Country guide
Papua New Guinea
2 places across the five collections. Start with what draws you here, then build a journey that gives each place enough time.
Photograph
Arthur Chapman · CC BY 2.0Find your way through Papua New Guinea.
The country guide gathers The Original 100 and every alternative included elsewhere on the site. A shared regional wonder may appear in more than one country.
Country orientation
Find the shape of your journey.
See how the 2 entries are distributed, then choose a cluster that suits the journey you want. Numbers on this map refer to the list alongside it.
Representative points, including broad regions and shared-border entries. A pin is not a visitor entrance or evidence of a direct travel connection.
- Kokoda Track
Extraordinary Discoveries · A demanding route through landscape and memory
- Sepik River
The Wider World · A river landscape and distinctive artistic traditions invite an encounter with places whose significance depends on community and context.
Extraordinary Discoveries
201–300 · 1 place in this country
The Wider World
401–500 · 1 place in this country
486 · Papua New Guinea
Sepik River
A river landscape and distinctive artistic traditions invite an encounter with places whose significance depends on community and context.
Turn the collection into a journey.
Begin with an anchor place and its suggested base. Compare the guides’ seasonal notes and allow separately for time spent travelling. A collection of places in one country is not automatically a sensible route, particularly where islands, mountains or remote regions are involved.
Use the travel workbench to record your chosen overnight stops and the transport information you have checked. It keeps unresearched connections visible and produces a day-by-day outline you can print or export.
For international travel, check current entry requirements, regional advice and the operating details of the actual transport and visitor authorities. Country and territory labels here organise the guides; broad shared landscapes do not imply unrestricted border crossings.