Karawari Lodge
Sepik Area, Papua New Guinea
Lodge
Standing majestically on a lone ridge, 300 meters above the banks of the Karawari River and overlooking an endless expanse of dense tropical lowland rain forest is Karawari Lodge.
One of the most remote and un-spoilt destinations in Papua New Guinea – the lodges private airstrip and the Karawari River being the only way in or out. Stilted villages line the edges of flooded waterways and dug out canoes are the primary mode of transport.
Karawari Lodge arranges river excursions in 18-seat motorized jet boats to the surrounding villages where you visit traditional homes, witness ceremonial dances and celebrations and are honored with a glimpse of what life must have been like.
This tropical lowland rainforest is one of earth’s most complex of habitats, housing an immense variety of flora and fauna – a staggering 229 different bird species have been recorded at Karawari. Optional early morning/late afternoon birding is available at no extra charge for opportunities to spot elusive 12-Wire Birds of Paradise,
cockatoos, parrots, hornbills, cormorants and other water birds.
Guests are accommodated in ten separate cottages, each built out of local bush materials and inspired by traditional architecture. Each cottage has two private twin rooms, each with modern en-suite bathrooms, and a communal veranda. Despite its remoteness, the lodge has 220V electricity, hot & cold water, comfortable mosquito-netted beds, ceiling fans, and a breezy veranda – all make for a welcome sanctuary after a day’s exploration.
Karawari Lodge is only accessible on our own air service on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from either Mount Hagen or Ambua Lodge; or on completion of a Sepik cruise on the MV Sepik Spirit.
Karawari Lodge
Accommodation
Double RoomsCabins / Bungalows
Facilities
Private Facilities 24hr – Electricity Hot & Cold Water Fans Mosquito Nets
Naturalist / Guide
Resident GuideGuide can be arrangedGuided Walks Boat Trips Fishing availableNear National Park / Reserve (less than 50km)Near Stream or River Observation DeckChecklists
Trails
Nearby Trails
Food
Restaurant / DiningBreakfastLunchDinner Picnic / Lunch BoxesBar Shop / Store
Species List - English
- King Bird-of-paradise 2-10km
- Twelve-wired Bird-of-paradise 2-10km
- Magnificent Riflebird 2-10km
- New Guinea Bronzewing 2-10km
- Hooded Pitta 2-10km
- Jobi Manucode 2-10km
- Rufous Owl 2-10km
- Marbled Frogmouth 2-10km
- Papuan Spine-tailed Swift 2-10km
- Shovel-billed Kookaburra 2-10km
- Papuan Eagle 2-10km
- Victoria Crowned Pigeon 2-10km
- Palm Cockatoo 1km
- Eclectus Parrot 2-10km
- Channel-billed Cuckoo 1km
- Blyth’s Hornbil 1km
- White-eared Catbird 1km
- Glossy-mantled Manucode 1km
- Golden Myna 1km
- Ruby-throated Myzomela 1km
- Dusky Lory 2-10km
- Great-billed Heron 1km
- Edwards’s Fig Parrot 2-10km
- Wompoo Fruit Dove 2-10km
- Yellow-billed Kingfisher 2-10km
- Black Sunbird 1km
- Lowland Peltops 1km
- Nankeen Night Heron 2-10km
- White-bellied Sea-eagle 1km
- Orange-fronted Fruit-Dove 1km
Species List - Scientific
- Cicinnurus regius 2-10km
- Seleucidis melanoleucus 2-10km
- Ptiloris magnificus 2-10km
- Henicophaps albifrons 2-10km
- Pitta sordida 2-10km
- Manucodia jobiensis 2-10km
- Ninox rufa 2-10km
- Podargus ocellatus 2-10km
- Mearnsia novaeguineae 2-10km
- Clytoceyx rex 2-10km
- Harpyopsis novaeguineae 2-10km
- Goura victoria 2-10km
- Probosciger aterrimus 1km
- Eclectus roratus 2-10km
- Scythrops novaehollandiae 1km
- Rhyticeros plicatus 1km
- Ailuroedus buccoides 1km
- Manucodia ater 1km
- Mino anais 1km
- Myzomela eques 1km
- Pseudeos fuscata 2-10km
- Ardea sumatrana 1km
- Psittaculirostris edwardsii 2-10km
- Ptilinopus magnificus 2-10km
- Syma torotoro 2-10km
- Leptocoma aspasia 1km
- Peltops blainvillii 1km
- Nycticorax caledonicus 2-10km
- Haliaeetus leucogaster 1km
- Ptilinopus aurantiifrons 1km
