Kiriwina Lodge

Kiriwina Lodge is located on Kiriwina Island, the largest of the 22 Trobriand Islands. Today officially known as the Kiriwina Islands, they are a 170 Square mile archipeligo of coral atolls off the eastern coast of Paua New Guinea. Most of the population of 12,000 indigenous inhabitants live on the main island of Kiriwina which is also the location of the government station, Losuia. Other major islands in the group are Kaileuna, Vakuta and Kitava. The group is considered to be an important tropical rainforest ecoregion in need of conservation.

The Trobriand Islands social calendar revolves around the cultivation cycle of their staple food, large tubers known as yams which can grow up to one metre in length. Yams grow on an annual cycle, culminating with the harvest in July/August. During harvest time the whole village is involved in feasting, dancing and playing social games like cricket and tug-of-war, and paying homage to the village chief by offering him the biggest yams.

Yams, pearl shell, and trepang are the major products.

The Kiriwina Lodge is located 15 minutes south of the airport, on the lagoon side of the island. It has clean and comfortable accommodation and excellent dinners of fresh local crayfish. The friendly staff organise tours to experience the unique culture of the Trobriands, its people and carvings.

The lodge has 19 self contained rooms, 5 with air conditioning, others with overhead fan. Guest bar and dining room. The Lodge organises tours to villages, caves and beaches for diving, snorkelling and fishing. Courtesy airport transfers are also catered for.  

Airlines PNG fly to Losuia from Gurney and Port Moresby.

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