Districts · Port Moresby
Port Moresby by district
Town and Ela Beach sit on the harbour at the south end, with hotels, a cathedral, cafés and the sea road. Koki market and its fish market are on the shore to the west. Waigani, 10–15 minutes by car inland, has the National Museum, Parliament House and the Nature Park. Boroko is the shopping and hospital district in between. The airport (Jacksons) is north-east of Town, about 15–30 minutes by car.
About these names
- Town and Ela BeachseeeatsleepSuits: A first stay; hotels with securityThe old harbour core, the cathedral and the sea road; the standard base for visitors.2 sights · 3 eats · 1 sleep areaDistrict guide →
- Waigani and the museum districtseesleepSuits: Museum and Parliament visitsGovernment buildings and the National Museum; travel by car.4 sights · 2 eats · 1 sleep areaDistrict guide →
- Koki marketseeeatSuits: Fish, fruit and daily life with a guideA working shore market; morning only, with a driver waiting.1 sights · 1 eatsDistrict guide →
- Borokoskip as a baseSuits: Errands, banks and the hospitalShops and services; not a sightseeing area.District guide →
- Hohola, Gerehu and the settlementsskip as a baseSuits: Not for visitorsResidential suburbs and informal settlements; skip.Short entry only: too little in this guide for a full page yet.
- Bootless Bay and LoloataseeSuits: A day on the waterEast of the city; reached by road and boat with an operator.Short entry only: too little in this guide for a full page yet.
Hover, tap or tab to an area to see what it is like. Pins are sleep areas; arrows at the edge point to the airport.
Off the map: Jacksons International Airport (POM) (25–60 min by the usual route).
Not drawn yet (no coordinates in this guide): Hohola, Gerehu and the settlements, Bootless Bay and Loloata. See the table above.
Where’s what, as a list:
- Town and Ela Beach: The old harbour core, the cathedral and the sea road; the standard base for visitors. Suits: A first stay; hotels with security. Price band $$$.
- Waigani and the museum district: Government buildings and the National Museum; travel by car. Suits: Museum and Parliament visits. Price band $$$.
- Koki market: A working shore market; morning only, with a driver waiting. Suits: Fish, fruit and daily life with a guide.
- Boroko: Shops and services; not a sightseeing area. Suits: Errands, banks and the hospital.
- Hohola, Gerehu and the settlements: Residential suburbs and informal settlements; skip. Suits: Not for visitors.
- Bootless Bay and Loloata: East of the city; reached by road and boat with an operator. Suits: A day on the water.
- Sleep area Town and Ela Beach: suits A first stay; hotels with security, price band $$$.
- Sleep area Waigani: suits Museum and Parliament visits, price band $$$.
- Jacksons International Airport (POM), 25–60 min by the usual route.