Gentle New Guinea

This relaxed 14-day Papua New Guinea birding tour offers an easier, more comfortable alternative to traditional PNG itineraries. Staying in western-style hotels and visiting accessible sites around Kiunga, Walindi on New Britain, and Port Moresby, you’ll enjoy rewarding birding without steep climbs or demanding treks. The focus is on spectacular yet approachable species—including several Birds of Paradise—alongside a rich variety of New Guinea specialties. With flexible days, opportunities to return to your hotel for lunch, and carefully chosen venues, it’s an ideal option for birders who want to experience PNG’s extraordinary biodiversity in a more gentle and enjoyable way.

Every tour is run in collaboration with Sicklebill Safaris, our trusted partners in delivering world-class birding across Papua New Guinea. For more information about this tour, please contact Sue, Phil or Rowan at info@s2travel.com.au

Species that you would expect to see:

Raggiana Bird-of-Paradise – Papua New Guinea’s national bird, renowned for its spectacular courtship displays in forest clearings.
King of Saxony Bird-of-Paradise – Instantly recognisable with its extraordinary head plumes waving above the canopy.
Brown Sicklebill – A striking highland species with a long decurved bill and loud, metallic calls.
Blue Bird-of-Paradise – One of the most dazzling Birds-of-Paradise, draped in vivid blue plumage and long tail feathers.
King Bird-of-Paradise – A tiny, jewel-like species, brilliant scarlet with ornate tail wires tipped in emerald discs.
Flame Bowerbird – One of PNG’s most flamboyant species, with males constructing decorative bowers to impress females.

Lawes’s Parotia – Known as the ballerina bird, with males performing elegant dances to woo mates.
Scheepmaker’s crowned Pigeon – One of the world’s largest and most impressive pigeons, with an ornate lacy crest and deep forest presence.
Crested Berrypecker – A colourful canopy species and member of one of PNG’s endemic bird families.
Crested Satinbird – A jewel-like passerine, with males glowing orange against the forest backdrop.
Blue-capped Ifrit – A rare montane bird unique to New Guinea, known for its striking blue crown.
Nicobar Pigeon – A stunning pigeon with iridescent plumage and long hackled feathers, seen around coastal forests.