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There are a number of annual cultural shows in Papua New Guinea, which provide the opportunity to witness sing sing groups from throughout the country - in an extravaganza of vibrant colours, unique cultures and extraordinary experiences.
Trans Niugini Tours offers touring programs based around some of these shows - allowing clients to experience, not only the colour and splendour of a cultural show, but also the experience of visiting unique cultures, still largely intact in some of the most remote corners of Planet Earth.
Trans Niugini Tours can offer personalised itineraries based on these shows, as well as extensions at the beginning or the end of the stated programs.
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 Tumbuna Sing-sing
Tumbuna is the Tok Pisin (the lingua franca of Papua New Guinea) word for ancestors. "Taim Bilong Tumbuna" refers to the time before the white-man came, being the ways of the ancestors. The 2009 Tumbuna Sing Sing will be a spectacular celebration, involving local tribes celebrating their culture in a colourful extravaganza of traditional dress, dancing and singing. Bringing together a few of the 800 or so language groups of Papua New Guinea, the Tumbuna Singsing is a unique opportunity to witness the ways of the Tumbuna, as well as meet and listen to the stories first hand from tribal elders about the Taim Bilong Tumbuna.
- The 2009 Tumbuna Tour is an 11 day/10 night program with the highlight being attendance at the Tumbuna singsing.
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The Mount Hagen Cultural Show
Perhaps the most famous cultural show in Papua New Guinea, Trans Niugini Tours has now been offering itineraries based around the Hagen Show for 28 years! The Mount Hagen Show brings together singsing groups from all over the country in an amazing conglomeration of colour, beauty and culture. The Hagen show is held in August every year - and Trans Niugini Tours will be offering three escorted programs in 2009.
- Discoverer is an escourted 12 day/11 night program, featuring the Hagen Show. This programme includes a visits to the Sepik and Southern Highlands
- Highlights is an unescourted 12 day/11 night program including the Mount Hagen Cultural Show. Beginning with attendance at the Mount Hagen show. A visit to the Karawari River and the Tari Valley showcase to the traveller two amazingly different parts of Papua New Guinea
- Panorama is a fully escorted 12 day/11 night program with the highlights being a three night journey on the mighty Sepik River, an area famous for its intricate carvings and infamous for its head hunting. The grand finale is the famous Mount Hagen Cultural Show which brings together sing sing groups from all over the country together in a bonanza of culture.
- Vista is a fully escorted 14 day/13 night program including the Mount Hagen Cultural Show and a 3 night expeditionary journey aboard the custom designed and built MV Sepik Spirit, to the Middle-Sepik Region and the rarely visited Upper-Sepik region.
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