A wide range of
crafts is available in shops; alternatively, visitors can buy directly from
villagers. Favorite buys include local
carvings of ceremonial masks and statuettes from Angoram and the Sepik,
Buka basketry, arrows, bows and decorated axes, crocodile carvings from the Trobriands, pottery and
local art.
Shopping hoursMon-Fri 0900-1700, Sat 0900-1300 (some open longer and/or Sunday).
Currency Information:CurrencyKina (PGK; symbol K) = 100 toea. Notes are in
denominations of K100, 50, 20, 10, 5 and 2. Coins are in denominations of K1, and 50, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1 toea.
Currency ExchangeExchange facilities are available through trade banks.
Credit/Debit Cards and ATMsAmerican Express is the most widely accepted credit card; MasterCard and Visa are often accepted as well.
Traveller's ChequesAccepted by most shops and hotels. To avoid additional exchange rate charges, traveller's are advised to take traveller's cheques in US Dollars, Pounds Sterling or Australian Dollars.
Currency RestrictionsRestrictions apply.
Banking HoursMon-Thurs 0845-1500, Fri 0845-1600.
Exchange Rate Indicators| Date | Jan 09 |
| £1.00= | K3.91 |
| $1.00= | K2.63 |
| €1.00= | K3.58 |
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