Place · Koki market & fish market
Koki 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.
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
- Getting there
- Car to the market entrance
- Go in the morning, with a guide
- Free entry
- Crowded at peak
- Queue: switch at 20 min
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Rules in force · 9Do not walk between clusters or hail taxis on the street
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Plan
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Time on site
Minimum
20min
Worthwhile
30min
Typical
45min
p95
60min
Trading hours vary by stall and day; not printed until verified.
On the ground
Getting in, crowds, and where to go if it does not work
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)
Red lines
- Go only with a driver or guide.
- Ask before photographing people; a small fee may be expected.
Deep dive
Questions, what is nearby, photos and sources
Questions and answers
No questions answered here yet.
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
Sources
- officialPNG Tourism Promotion Authority (official)
- secondaryWikivoyage — Port Moresby