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New Guinea : cruise in Papua

© Franco BARBAGALLO / hemis.fr

"As soon as we had dropped anchor, ten or so dugout canoes loadedwith men and women surrounded our boat…" No explorer from thepast would omit to portray such a scene, in his log, upon arriving ina populated island of the Pacific Ocean. Our photographer, FrancoBarbagallo, is taking us on board on "mega hyper" yacht alltechnological and super ecological of 50 meters long for a dreamcruise in the heart of Papua.

Text : Franco BARBAGALLO (text available)

HEMIS_304212 : Papua New Guinea, Louisiade Archipelago, Calvados Chain, Pana Wina Island

HEMIS_304224Papua New Guinea, Louisiade Archipelago, Deboyne Group, butchering of a seaturtle after the catch in the night, they collect also turtle eggs almost ready to be layedby the turtle

HEMIS_304262Papua New Guinea, East New Britain, Jacquinot Bay, Sivoli river source, the Bluehole, our young guide diving into the lake formed by the spring

HEMIS_304239Papua New Guinea, New Britain, Volcanoes Turvururu and Vulcan, touristicexcursion

HEMIS_304255Papua New Guinea, D'Entrecastreaux Islands, Gomwa Bay, True North boat insunset

HEMIS_304200Papua New Guinea, Louisiade Archipelago, Deboyne Island Group (aerial view)

HEMIS_304208Papua New Guinea, Louisiade Archipelago, Deboyne Island Group, fishermenheading to their fishing camp on the island

HEMIS_304210Papua New Guinea, Louisiade Archipelago, Calvados Chain, Pana Wina Island

HEMIS_304215Papua New Guinea, Louisiade Archipelago, Yela, Rossel Island, Damunu Bay,Damunu village

HEMIS_304218Papua New Guinea, Louisiade Archipelago, Deboyne Island Group, the beach

HEMIS_304221Papua New Guinea, Louisiade Archipelago, Deboyne Group, beach of a small island

HEMIS_304227Papua New Guinea, Louisiade Archipelago, Calvados Chain, Duchateau IslandGroup, Panasia Island, the high rocky cliff

HEMIS_304237Papua New Guinea, New Hanover island, blue lagoon and islands of St George (aerialview)

HEMIS_304238Papua New Guinea, Duke of York group, woman and her child paddling along thecoast of small island

HEMIS_304243Papua New Guinea, Duke of York islands and channels (aerial view)

HEMIS_304244Papua New Guinea, East New Britain, Jacquinot Bay, excursion in tenders headingout to reach the Sivoli river mouth

HEMIS_304246Papua New Guinea, East New Britain, Jacquinot Bay, up stream with tender boatsalong the Sivoli river

HEMIS_304206 : Papua New Guinea, Louisiade Archipelago, Yela, Rossel Island, Damunu Bay, Damunu village, pirogue under a brief storm

HEMIS_304260Papua New Guinea, Duke of York islands, a small island covered by vegetation

HEMIS_304267Papua New Guinea, D'Entrecastreaux Islands, Gomwa Bay beach

HEMIS_304240Papua New Guinea, New Britain, Volcanoes Turvururu and Vulcan (aerial view)

HEMIS_304241Papua New Guinea, New Britain, Volcano Turvururu in full activity (aerial view)

HEMIS_304242Papua New Guinea, New Britain, Volcanoes Turvururu and Vulcan (aerial view)

HEMIS_304201Papua New Guinea, Louisiade Archipelago, Deboyne Island Group (aerial view)

HEMIS_304209Papua New Guinea, Louisiade Archipelago, Calvados Chain, Duchateau IslandGroup, Panasia Island, huts of the village

HEMIS_304219Papua New Guinea, Louisiade Archipelago, Deboyne Island Group, fishermen goingfishing

HEMIS_304213Papua New Guinea, Louisiade Archipelago, Calvados Chain, Nimoa island, StAlphonsus Catholic Mission

HEMIS_304226Papua New Guinea, Louisiade Archipelago, Calvados Chain, Duchateau IslandGroup, Kuleuluba island, a sail pirogue with fishermen going fishing

HEMIS_304222Papua New Guinea, Louisiade Archipelago, Deboyne Group, butchering of a seaturtle after the catch in the night, they collect also turtle eggs almost ready to be layedby the turtle

HEMIS_304223Papua New Guinea, Louisiade Archipelago, Deboyne Group, butchering of a seaturtle after the catch in the night, they collect also turtle eggs almost ready to be layedby the turtle

HEMIS_304228Papua New Guinea, Louisiade Archipelago, Calvados Chain, Nimoa island, StAlphonsus Catholic Mission, fishermen dugout canoes

