All About Trekking At The Kokoda Track

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Trekking is an extreme sport. Sure trekking doesn’t involve doing anything very fast like that in Rafting, Sky Diving, or Snowboarding. Instead, trekking is a kind of adventure sport which requires patience, lot of care, and willpower. Trekking is generally done in groups. This group could be a group of friend, family, or even members of a youth club or sport club or some sort of organization, etc. Trekking requires lot of stamina. Trekking makes the trekkers realize & know their own inner physical strength & stamina.

Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea is a very popular trekking destination. The Kokoda Track stretches over 96km overland. The Kokoda Track is mainly popular among the Australian tourists, as The Kokoda Track commemorates Australia’s participation in the World War II. The Kokoda Track is a place of proud memories for the Australians. Australians mainly come here for trekking to remember their history and feel proud of their country. Every year, more than 5000 Australians go for trekking at the Kokoda track.

Trekkers come for trekking at the Kokoda Track for different reasons. Some trekkers ...
... come here for challenging their body & realizing their inner physical stamina, some trekkers come here to explore the beautiful nature here & feel the fresh air at the heights, whereas some come here to cherish their memories with & honor their loved ones who passed away here in PNG during the war. But basically, deep within all the trekkers here, there is a spirit & enthusiasm of accomplishing the tough physical & mental challenge, and assuring themselves that they are capable & strong. The Kokoda track can be walked from Kokoda to Owers Coner. Walking from Kokoda to Owers Coner can take about 4-12 days for completing the trekking. These numbers may differ individually depending on individual fitness & stamina, and the rest time taken. The locals here are experts at trekking. The locals here can finish trekking the whole track within just 3 days!

People usually go for trekking here in groups. Adventure sport trip organizers like Back Track Adventures specially organize these of trekking trips. Back Track Adventures and such other adventure sport trip organizers usually operate with a maximum group size of 17 (excluding the Trek Leader & local PNG support crew). Trekking here is a once in lifetime experience. People usually come here in groups of friends or adventure club members. The Kokoda track offers a memorable experience of adventure, thrill, team work, and challenge & mission. The Kokoda track also gives a rejuvenating view of the natural beauty of Earth. Back Track Adventures & such well established adventure sport trip organizers provide the best trekking experience in this nature’s beautiful place and a place of significant historical importance.