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BENSBACH WILDLIFE LODGE
WESTERN PROVINCE
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Located in the Tonda Wildlife Management Area, Bensbach Wildlife Lodge sits near the border
with West Papua - in the remote and sparsely populated south-west corner of Papua New Guinea.
Unlike much of the country, there are no towering mountains, but instead, broad and sweeping
flood plains teaming with life - deer, wallabies, monitor lizards, crocodiles, cassowaries,
sea eagles, pygmy geese and a whole host of other mammals and birds.
The flood plains of the Bensbach River area are an important area for migratory birds on
their amazing journey from their northern breeding grounds to their wintering grounds in
the Southern Hemisphere. Some of these amazing migratory birds include the Curlew
Sandpiper and Ruddy Turnstone, which breed in Arctic Siberia and the Yellow Wagtail,
which breeds in Eurasia.
Stands of malaluca (paper bark eucalypts) provide building materials for the local
people - while the bark is used as insulation in traditional ovens. Sago and yams are the
staples of the Bensbach people - storing their yams for up to six months at a time in yam
houses, this seasonal crop is the life blood of the Bensbach people.
This is also barramundi country, and the barramundi of Bensbach are second-to-none.
Bensbach Wildlife Lodge Caters for the serious angler as well as those who just want to
drop a line into the water for fun.
Please email for a quotation.
BENSBACH WILDLIFE LODGE is accessible by chartered aircraft from
Mt Hagen, Port Moresby or via Daru from Cairns.
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