Tour code: PNG_EXP
Thème: Expédition: Nature et Culture - Aventure - Volcans Actifs
Difficulté: Modérée-Soutenu
Durée: 14 days

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Départs:

5-12 août 12
12-19 août 12
19-26 août 12
26 août - 2 sept. 12

Prix: from 2950 EUR p.p.

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Le prix comprend:

• All accommodation
• All meals & all water
• All domestic flights
• Two German/ English/ French/Pidgin speaking guides
• All entry fees
• Scientific lectures & explanations

Une expédition en plein cœur de la jungle d’une semaine à un village, où les autochtones de la tribu momifient leurs ancêtres. Une semaine explorant le volcan actif Tavurvur dans la caldeira Rabaul et ces environnements.

Introduction:

First of all, we’d like to emphasize that this is an expedition. Papua New Guinea is not an easy country to travel to- either very, very expensive or simply not possible. « Expect the unexpected » is the slogan of Papua New Guinea. Therefore, be prepared that this is not a commercially organized travel, but a real adventure:
We have the unique opportunity live with a tribe, which has never opened up to a group of travellers. They will share with us their tradition of mummification of their deceased. Also, you’ll camp on the slopes of the active Tavurvur volcano.
You’ll benefit from Ulla's experience, gained in over 15 voyages to PNG since 2001: "I am excited to share one of my favourite places on earth, with its amazing people, weird rituals, breathtaking jungles, sheer mountain cliffs and explosive volcanoes with you!"

Week 2 (Mountain/ Culture and SingSing): 12-19 Aug 2012

J 1:	flight from Port Moresby to Mt. Hagen (12 Aug) For those who join the program here, flight from Port Moresby to Mt. Hagen. Transfer to Kegesugol on spectacular mountain roads (3 hrs drive). Introduction to Area and program. H: Guest house with hot water shower and power (B, L, D)
J 2-3:	13 - 14 August Upon your interest, you can choose where you spend the next two days. You can still decide on location which option you prefer. Option 1: Climb the highest mountain of Papua New Guinea, Mt. Wilhelm (4509m), 2x O/N at the base camp (bed). Option 2: Hike to the base camp to study orchids and observe the high altitude rain forest, 2x O/N at the base camp (bed). Option 3: Spend two days emerged in a local village, 2x O/N in the village (bed). H: camp (B, L, D)
J 4:	back to Kegesugol (15 Aug) After our adventures, we meet again and a yummy group dinner waits for everybody at Kegesugol. H: guesthouse with hot water shower and power (B, L, D)
J 5:	Mt Hagen (16 Aug) Departure around lunch time for Mt Hagen. Stop over on the way to Mt Hagen at a small mountain village. H: guesthouse with shower and power (B, L, D)
J 6:	SingSing festival (17 Aug) The first day of the SingSing festival. H: as before (Mt. Hagen) (B, L, D)
J 7:	SingSing festival (18 Aug) The second day of the SingSing festival H: as before (B, L, D)
J 8:	Flight back to Port Moresby (19 Aug) The final morning of the SingSing and our final day in Mt. Hagen. End of Week 2 (Mountain/ Culture and SingSing): 12th August – 19th August 2012 Flight back to Port Moresby for those who finish their program here. Flight to Tokua/ Rabaul, for those who continue with us. H: none / guesthouse (B, L, D)

