Kokoda Trail Tours with
Back Track Kokoda Adventures

Experience one of the most famous treks in the world: The Kokoda Track
Not only a great historic trek, it's also a beautiful jungle bushwalking experience. Every Australian should walk the Track once in their lifetime.

Back Track Adventures, provides a sensible itinerary and approach to trekking the famous war time Kokoda Trail.

Our objective is to ensure every trekker enjoys their trek. Your Australian Trek Leader and PNG Trek Crew provide a meaningful insight to the culture of the people who live in the areas we visit.  Back Track trekkers receive accurate and detailed briefings at all the significant war sites along the entire KokodaTrack and enjoy a fun, safe bushwalking experience that is environmentally sensitive.

Your safety and well being throughout is important to us and great care is placed on ensuring we trek safely.  We recognise that for most trekkers completing the Track will be a significant mental and physical challenge and our Trek Leaders will make a big difference in providing a supportive environment.

Our itinerary is arranged so we can meet each days objective at a relaxed pace. We pride ourselves on our pre trip assistance and advice.

We also offer special Anzac Day treks, and special Anniversary treks commemorating the Battle at Isurava, the Battle at Brigade Hill and The Kokoda Anniversary trek which will be at Kokoda Station on November 3rd to commemorate the recapture of Kokoda and the historic raising of the Australian flag.  

Beware: trekking with Back Track is addictive. Next year you could be back with us trekking Kilimanjaro,  trekking in Nepal or experiencing other Australian war sites.

OVORU NDIKI pictured above. One of the few surviving Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels. You'll have the honour of meeting him in Naduli Village

We look forward to welcoming you on the Kokoda Track in 2011

Everything you want to know about trekking the Kokoda Track
Upcoming Information nights around Australia
Free Admission

Brisbane - Wednesday, 08 September

Sydney - Saturday, 13 November

Melbourne - Tuesday, 12 October

Adelaide - Wednesday, 13 October

Perth - Wednesday, 10 November

Safety, Health and Fitness on the Kokoda Track

Trekking the Kokoda Track is tough and physically and mentally challenging. The fitter you are the more you will enjoy the Kokoda Track. Your personal training programme starts as soon as you book. A detailed ,simple to follow Training Schedule is provided in your Confirmation Kit that will illustrate how to start your own personal walking training programme wherever you live.

Back Track have created a series of short videos giving you some basic tips to help with your fitness preparation. Visit out Fitness on the Kokoda Track page for more information. We are always adding new videos so keep checking back to help with your Kokoda Track fitness preparation. Click each video below and watch, or click here for a larger view of each video >>

Your Health on the Kokoda Track directly impacts the enjoyment of your trekking holiday. Visit our Health on the Kokdoa Track page for health tips and where to find the best medical advice before undertaking this fun, although challenging trek.

"The Lost Battlefield" at Eora Creek

For many years now, our  trekking Teams have visited the Japanese defensive positions  at Eora Creek, including a  Japanese mountain gun position. This area is often referred to as the Japanese Forest Fort.  Recently, the local landowners announced the existance of more defensive positions a very short distance further up the ridge, from the mountain gun position.

This extension of the Japanese Forest Fort, now called "the Lost battlefield" has been examined by The PNG Museum and Art Gallery, the Kokoda Track Authority, historians and other interested persons and plans are currently being put in place to ensure that this significant site is properly protected. Until any possible human remains have been removed  and the site surveyed and documented, no trekking companies will visit this section of the Japanese Forest Fort.  Early reports state that the battlefield is possibly,  'as it was'  in 1942. If so, this could well develop into an exciting opportunity to 'restore' a complete untouched battlefield.

New historic finds are now a regular occurance along the Track and the possibility of more discoveries keep our interest. Even new minor discoveries are exciting as they offer more direct links to the the campaign and the soldiers who fought and died along every inch of this torturous jungle path.  Only recently one of our trekkers while bending down to fix a boot lace picked at a protruding 'rock' only to uncover an Aussie hand grenade.  Rain water is continually uncovering munitions along the Track.

Back Track trek leader, Garry Thompson, pictured at the lower section of the Lost battlefield with Model 92 & 94 mountain gun ammunition and Japanese helmets in the background. This section can currently be visited and explored.

To read more about this site along the Track and how it fits into our trekking itinerary, click here >

Special Anzac Day pilgrimages for 2011

Due to demand, we have scheduled an additional 2  Anzac Day treks for 2011. It's not too late to trek the Kokoda Trail with Back Track for Anzac Day 2011.  3 of our 4, 2011 Anzac Day treks are now fully booked and if you wish to join us for Anzac Day you should book now.  Teams 1A and 1B will trek from Kokoda and Teams 2A and 2B will trek from Ower's Corner. All Teams will meet up on the eve of Anzac Day on the summit of the remote battle site, Brigade Hill.
A private Dawn Service is held Anzac Day morning as the sun rises on the summit of this sacred site. Attendance is an honour and a never to be forgotten experience.

