
Ambua Lodge
Tari, Papua New Guinea
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A favored destination among birders, Ambua’s rain forests have been the star of many a wildlife documentary. An incredible 217 species have been recorded here and Ambua is home to 13 different species of Bird of Paradise. Ambua employs knowledgeable local birding guides and caters for all interest levels, from early morning birding excursions for guests on more culturally orientated tours, keen to catch a glimpse of these spectacular birds; to fully specialized birding tours tailored to the seasoned enthusiast.
Ambua is surrounded by pristine, mid-montane jungle, a mass of interlocking tree tops, shades of green spattered with occasional splashes of color from high altitude orchids and rhododendrons. Well kept nature trails venture out into this wilderness, crossing traditional vine bridges, tracing clear mountain streams to secluded waterfalls.
Guests are accommodated in thirty round houses, set amongst landscaped gardens and built almost exclusively from natural materials. Each unit features 180 degree picture windows to soak in the view, en-suite bathrooms.
Guests can also be accommodated in our two story block of 18 modern hotel rooms. Electric blankets and continental quilts for the cool highland evenings.
Ambua has 24 hour, eco-friendly electricity, provided by its own hydroelectric power plant that generates clean, natural energy from a nearby mountain stream. The main lodge building houses the bar, dining and lounge areas and a cozy central fireplace.
Ambua Lodge
Accommodation
Single Rooms
Double RoomsCabins / Bungalows
Facilities
Private Facilities 24hr – Electricity Hot & Cold Water Fans Mosquito Nets
Naturalist / Guide
Resident GuideGuide can be arrangedGuided WalksNight Walks / Drives Near National Park / Reserve (less than 50km)Moth /Insect Night Light Checklists
Trails
Nearby Trails
Food
Restaurant / DiningBreakfastLunchDinner Bar Shop / Store
Species List - English
- Greater Lophorina 1km
- Blue Bird-of-paradise 1km
- King of Saxony Bird-of-paradise 2-10km
- Raggiana Bird-of-paradise 2-10km
- Ribbon-tailed Astrapia 2-10km
- Lawes’s Parotia 2-10km
- Pale-billed Sicklebill 2-10km
- Crested Satinbird 2-10km
- Loria’s Satinbird 2-10km
- Princess Stephanie’s Astrapia 2-10km
- Black Sicklebill 2-10km
- Rufous-naped Bellbird 2-10km
- Blue-faced Parrotfinch 2-10km
- Spotted Jewel-babbler 2-10km
- Red-breasted Pygmy Parrot 2-10km
- Goldie’s Lorikeet 2-10km
- Archbold’s Nightjar 1km
- Brown Sicklebill 2-10km
- Mountain Kingfisher 2-10km
- Short-tailed Paradigalla 2-10km
- Lesser Ground Robin 2-10km
- Chestnut Forest Rail 2-10km
- Brehm’s Tiger Parrot 2-10km
- Blue-capped Ifrit 2-10km
- Wattled Ploughbill 2-10km
- Macgregor’s Bowerbird 2-10km
- Papuan Grassbird 2-10km
- Speckled Dasyure 2-10km
- Hercules Moth 1km
- Jade Hawkmoth 1km
Species List - Scientific
- Lophorina superba 1km
- Paradisaea rudolphi 1km
- Pteridophora alberti 2-10km
- Paradisaea raggiana 2-10km
- 2-10km
- Parotia lawesii 2-10km
- Drepanornis bruijnii 2-10km
- Cnemophilus macgregorii 2-10km
- Cnemophilus macgregorii 2-10km
- Astrapia stephaniae 2-10km
- Epimachus fastosus 2-10km
- Aleadryas rufinucha 2-10km
- Erythrura trichroa 2-10km
- Ptilorrhoa leucosticta 2-10km
- Micropsitta bruijnii 2-10km
- Psitteuteles goldiei 2-10km
- Eurostopodus archboldi 1km
- Epimachus meyeri 2-10km
- Syma megarhyncha 2-10km
- Paradigalla brevicauda 2-10km
- Amalocichla incerta 2-10km
- Rallicula rubra 2-10km
- Psittacella brehmii 2-10km
- 2-10km
- Eulacestoma nigropectus 2-10km
- Amblyornis macgregoriae 2-10km
- Cincloramphus macrurus 2-10km
- Neophascogale lorentzii 2-10km
- Coscinocera hercules 1km
- Daphnis hypothous 1km