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# Papua New Guinea or Indonesian Papua? Country forums / Pacific Islands & Papua New Guinea / Papua New Guinea
tomres 11:37 UTC 11 Jan 2014 | I am planning a trip to New Guinea. But what part, the western or eastern? Anyone here who has experience in both the part and can tell me the difference between them? Advantages and disadvantages, and in what part will I experience the "real New Guinea" best? best regards from Peeer Grynt :-) Edited by: tomres |
watsoff 17:04 UTC 11 Jan 2014 | The difference is that PNG is independent, W. Papau belongs to Indonesia. There is some unrest in W. Papua due to the indigenous Papuans rising up against Indonesian rule, but I don't think that affects travellers. I've been to both back in the early 1990s, but wasn't in either place long enough to have much useful information, although as a solo female, I felt safer in W. Papua than in Port Moresby. | 1
tomres 15:47 UTC 12 Jan 2014 | Thank you for nice answer. :-) Peer Grynt ;-) | 2
Laszlo 14:40 UTC 13 Jan 2014 | Your Q is answered here: http://www.east-indonesia.info/faq/papua-travel-information-faq.html#10 | 3
tomres 14:35 UTC 14 Jan 2014 | Thank you Laszlo, very helpful! :-) | 4