Papua New Guinea
Warnings and insurance
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Your travel insurance could be invalidated if you travel against advice from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).
There was a 6.9 magnitude earthquake in the New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea at 07:04:39 local time, 5 Apr 2025. The advice is to follow emergency instructions from local authorities.
Areas where FCDO advises against all but essential travel
Hela and Southern Highlands provinces
FCDO advises against all but essential travel to Hela and Southern Highlands provinces due to the high risk of tribal fighting.
Find out more about why FCDO advises against travel.
Curfew in Enga Province
There is a daily curfew in Enga Province from 9pm to 6am due to an increase in tribal fighting.
See Regional risks.
Before you travel
No travel can be guaranteed safe. Read all the advice in this guideguide. andYou anymay specificalso travelfind adviceit thathelpful applies to you:to:
- see general advice for women travellers
- read our
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- see general advice for LGBT+ travellers
- read about safety for solo and independent travel
- see advice on volunteering and adventure travel abroad
Travel insurance
If you choose to travel, research your destinations and get appropriate travel insurance. Insurance should cover your itinerary, planned activities and expenses in an emergency.
About FCDO travel advice
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Update history
2025-04-04 23:32
Updated information following an earthquake in the region (‘Warnings and insurance’ & ‘Safety and Security’ page).
2024-02-22 14:03
This travel advice has been rewritten to make it easier to read and understand.
2024-01-12 10:59
Information about a state of emergency in Port Moresby (‘Summary’ page).
2024-01-10 10:45
Information about civil disorder in Port Moresby (‘Summary’ page).
2023-11-24 16:38
Information about volcanic activity (‘Natural disasters’ page) and curfew Tribal violence (‘Safety and Security’ page).
2023-08-14 15:42
Information about volcanic activity (‘Natural disasters’ page) and curfew in Enga province (‘Summary’ and ‘Safety and security’ pages).
2023-06-22 09:17
Information about the global terrorism risks to British nationals abroad on all FCDO travel advice pages.
2023-06-09 09:12
Updated information on Crime (‘Safety and security’ page).
2023-04-24 16:05
Updated information on entry rules in response to coronavirus (COVID-19) (‘Entry requirements’ page).
2022-10-12 09:49
Updated information on Entry rules in response to Coronavirus (COVID-19) (‘Entry requirements’ page).
2022-09-15 09:40
Updated information on earthquakes (‘Natural disasters’ page).
2022-09-05 09:41
Updated information on entry rules in response to coronavirus (COVID-19) (‘Entry Requirements’ page). Updated information on areas experiencing civil unrest (‘Summary’ and ‘Safety and Security’ pages).
2022-08-10 13:10
Updated information on entry rules in response to coronavirus (COVID-19) (‘Entry requirements’ page)
2022-07-21 09:31
Updated information on risk of tribal fighting and national elections taking place in July 2022 (‘Summary’ and ‘Safety and security’ pages)
2022-04-29 16:39
Updated information on mask wearing and authorised COVID-19 test centres (‘Coronavirus’ page). Updated information on changes to entry rules and visas (‘Entry requirements’ page)
2022-04-21 11:09
Updated information on changes to entry rules in response to COVID-19 (‘Entry requirements’ page)
2022-03-21 15:48
Updated information on changes to entry rules in response to COVID-19 (‘Entry requirements’ page) and recent low level volcanic activity (‘Natural disasters’ page).
2022-02-22 15:51
Updated information on changes to entry rules in response to COVID-19 (‘Entry requirements’ page)
Warnings and insurance
Your travel insurance could be invalidated if you travel against advice from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).
There was a 6.9 magnitude earthquake in the New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea at 07:04:39 local time, 5 Apr 2025. The advice is to follow emergency instructions from local authorities.
Areas where FCDO advises against all but essential travel
Hela and Southern Highlands provinces
FCDO advises against all but essential travel to Hela and Southern Highlands provinces due to the high risk of tribal fighting.
Find out more about why FCDO advises against travel.
Curfew in Enga Province
There is a daily curfew in Enga Province from 9pm to 6am due to an increase in tribal fighting.
See Regional risks.
Before you travel
No travel can be guaranteed safe. Read all the advice in this guideguide. andYou anymay specificalso travelfind adviceit thathelpful applies to you:to:
- see general advice for women travellers
- read our
disabledguidetravellerson disability and travel abroad - see general advice for LGBT+ travellers
- read about safety for solo and independent travel
- see advice on volunteering and adventure travel abroad
Travel insurance
If you choose to travel, research your destinations and get appropriate travel insurance. Insurance should cover your itinerary, planned activities and expenses in an emergency.
About FCDO travel advice
FCDO provides advice about risks of travel to help Britishyou nationals make informed decisions. Find out more about FCDO travel advice.
Follow
Get andtravel contactadvice FCDOupdates
Sign travelup onto get Twitter,email Facebooknotifications when andthis Instagram.travel Youadvice canis alsoupdated.
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Update history
2025-04-04 23:32
Updated information following an earthquake in the region (‘Warnings and insurance’ & ‘Safety and Security’ page).
2024-02-22 14:03
This travel advice has been rewritten to make it easier to read and understand.
2024-01-12 10:59
Information about a state of emergency in Port Moresby (‘Summary’ page).
2024-01-10 10:45
Information about civil disorder in Port Moresby (‘Summary’ page).
2023-11-24 16:38
Information about volcanic activity (‘Natural disasters’ page) and curfew Tribal violence (‘Safety and Security’ page).
2023-08-14 15:42
Information about volcanic activity (‘Natural disasters’ page) and curfew in Enga province (‘Summary’ and ‘Safety and security’ pages).
2023-06-22 09:17
Information about the global terrorism risks to British nationals abroad on all FCDO travel advice pages.
2023-06-09 09:12
Updated information on Crime (‘Safety and security’ page).
2023-04-24 16:05
Updated information on entry rules in response to coronavirus (COVID-19) (‘Entry requirements’ page).
2022-10-12 09:49
Updated information on Entry rules in response to Coronavirus (COVID-19) (‘Entry requirements’ page).
2022-09-15 09:40
Updated information on earthquakes (‘Natural disasters’ page).
2022-09-05 09:41
Updated information on entry rules in response to coronavirus (COVID-19) (‘Entry Requirements’ page). Updated information on areas experiencing civil unrest (‘Summary’ and ‘Safety and Security’ pages).
2022-08-10 13:10
Updated information on entry rules in response to coronavirus (COVID-19) (‘Entry requirements’ page)
2022-07-21 09:31
Updated information on risk of tribal fighting and national elections taking place in July 2022 (‘Summary’ and ‘Safety and security’ pages)
2022-04-29 16:39
Updated information on mask wearing and authorised COVID-19 test centres (‘Coronavirus’ page). Updated information on changes to entry rules and visas (‘Entry requirements’ page)
2022-04-21 11:09
Updated information on changes to entry rules in response to COVID-19 (‘Entry requirements’ page)
2022-03-21 15:48
Updated information on changes to entry rules in response to COVID-19 (‘Entry requirements’ page) and recent low level volcanic activity (‘Natural disasters’ page).
2022-02-22 15:51
Updated information on changes to entry rules in response to COVID-19 (‘Entry requirements’ page)