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24.01.2022 25 August 1942: Today in our history. Japanese forces launch a coordinated attack on Milne Bay and Isurava. Photo: Isurava battlefield, Kokoda Trail, PNG... Image: @kokodatrailexpeditions #kokodatrailexpeditions www.kokodatrailexpeditions.com.au - #kokoda #kokodacampaign #kokodahistory #kokodaww2 #kokodatrail #kokodatrack #kokodatrek #trekkokoda #tourkokoda #courage #endurance #mateship #sacrifice #service

24.01.2022 It takes great courage and determination when taking on challenges such as deciding to walk the Kokoda Trail. Call it cliche but we’d be doing ourselves a great deal of disservice if we’re not reminding ourselves that Kokoda is arduously challenging physically, mentally and emotionally. Therefore, you need to train hard, prepare well, be of the right mindset and have a competent support network to help you succeed. ... Also, having a zest for adventure, getting off the beaten trek and being thrown out of your comfort zone will be advantageous. If you’d like to join us and enjoy the thrill of being part of Australia’s #Kokoda military history, then simply google ‘kokoda trail tours’ or ‘kokoda track tours’ and look for @kokodatrailexpeditions . We’d love to see you in 2021 when the international borders open. Photo: Kokoda Trail Expeditions team on a Kokoda Trail trek Image: @kokodatrailexpeditions #kokodatrailexpeditions www.kokodatrailexpeditions.com.au - #kokodatrail #kokodatrack #kokodatrek #kokodacampaign #kokodachallenge #kokodaanzac #kokodafuzzywuzzy #kokodaaussie #kokodawantok #courage #endurance #mateship #sacrifice #trekkokoda #kokoda2021 See more

24.01.2022 Gripping as it may seem, Kokoda is everything you’d hoped for on a wartime jungle pilgrimage-breathtaking, desolate, picturesque and precipitous, weathered by constant monsoonal downpours, high humidity and soaring and freezing temperatures. Soldiers in the war battled with the environmental conditions which resulted in significant non-battle casualties through natural causes. You can just see our trek negotiating a ridgeline, swamped and dwarfed by the overwhelmingly thick ...and towering jungle. If you’d like to join us and enjoy the thrill of being part of Australia’s #Kokoda military history, then simply google ‘kokoda trail tours’ or ‘kokoda track tours’ and look for @kokodatrailexpeditions . We’d love to see you in 2021 when the international borders open. Photo: Our trek in the jungle along the Kokoda Trail Image: @kokodatrailexpeditions #kokodatrailexpeditions www.kokodatrailexpeditions.com.au - #kokoda #kokodatrail #kokodatrack #kokodatrek #trekkokoda #trekking #trek #travel #trip #holiday #jungle #adventure #wartimepilgrimage #warpilgrimage #anzacday #anzacday2021

22.01.2022 A WW2 newsreel about the fighting in Papua New Guinea, then the Territory of Papua, by renown war cinematographer Damien Parer. Parer would go on to shoot ‘Kokoda Front Line’ which was the first Australian film to win an Oscar.

22.01.2022 Today, we’d like to wish all women a happy International Womens Day like Katy here who did the Kokoda Track with Kokoda Trail Expeditions in 2019. The world we live in wouldn’t be a better and harmonious place without the roles you play in society so thank you. ... If you’d like to join us and enjoy the thrill of being part of Australia’s #Kokoda military history, then simply google ‘kokoda trail tours’ or ‘kokoda track tours’ and look for @kokodatrailexpeditions . We’d love to see you in 2021 when the international borders open. Photo: Katy on the Kokoda Track in PNG Image: @kokodatrailexpeditions #kokodatrailexpeditions www.kokodatrailexpeditions.com.au - #kokodatrail #kokodatrack #kokodatrek #kokodacampaign #kokodachallenge #kokodaanzac #kokodafuzzywuzzy #kokodaaussie #kokodawantok #courage #endurance #mateship #sacrifice #trekkokoda #kokoda2021 #internationalwomensday See more

