Mount Hagen Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
capital town of Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea
About Mount Hagen
Because explorers were told, "There's no one up there (in the Highlands)," Mount Hagen was unknown to everyone except the Melpa people and surrounding tribes for thousands of years. Then in 1933 the Leahy brothers, Mick and Dan, flew over the heavily populated and fertile area known as the Waghi Valley and then organized a foot patrol to explore further into the interior. They had discovered Mount Hagen. The city takes its name from Mount Hagen, an extinct 3765-m-tall volcano24km (15mi)to the northwest. The volcano takes its name from former German colonial official Curt von Hagen. As recently as the 1990s, Mount Hagen was a fascinating and largely peaceful place to visit, with PNG Highlanders still walking around in traditional costumes. Now, it is radically different from the Mount Hagen
Top Attractions in Mount Hagen
Explore the best things to see and do in Mount Hagen:
- ★Hagen Show
- ★Kuk Early Agricultural Site
- ★Mount Hagen Market
Where to Stay in Mount Hagen
- 🏨Fispool Guest House
- 🏨Highlander Hotel
- 🏨Kagamuga Lodge
Mount Hagen Travel Guide Sections
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