MADANG
The tropical garden township of Madang, on the north coast of PNG is a place where travellers can experience a diverse range of cultural and natural attractions. The local market has a fine range of carvings, bilum bags, shells and colourful displays of exotic fruit and vegetables.

The people of Madang comprise highlanders, river and coastal people, with islanders making up the remaining social group. Each society holds their own particular beliefs and traditions, based primarily on ancestral spirits and the natural environment. Some cultures date back over 50,000 years.

Visit Bilbil, a typical coastal village, where the people were renowned for building some of the largest canoes in the Pacific. The women make distinctive clay pots, which traditionally, were used for trade along the coastline and nearby islands.

The spectacular wildlife area of Balek is situated approximately 30 minutes from Madang and was the film location for Pierce Brosnan’s “Robinson Crusoe”. A lagoon-like sulphur creek, surrounded by tropical rainforest, flows from a massive limestone formation, where fish, turtles and eels are clearly visible in the pristine waters.

Dive or swim in the crystal waters of the Bismarck Sea, or visit tranquil islands scattered throughout Madang Harbour, including Krangket, Pig and Wangat.