The great festivals
Highlands
Cool valleys, coffee gardens and the most famous sing-sings in the country. The Mount Hagen and Goroka shows bring together dozens of groups in full ceremonial dress. Around Tari live the Huli wigmen; near Goroka, the Asaro mudmen.
What to film
- Mount Hagen Show and Goroka Show
- Huli wigmen and Asaro mudmen
- Clan politics and tribal conflict
- Coffee and mining (Porgera)
- MAF — Mission Aviation Fellowship
- The Highlands Highway
- NGO projects
Practical information
Getting there — Flights to Mount Hagen, Goroka and Tari; the Highlands Highway from Lae.
When to go — Mount Hagen Show in August; Goroka Show around Independence Day, 16 September.
We filmed here — Canal+ — the Mudmen of Asaro · Canal+ — the women of Hagen · France 5 — the Lido at the Hagen Show
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