There is no doubt about it, walking the Kokoda Track is difficult. If walking around the block is 1/10, you can expect the Kokoda Track to be a minimum of 7/10 and up to 10/10 in places. The good news is that normal everyday people do it, so its more than achieveable, you simply need to comit the time and effort to reach your goal. 

The traditional Kokoda Track itinerary will have you on the track for eight days. However, if you are feeling super fit you can take the fast Kokoda option and get through it in six days. Although the track can be completed quicker, most operators dont offer tours shorter than six days. The quicker you do the trail, the less you see, the less you experience and the risk of injury increases.

Papua New Guinea (PNG) has a wet and dry season similar to northern Australia. Therefore the track is typically closed to tourists between December and mid April which is considered the wet season. ANZAC Day (April) is a popular time with many tours booked out with the track, camp areas and key battle sites being very busy. If you want to be part of an ANZAC experience in a remote location then an ANZAC Day tour might be for you. Beyond that, anytime throughout the trekking season is the best time to do the Kokoda Track. You can experience rain and mud at anytime, so it really comes down to your availibility. Obviously airfares are generally a little cheaper outside of school holidays if you are trying to save a few dollars.   

Simply chose the itinerary or type of expedition you would like, look at the relavent dates and book your place. If the dates dont suit and you have a group of eight or more, we can create a private date to suit your needs, just let us know. 

Trekking the Kokoda Track must be undertaken with a licenced tour operator for a range of reasons. The Kokoda Track Authority (KTA) does not encourage trekkers to walk without a tour operator because: the track can vary and be unclear at times, it is not safe for an individual to be travelling solo and a solo traveller brings very little benifit to the local communities. 

After speaking with many veterans the fought in PNG and veterans that have fought in modern conflicts, the common response to this question is, there are no winners in war. In terms of the battle for Kokoda itself, there were multiple engagments between the Australians and the Japanese whereby the Japanese took the ground and the Australians took back the ground. You can learn more about the specifics of the battle of Kokoda alue="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kokoda" label="" type="url" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kokoda" target="_blank" data-runtime-url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kokoda">here.

A very difficult question to sum up in just a few sentences because so much happened on the Kokoda Track its unlikely we will ever understand and capture everything the happened. In short, the Kokoda Track marks the location of one of the most important and understated battles during the Second World War and undoubtley in Australian military history. Australian soldiers fought back and advancing Japanese force in Papua New Guinea (PNG) and pushed them back across the PNG mountains. You can read more indepth information about the Kokoda Campagin here.

To be specific, the Kokdoa Track begins at Owers Corner which is the bottom or the southern side of the Track. It spans a length of 96kms traversing the beautiful PNG landscape and finishes at the northern end, slightly before Kokoda Village at a place called Kokoda Station.