21.01.2022 This is Menari along the Kokoda Trail, where we love to camp. The village is a perpetual blanket of greenery, bordered by the towering and dark turquoise mountains of the Owen Stanley Range, where fierce battles raged between Australian and Japanese armies. Today, the village is a peaceful plethora of lovely villagers living in their beautifully built hamlet communities, a far cry from the bloody struggles of WW2. Photo: Menari village, Kokoda Trail, PNG... Image: @kokodatrailexpeditions #kokodatrailexpeditions www.kokodatrailexpeditions.com.au - #kokoda #kokodatrail #kokodatrack #kokodacampaign #kokodatrek #trekkokoda #trekking #trek #tour #warinthepacific #australia #japan #militaryhistory #history #struggle #war #ww2

20.01.2022 M.A.T.E.S.H.I.P

18.01.2022 TBT 2014! Bernie our oldest trekker to have walked the Kokoda Trail with us. He was 74 at the time. Photo: Bernie on the Kokoda Trail... Image: @kokodatrailexpeditions #kokodatrailexpeditions www.kokodatrailexpeditions.com.au - #kokodaseniors #kokoda #kokodatrail #kokodatrack #kokodatrek #trekkokoda #trekkingkokoda #trek #trekking #hike #walk #challenge #courage #endurance #mindovermatter #aussie #legacy #militaryhistory #digger #fuzzywuzzy #ww2

17.01.2022 Can you figure out where everyone is? You can because no one’s camouflaged. During the Kokoda campaign in the Second World War, the art of camouflage and concealment was used extensively by troops in a lot of instances. ... And the jungle effectively aided the need to defeat enemy observation by concealing personnel, equipment and activities to say the least. On the trail, opposing forces mainly invested a great deal of their resources, time and effort in personal camouflage and in the concealment of their defences and fortifications, to decrease the danger of being easily targeted or to enable the element of surprise. At the start of the campaign, the Australians didn’t have the luxury of camouflage jungle greens which arrived later. The story goes that they were ordered to strip out of their light khaki desert uniforms and dip them into coppers of green dye, then off they went into the jungle still dripping from the novelty, whilst blending in as much as possible with their surroundings. On the other hand, the Japanese were more adept and showed their mastery of camouflage in Malaya and parts of the Pacific. In many of the battles along the trail, advancing forces were unaware of the presence of their adversary until they were literally right on top of them. This was largely due to the effective use of camouflage and concealment techniques by the defender. Apart from inflicting casualties, it aided forces to conserve their strength for that decisive blow on the enemy on the ground of their own choosing and at a time when it was most needed. If you’d like to join us and enjoy the thrill of being part of Australia’s #Kokoda military history, then simply google ‘kokoda trail tours’ or ‘kokoda track tours’ and look for @kokodatrailexpeditions . We’d love to see you in 2021 when the international borders open. Photo: This is our trek on the Kokoda Trail on the climb up to Imita Ridge. They stand out quite clearly because they have not blended in with the jungle. Image: @kokodatrailexpeditions #kokodatrailexpeditions www.kokodatrailexpeditions.com.au - #kokodatrail #kokodatrack #kokodatrek #kokodacampaign See more

17.01.2022 Trekking Kokoda can be a daunting experience. Daunting in the sense that you’re unsure what to expect about the place, people and Kokoda in general. You’ve probably heard stories that it’s risky and not a trek for the fainthearted and the average Joe. And this also gives you goosebumps and puts you into a state of panic to be honest. But it’s like jumping out of an aircraft on your first skydiving experience.... Despite the unknowns, the good news is that the anxiety will slowly start to dissipate and eventually disappear. Adrenaline will set in which will help the nerves to begin to settle back into normality which will help you appreciate and enjoy the challenge. And a big part of this which helps tremendously is knowing you’re part of a fantastic team and a great bunch of blokes who’ll be taking care of you every step of the way. Photo: One of our treks visiting the Bomana War Cemetery prior to setting off along the Kokoda Trail Image: @kokodatrailexpeditions #kokodatrailexpeditions www.kokodatrailexpeditions.com.au #kokoda #kokodatrail #kokodacampaign #kokodatrack #kokodatrek #trekkokoda #tourkokoda #trek #tour #courage #endurance #mateship #sacrifice

