Day 01* : Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Arrive Port Moresby and transfer to your hotel. Airways HotelDay 02: Port Moresby - Tari Gap
Transfer to the airport for you flight** to Tari. You are met and transferred by lodge shuttle to the Ambua Lodge for check-in and balance of day at leisure. Optional activities from the lodge include a guided walk in the rain forest, a visit to the Tari Gap area, and/or a trip to look for the exotic birds of paradise. Ambua Lodge (B,L,D)Day 03 & 04: Tari Gap
Enjoy two full days of nature and cultural activities with your lodge guide. The lodge is located at 7,000 feet in the Tari Gap area in the southern highlands, bordering on pristine mid-montane rainforest and in the beginning of the valley grasslands. This location promises the visitor the eternal spring weather and magnificent views of the Tari Valley. Ambua Lodge (B,L,D)Day 05: Tari - Sepik River
This morning depart via lodge shuttle to the airport where you will board your scheduled charter flight to Karawari. Upon arrival, you will be met and transferred by cruise shuttle to the Sepik Spirit for cruise check-in. The MV Sepik Spirit was specially designed to navigate through the lake and river systems of the Sepik River. MV Sepik Spirit (B,L,D)Day 06 & 07: Sepik River
Enjoy two full fascinating days on the river. Your days are occupied with watching dugout canoes drift past; seeing villagers set fish traps and process their food staple, the sago palm, in the settlements you will visit; and laughing with the happy children who play in the wash as your boat passes. MV Sepik Spirit (B,L,D)Day 08: Sepik River - Karawari
On arrival, you are met and transferred via lodge shuttle to the Karawari Lodge. Karawari Lodge stands majestically on a lone ridge, in the east Sepik Province, amidst a vast expanse of dense tropical lowland rainforest that extends beyond the horizon for what seems a thousand miles in every direction. This afternoon participate in some of the local activities offered from the lodge. Karawari Lodge (B,L,D)Day 09: Karawari - Mt. Hagen
Transfer via lodge shuttle to the Karawari airstrip for your flight into the heart of the Western Highlands and the commercial center, Mt. Hagen. On arrival you will be met and commence a half-day sightseeing tour including a visit to Mudmen. Return transfer to Mt Hagen airport for your flight** to Port Moresby. You are met and transferred to your hotel. Airways Hotel (B)Day 10: Port Moresby - Depart
Transfer to the Port Moresby International Airport.
*A Thursday arrival is required to accommodate the Sepik Cruise schedule.**Domestic Air Niugini flights: Port Moresby/Tari and Mt. Hagen/Port Moresby are to be booked with international air.
