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# Sepik River Country forums / Pacific Islands & Papua New Guinea / Papua New Guinea
77rosa 17:20 UTC 14 Aug 2014 | In October, my friend and I go to PNG. We would like to visit the Sepik River and we have heard that the upper and middle part are the best places. What experience do you have? Are there any of you who can recommend a trip organizer for this area? |
vandorboy 11:35 UTC 06 Sep 2014 | we going there from 16th sept.. if you know anyone who can fix the boat for us, pls let me know...tel. etc.. thanks Gabor | 1
faeifuwill 19:22 UTC 20 Sep 2014 | I warmly recommend the guide Johannes Teven He also happens to be an excellent cook and has the most wonderful positive outlook on things. You can call or text him at +675-73637760. No e-mail. Might take a few days before he answers. Tell him to take you to all his favourite villages and guesthouses. Unfortunately we had booked our trip through another guide mentioned by others above - who turned out to be really really awful in many different ways - who had contracted Johannes (who is amazing). The other guide had decided on guesthouses which belonged to a friend of his and were in mosquitoe-infested villages next to swamps. That was even the problem though - I can direct message info on the bad things that happened. In any case, Johannes can arrange everything (transport from Wewak to the river and canoe - insist on a motorized canoe, not a regular boat - to various villages). (and to avoid the swamp-infested mosquito-infested places). Johannes made a very positive and professional impression on us. The cost - including transportation, accommodation, food, village visits & fees, 2 litres of water per day etc - was 500 PGK per day. However, prices can go up quickly in PNG (which is sooo expensive) so don't be worried if the price quoted is higher. One village to stay in is Wombun. Supercute, nice market, really friendly people, lovely guesthouse. I think Palimbai was the most awful guesthouse (isolated from the rest of the village by the swamp = nowhere to walk). Kanganamon is a nice village across the river, a lot of mosquitoes (but less than Palimbai) but at least much nicer and cleaner and possible to walk around. Wagu village with rainforest, birds of paradise and view over the water. http://www.wagurainforest.com/your-trip Avoid staying in Ambunti. Between Ambunti & Wagu there's a large village with a newly built Haus Tambaran and a church which had been torn down due to termites. They had lovely guesthouses. Would have loved to stay there. Hope this helps. :) | 2
faeifuwill 19:22 UTC 20 Sep 2014 | I warmly recommend the guide Johannes Teven He also happens to be an excellent cook and has the most wonderful positive outlook on things. You can call or text him at +675-73637760. No e-mail. Might take a few days before he answers. Tell him to take you to all his favourite villages and guesthouses. Unfortunately we had booked our trip through another guide mentioned in other topics - who turned out to be really really awful in many different ways - who had contracted Johannes (who is amazing). The other guide had decided on guesthouses which belonged to a friend of his and were in mosquitoe-infested villages next to swamps. That was even the problem though - I can direct message info on the bad things that happened. In any case, Johannes can arrange everything (transport from Wewak to the river and canoe - insist on a motorized canoe, not a regular boat - to various villages). (and to avoid the swamp-infested mosquito-infested places). Johannes made a very positive and professional impression on us. The cost - including transportation, accommodation, food, village visits & fees, 2 litres of water per day etc - was 500 PGK per day. However, prices can go up quickly in PNG (which is sooo expensive) so don't be worried if the price quoted is higher. One village to stay in is Wombun. Supercute, nice market, really friendly people, lovely guesthouse. I think Palimbai was the most awful guesthouse (isolated from the rest of the village by the swamp = nowhere to walk). Kanganamon is a nice village across the river, a lot of mosquitoes (but less than Palimbai) but at least much nicer and cleaner and possible to walk around. Wagu village with rainforest, birds of paradise and view over the water. http://www.wagurainforest.com/your-trip Avoid staying in Ambunti. Between Ambunti & Wagu there's a large village with a newly built Haus Tambaran and a church which had been torn down due to termites. They had lovely guesthouses. Would have loved to stay there. Hope this helps. :) | 3