Samarai Island, Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
This one’s not for the faint of heart. Tell people you’re going to Papua New Guinea (PNG) on holiday, and you’ll likely be met by blank stares and endless warnings about the risks of cannibalism.
Thankfully, the days of explorers quickly entering the locals’ cooking pots are over. That said, it’s still a land where you have to have your wits about you; small-scale pirates roam the offshore islands, and tribal fighting intermittently flares up in the Highlands. Then there are the raskols that loiter in the streets of the Capital, Port Moresby, and hold up PMVs (public transport) in the provinces.
Despite the risks, PNG is a richly rewarding and varied country to travel through. With over 800 spoken languages, PNG has a vast array of cultures and traditions to discover, best showcased in the colourful highland singsings.
To find out more about Papua New Guinea feel free to read our page to the right, or browse our other blog posts below.
