PNG Country Tours has a motto to encourage children to participate in cultural festival; a move for cultural preservation

ONE of the locally owned inbound tour operator specializing in cultural, bird watching and other special interest tours throughout the Highlands and other parts of Papua New Guinea (PNG), Country Tours Managing Director Wako Runi Napasu says the tour company's motto is to see every singsing group involves a child participation and they are rewarded the same as adults. 

"That's the right way to encourage and train and mould children to grow up with their culture because that's their identity," he said.

The Melanesian Way blog become interested in its motto whereby children are encourage to participate in the cultural events, be for fun or for reward, their involvement and participation is what caught the attention of this blog. The Country Tours motto is for cultural preservation through involvement of children. 

"Let's teach our children to bring our culture and traditions to the next century," writes Napasu on his Facebook wall, who hails from Tambul, Western Highlands Province. Country Tours has its office in Mt. Hagen,Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. 

For bookings and enquiries with Country Tours, email: sales@countrytours.com.pg, phone: (675) 325-9309 / 542-1603 / 7676-5684 / 721 86760. 

The Wako Runi Napasu photographs below.......these children were part of a group who welcomed cruise ship passengers into Mt Hagen and Tambul from the 8-10th August 2016

Photographs: Wako Runi Napasu