Papua tourism potential

The Biak Melanesian Cultural Festival 2026 has turned Indonesia’s easternmost region into a meeting point for cultural heritage, tourism, and international engagement, as traditional performances and local products welcomed visitors …

The 11th Papua Reggae Festival has turned Nabire into a meeting point for musicians, cultural practitioners and young people from across Papua, using reggae to celebrate local identity, promote peace …

The Biak Cultural Festival is preparing to take a broader international stage this October, as Papua seeks to use music, traditional culture, and regional participation to introduce the richness of …

The Festival Kali Maro IV in Merauke, Papua Selatan (South Papua), has grown from a community initiative into a recognised cultural event that brings together history, indigenous traditions, local businesses …

When dozens of dancers gather on wooden boats and move together across the calm waters of Lake Sentani, the performance is more than a spectacle. Isosolo Dance, a traditional art …

At the edge of Lake Sentani, traditional songs, the beat of tifa drums, and dancers moving across wooden boats brought Papua’s cultural heritage into the center of public attention as …

For a region where mountains, forests, and long distances can make travel costly and complicated, The Garuda Indonesia Travel Fair (GATF) Papua 2026 is being viewed by the provincial government …

At the edge of Lake Sentani, where traditional culture, local food and the daily life of communities meet the landscape, Khalkote Beach is being developed into a new tourism icon …

At the edge of Lake Sentani, culture is being presented not simply as something inherited from the past, but as something that continues to shape everyday life. That message is …

In Manokwari, a traditional wooden instrument from Sulawesi Utara (North) Sulawesi is beginning to find a new audience thousands of kilometers from its cultural home. Kolintang music in Papua Barat …