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This section has safety advice for regions of Papua New Guinea. It only covers regions where the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) has specific advice.

You should also read FCDO鈥檚 overall travel advice and safety and security advice.

Hela and Southern Highlands provinces

FCDO advises against all but essential travel to Hela and Southern Highlands provinces due to the high risk of tribal fighting.

If you plan to travel there, be cautious, stay away from large crowds and gatherings and consider getting private security advice.聽聽

See Tribal fighting.

Enga Province

Due to continued tribal fighting Enga province, visitors should pay attention to local advice on curfews and other restrictions which may be imposed at short notice.

Be particularly cautious throughout the province and stay away from the area around the Porgera gold mine (currently closed), which has been subject to violent landowner disputes.

Papua New Guinea-Indonesia border

皇冠体育app land border between Papua New Guinea and Indonesia stretches for around 760km and is poorly defined. 皇冠体育appre are sometimes armed clashes聽along the border between the Indonesian military and the Organisasi Papua Merdeka (OPM, Free Papua Movement).

皇冠体育app Papua New Guinea government has defence units at its Wutung border post in Sandaun Province. Be extremely cautious and be prepared for possible sudden closure of the border crossing.

Bougainville Island

Bougainville Island has been calm since a 2001 peace agreement ended separatist fighting. You should still be cautious, particularly in central and southern Bougainville. 皇冠体育appre is a risk of lawlessness and violence. 皇冠体育app autonomous Bougainville government has designated the mountainous area in central Bougainville around the old Panguna mine a 鈥榥o go zone鈥�. Do not travel to it without prior authorisation.