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PG08 · PNG · Lowland & Foothill

Kiunga & Tabubil Expedition

Kiunga · Tabubil
Duration
10 Days · 9 Nights
The route
Kiunga · Tabubil
Style
Lowland and foothill western PNG
Best season
May – October · best
The route

9 nights, 2 stops — lowland and foothill western png.

Kiunga → Tabubil.

Round trip · returns to Kiunga

KiungaTabubil
What you're tracking

What you'll see

Greater bird-of-paradise
At its lowland lek.
Twelve-wired bird-of-paradise
On its display pole.
King bird-of-paradise
A jewel of the forest.
Flame bowerbird
In the lowland forest.
Day by day

The journey, one day at a time

01Port Moresby → Kiunga

Arrive Kiunga

The journey begins.

Arrive in Kiunga, met and transferred to your accommodation. Kiunga's birds-of-paradise are among the most coveted lowland species in all of New Guinea.

02Kiunga

Kiunga

A full day in the field.

Search the lowland forest for the king bird-of-paradise and bowerbirds. Arrive at Port Moresby and transfer to Kiunga. River and forest birding for the greater and twelve-wired birds-of-paradise.

03Kiunga

Kiunga

A full day in the field.

Boat the Fly River tributaries into pristine rainforest. Dawn leks and a full day of lowland forest specialities.

04Kiunga

Kiunga

A full day in the field.

Dawn leks and a full day of lowland forest specialities. River and forest birding for the greater and twelve-wired birds-of-paradise.

05Kiunga

Kiunga

A full day in the field.

River and forest birding for the greater and twelve-wired birds-of-paradise.

06Kiunga → Tabubil

To Tabubil

On to the next.

Transfer to Tabubil. Bird the foothill forest for the flame bowerbird and Carola's parotia. Arrive at Port Moresby and transfer to Tabubil.

07Tabubil

Tabubil

A full day in the field.

Work the Ok Tedi roads for forest birds across elevations. A full day of foothill specialities between the showers. Tabubil's mid-elevation forests fill the gap between lowland Kiunga and the high valleys, adding species found at neither.

08Tabubil

Tabubil

A full day in the field.

A full day of foothill specialities between the showers.

09Tabubil

Tabubil

A full day in the field.

Bird the foothill forest for the flame bowerbird and Carola's parotia.

10Depart Tabubil

Departure

The journey ends.

A final morning in Tabubil — 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 river travel and forest birding.

Year-round

Good season

Lowland birds display in most months; expect rain any time.

Destinations

Where this journey goes

Wildlife you may see
Birds

Make it yours.

Add nights, swap a park, extend to the coast — this route is a starting point, not a fixed menu. Tell us how you travel and we'll route the rest.

Field notes, now and then.

Where to go · When to go · Wildlife in season

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