88 American tourists visit PNG

PAPUA New Guinea has been chosen as one of the exotic destinations in the world by 88 American tourists on their recent ‘Around the World’ trip.

The tourists arrived in Port Moresby last week on a private jet and embarked on a two-day visit to Ambua lodge in the Southern Highlands province and the East Sepik province.

The visiting Americans were impressed with their stay in each province and described their experiences as something both unique and beautiful.

The visitors are believed to be wealthy and their aim is to visit interesting destinations around the world.

Tourists arriving at the Jacksons Airport on Friday from Ambua

Sue Larson, from Altos Hills, California, was among the group who travelled to Ambua Lodge on a different flight after arriving in Port Moresby on Wednesday.

She says her experience was unique and very fulfilling. “I think my biggest impression would be the people and the environment in general. It surprises me that the people were very friendly, they smiled at you in greeting and were very welcoming. I think you have that really nice custom and the local lifestyle is wonderful, it makes you think how different it is from the way to had imagined,” Sue said.

Sue Larson had every reason to smile after her visit to Ambua Lodge

Each person in the group was spending a total of K125000 on their trip and according to Sue the visit and their experiences in PNG was worth the trip here.

The group were accompanied by Dr Clifford Frith, an ornithologist who has studied birds in PNG for more than 10 years.

There were two groups, one on a flight to Wewak to see the renowned Sepik River and the other to Ambua lodge to see the Bird of Paradise.

Scott Leviton with the TCS Expedition that have been doing this trips for more than 90 years said they were targeting to visit 12 countries in the world in 21 days and PNG was one of them.

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Around the World Trip Organisor = Scott Leviton