So well hidden are the mountain valleys in Papua New Guinea that a million people lived there unknown until the 1930's.
The Highlands are breathtaking - a world straight from the pages of a National Geographic Magazine. Steep sided hills plunge down to coffee plantations laid out in neat squares on the valley floors. Thatched houses guard the hilltops and swift flowing, jungle fringed rivers dissect the land, like silver blades.
The people who have lived in these hills for thousands of years are fierce warriors who occasionally still engage in tribal battles between themselves. The colorful "sing sing" is a full blooded show of strength calculated to astound its audience. To witness these plumed warriors chanting and pounding the earth is to see one of the worlds great dramas.
The
annual Mt. Hagen Show is
the single largest display of Papua New Guinea's colorful
and diverse cultures. The country has more than 700 known
languages and each represents a distinct cultural tribal
group. The 2008 Mt. Hagen Cultural Sing Sing
will be held on the weekend of
August 15/16/17,
2008.
These Show tours do fill up fast as there is only very limited accommodation in Mount Hagen, so, book now for the experience of a lifetime.
The Highlanders are known for their fiercely aggressive competition at the Show and will be out in their thousands to participate. They take great care in adornment of body decor, face painting and head dresses of the Bird of Paradise plumage. Visitors have the opportunity to witness this preparation prior to the groups proceeding to the main cultural arena.
Book early to see this spectacular today...tomorrow it won't be the same!
Goroka
Highlands Festival 2008 dates are set for September
13/14, over Independence Day (Sep 13th)
Goroka Show day
trips are also available round-trip from Madang, via 25
minute flight.
Let us provide
you with a customized day by day itinerary - Phone us
today!
For more information on Papua
New Guinea, please visit the Trans
Niugini Tours website here!
