Mt Hagen Festival, Papua New Guinea
Snap shot
Two days of festival, Waghi valley tour inclusive of the village and Tribal clan of Melpa People, MOKA ceremony demonstration, Chief Practicing Polygamy in the central highlands and early bird Tours and Tumbuna night is inclusive in the Mt Hagen Festival Tour Package
Highlights
Two full days at the Mt Hagen Festival
visit the Melpa Tribe of Western Highlands province
chief Practicing Polygamy in the Central Highlands region
early Bird tours and Tumbuna Night
Schedule details
Duration: 4 days
Meeting point: We will collect you from your hotel or from the airport.
Starting time: 08:30 AM
Ending point: We will drop you off at the hotel of your choice or at the airport.
Full itinerary
Day 1
International Arrival and Transfers from POM/HGN.
Arrive Port Moresby, Meet and greet and assist with transfer to Mt Hagen flight (PX 182 POM/HGU 1030/1130). Arrange with transfers from Airport to hotel. Unpack and rest for lunch and afternoon tour around Mt Hagen City or we will drive to Paikona Village for Village study and Famous Face painting done by Mt Hagen women folks. And we do village study for the Central people of the Highlands region.
Taste their local stone oven mumu lunch. And we will walk over to nearby village for young courting (The famous WAIPA dance) demonstrated for young males and females for courting. After this three tours, we will drive back to the hotel for rest and dinner (Depends on the morning or midday flight) Highlander Hotel (LD)
Day 2
Mt Hagen Festival
We recommend that you enjoy early breakfast to start at 7:00 am and we depart early at 7:30 for Early Bird Tours, visit sing sing groups from different provinces in their camps to very closely see how their body decorations of colorful traditional costumes and very colorful face painting is done. Explanations will be given to you on the types of costumes and their significance in the cultures of these people.
We will proceed into the Show grounds to witness thousands of warriors, all dressed in their very finest traditional regalia, dancing and sing sing, each group in their own culture with languages with intention to outclass all the other groups. Walk among dancers, shake hands and meet them. Return to your hotel late in the afternoon. Enjoy picnic lunch at the show grounds. Highlander Hotel (BLD)
Day 3 Mt Hagen Festival
Transfer to the Show ground, after breakfast to enjoy another full day at the Mt Hagen Festival. Return to your hotel in the late afternoon. Enjoy picnic lunch at the show grounds and continue until 4:00 pm and we retire back to the hotel for rest and dinner. Highlander Hotel (BLD)
DAY 4 Depart HGN/POM/
Depart your Hotel, after breakfast, Transfers to the Airport for HGNPOM Flight PX 180 08300915. Arrive Pom and transit to international departures.
Highlander Hotel (B)
Additional information
Inclusions:
Basic costs includes accommodation (Double – Twin Share/ Single ), all meals from Lunch on day 1 to breakfast on the last day, transfers, tours, cultural performance, entrance fees, and services of our tour guide who will guide on the full Highlands Tours, inclusive of Mt Hagen festival and full tour escorts.
Exclusions:
Basic costs do not include – domestic airfares, departure tax and services of personal nature, i.e alcohol beverages, laundry services etc.
Other information:
- Domestic Flights
We recommend that you book and purchase domestic Air Niugini air sectors together with your international sectors as it is cheaper when you purchase domestic air sectors from outside of PNG.
Domestic air sectors you are to book and ticket are:
PX180 0910/1010: Port Moresby/Mt Hagen
PX 182: 0830/0915 Hagen/Port Moresby - Booking Conditions: Bookings for August Only
- Weather dependent, you will still have the tour after normal tour from 4:00 – 5:pm and cancellation of flights for festivals, there is no repeat, when you miss the festival, it’s all forfeited.
