Mupi Gunung, West Papua in May 2025 – looking for travel companions
I’m planning on visiting Mupi Gunung for around 5 nights at the start of May 2025. The trip will be organised by Hans Mandacan. There’s a good chance of seeing both urs
West Papua November 2023
In November I was in West Papua for 3 weeks, including some very little visited locations and some made quite famous by others on this site. Whilst I was always on the look out for
West Papua 2024 Trip Report
Carlos Bocos has just returned from a West Papua mammal tour that he ran with Royle Safaris following in the footsteps of this tour he led last year. This one sounds as mega as las
Trip Report – Western Long-beaked Echidna and other mammals in West Papua and the Moluccas – Oct 23_V2
We had the great fortune to have a night’s spotlighting near Sorong in West Papua prior to a boat-based bird-watching trip around Raja Ampat and the central Moluccas. 15 specie
New Podcast Episode: Expedition to West Papua with Carlos Bocos
You read the trip report, now listen to the show and watch the movie! On the latest podcast episode Charles and I are reunited with Carlos Bocos who inspired, designed and g
New Trip Report: West Papua 2023
Here’s a report of the trip Nils Bouillard, Charles Foley, Venkat Sankar, Juliana Senawi, Ian Thompson and I took last month with Carlos Bocos at the helm. A bit of a mega
Indonesia – West Papua, Raja Ampat & the Moluccas
I visited West Papua's Vogelkop's Peninsula and Waigeo Island in June 2023 for an incredible two weeks of mammalwatching with 60 species including Western Long-beaked Echidna plus
New Trip Report: West Papua
A mega report from John Rogers who visited West Papua in August with Carlos Bocos. Just think how many mammals they could have seen if they weren’t distracted by the 251 bi
New Trip Report: West Papua
Another mega report from Carlos Bocos who found 27 species of mammals (during a birding tour!). A few years ago my expectation was you might see 5 species of mammals during a mamma
New Trip Report: West Papua
A mega-report from Mark Spence covering two trips to West Papua. And a painful one too. My aborted 2021 West Papua plans were my biggest COVID disappointment, and that disappointme