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New Britain Endemics

New Britain
Duration
7 Days · 6 Nights
The route
New Britain
Style
Melanesian endemics and Kimbe Bay
Best season
May – October · best
What you're tracking

What you'll see

Melanesian megapode
Melanesian megapode
Nesting in volcanic sand.
New Britain boobook
New Britain boobook
An island endemic.
Reef life
Reef life
On the Kimbe Bay dives.
Blyth's hornbill
Blyth's hornbill
Over the forest.
Day by day

The journey, one day at a time

01Port Moresby → New Britain

Arrive New Britain

The journey begins.

Arrive in New Britain, met and transferred to your accommodation. New Britain pairs Melanesian endemic birds with reef diving that ranks among the Pacific's best.

02New Britain

New Britain

A full day in the field.

Dive or snorkel the Kimbe Bay reefs from Walindi. Arrive at Port Moresby and transfer to New Britain. Bird the forest for New Britain endemics and the megapode grounds.

03New Britain

New Britain

A full day in the field.

Combine island birding with the reef in a single day. Bird the forest for New Britain endemics and the megapode grounds.

04New Britain

New Britain

A full day in the field.

Bird the forest for New Britain endemics and the megapode grounds.

05New Britain

New Britain

A full day in the field.

Dive or snorkel the Kimbe Bay reefs from Walindi.

06New Britain

New Britain

A full day in the field.

Combine island birding with the reef in a single day.

07Depart New Britain

Departure

The journey ends.

A final morning in New Britain — a last outing or a slow start as time allows — before the transfer onward and the journey home.

When to travel

The season changes what you see.

May – October

Peak season

Drier season — best for forest birding and calm dive seas.

Year-round

Good season

Endemics and reefs are accessible throughout.

Destinations

Where this journey goes

Wildlife you may see
Birds

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Field notes, now and then.

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