Place · Koki market & fish market
Koki marketKoki market
Go only with a driver or guide who waits, in the morning, with small notes and no valuables: a working market for fish and vegetables, not a place to browse alone.
go at hour · in the morning, with a guideadmission: unknownNot field-verified
Map & directions
Directions
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Rules in force · 6Do not walk between clusters or hail taxis on the street
- Papua New Guinea ↗Most visitors need a visa, which some nationalities can apply for online: check the PNG Immigration and Citizenship Authority for your passport before booking.
- Papua New Guinea ↗Some governments advise against travel to parts of the Highlands provinces because of tribal fighting; check your own government's current advice before you go.
- Papua New Guinea ↗Almost all land is customary: ask permission before walking, swimming or photographing, and expect to pay fees to landowners.
- Port Moresby and Central Province ↗Check your own government's current advice for the capital and Central Province before booking; advice changes.
- Port Moresby ↗Do not walk between clusters or hail taxis on the street: use a hotel car or a driver booked through your hotel or operator, door to door, and stay in daylight.
- Port Moresby ↗Check your own government's current travel advice before you book: crime in the capital is serious and advice changes.
Key facts
- Time on site
- 30–45 min
- p95 60 min
- Price
- Free
- Hours
- unknown
- Best time
- in the morning, with a guide
- quietest window
- 28″ bags
- No
- Koki market & fish market: forbidden
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Time on site (minutes)
20
min
30
worthwhile
45
typical
60
p95
Trading hours vary by stall and day; not printed until verified.
Getting in
- Stop
- Car to the market entrance
- Exit
- —
- Ticket
- free · official site
- Stairs
- market: none
- Shoes
- Shoes on.
Crowds and switching
- Crowd clock
- Busiest in the early morning and on Fridays.
- Sensory load
- 4/5
- Exposure
- high
- Queue rule
- Switch if the queue passes 20 min; come back when under 5.
Bailouts
- heat: Return to the car (AC)
Nearest rescue anchor: C — Shop, AC (field-verify) (field-verify)
Combine in the same cluster
Red lines
- Go only with a driver or guide.
- Ask before photographing people; a small fee may be expected.
Nearby
Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.
- ClusterKoki market & fish market210 m · 3 min walk
- ClusterTown & Ela Beach1.5 km · 24 min walk
- Sleep areaTown and Ela Beach1.9 km · 32 min walk
- ClusterBoroko shops & hospital area2.3 km · 38 min walk
- Sleep areaWaigani6.1 km · ride, not a walk
- ClusterWaigani: National Museum & Parliament6.2 km · ride, not a walk
Sources2 sources
Sources
- PNG Tourism Promotion Authority (official) (official)
- Wikivoyage — Port Moresby (secondary)