KOKODA FOOTSTEPS TREKIN TOURS

Kokoda Footsteps Trekin Tours is a newly established local company. Based at Sogeri Road, Kokoda Trail, the company is owned and managed by a local from Owers Corner (gateway to Kokoda Trail) to promote the Koiari culture and create employment opportunities for the locals. The company specialises in providing the best escorts, guides and potters for the famous Kokoda Trail.

Brief History of Kokoda

The Kokoda Trail became one of the unforgotten memories in 1942. One of the bloodiest campaign of World War Two (WW2) occured there which has forever sealed the relationship between Australia and Papua New Guinea. On the 21st of July 1942, Japanese forces landed on the cost of PNG and commenced their march across the Ownes Stanley range.
Over the next couple of months, the Australian military made a fighting withdrawl at places such as the Kokoda, Isurava, Brigade hill, Templeton crossing, Ioribaiwa, Imita ridge and Owens Corner are now etched into the memory of the Kokoda track campaign. Also July 21st, 1942, B Company of the 39th (militia) battalion under the command of Captain Sam Templeton was the first Australia unit to cross over the track with the guidance of Liutenant Bert Kienzle. From September 1942 to January 1943, the Japanese army were eventually pushed back to their original landing areas and finally defeated.
As years passing by, we still sustain to retrace the footsteps of our Great Heroes who have demonstrated true SACRIFICE, COURAGE, FRIENDSHIP and ENDURANCE along the rugged terrains of Owens Stanley rangeby the Kokoda trail.