Week 1 (Mummies and Jungle): 5-12 August 2012

J 1:	Arrival in Port Moresby & flight to Lae (5 Aug 2012) The program stats with your arrival in Port Moresby, the latest at 1 pm. Please do book your international flights accordingly. In the afternoon, you board a plane for a 45min flight to Lae, Nadzab airport. We will pick you up at the Airport with our two 4x4 cars and we’ll travel to a former gold-mining town (3 hrs ). H: beautiful hotel with hot water shower and power (B, L, D)
J 2:	"Cold mountain" & jungle hike (6 Aug 2012) Leaving the town (approx. 3 hours on rough and adventurous jungle roads) for « Cold mountain » with spectacular vegetation (tree ferns, pandanus palms, orchids) and small waterfalls. You will take a hike with our biologist Vroni Hofmann, who will answer your questions about the jungle flora and fauna. We’ll continue our way (approx. 2-3 hours on VERY adventurous roads) to our campsite for the night in a mountain village beneath the mummies gallery. H: camp (B, L, D)
J 3:	Jungle mummies (7 Aug) Scramble uphill through dense jungle to the mummy gallery (30min). We’ll meet the mummies and we’ll have plenty of time to photograph. Traditional war dance of the villagers upon return. After lunch, we continue our road (approx 1,5 hours) to a small settlement, where we’ll have our base camp in a house, built by a German missionary. H: house with mats and some beds (B, L, D)
J 4:	Gemtasu village & mummies (8 Aug) Preparations for 2 nights of camping and hiking. Some gear can be left in missionary house. Hike through coffee plantations, jungle and gardens to the village of Gemtasu (2hrs). Porters can be organised. You will meet the tribe and get to know our friends Gemtasu, Geamolio, Mosie, Yangdeng, Maremba, Gaius and the children. We will talk with the village chief about cultures and believes what happens after death. He might share with us that he wants to be mummified after his death. We’ll ask permission to access the mummy gallery, rarely seen by strangers. H: camp in mummy village (B, L, D)
J 5:	Mummy gallery (9 Aug) Visit of the mummy gallery (30min scramble uphill). Opportunity to take pictures, to soak in the atmosphere and to meet the spirits of the deceased. In the afternoon, we’ll join Assik for a jungle walk to a waterfall, where we’ll have the chance to swim in a spectacular setting. Assik shows us his gardens and explains the local way of life. H: camp (B, L, D)
J 6:	Back to mountain village (10 Aug) Option 1: Trek trough the jungle with local guides (4 hours) – a shortcut back to the road, where we’ll pick you up with the cars. Option 2: Walk back to missionary house (2hrs) and drive with us to the meeting point. Drive 30min to the mountain village. Opportunity to take night images with long exposure of hopefully a brilliant milky way. H: camp (B, L, D)
J 7:	Back to Lae (11 Aug) Departure in the early morning, 4hrs drive to the mining town. Stop for lunch, and relax in a beautiful garden. Afternoon: Drive to Lae (3hrs). H: guest house in Lae with hot water shower and power (B, L, D)
J 8:	End of Week 1 (Mummies): 05th August – 12th August 2012 Flight back to Port Moresby for those who finish their program here. Flight to Mt Hagen, for those who continue with us. H: none / hotel (B, L, D)