LIMITED PLACES: April Treks on the Kokoda Track usually encounter significant rain. However, because of Anzac Day, April is the busiest trekking month on the Track. Back Track's Anzac Day treks have been designed to avoid the trekkers crush at all campsites due to the popularity of Anzac Day treks. Back Track treks book out early. Please book early to avoid disappointment in 2011.

Call 1300 669 780 to check availability or make an online Booking Enquiry NOW >>

Read about the History of the Kokoda Track campaign >>

Aussie Kokoda Trail Trek Leaders

Your Australian Trek Leader makes a difference. Your Trek Leaders are professionals and great people to trek with. They love their job and they know how to get a Team over the Track. Their detailed knowledge of the Kokoda campaign is inspiring.

 For all the Back Track  Adventures Team, our office Administration Staff our Trek Leaders, Head Guides and Trek Crew, trekking is more than a job, it is our way of life. We prepare ourselves and our fellow trekkers properly  for every Kokoda trek. We are dedicated to ensuring that our fellow trekkers have the holiday experience of a lifetime.

Our trek leaders make a big difference to your overall safety, understanding of the Kokoda campaign and enjoyment of your holiday.

Take a moment and read what our trekkers have said about the leaders on our 2010 treks.

Remember Kokoda "Lest we forget"

The Kokoda Trail is as significant to the history of Australia as Gallipoli. Kokoda is now iconic, a symbol of the remarkable values our soldiers displayed of mateship, courage, endurance and sacrifice. These are basic values that all Australians can aspire to as part of the true defining character of an "Aussie" . The privileged life we all enjoy today in Australia is due in no small way to the heroism of the men and women who fought and died in foreign battlefields including New Guinea and along the Kokoda Track.

We offer several special interest, commemorative treks along the Kokoda Track: Anzac Day, Battle at Isurava, Battle at Brigade Hill and the Kokoda Anniversary Trek.

Only Small Team Kokoda Trail Guided Treks

Small, personal groups allow for good team communication, harmony and fun.
Back Track operate with a maximum team size: 17 -  minimum: 9. 

A professional Australian Trek Leader accompanies every trek. Each Team is accompanied by a Trek Crew lead by the Head Guide. Getting to know your Trek Crew and Personal Porters is part of the trekking experience. You might even meet their families in Naduri Vllage during our over night stay.

Book your own Guided Private Group to trek the Kokoda Trail

Back Track Adventures can provide a fantastic holiday experience for your Group. We present a well trekked, well researched 9 day/8 night itinerary, or, we can tailor-make an itinerary to your specific requirements. Read more about booking a guided Private Group trek with Back Track Adventures.

Fitness Training Advice For the Kokoda Trail

Trekking the Kokoda Track is tough and physically and mentally challenging. The fitter you are the more you will enjoy the Kokoda Track. Your personal training programme starts as soon as you book. A detailed,simple to follow Training Schedule is provided in your Confirmation Kit that will illustrate how to start your own personal walking training programme wherever you live.

More about fitness on the Kokoda Track >>

Kokoda Homestay

Do you want to do something more after you trek the Kokoda Track? Consider a Homestay in Kokoda. There's much more to Kokoda and PNG than the Trail.

Visit the Kokoda Homestay website >>

Join the Kokoda Track Foundation

The Kokoda Track Foundation works to keep the Kokoda Spirit alive.You too can become a member and join their team, getting involved in a number of different ways. Click here to lean more about this passionate network of people who care about our nearest neighbours in Papua New Guinea.

Attention all our Sydney  Kokoda Trekkers, the annual Ralph Honner Oration Dinner is scheduled for the 29th October 2010.  Click here to learn more >>                                              

 Do you have any Kokoda Campaign Information?

New and exciting campaign information comes from unexpected sources. A member of our Brisbane staff recently discovered that his father was involved in a particularly savage battle in early 1943, fought over many days on a lonley section of road beyond Popondetta towards Sanananda. This action took place during the last days of the Kokoda campaign. The details of this all but forgotten savage assault on a fixed Japanese position, was detailed in a small book by the units Chaplin. This book is now preserved as an aging brown relic in a zip locked glad bag. I doubt if there would be another record of this action in existence. As there are now fewer old soldiers alive, who fought in the PNG campaigns, it is important for us all to collect any information we can, in any form, and pass it on so it can be recorded for future generations.  You are welcome to send us information at any time.

Australia's best Trekking Outfitters

It is essential that you have the correct gear and equipment to trek the Kokoda Track.
Click here to find the nearest recommended retailer to you. These specially selected retailers have expert staff who can advise and outfit you correctly. They also provide Back Track Clients with substantial discounts on producing your discount voucher issued with your Confirmation Kit on booking.

Back Track Adventures have been operating treks and expeditions in remote and exotic locations worldwide since 1984 (27 years). You would be hard pressed to find any other Australian tour operator or travel agency that could match our experience or record. Visit the Back Track Adventures website >>

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