15.01.2022 Kokoda Trail bound in 2019. By considerable contrast 2020 has been unprecedented and tough due to COVID-19 where there hasn’t been any trekking. However, we’re relatively optimistic we’ll begin trekking in early 2021 when a travel bubble is hopefully established between Australia and the Pacific islands. If you’d like to join us and enjoy the thrill of being part of Australia’s #Kokoda military history, then simply google ‘kokoda trail tours’ or ‘kokoda track tours’ and look ...for @kokodatrailexpeditions . We’d love to see you in 2021 when the international borders open. Photo: Stop, revive, survive, Wairopi, Kumusi River, Oro Province, PNG Image: @kokodatrailexpeditions #kokodatrailexpeditions www.kokodatrailexpeditions.com.au - #kokodatrail #kokodatrack #kokodatrek #kokodacampaign #kokodachallenge #kokodaanzac #kokodafuzzywuzzy #kokodaaussie #kokodawantok #courage #endurance #mateship #sacrifice #trekkokoda

13.01.2022 Kokoda teaches us resilience and toughness. It exposes our strengths and weaknesses, and brings out the best in us. But more importantly, it gives us our identity, thanks to our war heroes. Of who we are, and where we’ve come from. Of purpose, oneness and belonging.... This we tell in our tales to our children and grandchildren. And to the generations to come so to keep the legacy alive. Photo: Our trekker all covered up in mud shows it’s a tough slog Image: @kokodatrailexpeditions #kokodatrailexpeditions www.kokodatrailexpeditions.com.au #kokoda #kokodatrail #kokodatrack #kokodatrek #kokodacampaign #kokodaww2 #courage #endurance #challenge #mindovermatter #resilience #determination #legacy #history

11.01.2022 Today in our history: 03 November 2020 The Australian flag was raised at Kokoda on 03 November 1942 after it had been recaptured on 02 November by 2/31st Infantry Battalion

11.01.2022 Happy 45th Independence Day PNG from Australia.

11.01.2022 Kokoda plateau today: 03-11-2020 On 03-11-1942, the Australian flag was raised on the Kokoda plateau after Kokoda was recaptured. The flag raising ceremony was officiated by GEN G. Vasey, commander of the Australian forces on the Kokoda Trail. Kokoda was important because it had the only airstrip between Port Moresby and the Japanese base at Buna. Much to their surprise, the Australians discovered that the strip hadn’t been occupied by the Japanese and had fallen into disrepa...ir. Work parties were immediately organised to get the strip up and running so aircrafts could fly in more supplies, ammo and necessities required for fighting further north at Oivi and Gorari. Photo: Kokoda plateau, Kokoda Trail, Papua New Guinea Image; @kokodatrailexpeditions #kokodatrailexpeditions www.kokodatrailexpeditions.com.au #kokoda #kokodatrail #kokodatrack #kokodacampaign #kokodacampaign1942 #ww2 #todayinourhistory #militaryhistory #courage #endurance #mateship #sacrifice

10.01.2022 Last year has been equivocally unprecedented due to the pandemic but staying positive we’ll soon get back to doing Kokoda with this wonderful bunch at @kokodatrailexpeditions. We’ve all had challenges to deal with but we continue to stick together with optimism, and together we’ll pull through. ... Thank you for your support and prayers! If you’d like to join us and enjoy the thrill of being part of Australia’s #Kokoda military history, then simply google ‘kokoda trail tours’ or ‘kokoda track tours’ and look for @kokodatrailexpeditions . We’d love to see you in 2021 when the international borders open. Photo: The Kokoda Trail Expeditions team at Mission Ridge/ Brigade Hill, Kokoda Trail, PNG Image: @kokodatrailexpeditions #kokodatrailexpeditions www.kokodatrailexpeditions.com.au - #kokodatrail #kokodatrack #kokodatrek #kokodacampaign #kokodachallenge #kokodaanzac #kokodafuzzywuzzy #kokodaaussie #kokodawantok #courage #endurance #mateship #sacrifice #trekkokoda #kokoda2021 See more

