Tari Basin

Tari Basin is a region in the Southern Highlands. The only city located here is Tari where there is an airstrip, trade stores, and a few lodgings.

This is the best place for birdwatching and for experiencing the culture of the Huli Wigmen.

Get in
There are frequent PMVs between Mendi and Tari. Warili Lodge and Ambua Lodge sit on the edge of the valley. You will drive by them just as you enter the valley.

To get from the lodges to Tari, you can either wait for a PMV or walk along the road to Tari for about an hour to where the local haul PMVs from Tari frequently run.

Do

 * Birdwatching at Warili Lodge or Ambua Lodge.


 * Visit the Huli Wigmen villages in the valley.


 * Lumaria Guesthouse

About an hours walk into the hills surrounding Tari. Ask for Peter Hariwa at the Women's Guesthouse in Tari or contact Peter directly. He will meet you in at the Women's Guesthouse or Tari airstrip and walk you to his village.

Telephone: 00675 6382502

Address:

P.O. Box 63 Tari/Southern Highlands Province Papua New Guinea