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TOURISM
RESOURCES
An
independent initiative in promoting PNG online
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Welcome
to the world's last frontier!
Quick
Facts: Papua New Guinea (PNG) is a young democratic nation located
north of Australia
and east of Indonesia
and Singapore. PNG has a west minister democratic system of stable government.
Population of 5.2 million people that respectively originate from over
one thousand native tribes. A total of over 700 distinct native languages
are spoken. Pidgin is the national language. English is the formal language
for business and education. About 95 percent of the population live
in remote rural areas and engaged in subsistence farming. Literary rate
is 4.5 percent. Population growth rate is 2.6 percent. Gross Domestic
Product Per Capital is US$1, 260 (1998). Annual national government budget
total is US$1 billion (2001). PNG's land size is about one-third larger
than the American state of California. Its economy is predominantly export-based.
More information on PNG can be accessed via links below:
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Tourism
Facts: PNG is ranked in the top 20 best eco-tourism destinations in
the world. Recent figures show that between 13, 000 and 20, 000 (2001)
tourists travel to PNG annually. Tourism industry remains underdeveloped.
Variety of eco-adventure activites are offered annually by various in-bound
tour operators. These activities include rainforest trekking, waterfall
tours, limestone cave expeditions, river cruises, rough-water rafting,
game fishing, coral reef snorkling, scuba diving, village-to-village hikes,
cultural festivals and shows, snenic sightseeing, exploration of World
War II planes and ships' wreakage sites, bird-watching, local botanical
exploration, and discovering un-touched aborignal lifestyles. PNG Tourism
Promotion Authority (PNGTPA)
and the Ministry of Tourism & Culture help in shaping public policy,
development, and promotion of tourism in the country and abroad. Known
as "the world's last frontier", PNG remains pristine and untouched despite
the incremental changes brought about by modernization. Come, see for yourself,
and experience all that is offered in this "land of the unexpected!" More
information on PNG can be accessed via links below. If you need specific
information, send e-mail to skyuimb@hotmail.com. Thank you and Welcome! |
Planning
on visiting Papua New Guinea?
About
95 percent of Papua New Guineans live in rural villages. For any international
traveler to learn and experience what is truely representative of Papua
New Guinea is to spend sometime in a rural village setting; interacting
with tribal people, exploring natural landscape and diverse vegetation,
and participating in diverse cultural activities. Kokop
Village Tourism Center, a newly developing tourism facility, provides
international guests the opportunity to stay in a remote rural village
and get the chance to have a unique village experience. Rainforest walks,
village to village hikes, sightseeing tours, cultural shows, and local
botany exploration are but some of the many ecotourism activities you can
be part of while visiting Kokop
Village. For more detailed information, click
here or send e-mail to skyuimb@hotmail.com. |
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Papua New Guinea Tourism
Resources website was created and is maintained by Samson
Komati Yuimb, a native of Mt. Hagen in the Western Highlands Province
of Papua New Guinea. This site was first created in October 1998. Last
updated on November 15, 2001. At the last date of update, a record total
of 50, 550 hits was counted. Daily, a total of 100 hits on average are
recorded. This site can be found in almost all major search engines worldwide
under the URL address: http://geocities.datacellar.net/skyfdn.
Papua New Guinea Tourism Resource is neither an organization nor agency.
It is an individual volunteer project aimed at promoting Papua New Guinea
as an ideal ecotourism destination in the world through the magic of the
World Wide Web. To obtain specialized information on travel, tourism, and
hospitality in PNG, access the the appropriate agencies' or companies via
their respective websites presented above. However, should you need my
opinion on anything relating to PNG, send me an email at skyuimb@hotmail.com.
Thanks & God bless you! |
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to the World's Last Frontier!
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