Go backstage
It’s worth purchasing two-day tickets if you want to have “backstage” access — watching the tribe members prepare for the show. Tickets can be brought from major hotels and Trans Niugini Tours.
Invest in a good camera, and keep a firm grip on it
This festival is a serious feast for the eyes, but it’s also a chaotic scene that is prime breeding ground for theft.
Visit the Baiyer River Bird Sanctuary
It hosts the largest collection of birds and wildlife in Papua New Guinea.
Explore the islands from underwater
One of PNG’s main tourist draws is the excellent diving and snorkeling available around the islands. Volcanic eruptions have created fjords along the southeast coast of Cape Nelson, where the waters are crystal clear, warm, and filled with tropical marine life.