Highlands Region Travel Guide

Explore Mount Hagen Highlands coffee farms ring Mount Hagen, best known for its annual show where Huli wigmen don painted faces and wigs; markets, cloud-forest treks, and bold local coffee pull curious travelers inland. Explore Goroka Goroka tightens the highland air around its October sing-sing, when dozens of tribes trade dress, music, and dance; visitors arrive for the festival, mountain trails, and small coffeehouses. Explore Wabag Perched in the central highlands, Wabag offers cool air, coffee farms and a lively market where bilum bags and produce change hands; it’s a gateway to Enga’s trails and occasional tribal gatherings. Explore Kundiawa Highland capital Kundiawa sits on steep terraces; trekkers pass through for Chimbu Province hikes, coffee-planted slopes, local markets and festivals where sing-sings and painted bilums command attention. Explore Mendi A Southern Highlands hub surrounded by steep valleys and cloudcoated ridges; visitors come for tribal markets, sing-sings (traditional dances), highland coffee stations and rugged treks into nearby villages. Explore Kuk Swamp A UNESCO‑recognized archaeological landscape in Papua New Guinea where early drainage and cultivation systems date back several millennia. Explore Lake Kutubu Highland lake in Southern Highlands Province, surrounded by rainforest and villages; known for endemic fish, canoe trips, birdwatching and cultural visits to local settlements. Explore Mount Bosavi An extinct volcanic caldera in Papua New Guinea, Mount Bosavi holds dense rainforest and documented endemic species; visitors join biodiversity expeditions and multi‑day jungle treks.