10.01.2022 Over the years, we’ve had so many kids accompany their parents and families on the Kokoda Trail, like young Caitlin from Newcastle, NSW, seen here strapping on her hiking boots. According to our observation and from feedback post-trek, kids like Caitlin take so much out of the physical and mental challenge, which has helped them tremendously to identify their strengths and weaknesses, learn to cope with adversity, lead and help others, and be better citizens and members of th...eir communities. Kids mainly do Kokoda with us around their school holidays. Photo: Caitlin on the Kokoda Trail. Image: @kokodatrailexpeditions #kokodatrailexpeditions www.kokodatrailexpeditions.com.au - #kokoda #kokodatrail #kokodatrack #kokodatrek #kokodatrekking #trekkokoda #trekkingkokoda #trek #kokodaschoolholidays #courage #endurance #mateship #sacrifice

10.01.2022 Believe it or not, Kokoda is a name that’s been synonymous with people for many centuries. People was what made the Kokoda Trail so significant, and still does to this day. Before the arrival of colonial powers in Papua, the place was heavily inhabited by fearsome local tribes.... Then came along white men like surveyor Henry Hamilton Stuart-Russell, whose job it was to try and find a path from Port Moresby to the north coast of Papua in 1899. Stuart-Russell’s expedition would discover gold in the process, paving the way for the arrival of British and Anglo-Australian prospectors into the area in what would later become the Yodda Kokoda goldfields. Then the Second World War got to its doorsteps. The jungle along the Kokoda Trail was suddenly being swarmed by hundreds of Australian and Japanese troops. Between July - November 1942, the Australians were entangled in a series of fierce battles to try to prevent the Japanese from capturing Port Moresby and isolating Australia from the United States. And fast forward to today, and the Kokoda Trail hasn’t lost its mojo with people. With the exception of 2020, every year, thousands of trekkers take to the trek to experience first hand the challenge troops put themselves into when fighting during the Kokoda campaign, some even paying their respects at the graves of the hundreds who never made it home to their loved ones. If you’d like to join us and enjoy the thrill of being part of Australia’s #Kokoda military history, then simply google ‘kokoda trail tours’ or ‘kokoda track tours’ and look for @kokodatrailexpeditions . We’d love to see you in 2021 when the international borders open. Photo: Our trek after leaving Kagi about midway along the Kokoda Trail Image: @kokodatrailexpeditions #kokodatrailexpeditions www.kokodatrailexpeditions.com.au - #kokodatrail #kokodatrack #kokodatrek #kokodacampaign #kokodachallenge #kokodaanzac #kokodafuzzywuzzy #kokodaaussie #kokodawantok #courage #endurance #mateship #sacrifice #people #trekkokoda

10.01.2022 We think your plans to travel to PNG to walk the infamous Kokoda Track is more becoming a reality with the announcement by Qantas to begin selling international tickets from 01 July 2021. Qantas’s announcement comes amidst the ongoing uncertainty surrounding international travel. The federal government continues to warn Australians to rethink their overseas travel plans whilst the country’s borders continues to remain shut. ... Nevertheless, this shouldn’t prevent you from beginning to work on your travel plans to do Kokoda. Doing so will help you deal with its materialisation, or otherwise, any in-contingencies if they do occur. Qantas said its decision is based on its best projection of a vaccine rollout. The airline also plans to provide avenues for refunds, rebookings or travel credits if flights are cancelled. Its international ticket sales will include countries such as the USA and the UK including Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan. We highly anticipate this will also include countries in the Indo-Pacific and in our neighbourhood such as PNG with return flights into Port Moresby centred around an established travel bubble and strict covid-19 protocols. Currently, New Zealand is the only country that Qantas is flying to. In a more promising development, Scott Morrison announced today a vaccine could be rolled out in a matter of weeks, with high priority groups to be the first to receive the jab. As far as international travel is concerned, Qantas boss Allan Joyce said last year that for quarantine-free travel to resume, a wide distribution of a covid vaccine is required. We’ll continue to keep you updated with any related travel news to help you plan your travel. If you’d like to join us and enjoy the thrill of being part of Australia’s #Kokoda military history, then simply google ‘kokoda trail tours’ or ‘kokoda track tours’ and look for @kokodatrailexpeditions . We’d love to see you in 2021 when the international borders open. Photo: One of many Aussie female trekkers and her porter on the Kokoda Track in 2019. Image: @kokodatrailexpeditions #kokodatrailexpeditions www.kokodatrailexpeditions.com.au See more

