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For over 70 years the story of the Battle of Kokoda along the Kokoda Trail has been told by survivors, memoirs and war records. No matter the interpretation the poignant narratives tell a very human story of comradeship and true grit that took place along the formidable Kokoda Trail, single file trail that links New Guinea’s interior to the coast near Port Moresby.
The Kokoda Track is simply a prevailing journey of endurance and indomitable spirit.When you begin the 96-kilometre Kokoda Trail trek you will feel the same level of physical exhaustion in the same way the Diggers and their Papuan brothers once experienced when they fought the Japanese. You will also quickly gain a sense of Diggers’ camaraderie and share a similar bond with your own group as you meet the environmental challenges that awaits along the Kokoda Track; the deep ravines and precipices of the Kokoda Trail, the raging waters only accessed by a log bridge and miles of inhospitable terrain though dense rainforests. And in a quiet moment of reflection, you may even think about the men who lived with the constant threat of another enemy ambush. Wonder how they persevered when they fell sick with malaria or were shot. Or even imagine how they walked day after day in the searing heat with their with feet covered in festering blisters along the Kokoda Track.
But as you look across the remarkably beautiful and untamed panoramas from atop Papua New Guinea’s highest peak, you will feel a sense of exhilaration at having experienced one of the world’s most extraordinary treks that is steeped in history and valour.
At the heart of your journey is Oro Province, one of the most beautiful landscapes in Papua New Guinea. Located between the Solomon Sea and the foothills of the Kokoda Trail is the sleepy village of Kokoda where the northern end of the Kokoda Track ends. Established as an outpost for miners travelling to the Yodda Kokoda gold fields in the 1890s, Kokoda’s airfield became the central focus of Allied and Japanese interests during the 1942 Kokoda Trail Campaign.
Starting at Ower’s Corner near Port Moresby (or v/v from Kokoda) on an eight- or nine-day trek either led by Australian or Papuan trek masters, your Kokoda Trail trekking experience will include camp stays (in tents) near the villages and battlefields at the forefront of the campaign while enjoying the warmth of Kokoda Spirit’s Papuan hosts.
At the end of your Kokoda Spirit Kokoda Trail trek you will walk away with a sense of personal triumph at having trekked one of the most challenging tracks in the world the Kokoda Trail. And your spiritual bond with the heroic men who left their footsteps along the Kokoda Track will forever stay with you.
Please view Kokoda Spirit’s selection of Kokoda Trail treks and Kokoda Trail tours that include set departure dates or suggested itineraries for customised treks.