Top Things to do in Papua Region
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What to do and see in Papua Region, Papua Region: The Best Free Things to do
Discover the best top things to do in Papua Region, Papua New Guinea including Bomana War Cemetery, Kitava Island, Kiriwina Island, Port Moresby Mosque, Vision City Mega Mall, Turnbull War Memorial Park, Rouna Falls, Port of Alotau.
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1. Bomana War Cemetery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 287 reviews
Reviewed By aristc2019 - Bossley Park, Australia
A beautiful area to walk and soak up the serenity of the place. If you are a fan of war cemeteries and especially of Australian war dead, this is the place to visit . Again as it is located outside Port Moresby, it is highly recommend to ensure you travel with a reputable tour group or have security escort with you. Unfortunately Port Moresby is not safe to travel by yourself.
2. Kitava Island
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 82 reviews
Reviewed By jaleoole - Fort Lauderdale, United States
Amazing! One of the most beautiful, pristine, unspoilt islands I have ever seen. Visited on a cruise ship. Yes, there where hundreds of natives on the beach selling their wares or offering tours. Most speak at least basic English. I found the people to be absolutely lovely, and not pushy at all. They were quite gentle. Of course they want to sell their handicrafts, and their various wood carvings are lovely, authentic, and quite inexpensive. I highly suggest you support their economy and buy something or contribute some money to the lovely children who are dressed up and singing and dancing. But get away from the beautiful shore, hire a guide, and walk to the local village and back. You will see how people live, you will see their house and school, you will pass villagers and children along the path and everyone will at least say hello. My guide, Alex, was just terrific. I contracted him for 40 New Guinea Kina (about $15), and he took me to the village and back, and also up the small hill near the beach that had a lovely view. His English was basic, but he was lovely, and I was amazed he walked the entire time ( about 75 minutes), without any shoes. Impressive. I gave him $50 Kina and he was thrilled. Well worth it. I also bought a lovely mask for $15 US dollars, hand carved. Ridiculous. This was an amazing an unspoilt paradise with lovely people; he out of your confort zone and experience it!
3. Kiriwina Island
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 16 reviews
Reviewed By ghtraveller
This island is very beautiful as is most of PNG. The locals are friendly and always eager to share their culture and give you the opportunity to purchase their basket ware or wooden items. The problem is it is all so lovley that you want to support the local economy as much as possible but there is so much. People travel from neighbouring islands just to set up a stall and benefit from the influx of tourists. It is a lovley island and a walk to some of the more remote villages is worthwhile. The cricket match is also very entertaining. Hopefully the current travel issues will settle and tourists will get to visit the islands again.
4. Port Moresby Mosque
5. Vision City Mega Mall
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 44 reviews
Reviewed By Goloh - Hong Kong, China
Not huge, maybe somewhat basic, but great to have available and to feel secure while shopping. The RH Hypermarket anchors the place. It was fun to walk along both sides of each floor and window-shop too, and there is a nice little crafts kiosk at one end of one floor. A post office on the second floor is convenient. Now as others have suggested, this is not on the scale of SM Mega Mall or Festival Walk or Pacific Place. It's a mall for POM residents who have a bit of time, or cash, or both. They were making an obvious effort to keep the area clean and it was interesting to watch an army of cleaners fanning the floor to dry it. If I had more time during my own visit, I would have wanted to try more of the restaurants. It's attached to Hotel Stanley, so convenient for hotel guests who understandably fear leaving hotel grounds. This was a huge "plus" for me. Note for foreign visitors: browse through the Hypermarket, compare prices and points of origin of the products. A real eye-opener.
6. Turnbull War Memorial Park
7. Rouna Falls
8. Port of Alotau
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 36 reviews
Reviewed By courtresort - Brisbane Region, Australia
On leaving our cruise ship we walked off the port and out the gates where there are a lot of local people selling local tours. Having done previous trips with them to the volcano and also to Kokopo we wanted to visit the Submarine Tunnels this time. A friendly guy name Gordon took us in his Hi Lux for a negotiated price. It was a great drive through the countryside and Gordon was very chatty and informative. Upon arrival at the site a local landowner guided to the tunnels. This cost 5 Kina each or a total of 5 Australian Dollars.Now the interesting part. The best time to visit is at low tide as you can walk along the sandy shore to see them. We, however, were there mid tide so had a wade through the surf. Never mind. A bit of ocean didn't hurt us and it was certainly worth seeing, plus our guide was very informative too. If you are interested in WW2 history it is worth the exercise.