HEMIS_304234Papua New Guinea, New Hanover island, Three Islands Bay, Noipuas Village, localcanoe full of children welcoming the True North at his arrival in the bay

HEMIS_304207Papua New Guinea, Louisiade Archipelago, a lonely pirogue sails into a storm

HEMIS_304202Papua New Guinea, Louisiade Archipelago, snorkelling in Calvados Chain Reef

HEMIS_304230 : Papua New Guinea, Louisiade Archipelago, Renard Island, visit in the fishermen village

HEMIS_304233Papua New Guinea, Duke of York group, snorkelling to a Japanese tank drownedduring the Second World War

HEMIS_304204Papua New Guinea, Louisiade Archipelago, Deboyne Island Group, one of the 5 ZeroJapanese Second World War aircrafts ditched in this area

HEMIS_304203Papua New Guinea, Louisiade Archipelago, snorkelling in Calvados Chain Reef

HEMIS_304263Papua New Guinea, East New Britain, Wara Kalap Bay, the waterfall formed by anunderground river going into the sea

HEMIS_304264Papua New Guinea main land, Cape Nelson, Tufi Harbour, an outrigged traditionalbig canoe

HEMIS_304254Papua New Guinea, D'Entrecastreaux Islands, Gomwa Bay, Gomwa village

HEMIS_304268Papua New Guinea, D'Entrecastreaux Islands, Dei Dei Hot springs

HEMIS_304269Papua New Guinea, D'Entrecastreaux Islands, Orchids

HEMIS_304214Papua New Guinea, Louisiade Archipelago, Calvados Chain, Nimoa island, StAlphonsus Catholic Mission, kids playing soccer with the new ball given by the TrueNorth

HEMIS_304220Papua New Guinea, Louisiade Archipelago, Deboyne Island Group, PanapompomVillage, mother with her children in front of their hut

HEMIS_304229Papua New Guinea, Louisiade Archipelago, Yela, Rossel Island, Damunu Bay,Damunu village

HEMIS_304235Papua New Guinea, New Hanover island, Three Islands Bay, Noipuas Village, ayoung boy with almost blond hairs because of the sun and sea bath

HEMIS_304252Papua New Guinea, mainland, Cape Nelson, Tufi Harbour, group of Sing singperformers

HEMIS_304245Papua New Guinea, East New Britain, Jacquinot Bay, Baro People, camouflaged likea tree, welcome us at the mouth of the river

HEMIS_304251Papua New Guinea, mainland, Cape Nelson, Tufi Harbour, making traditional tattoo

HEMIS_304250Papua New Guinea, mainland, Cape Nelson, Tufi Harbour, Sago eatable part is readyto be eaten after cooking in open fire

HEMIS_304265 : Papua New Guinea main land, Cape Nelson, Tufi Harbour, Sing Sing, traditional festival, in honor of the visitors

HEMIS_304257Papua New Guinea, New Hanover island, Three Islands Bay, Noipuas Village, SingSing, traditionnal dance, realized by people of 3 different villages to welcome thevisitors

HEMIS_304261Papua New Guinea, East New Britain, Jacquinot Bay, Baro people realizing a SingSing, a traditional festival, the Grass men

HEMIS_304266Papua New Guinea main land, Cape Nelson, Tufi Harbour, the Singsing dancers,traditionnel festival

HEMIS_304256Papua New Guinea, New Hanover island, Three Islands Bay, Noipuas Village, SingSing, traditional dance, realized by people of 3 different villages to welcome thevisitors

HEMIS_304270Papua New Guinea, D'Entrecastreaux Islands, Gomwa village

HEMIS_304232Papua New Guinea, Louisiade Archipelago, Misima island, Ebora Bay, True Northanchored at few meters from beach

HEMIS_304231Papua New Guinea, Louisiade Archipelago, Misima island, Ebora Bay, True Northanchored at few meters from beach

HEMIS_304205Papua New Guinea, Louisiade Archipelago, Misima island, Ebora Bay, True Northboat anchored at few meters from beach

HEMIS_304216Papua New Guinea, Louisiade Archipelago, Rossel Island, Damunu Bay, sun goingdown behind clouds

HEMIS_304258Papua New Guinea, Duke of York islands, an appetizer, eating prawns and drinkingchampagne, on the bow of the True North

HEMIS_349621Papua New Guinea, the True North Cruise, a cabin

HEMIS_349622Papua New Guinea, the True North Cruise, a cabin, an employee making the bed

HEMIS_304236 : Papua New Guinea, New Hanover island, Three Islands Bay, Noipuas Village, youngs showing their courage and theircapacity to suffer during a ceremony where they hit each other with wooden sticks, some crew members perform the same to show respect to thelocal culture