A field guide to the best birdwatching spots in Papua New Guinea

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From dawn until dusk, PNG’s dense forests host the melodies of myriad birds, lacking any real predators to stifle their melodies. Fiona Harper provides this field guide to some of the best places to birdwatch in the country.

Upturn forecast in Papua New Guinea domestic tourism

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The Australia/New Zealand representative for PNG’s Tourism Promotion Authority predicts strong growth in domestic tourism, anticipating a drop in travel costs and increased marketing of PNG’s natural scenic spots. Sonja Heydemann reports.

Bensbach Wildlife Lodge

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This comfortable 12-room lodge, built of local materials, has established a reputation for spectacular barramundi fishing (other species include ox eye herring and saratoga). It is located on the Bensbach River (Papua New Guinea’s most westerly river), in a vast, open, seasonally-flooded plain which is crowded with bird and animal life, including deer, wallabies, crocodiles […]