Week 3 (Rabaul volcano and Tolei culture): 19-26 August 2012

J 1:	Port Moresby - Rabaul (19 Aug) For those who join the program here, flight from Port Moresby to Tokua/ Rabaul. Afternoon: Snorkel or relax at the beach in front of our guest house and enjoy the sunset. Evening: Introduction to Volcanology and introduction of East New Britain province, formerly a German colony, with its Tolai and Baining tribes. We will meet Taupa, our Tolei friend, who will stay with us for the entire week. H: guesthouse with air con and hot water (B, L, D)
J 2:	Rabaul volcano observatory and Tavurvur volcano (20 Aug) Visit the Rabaul Volcano Observatory. Observation of Tavurvur volcano. H: camp in tents opposite Tavurvur volcano (B, L, D)
J 3:	Tavurvur & eggs of the Megapode bird (20 Aug) We spend the morning with our Tolai hosts, and experience their way of life- very different to the people in the Highlands. We help them to fish and learn to paddle the outrigger canoe. An important income for people living around Rabaul are the eggs of the Megapode; a tiny bird, which uses the heat of the volcano to incubate its eggs. We will follow an “Egg Hunter” digging in the hot volcanic ash for the eggs. Afterwards, we visit the colourful market, where the eggs are sold. We stroll around the destroyed, but working habour of Rabaul and the ruins of formerly one of the most beautiful cities in the South Pacific, including the airport with a plane wreck. We’ll also visit a Japanese War Memorial, with a great look out over destroyed Rabaul. H: as before, camp in tents opposite Tavurvur volcano (B, L, D)
J 4:	L'île de Matupit (22 aout) Conduire à l'île de Matupit, où les gens souffrent le plus sous l'effet des cendres. Visite de l'école locale, où nous en apprendre davantage sur leurs problèmes et entendre quelques chansons. Après le déjeuner, nous visiter les sources thermales spectaculaires avec ses gisements minéraux et préparez-vous pour notre randonnée au sommet du volcan. Après 2 heures de randonnée, nous ' ll atteindre le sommet et obtiendrez espérons-le un cratère clair au coucher du soleil. Nous attendons la nuit sur le dessus du volcan, d'observer la lueur rouge. Si le volcan est trop actif, nous explorer la base de celle-ci avec un récif de corail surélevé et un tunnel japonais de la deuxième guerre mondiale avec une arme à feu et attendez la nuit à venir pour prendre des photos spectaculaires. Dans ce cas, nous allons passent une autre nuit dans les tentes à la base du volcan. H: Si le volcan est très actif : camp sinon : retour à notre maison d'hôtes avec eau chaude et climatisés (B, L, D)
J 5:	Retour à Kokopo (Rabaul) (23 aout) Temps de nettoyer les cendres volcaniques Kokopo, la ville qui remplace désormais le Rabaul détruit comme la capitale économique de la Province de Nouvelle-Bretagne orientale. Vous pouvez tuba, plonger, boutique, conduisez dans « H: maison d'hôtes avec a/C et d'eau chaude (B, L, D)
J 6:	Robinson Crusoé Island (24 aout) Départ pour notre propre île déserte. Nous devons juste partager avec des centaines d'oiseaux fregatte pendant la nuit, avec l'ermite et les poissons uncountless sur le coloré et préservée de récif frangeant voyagez l'île-ont un look out pour la tortue verte fréquente ! Vous ne pourrait jamais eu un plus bel endroit pour jouer au foot ou pour prendre un atelier photo. Nous aurons amplement le temps de faire répondre à toutes vos questions de photo, prendre des photos de coucher de soleil spectaculaires et expositions depuis longtemps avec les Stars du sud du ciel. Nous allons cuire notre dîner ensemble sur un feu - nous l'espérons, avec des poissons fraîchement capturés. H: camp sur l'île (B, L, D)
J 7:	Retour à Kokopo Après un tuba matin et quelques photographies de tôt le matin, nous devons dire au revoir à notre paradis et retour à Kokopo. Possibilité de faire plus de plongée ou pour aider à la préparation de notre grande fête : Taupa et sa famille, fera un Mumu, un local « earthoven » avec les roches volcaniques. Vous apprendrez à tisser des paniers et des nattes de feuilles de cocotier, comment ouvrir et de grille de noix de coco, comment préparer sweet pomme de terre et vous obtenez la possibilité d'acheter plus de fruits au marché-avec l'argent de la coquille ! En Bretagne orientale, argent shell est toujours une forme acceptée de paiement. Vous n'obtiendrez pas uniquement à la boutique avec elle, mais vous apprendrez également comment faire de votre argent ! Le soir, nous dévoiler la Mumu et ont un festin. H: maison d'hôtes avec a/C et d'eau chaude (B, L, D)
J 8:	Fin de semaine 3 (26 Aug) Départ à Port Moresby (arrivée 08 h 25 h) ou extension de Rabaul, pour ceux qui veulent rester plus longtemps. Nous sommes heureux de réserver une chambre d'hôtel ou invité pour vous. H: aucun / guesthouse (B, L, D)

Week 4 (volcano exploration week): 26 August - 2 September 2012

J 1-7:

Expédition de volcans Gabuna, Pago et Ulawun (26 août - 1er septembre) Explorer et monter des volcans Gabuna, Pago et Ulawun. H: camp

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