National Orchid Gardens

Port Moresby


Around Fourteen Mile, next door to the humdrum Adventure Park PNG (look out for the Ferris wheel) are the excellent National Orchid Gardens. Apart from getting up close and personal with numerous flowering orchids, your entry price allows you to visit the adjoining aviary to see such feathered delights as cassowaries, cockatoos, splendid Victoria crown pigeons and brightly plumed birds of paradise.


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