1. MARKET DAY
Find carvings, masks and other treasures at the Ela Beach Craft Market, the country’s largest. It takes place the last Saturday of each month at the Ela Beach school in Port Moresby.

2. COLORFUL WARRIORS
Learn about the Huli Wigmen Clan, which lives in the Tari Valley in the Southern Highlands. Stay at Ambua Lodge for an authentic experience.
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3 MUCK TO MANTAS
Milne Bay is famous for being one of the first big spots for muck diving, but that is just the beginning; amazing reefs, shipwrecks and a wonderful manta cleaning station make it an extraordinary region.
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4 TAKE A HIKE
Hire a guide and a porter, and embark on a multiday, 60-mile historical trek across the Owen Stanley Range. Note: It’s not for the average daytripper; best times to hike are August to September.
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5 VISUAL SPECTACLE
Visit the Mount Hagen cultural show in August for the massive annual sing-sing that brings tribes together from across the highland regions for performances involving traditional dances, singing and rituals.
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6 CROCODILES AND CARVINGS
Embark on a river cruise to learn more about life in the stilt villages on the Sepik River. Villagers accept the local crocodiles as their co-habiters — a reverential relationship expressed in much of their art and traditions.
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7 ISLAND RESPITE
Escape from capital Port Moresby for a day to dive among World War II shipwrecks and coral bommies. Loloata Island Resort is a welcoming retreat with free pickup service from the airport and boat transfers to the island.
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8 CORAL GARDENS
Stay at Walindi Plantation Resort for access to Kimbe Bay, home to some of PNG’s most protected coral reefs, with gargantuan sea fans and sites such as Vanessa’s Reef.
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9 FISH SOUP
At the edge of the Bismarck Sea is Lissenung, a private island surrounded by great diving. On an incoming tide, Albatross Passage is loaded with pelagics, sharks, rays, and more fish than you can count.
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10 FJORDS TO FISH
Tufi serves up unique scenery, with precipitous terrain dropping down to an azure sea. Coral reefs line the edges of the fjords, while farther afield are reefs like Mulloway. Along the way, spy hornbills, cockatoos and the Queen Alexandra’s birdwing, the world’s largest butterfly.