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Due to presence of various Tourist Attractions in Port Moresby, the tourism industry in Papua New Guinea is booming at a fast pace. Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea, is located on the splendid Fairfax Harbour. For its superb location, splendid panorama and beautiful sightseeing places, Port Moresby is the major sought after destination for all the tourists. There are a number of Tourist Attractions in Port Moresby. So, whenever you go for Port Moresby travel, you can go on exploring all these attractive places.

Port Moresby is the abode to National Museum. This National Museum comprises exhibitions of several potteries from all the provinces. National Museum & Art Gallery is one of the most popular tourist Attractions in Port Moresby. This museum is situated on Independence Hill that is very close to Parliament House. It has fantabulous exhibitions on culture, fauna, ethnography, geography and history of Papua New Guinea that include instances of shields, shells, masks and regional culinary delights. A tiny shady courtyard is a most lovely place to observe a few live specimens of regional wildlife to look at. The small bookshop within this museum is also another one among the Tourist Attractions in Port Moresby. This museum boasts restricted range of books on pre-history and traditions.

Tourist Attractions in Port Moresby also include The Botanical Gardens. This is a must visit destination for all the travelers. This botanical garden boasts of a vast collection of plants from all across Papua New Guinea in addition to lots of plants from other regions of the world. You can see bamboos, palm species, cordyline, pandanus, heliconias, local trees and shrubs. This is also renowned for its wide compilation of Papua New Guinea orchid species. This set of trees is housed in spacious greenhouses. Located in close proximity to the vast campus of the University of Papua New Guinea in Port Moresby, the botanical garden is one of the major tourist attractions of the country.

Port Moresby Golf Club is one of the must-visit Tourist Attractions in Port Moresby. This is the beautiful golf course situated right alongside the government building. The prices of this golf course are quite satisfactory for travelers. However, you should be careful about the crocodiles that dwell in the water holes of the golf course.

The Kokoda Trail campaign, also known as Kokoda Track campaign was part of the Pacific War of World War II. The promotion comprised of a range of battles fought between Japanese and Allied during July 1942 to January 1943.

Parliament House is another important part of Tourist Attractions in Port Moresby. Established in the manner of a Maprik Haus Tambaran, this remarkable building was opened to the public in the year1984. You can take a trip to this place from 9am to noon and 1pm to 3pm.

Bomana War Cemetery is another major sought after tourist destination. You must pay a visit to this cemetery during your tours to Port Moresby.

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Tourist Attractions in Port Moresby
Bomana War Cemetery, Port Moresby
Moitaka Wildlife Sanctuary, Port Moresby
National Capital Botanical Gardens, Port Moresby
National Museum and Art Gallery, Port Moresby
Sogeri Plateau, Port Moresby
The Kokoda Trail, Port Moresby
Varirata National Park, Port Moresby






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