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Papua New Guinea
Eight hundred languages, highland festivals with no audience but each other, and diving on wartime wrecks. Difficult and expensive to travel, and unlike anywhere.
When to go
Passport Pin guide · checked 22 Aug 2026Best time to visit Papua New Guinea: May–Oct
Cities
Where people go in Papua New Guinea
- Port Moresby2 days is about right
Landmarks
What people go to see in Papua New Guinea
Port Moresby· 5 landmarks
Hanuabada
National Parliament House
PNG National Museum and Art Gallery
St Mary's Cathedral
Tatana Island
Names and UNESCO status only. We hold no coordinate for a landmark — the stored position is its city’s centre — so these are listed under the city rather than pinned on a map. Passport Pin guide · checked 22 Aug 2026
Where to stay
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Things to do
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Fly to Papua New Guinea
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The facts you look up on the plane
Driving
On the left
Wikidata · checked 19 Aug 2026
Plugs
I
IEC · World Plugs · checked 21 Aug 2026
Voltage
240V
Wikidata · checked 19 Aug 2026
Currency
PGK · Papua New Guinean kina
ISO 4217 · checked 22 Aug 2026
Tipping
Not customary and can cause awkwardness. Guides and boat crews are the exception.
Passport Pin guide · checked 22 Aug 2026
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