09.01.2022 For those who plan on doing Kokoda on ANZAC Day in 2021 https://www.kokodatrailexpeditions.com.au//the-ultimate-c/

09.01.2022 Bringing the feeling of doing the Kokoda Track even closer! This one shows one of our many river crossings over Ofi Creek between Ioribaiwa and Nauro during the wet season. It looks enticingly adventurous like something you might want to do doesn’t it? ... If you’d like to join us and enjoy the thrill of being part of Australia’s #Kokoda military history, then simply google ‘kokoda trail tours’ or ‘kokoda track tours’ and look for @kokodatrailexpeditions . We’d love to see you in 2021 when the international borders open. Kokoda Trail Expeditions @kokodatrailexpeditions #kokodatrailexpeditions www.kokodatrailexpeditions.com.au - #kokodatrail #kokodatrack #kokodatrek #kokodacampaign #kokodachallenge #kokodaanzac #kokodafuzzywuzzy #kokodaaussie #kokodawantok #courage #endurance #mateship #sacrifice #trekkokoda

08.01.2022 The Battle of Milne Bay and 75 Squadron RAAF. We even have tours to Milne Bay for those who might be keen on visiting.

08.01.2022 We stopped for a breather and water resup around midday, before making the last bit of the arduous climb to our campsite at Ioribaiwa village, the furthest point the Japs got to within Port Moresby, before reaching the end of their supply line and retreating back to the northern beachheads. The boys were elated and flexing their muscles cheerfully, knowing we were almost there. If you’d like to join us and enjoy the thrill of being part of Australia’s #Kokoda military histor...y, then simply google ‘kokoda trail tours’ or ‘kokoda track tours’ and look for @kokodatrailexpeditions . We’d love to see you in 2021 when the international borders open. Photo: Rest and water stop, Kokoda Trail, PNG Image: @kokodatrailexpeditions #kokodatrailexpeditions www.kokodatrailexpeditions.com.au - #kokodatrail #kokodatrack #kokodatrek #kokodacampaign #kokodachallenge #kokodaanzac #kokodafuzzywuzzy #kokodaaussie #kokodawantok #courage #endurance #mateship #sacrifice

07.01.2022 On this day... in 1942, the last of three hard-fought battles finally stopped the Japanese advance along the Kokoda Trail at Ioribaiwa. The three days of fighti...ng centred on a high feature known as Ioribaiwa Ridge, south of Ofi Creek on the Kokoda Trail, in the Territory of Papua. Although the Japanese were successful in pushing the Australians back in the centre of their defensive position on the trail, heavy fighting on the flanks of the position brought the Japanese attack to a standstill. Following the battle, the Australian commander, Brigadier Kenneth Eather, commanding perceiving that the attack could not be held any further and that Ioribaiwa Ridge was unsuited to launching a counter-attack, withdrew his force back to Imita Ridge. The Japanese, however, had reached the limit of their supply line, and strategic factors and reverses elsewhere forced the Japanese commander, Major General Tomitaro Horii, to pursue a more defensive approach in Papua and New Guinea. As a result, in October the Japanese began to withdraw towards their beachheads at BunaGona, with the Australians in pursuit. During the Battle of Ioribaiwa, 49 Australians were killed and 121 were wounded. Lest we forget. Ian Smith Chair Anzac Day Committee Members of the 2/14th Battalion resting near Ioribaiwa after the battle: AWM

07.01.2022 Take me back to KOKODA, or rather take me to KOKODA! Is that you? Well, we have an invite for you! When this pandemic (madness really!) ends, we’re inviting you to come and trek with us, and learn and be part of our rich military history, whilst experiencing the sights, sounds and culture of beautiful Papua New Guinea (again it’s only an invite but if you accept it, we can put hand to heart and assure you, you’ll have a bloody AWESOME time!)... And if you’re wondering what trek to take, have a look at the tours on our website. Otherwise, give us a yell if you have any questions (we’re here to help and we’ll be more than happy to!) Photo: Our trek along the Kokoda Trail Image: @kokodatrailexpeditions #kokodatrailexpeditions www.kokodatrailexpeditions.com.au #kokoda #kokodatrail #kokodatrack #kokodatrek #trekkokoda #trek #trekking #tours #guidedtour #ww2 #kokodacampaign #courage #endurance #mateship #sacrifice #digger #fuzzywuzzyangels

