Plan a trip to Papua New Guinea

Places to see in Papua New Guinea

12 of the 20 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

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  Port Moresby

  City · National Capital District

  Port Moresby, also referred to as Pom City or simply Moresby, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea. It is one of the largest cities in the southwestern Pacific outside of Australia and New Zealand.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: MSchlauch (Public domain). Map

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  New Britain

  Island · West New Britain Province

  New Britain is the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago, part of the Islands Region of Papua New Guinea. It is separated from New Guinea by a northwest corner of the Solomon Sea and from New Ireland by St. George's Channel. The main towns of New Britain are Rabaul, Kokopo, and Kimbe.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Wikimedia Commons: Newbritain lrg.jpg (Public domain). Map

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  Bougainville Island

  Island · Autonomous Region of Bougainville

  Bougainville Island is the main island of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, which is part of Papua New Guinea. Its land area is 9,384 km2 (3,623 sq mi). The highest point is Mount Balbi, on the main island, at 2,715 m (8,907 ft).

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Jeremy Weate (CC BY 2.0). Map

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  Rabaul

  City · East New Britain Province

  Rabaul is a township in the East New Britain province of Papua New Guinea, on the island of New Britain. It lies about 600 km (370 mi) to the east of the island of New Guinea.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Stefan Krasowski from New York, NY, USA (CC BY 2.0). Map

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  Lae

  City · Morobe Province

  Lae is the capital of Morobe Province and is the second-largest city in Papua New Guinea. It is located near the delta of the Markham River on the northern coast of Huon Gulf.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Phenss (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Mount Wilhelm

  Mountain · Jiwaka

  Mount Wilhelm is the highest mountain in Papua New Guinea at 4,509 metres (14,793 ft). It is part of the Bismarck Range and the peak is the point where three provinces, Chimbu, Jiwaka and Madang, meet. In the local Kuman language, the peak is also known as Enduwa Kombuglu or Kombugl'o Dimbin.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Nomadtales (talk · contribs) (CC BY-SA 2.1 au). Map

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  Manus Island

  Island · Manus Province

  Manus Island is part of Manus Province in northern Papua New Guinea and is the largest of the Admiralty Islands. It is the fifth-largest island in Papua New Guinea, with an area of 2,100 km2 (810 sq mi), measuring around 100 km × 30 km.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: NASA (Public domain). Map

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  Arawa

  City · Autonomous Region of Bougainville

  Arawa is the largest town and the former capital of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea. It began as the village of Uruava. It is administered under Arawa Rural LLG.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: NASA (Public domain). Map

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  Buka Island

  Island · Autonomous Region of Bougainville

  Buka Island is the second-largest island in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, in eastern Papua New Guinea. It is in Buka Rural LLG of North Bougainville District, with the Autonomous Region's and district's capital city of Buka on the island.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: user:Electionworld (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Tavurvur

  Mountain · East New Britain Province

  Tavurvur is an active stratovolcano near Rabaul, on the island of New Britain, in Papua New Guinea. It is a sub-vent of the Rabaul caldera and lies on the eastern rim of the larger feature. An eruption of the volcano largely destroyed the nearby town of Rabaul in 1994.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Taro Taylor edit by Richard Bartz (CC BY 2.0). Map

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  Ulawun

  Mountain · West New Britain Province

  Ulawun is an active stratovolcano in West New Britain Province, on the island of New Britain in Papua New Guinea.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Wikimedia Commons: Ulawun.jpg (Public domain). Map

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  Mount Giluwe

  Mountain · Southern Highlands Province

  Mount Giluwe is the second highest mountain in Papua New Guinea at 4,367 metres (14,327 ft), and the fifth highest peak on the island of New Guinea. It is located in the Southern Highlands province and is an old shield volcano with vast alpine grasslands.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Kaijankoski (CC0). Map