of-paradise, bowerbirds, satinbirds, fruit doves and more!
Birding season in Papua New Guinea is best in the drier months of the year, April to October.
For bookings and further information email: skepuknai@gmail.com or call +675 548 1451
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