05.01.2022 Trek Kokoda with licensed Kokoda tour operators registered with the Kokoda Track Authority. The Kokoda Track Authority (a special purpose authority for managing the track) requires tour operators to have a commercial operators licence and trek permits when leading treks along the track. ... Tour operators must meet the requirements set out by the authority. This include having first aid kits, facilitating first aid training, carrying radios and satellite phones, managing the welfare of porters and respecting the locals along the track. We (Kokoda Trail Expeditions) are a licensed tour operator with the Kokoda Track Authority and you can find us on their website. If you’d like to join us and enjoy the thrill of being part of Australia’s #Kokoda military history, then simply google ‘kokoda trail tours’ or ‘kokoda track tours’ and look for @kokodatrailexpeditions . We’d love to see you in 2021 when the international borders open. Photo: A creek along the Kokoda Track Image: @kokodatrailexpeditions #kokodatrailexpeditions www.kokodatrailexpeditions.com.au - #kokodatrail #kokodatrack #kokodatrek #kokodacampaign #kokodachallenge #kokodaanzac #kokodafuzzywuzzy #kokodaaussie #kokodawantok #courage #endurance #mateship #sacrifice #trekkokoda #kokoda2021 See more

01.01.2022 On this day... in 1939, a fortnight after the outbreak of World War II, the Australian government announced the mobilisation of the part-time Militia, along wit...h the formation of the Second Australian Imperial Force for overseas service. As with the original AIF in World War I, the Second AIF was raised for overseas service because the Militia were only allowed to be deployed on Australian territory. Of course, this included the Australian territories of Papua and New Guinea, and after the Japanese entered the war, Militia units fought with distinction in those areas. The Militia was initially called up in two drafts of 40,000 men for one month's training, and was a mix of volunteers and conscripts. By the time the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in December 1941, there were over a quarter of a million men in the Militia in seven divisions. Soon after, the term "Militia" went out of vogue and it became better known as the the "Citizens Military Force" (CMF). In 1943, a law was passed that meant that if 65% or more of a given CMF unit had volunteered for overseas service, the unit could be transferred to the Second AIF. It was also decreed that CMF units could serve anywhere south of the Equator within the South West Pacific Area, which saw CMF units fight in the Dutch East Indies (modern Indonesia). More than 200,000 CMF members transferred to the Second AIF during the war, but 32 CMF battalions served in three divisions in several major campaigns. Lest we forget. Ian Smith Chair Anzac Day Committee Members of the Militia 39th Battalion being relieved after distinguishing themselves in fighting the Japanese on the Kokoda Trail in 1942: AWM

01.01.2022 Passing through beautiful villages and meeting all the lovely locals, has to be the best part of trekking Kokoda. Apart from the military history, on the trek you’ll get to meet some of the nicest people around, many descendants of the famous Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels, selfless native war carriers who fought alongside our Australian soldiers in the Kokoda campaign. ... Some of the locals will be your porters, with whom you’ll establish cordial and longlasting relationships, a relationship forged between Australian and Papua New Guinean mates fighting alongside each other in the remote jungles of PNG in the Second World War. If you’d like to join us and enjoy the thrill of being part of Australia’s #Kokoda military history, then simply google ‘kokoda trail tours’ or ‘kokoda track tours’ and look for @kokodatrailexpeditions . We’d love to see you in 2021 when the international borders open. Photo: This is our trek passing through Isurava village on the Kokoda Trail Image: @kokodatrailexpeditions #kokodatrailexpeditions www.kokodatrailexpeditions.com.au - #kokodatrail #kokodatrack #kokodatrek #kokodacampaign #kokodachallenge #kokodaanzac #kokodafuzzywuzzy #kokodaaussie #kokodawantok #courage #endurance #mateship #sacrifice #camouflage #trekkokoda See more